Good products for older subarus

[88coupe]

88 ea82 4wd 5sp. I would like to know if any one out there knows a good manufacturer for replacement subarus parts. Im in need of brakes,front pads and rear shoes.I need shocks all around. And need wheel bearings. I just dont know if NAPA products are a good replacements for the brakes, shocks and wheel bearings.

[heartless]

while some will say yes to napa - others will say no and some will tellyou OEM no matter what......i am in the 'no napa' catagory - i feel their prices are too high when I can get the same stuff cheaper elsewhere.

 

for brake pads/shoes, i generally use the wearever brand (usually the silvers - around $18-20 per set) if everything else on the brake system is in good condition, they last just fine. (by everything else, i mean calipers, slides, etc)

 

Wheel bearings - I used to get them at Car Quest - dont remember the brand name - generally speaking, if greased & installed correctly, no problems.

 

Struts/shocks...comes down to what is available & what the cost is - get the best you can afford...

 

on a side note - if you are going to do all of that, might check your ball joints & tierod ends (outers) too - if they are sloppy, would go ahead and replace them, then take the car in for a proper alignment. you should then be golden for many, many miles

 

Good luck!

[idosubaru]

depends on which parts.

 

brakes - get that stuff anywhere. the best thing you can do on a car this old is to flush all the fluid, make sure the rubber lines are good, regrease all the caliper slides, and get rotors and pads. you can even have your rotors turned, place close to me only charges $15 each. i like NAPA's Adaptive One i think they're called - ceramic brakes. But they are spendy, but come with new caliper clips.

 

Wheel bearings, anywhere should be fine. You also have the option of just installing a set of used hubs with new bearings in them. Can actually be cheaper too.

 

Struts - they can be used as well if you want to save a few bucks.

 

There are parts that folks familiar with Subaru typically recommend from Subaru. None of what you're asking about falls under that category, for most people.

[ivantruckman]

shocks... KYB via Ebay. awsome

[T'subaru]

Carquest has a line of parts called "worldpac". Pretty good coverage and pricing for my '89 RX.