aba4430 Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 I am changing the front and rear bushings with ES bushings on our 2008 Impreza OBS. I have received the 19.5105G front bushings (21 mm) and 19.5106G rear bushing (16 mm) kit with end links. I ordered the front P/N after verifying suitability at AMZN, but their guide is not always perfect and I hope the front ones fit the car. The car did not come from the factory with a rear stabilizer bar; I added the 2009 16 mm WRX stabilizer bar (bar, links, bushings and hardware) to the car at @4K miles and it has worked well. The car now has a over 105K miles. I have two questions: Anyone know the front bar size for the 2008 OBS? The rear kit (19.5106G) I received appears missing metal sleeves in the links. Please see the following link: http://www.energysuspensionparts.com/19.5106. The ES web site also shows metal sleeves installed in the fixed link ends. Now look at the pictures of the kit I received today. The end links are missing the metal sleeves. Do I need to swap parts from the OEM end links to the ES ones? I will also follow up with ES CS tomorrow to clarify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aba4430 Posted June 30, 2016 Author Share Posted June 30, 2016 Spoke to ES a few minutes ago and they confirmed that the end links should have had metal sleeves. They are sending me a pair of sleeves and a couple of packets of ES bushing grease. Replacement will wait until next week. Not sure how the kit was released from their factory, but it will be resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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