@rywanders really appreciate the video! The job went pretty well except for getting the new ball joint to seat all the way. Thanks for taking the time to make this! 🤘
Excellent video! Thanks for taking the time to record and share this. I appreciate the added bonus of torque values. I rebuilt the front suspension on my 2002 BMW 330ci, and keep I telling my wife…”I know what I’m doing!” I’m going to show her your video so she’ll stop worrying. Ps I’ll drink an “adult beverage” in your honor 😁👍
I'm pretty sure that you tighten everything down. Put the tires on, and lower the car to the ground. Then when the full weight of the car is on the ground, is when you torque all the bolts to spec.
@rywanders I agree. I'm not saying leaving things so loose that it'll shift. I'm just repeating what is in the service manual from subaru and my own personal experience. When I completed my rebuild of a 15 forester front end, I torqued everything to spec. Went for a test drive and heard popping noises and what sounded like bad cv joints. So, I looked into it. Loosed it all back up. Made sure all were tight, but not at torque spec. Put tires back on and lowered the car onto ramps. I then put my weight on the fenders and pushed down and released. Allowing the suspension to basically go up and down. Then I tightened everything to torque. All those sounds went away. I knew that was the proc that subaru recommends. But I thought it was a bunch of BS, but in my case, it wasn't.
Sad to see the Landcruiser go but foresters are awesome cars! I had a 2016 and sold it to get my 2000 LC. I had a 2inch block lift on my forester with a diff drop and some bigger tires and it was a killer on the trails. Enjoy the mods!
I miss the cruiser sometimes but it’s fun to have boost again lol. I’ll get back into another yoto in the future, but for now we will see how this goes. Thx Charles!
Thank you I’m glad to help! So it took me longer than it normally would as I was filming, but I’d say a safe bet is about 2-3 hours to do both sides. Most of the time is just lifting the car and removing the wheels. If you have lift access it would make this job much easier.
Would the parts in your links fit on a 2018 Subaru Forester 2.5i Premium? Rock auto doesn't give much for compatibility specs, but from what I can tell using other sites, I think they will work.
Do you have to apply greese to any of the new bushes? I installed these along with sway arm links and ball joints and now makes a creaking noise when taking off . About to pull it back apart today
Not that I’m aware of . Mine doesn’t do this and I just did the sway arm links too. Could try a little silicone spray on them but it shouldn’t need it. Could be something else now that the area is tighter. Also make sure you put the ball joint in straight I accidentally twisted one then Installed and it popped in turns so I replaced it under warranty.
Use a standard hammer and wd40 or general purpose grease. Jacking won’t work as it just compresses the suspension. You can also use a pry bar to help spread it open a bit more
I don’t drive it a tone probably only 1500 since installed if that but they are solid. I think I messed up the right side with the ball joint but that’s on me.
