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Subaru is replacing virtually all of the late model Ascent CVT's under warranty for knocking/failure/software problems. Very bad. Frankly I would avoid all the new Subaru's. Absolutely junk. GD

Billet knuckle vs stock knuckle Stock knuckle with wheel bearing weighs 14#. Billet knuckle with wheel bearing weighs 19#. Bare billet knuckle weighs 13#. We kinda knew this up front but after seeing them in person compared to the stock knuckles, aluminum would almost certainly be strong enough with this boxed design. Would require steel sleeves for the strut bolts and long bolt but the machining would go a lot faster. The brakes will probably be heavier than stock and CV axle will definitely be heavier but I think a ~10# unsprung weight increase per rear corner will be worth it.

Oh yeah ........!!! Bringing back memories.