5000fingers Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 I just bought a 2011 Outback Legacy (Is it an Outback? Is it a Legacy? I guess they couldn't decide). Anyway, it has about 120K on it, and I'm thinking maybe these are still the original struts because the ride is really rough. I have replaced strut inserts on several cars before, and have my own set of spring compressors. So, two questions: 1. Is this job pretty straight ahead on this car, nothing out of the ordinary? 2. What are the recommended replacement inserts for this car? I don't need a costly high performance upgrade, but I want a quality strut that's going to last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 Lucky Texan Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 (edited) no inserts unless there's some odd-ball person out there that has experimented with putting a Koni insert inside. You want KYB replacement struts. Sounds like you have done strut swaps before so, probably be easy enough for you. There may even be a youtube video or 2 of the process. I'd check Amazon or RockAuto for pricing. Good time to inspect and maybe grease brakes, look for split cvj boots - general inspection stuff. Edited December 2, 2018 by 1 Lucky Texan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5000fingers Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 1 hour ago, 1 Lucky Texan said: no inserts unless there's some odd-ball person out there that has experimented with putting a Koni insert inside. You mean I can't replace the inserts? I have to replace the whole assembly? Why is that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idosubaru Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Nah, that’s not what he means. Get KYB struts and install them. Straightforward swap, no special tools required - compress springs, swap out struts and done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heartless Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 another vote for KYB. might want to possibly get the front tophats at least.. rears don't usually have many problems. fronts - the bearings tend to go.. if you have them on hand and need them, you only have to do the job once... if you don't need them, return them. they are not typically called "inserts" - just strut, and spring - the two together are an assembly. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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