L Series Strut Tops?

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:00 pm

As the title says does anyone no if ya can still get new FRONT strut tops( or strut mounts same thing) or if ya can get em afta market...mine are starting to crack up and the r/h one isnt far of being completely shagged hey.............cheers clint

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:13 pm

Never heard of an L series one braking... it's more of an MY problem... i know MY ones can still be ordered new from over east... im sure L ones could be the same... Suba Mike i belive might know something about this.

Dave

SuBaRiNo · Post by **SuBaRiNo** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:14 pm

I would just get a nice looking set of 2nd hand ones if i was u... they wont be cheep.

Dave

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Fri Jan 12, 2007 11:16 pm

yeah since ive done my suspension up hey i think it all the stress everything else is new hey so the strut mounts are workn a lot harder...the car has done 380,000km but....

schultzie · Post by **schultzie** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 7:48 am

im how would one tell if their strut tops are cracking? when i break or am under acceleration something on the left hand side of the car makes a shrewd noise... so would this prehaps explain it.... i thought it might have been transmission mounts...

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:17 am

could be it mine have cracks all around them....(around the top were the strut bolts in under the bonnet)

schultzie · Post by **schultzie** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 9:45 am

Well i cant see mine because of the lift kit so i may have to pull the front end apart... so Bugger, is there a stronger top available?

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 10:11 am

dont no this is what im tring to find out i think the only ones you can get are genuine subaru or second ones...nolathane list one but im sure if ya can accually get it....im gonna chase it up this week....

Xtreme_RX · Post by **Xtreme_RX** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:08 am

Yes you can get the Nolathane ones. I will post a picture tonight..

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 8:09 am

good good.....

Oversteer · Post by **Oversteer** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 9:32 am

Seen a few L ones break, or at least the rubber crack enough for it to be separated/distorted.

You can buy new ones from Subaru, retail price was around $85 each....just give them your vin

OS

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 7:07 pm

are that sounds good ill wait to see these nolathane one but first hey depending on how much they are too...its good to no about the genuine ones but hey i thought they would be alot dearer than that so this is good news...id much prefer new ones...thanks oversteer good info....

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 10:35 pm

Xtreme_RX wrote:Yes you can get the Nolathane ones. I will post a picture tonight..

weres the pics keen to have look cheers clint. also wondering how mant $$ mate..

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 7:55 pm

still keen to see pics..and a bit of info on em would be good..

Xtreme_RX · Post by **Xtreme_RX** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:23 am

Woops..... I forgot..... I will get some pics ASAP!!!

waggaclint · Post by **waggaclint** » Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:06 pm

cheers mate..

schultzie · Post by **schultzie** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:27 pm

what am i looking for when i take my front strut out... it is all unbolted but have just got to get it out.... the moovement is definatly coming from there... also i rang my local subaru dealer and the replacement for one side is $116...

i should take pics as i do it.... might charge up the camera battey

Post by **Alex** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:40 pm

lol, i hope you havent undone the nut ontop of the strut.........

alex

schultzie · Post by **schultzie** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:43 pm

the strut isnt actually out of the car... still in the process of getting the control arm down enough to get the base of the whole strut out.

Post by **Alex** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 8:09 pm

try un-doing the sway bar...also you will have to stomp on the hub, get someone to stand on it and you should be able to slide the strut out of the hub..if you have un-done the nut ontop of the strut be very very careful with the spring, as it will be loose and WILL go flying, and it could SERIOUSLY hurt some one...

alex