05 STI upright/strut rebuild when OCD meets opportunity. pictures attached by 22B05STI

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well this project is nearly done and I will post a few more pictures of the car before I am done. I will add all the torque specs I found and needed in the factory manual to do this job. Most people probably won't be interested in all these specs but I like to do everything by the book, so here they are!

TORQUE SPECS: SUBARU STI

FRONT HUB BEARING (FOUR BOLTS) 47.9 FTLBS

FRONT AXLE NUTS 162 FTLBS

ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSOR 24.3 FTLBS

FRONT STRUT BOLTS (CAMBER) 129 FTLBS

FRONT TIE ROD 19.9 FTLBS

BALL JOINT THROUGHT BOLT 37 FTLBS 

FRONT BALL JOINT CASTLE NUT 19.9 FTLBS

FRONT BRAKE CALIPER 80 FTLBS 

BRAKE HOSE TO STRUT 23.6 FTLBS

BREMBO BRAKE CALIPER BLEED SCREW 

BRAKE HOSE BANJO BOLT TO CALIPER 13.0 FTLBS

FRONT BACKING PLATE TO UPRIGHT 13.0 FTLBS

REAR AXLE NUT 140 FTLBS

REAR LATERAL LINK 103 FTLBS

REAR TRAILING LINK 66 FTLBS

REAR STRUT BOLTS (TO UPRIGHT) 145 FTLBS

REAR STRUT MOUNT TOPS 14.5 FTLBS

REAR STRUT INSERT 30 FTLBS

REAR BRAKE CALIPER 47.9 FTLBS

SWAY BAR LINK 33.2 FTLBS

REAR BACKING PLATE TO UPRIGHT 38.3 FTLBS

11-13-2010

rear upright and backing plate

rear suspension

11-14-2010

project is finished