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Jeff Malone
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 10 ต.ค. 2012
Suspension Restoration 200k Mile Subaru
This is my 2008 Subaru Legacy GT with nearly 200k miles and the old crusty worn out suspension needs to be replaced. The brake kit I'm using is from CTSVBrakeSwap. The Bilstein struts come from a 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B.
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I wish I have all these tools. Looks so fun
This was AWESOME
great jpb!
I hope that's not your day job your as ruff as they come !
Everything was awesome up until the wheels 😢 but that's just my taste.
They took me a bit to get used to. I was going for a “oem-ish” look. I got the fitment better and it fits the car better now
how did u find out that the cadillac calipers were direct bolt on? oh, super nice job man.
They weren’t direct bolt on, had to drill the original threads out and bolt to a bracket that the brembos themselves bolted onto
Don't forget the cusco mc brace
Do the rears too!!!
Здравствуйте! Отличное видео! По задней подвеске снимите тоже.
I am doing a total swap to my subaru impreza 2.5 2006 not turbo to wrx, currently my spinled knuckles are 5x100 and I already have my brembo calipers but I can't install them because I need to get some 5x114 spinled knuckles and they are not easy to get for the price but I see In your video, to my surprise, you removed that piece and I can't put it back in.... Please help me, I've been wanting to install my calipers for almost a year and I can't... I mean, it's not necessary to put that piece back in.
What piece can you not get back in?
The under coating part! FIRE! Loved that.
Down and dirty! Great video! Thanks!
Źle zamontowana tuleja pionowa wahacza. Nie zabezpieczony antykorozyjnie kielich amortyzatora. Ładne video ale sporo błędów montażowych.
dislike maltratas mucho al automovil
Your front control arm bushings were not installed correctly, the compliance holes need to be inline with the balljoint, you install them 90 degrees off from that angle. Note the orientation of the old vs new bushing.
Good to know, didn’t realize that. Makes sense though now that I think about it. I will definitely remember that in the future
how much nm does your impact wrench has?
What paint did you use?
I can’t remember exactly but I think I used VHT. But whatever I used I wouldn’t use it again. It was too soft and scratched easily. Next time I’ll take some extra time and do powder coat
Clean :)
Nice work... can i ask you this shock absoreber. this is a monotube or twin tube.
Not my place to answer, but I believe the Bilsteins for 2005-09 front are inverted monotubes….unlike Bilstein B6’s for a number of more recent applications (like 2013-2014 Outback and others, where the fronts are twin tube (despite what some generic advertising might say). My JDM rears are monotube, I ASSUME all rears are.
we got cars like this in wa (;
no rust
Inner and Outer Tie Rod Ends
There is only one piece that I did not see how I remove it and for me right now it is very important because I am in that learning process.
What piece is that?
@@jeffmalone4105 the inner and the other piece.
Nice work mate. Keep it up. I hope you're still making content.
Nice video, where did you get such a nice dust covers?
Братан Зачем стучать
Great work
Where did you get the adapter brackets for the calipers from? Also what year ctsv are the calipers from along with required rotors? Also what size wheel is required to clear the calipers?
Here’s the link to the brackets ctsvbrakeswap.com/collections/subaru-kits/products/frs-brz-gt-86-4-piston-ats-caliper-bracket-kit It will also answer all your other questions in there. They say most aftermarket 17” rims will clear the inner barrel diameter but I also had to space the wheels out a bit because the caliper was contacting the inside of the spokes on the wheels
Lodevole
Awesome work!
I'm doing this job right now, all new front and rear suspension and all the bushings. NGL I wish the underbody of my car was as clean as yours is to start. We're cutting nuts left and right.
I want to do this on my 5th gen legacy it’s difficult to find bilstien struts that are made for usdm legacy’s.
Are your Bilsteins with OEM springs?
At first I used the oem springs but the front ride height was a pretty high, you can see it at the end. I think it was taller because the Bilstein struts recommended top hats off of the legacy spec b. I ended up buying some lower springs with a 1.2 inch drop and that brought it back to the stock height
@@jeffmalone4105 I see. Aside from the ride height. How was the ride quality with OEM springs? Was it improved with the B6's?
@@nopavementplease6158 Unfortunately I don’t really have a good answer for that. I barely drove the car with the b6’s and oem springs. I swapped to different springs a couple days later. To much had changed to give you an isolated answer on how they b6’s alone feel. Soon I’d like to do the same to the rear and maybe I can give you a better answer on that.
I recently replaced my LGT wagon MY2004 lower control arms and one month later the struts with Bilsteins B4s. Reused the OEM springs. The ride became firmer but not uncomfortable. I also noticed the front seemed higher after I replaced the lower control arms BUT before replacing the struts. My mechanic said the front would settle after a period of time. Not sure after how long though. 🤔
Want to torque the lower control arm elastomeric bearings when the suspension is loaded.
What are the torque specs for the Bilsteins tophats and to the car?
Doooood you should've got some Banano Calipers lol
I agree