runinguy

I also ended up having to get out one of my B.F.H.s, though not for the same reason you did. I simply had to push the hub down much further than I had tried previously (for fear of wrecking something) and when I did the bottom holes lined up and I was able to push/tap the bolt through. Then a bit more elbow grease was needed to rotate the top of the hub in toward the strut to line up the upper holes. Got it all done (along with a bleed of the brakes) tonight. Now I gotta figure out how to get the tires straight instead of being rotated inward at the bottom!

Thanks to all who have previously contributed to this thread (if you happen to still be around to read this) and to any others who come to chime in. I'm a bit stuck after following the info I found here and will explain. I want to increase the ground clearance on my 1997 Legacy L Wagon and so I went to the local yard and pulled some struts/springs from a 1997 Outback. Now I'm having trouble getting them into my car. I've started at the left rear and it seems like the additional length of the Outback strut is keeping the two bolt holes at the bottom of the strut from lining up with the matching holes on the wheel hub. I read here that it should bolt right up with no problem whatsoever. Am I missing something?