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Old 09-25-2020, 09:30 AM   #15
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I'm in the same boat re: bushings. Where do you plan on sourcing most of your bushings?
Planning to grab OEM bushings from whichever source I can find them cheapest.

Thought about going with something like the energy suspension kit, but I'd rather spend the $200-300 more for OEM stuff. Try to find low mile control arms off a salvage car. I got front lowers and rear uppers for $250 shipped with 27k on them. Would've been $900 new for all those otherwise. That's definitely the biggest part of the cost.
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Planning to grab OEM bushings from whichever source I can find them cheapest.

Thought about going with something like the energy suspension kit, but I'd rather spend the $200-300 more for OEM stuff. Try to find low mile control arms off a salvage car. I got front lowers and rear uppers for $250 shipped with 27k on them. Would've been $900 new for all those otherwise. That's definitely the biggest part of the cost.


About where in IL are you?
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The big poly front control arm bushing on the Energy kit makes me a little nervous.

Little bit more difficult to get but the STI Group N rubber front control arm bushing would be a good choice that's not poly or spherical but stiffer than OEM.

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The big poly front control arm bushing on the Energy kit makes me a little nervous.

Little bit more difficult to get but the STI Group N rubber front control arm bushing would be a good choice that's not poly or spherical but stiffer than OEM.

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Yeah, I'm looking at some STI Group N rubber for a few parts. I'd really like them for the diff and subframe bushings.
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Yeah, I'm looking at some STI Group N rubber for a few parts. I'd really like them for the diff and subframe bushings.


That's a bit farther than I'd like to drive. Do you need stock rear lower control arms? I took mine off at about 2,000 miles I think.
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That's a bit farther than I'd like to drive. Do you need stock rear lower control arms? I took mine off at about 2,000 miles I think.
Nope, I got all the control arms taken care of.
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Does anyone know if there's a list out there of all the OEM Bushing Part #'s ? Looking to do a full bushing refresh on my MY13. The Toyota parts site is a little confusing and want to make sure I'm not missing any bushings.
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Does anyone know if there's a list out there of all the OEM Bushing Part #'s ? Looking to do a full bushing refresh on my MY13. The Toyota parts site is a little confusing and want to make sure I'm not missing any bushings.
That's a good idea. If I get some time in the next few days I'll put that together. I'd probably get the Subaru part numbers though.

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The big poly front control arm bushing on the Energy kit makes me a little nervous.

Little bit more difficult to get but the STI Group N rubber front control arm bushing would be a good choice that's not poly or spherical but stiffer than OEM.

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What brand/type of bushing do you recommend for the small front control arm bushing to pair with the large Group N bushing? Are these good places to find some caster with offset bushings?
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What brand/type of bushing do you recommend for the small front control arm bushing to pair with the large Group N bushing? Are these good places to find some caster with offset bushings?
I would use stock.

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That's a good idea. If I get some time in the next few days I'll put that together. I'd probably get the Subaru part numbers though.

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That's really generous. Would it add too much to the workload to chase down part numbers for the Group N bushings while you're at it? Appreciate the effort.
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That's really generous. Would it add too much to the workload to chase down part numbers for the Group N bushings while you're at it? Appreciate the effort.
I'll see what I can do.

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That's a good idea. If I get some time in the next few days I'll put that together. I'd probably get the Subaru part numbers though.

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That would be unbelievably appreciated.
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The big poly front control arm bushing on the Energy kit makes me a little nervous.

Little bit more difficult to get but the STI Group N rubber front control arm bushing would be a good choice that's not poly or spherical but stiffer than OEM.

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Hi Andrew, how do you feel about large and small bushings being replaced with spherical bearings? Anything to watch out for?
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