KSR202 Rack and Pinion

These are a great upgrade. If you are replacing a steering rack, do yourself a favor and upgrade to these while the rack is out of the car. If you are just upgrading you still have to drop the rack out and fight the brackets to install. They give the steering a much tighter feeling over the OEM bushings. The bushings I ordered on a Monday morning and they were delivered Friday morning. Packaging was a resealable bag like candy would come in. The bushing I received are black not yellow as pictured. Color does not matter to me, they are installed and feel great. They fit was perfect and tight. I did add some bushing lube so I don't have noisy bushings down the road.

The last time I had an alignment done, the tech said that the steering wheel wasn't straight because the steering rack bushings were worn; I didn't know that was the cause of that particular problem so I decided I'd replace them.I used the Whiteline bushings to replace the original steering rack bushings on a 2003 WRX with 161,000 miles. I couldn't tell you how these compared to new OEM bushings but compared to the worn bushings these are very nice. Steering response returned or improved and the steering wheel is now straight and when it's turned the car goes in the direction the wheel is turned (no more slack in the wheel). Also, when I would cruise down the interstate at around 70MPH I could feel some movement in the front-end when I would get hit by crosswinds, that seems to have also subsided as a result of the new steering bushings.

This fit my 2000 Legacy Outback. It was a total pain to install, i think this varies between which model of subaru you have. I also believe a lot of my troubles were due to the corrosion of the casing of the steering rack. The driver's side was most difficult. If you have trouble i highly recommend unbolting the u-joint on the steering shaft and shifting it down, allowing the rack to drop slightly more. Make sure to mark the u-joint before you loosen it, to make sure you put it back where it was.Handling feels drastically different. Its much stiffer to turn the wheel, but not to the point of it being problematic. ALSO this resolved what i thought was an alignment issue. Often, especially on the highway my car would pull to the sides. I believe this was due to play in the old worn out bushings (20 years old!). Overall, GREAT mod for the money. Nice noticeable difference. Be prepared, it might take you a long time to install.

On my 1.6 TS it fits perfectly but I get too much feedback from it in the steering as it is so stiff.

Good material and a perfect fit.

Replaced the 02 impreza ts wagon stock steering rack bushings with these and made a huge difference in steering response. Installation can be a pain, especially the driver's side bushing because of the lack of space. Loosening the steering column knuckle U-joint and lowering the steering rack about 1/2" helps a lot. Put match marks on the U-joint and Steering Column so that you know where the original seating area is. Install the driver's side bushing first will make the job easier. Passenger-side bushing was super easy. Use some lubricant on both bushings to help with the installation.

Good quality. The passenger side is definitely easier so probably do the driver side first or else you'll have a false sense of confidence. I gently pried the hard lines and released the steering linkage to get more room. Use white lithium grease on the inside and outside. My old bushings weren't that bad, but I do think my steering is a little more direct and tighter.

I bought this for my 93 Subaru Legacy L and they were an exact fit.The results may not blow your mind right away, but if you take your car for a more spirited drive, like around a round'a'bout, then you will notice what an improvement has been made.Those complaining about the install need to do more research before they tackle this project. I read several Subaru forums and watched a video on Youtube that explained the process pretty well. Only thing that I was iffy about was having to 'gently' bend my powersteering lines that were in the way of the braces. Once I did that I had more room to work with under the car.Torque specs on the brace bolts for my car were 41 ftlbs.Also, please be sure to use some grease on ALL contact surfaces of the bushings. I used marine grease as it is designed to hold up to exposure to water, which being under the car it will be in contact with.Last side note is to not pay attention to the Whiteline fitment on the website. From what I read ALL USDM Subarus use this kit and NOT the KSR200 that they say fits correctly.Best of luck.

I was a little skeptical about these when they first arrived, they didn't seem to be much of an improvement physically between them and the oem's side by side. Reviews on them were also a bit mixed some people reporting these being miracles other people reporting they didn't notice any change. For me however these were on the miracle side of things, the on center steering went from being loose to perfectly tight. The steering feel became much weightier and more solid and predictable. I think this is largely down to installing them on my higher mileage 04 Forester XT vs people installing them on fairly new cars with new bushings hoping for a tangible improvement. Thus my recommendation would be that if you have a higher milage Subaru run out and buy these, like right now. However if you have a fairly new Subaru I would not recommend bothering with them assuming your stock bushings are still in good shape.A few notes, install is a bit of a pain. It took a real pounding from the impact to get the rack bolts free and there's a good chance they may have sheered if I used a breaker bar. You're going to have to disconnect the steering linkage along with the jacking pad on the car in order to drop the rack down to be able to get the drivers side bracket out, make sure you have something to mark the steering linkage with so when you reinstall it it goes back perfectly where it was or you'll end up with a crooked steering wheel. A little bit of lubricant can also go a long ways for trying to slide the new bushings into place.Also a major note there are two different part numbers depending on the width of the passenger side bracket, you will have to get under the car and measure it yourself before ordering or else you have a 50/50 chance of getting the wrong part even though the site may say this fits your car. The KSR202 is for the 30mm wide passenger side bracket, and the KSR200 is for the 20mm wide passenger side bracket. I'd also recommend hitting the back of the bolts with penetrating fluid while you are underneath measuring them to make life easier when doing the install.

If you have an older Subaru, buy these.