When you say "hubs" are you implying the mating surface or studs that come with them were the issue? Or, "who knows"?
I'm in contact with Subaru to see if they'll "remedy" the situation. Or at least meet in the middle. To be honest, if I knew this going into buying a Subaru, I would've bought a Highlander or Rav 4. And I'll probably never buy another Subaru given the underpowered AC and hassle of wheel studs every couple rotations.
It's "known" on BITOG too for those of you throwing shade at me
Neighbor has a 14 Forester. I have done the last few tire rotations. Every time, the lug studs shed an abnormal quantity of metal shavings. At the most recent tire rotation in August, one of the lug studs snapped off when I torqued the lug nut. It was replaced with a Dorman stud and nut. I...
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