Flatouts are on!

Discussion in 'Modifications & DIY how-to' started by Alex, May 27, 2005.

  1. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    While I cant say the install was uneventful, the results are amazing. While tightening down one of the studs on my front left strut tower, the stud sheared! :eek:hnoes: Great, thanks Subaru. If you look at the stud, you can see that is a defective cast. I'm not so sure they'll warrant it. Scott isnt sure either...In addition, we also broke an adapter who's end is now stuck in a socket...

    Anyways, I dont have pictures on my camera yet, so these are from my cell phone.

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    Last edited by a moderator: May 27, 2005
  2. wrxin8or

    wrxin8or Mullitt Staff Member

    Dude, I am taking my car up to SoG on Tuesday b/c I looked under my hood the other day and one of my strut bolts was sheered off too. Crazy thing is that I am still on the stock suspension.
     
  3. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    Heh, I've decided that despite being a heavy metal production company, Fuji Heavy Industry had Subaru cast some shitty quality studs. I will prob. pull the strut mount and see if I can take it apart and tap that stud out and replace it. If they'll fix that under warranty for ya, lemme know, I'll come in and try to get mine done. I've been debating though, I may just go ahead and upgrade to hardened strut mounts.
     
  4. slug

    slug Member

    more pics of alex's spring install
     
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  5. slug

    slug Member

    few more
     
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  6. Weapon

    Weapon 90lbs of dynamite Supporting Member

    looking good man..
     
  7. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    Thanks for the pics buddy.
     
  8. slug

    slug Member

    np, i can send you all of them if you want there are about 15 some are blurry, but they are all 2592x1944
     
  9. ScoobyMike

    ScoobyMike OG Mod

    yea that was fun....Damn I look sexy in that picture.......
     
  10. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    tsssst...ah
     
  11. married05gt

    married05gt starting over

    looks bad ass alex. what was your total cost for the springs and alignment
     
  12. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    I may have additional problems...
     
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  13. JJang12

    JJang12 Active Member

    How is your ride??? I feel like STi Struts with JDM pink springs are too bouncy on highway driving. Do they reduce bouncy feeling compare to stock springs??
     
  14. Alex

    Alex Community Founder Staff Member

    There is a lot less of the highway bounce I experienced with the stock springs, I wasnt able to drive my car for more than a day though before I ran into new problems.
     
  15. ShaneSTI

    ShaneSTI Active Member

    thats awesome..how's the ride over stock? *edit...we posted at the same time...keep us posted...i'd like to know how it does ride over the stockers. stockers are a little stiff for me i think.
     
    Last edited: Jun 5, 2005
  16. JJang12

    JJang12 Active Member

    Spec of the springs???
     

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