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Put it in L when driving up the ramps :) For jacking up the car, someone did it this way :unsure:

He should drive to Michigan and put it in the back of his car or truck :whistle:

Lisle makes hose pinchers specifically for this purpose :)

There is nothing wrong with KYB quick struts :) While the car is on the lift, ask the shop to spray some penetrating oil on the pinch bolts. They will know where to spray. For the brakes, just be glad you only need the slide pins and not the whole caliper :D

Another good choice is Mahle OX414D1 Napa has the Full 2-OTT007, and if your local store doesn't carry it, you can get it shipped to you. If you can find it, the Mann HU7019z

Here is the $15 clockspring

Even new Gates thermostats are no good :poop:

I just ordered a clockspring on ebay for $15 None of the buttons on the wheel work, either (bluetooth, cruise control, radio, etc)

I haven't either! Yeah, they basically never go bad, except on select cars that are known for problems with it, such as Subarus from the last 10-15 years

I didn't find a Standard/SMP clockspring, but I did find Shee-Mar which claims to be an OE supplier and has been around since 1970 :unsure: Shee-Mar does kind of sound like a cheap Chinese knockoff name, and that $100 clockspring could be the same thing as ebay or reboxed OE or anything in...

This seems to be very common in the SJ Forester and other Subarus of the 2010s. They all do it :sneaky:

20k is fair for cheap tires. Are those Greenmax tires like off-road AT or MT tires? Those won't last long at all. The road oriented tires like HT or touring tires, like car type tires will last longer. And of course, city driving wears tires more rapidly than highway driving. Walmart also...

It will be fine :)

The OEM clockspring doesn't come with the steering angle sensor, either :sneaky:

Modern Subarus have problems with the clockspring, which Subaru calls a roll connector. The local Subaru dealer wants $300 for it, though online dealers have it for $200. Rock Auto has the Shee-Mar brand for $100 :unsure: And of course, there are those really cheap ones on eBay, as in under...