Crazycook99 Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 New to the Subaru game and worked on cars growing up. Long story short, bought coilovers from a member on here that are dog shit on the verge of needing to be rebuilt. Had to Install them since I can’t get anything unti 1/23/23, as well as whiteline sway bar set and some adjustable endlinks as well. Alignment, wheel balance and a shop checked over my installed and set basic ride hight. However, I’m getting a lot of vibration in my steering wheel around 30 mph and higher. I have an appointment to get the wheel balance and alignment checked next week. Is there anything else I should be checking? Sway bars and adjustable endlinks should be set when there is a load on the car correct?? Another concern is the whiteline front swaybar is very close to the tie rods. To the point it’s a bit butt puckering. Is this normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 18 minutes ago, Crazycook99 said: bought coilovers from a member on here that are dog shit on the verge of needing to be rebuilt. However, I’m getting a lot of vibration in my steering wheel around 30 mph and higher. Bruh, you answered your own question. If you have a new wobble/vibration with "new" worn out parts. It might be those worn out parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GearJamr Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 For the sway bar, I ground off part of the end to make sure there was clearance as mine was pretty close to the tie rods as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazycook99 Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share Posted November 11, 2022 On 11/9/2022 at 3:55 PM, silverton said: Bruh, you answered your own question. If you have a new wobble/vibration with "new" worn out parts. It might be those worn out parts. I don't see or have ever come across a vibration in the steering wheel related to coilovers. The clunking and its associated noises yes. The feels like an out of balance vibration as it's not a constant. However, shouldn't be a problem as I picked up some ICS coilovers which should solve the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverton Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 The top hats have to have some sort of bearing in them to allow for steering pivot. OE top hats fail, coilover tophats will too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazycook99 Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 Understood. I’ve never had a top hat failure, only blown struts. So it was a bit concerning since I checked out the others and still had the issue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Capacity Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 How old are the tires ? much over 6 years, and they should be replaced. Have you checked them for a broken belt ? 305,600miles 5/2012 ej257 short block, 8/2011 installed VF52 turbo, @20.8psi, 280whp, 300ftlbs. (SOLD). CHECK your oil, these cars use it. Engine Build - Click Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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