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jjs316
10-07-2007, 08:01 PM
Replacing my struts and springs this week with a set of Gr-2s and whiteline control springs. Is there anything else i should change while im at it? Top hats? anything like that?
Reason
10-07-2007, 08:36 PM
Change the tophats (I have a set of Group N's) You also can get all the washers and the boots for around $80 all together. If you want the top mounts PM me, maybe we can work something out.
sharky nrk
10-08-2007, 07:59 AM
if you have the funds - tophats and camber bolts for the rear are two you would have to take off anyways to swap the struts and springs
Reason
10-08-2007, 08:27 AM
Adjustable camber bolts, I forgot about those.
jjs316
10-08-2007, 03:16 PM
if you have the funds - tophats and camber bolts for the rear are two you would have to take off anyways to swap the struts and springs

I have to take off the camber bolts?
sharky nrk
10-08-2007, 03:22 PM
seeing as how the are what holds the strut to the front knuckle - I would say yes
deadlydave
10-09-2007, 08:10 AM
My rear tophats were almost completely destroyed when I pulled the suspension from the car last summer, but this was on an upstate NY car.
sharky nrk
10-09-2007, 09:51 AM
For what its worth, if you find yours are in bad shape when you change this stuff out, I have a set of low mileage JDM v7 tophats I replaced with GrpN units if they fit
dodik
10-09-2007, 10:04 AM
on the other hand when i switched my old BD's suspension to coilovers 240k miles on the tophats and they were fine just had to put new grease in the bearings. so inspect yours first and if they are bad replace them.
Reason
10-09-2007, 10:15 AM
I'm guessing you don't want to have your car sitting longer than a few days. Buy what ever struts tops you want before you do the job (that would be the right way). If you don't really care if they are bad or not switch them out. I didn't do my top hats when I did my struts and springs to later find out I had a bad mount in the front.
Huffer
10-09-2007, 10:29 AM
I'm guessing you don't want to have your car sitting longer than a few days. Buy what ever struts tops you want before you do the job (that would be the right way). If you don't really care if they are bad or not switch them out. I didn't do my top hats when I did my struts and springs to later find out I had a bad mount in the front.

Same thing happened to me - I switched out the springs & struts, and BOTH sides were bad. These are 1998 version SEALED bearing strut tops too.
Non-greaseable.
jjs316
10-09-2007, 03:57 PM
if you have the funds - tophats and camber bolts for the rear are two you would have to take off anyways to swap the struts and springs


subarugenuineparts.com tell me there is no camber bolts in the rear. the sugggested that i change some of the other bolts though.

FRONT STRUT
LOCK NUTS (4) OF 20550AA010
CAMBER BOLT (2) OF 20540AA090
FLANGE BOLT (2) OF 20540AA100

REAR STRUT
LOCK NUTS (4) 20550AA010
BOLTS (4) 20540AA100
sharky nrk
10-09-2007, 04:34 PM
aftermarket for the rear, you can reuse the front

I think I should have been more specific. You can put in some aftermarket bolts so you have camber adjustability for the rear, reuse the fronts if they are in good shape
Reason
10-09-2007, 05:37 PM
Yea I had Eibach rear adjustable camber bolts. That's why my drop look more clean than some without.
jjs316
10-09-2007, 06:06 PM
where can i get a set of rear adjustable camber bolts for a BD?
sharky nrk
10-09-2007, 06:07 PM
I think they are pretty much universal, but for sure WRX / STi ones will work for you. alot of vendors have them
Reason
10-09-2007, 06:08 PM
where can i get a set of rear adjustable camber bolts for a BD?

I got mine from www.Boxer4Racing.com (http://www.Boxer4Racing.com)
jjs316
10-09-2007, 07:32 PM
Where do the aftermarket rear adjustable camber bolts go if the BD's didnt originally have any rear camber bolts?
sharky nrk
10-09-2007, 11:42 PM
it goes in the top strut mounting bolt hole, they come with a non eccentric bolt, your want to replace it with an eccentric bolt so you can adjust camber - which is plus if your lowering the car