dsanford1029 Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 I recently built koni/h&r struts for my wife's 2011 2.5i. I had a shop install them along with a set of whiteline rca. I also had the shop replace the front bearings. I brought the car in for a alignment and was turned away due to the inner and outer tie rod is shot so it can't be adjusted. I am having the tie rod replaced. Is there anything else I should consider replacing? The car just hit 100k and all suspension components look ruff. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoodhue Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Front LCA as the rear pancake bushing eventually rips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
motorbreath Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 I'm not sure where you live, but I recently had to get my whole front subframe replaced because of it failing on the drivers side where the lower control arms attached. Since I was having all of that work done, I had all of the bushings replaced along with left/right lower control arms. I had just replaced the front and rear coils, dampers, and strut mounts replaced, so it drives really really well That being said, I am out quite a bit of $$$, but I do appreciate the car! I recently built koni/h&r struts for my wife's 2011 2.5i. I had a shop install them along with a set of whiteline rca. I also had the shop replace the front bearings. I brought the car in for a alignment and was turned away due to the inner and outer tie rod is shot so it can't be adjusted. I am having the tie rod replaced. Is there anything else I should consider replacing? The car just hit 100k and all suspension components look ruff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creep_nu Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 yep would definitely do the lower control arms while you're in there, easy enough to do and cheap. anything outside of that, just check if anything's particularly worn looking and replace as necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaboo Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 Strut mounts along with your new struts. LCA assembly. Rack end along with the tie rod end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsanford1029 Posted June 19, 2021 Author Share Posted June 19, 2021 Thanks for your input. Local shops around me say they can't handle the inner tie rods so I have to bring it into the dealership. Every single shop was crying about a special Subaru tool needed for the inner tie rods. I have already replaced the strut mounts with the upgraded ones from sti and the rears from a forester I believe. I had the whiteline rear lca installed and one shop said it was installed wrong so I jacked the rear to check it out. I found it installed properly so I guess these alignment shops are not familiar with adjustable aftermarket suspension parts I guess. Anyway I am going to get a price for a front and rear refresh. Hopefully it won't cost thousands. My wife and I really enjoy this car and she says she will never let it go so I am going to be spending some money to keep her going. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsanford1029 Posted June 26, 2021 Author Share Posted June 26, 2021 So the dealership has had the car for one week. They installed everything and did the alignment. I went to pick it up and pulled out onto the main road . Immediately the car began pulling hard to the right. I brought it back to the dealership and the service rep said they would fix the problem. The service rep called me several hours later and stated they found the problem. It was a damaged passenger front strut mount. I couldn't believe it because it was brand new, I ordered the sti group-N B0310FE000 front mounts when I built the koni/H&R setup. He sent me a picture just to show me the damage and I couldn't believe the bearing separated so fast. They are going to replace it with a oem one that they had in stock for the legacy. This whole strut building suspension replacing plus getting the wheel alignment done has been an absolute nightmare. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgoodhue Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Where did you buy the Group N strut mount from? I wonder if it was Chinese knock off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsanford1029 Posted June 27, 2021 Author Share Posted June 27, 2021 Where did you buy the Group N strut mount from? I wonder if it was Chinese knock off.I bought the rear strut mounts "forester " directly from Subaru and I checked where I bought the fronts and I actually bought them from Amazon. They look the same but obviously not. Car drives amazing now finally. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrD123 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Glad you got it sorted. Amazon is getting better, but there's still a lot of counterfeit crap on there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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