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Originally Posted by Green1995SVX
Yes. Koni has stopped making their inserts. Also, the new struts from subaru are close to worthless. Subaru has not stored them properly and they typically don't last longer than a year. There are basically no viable strut options for our cars anymore.
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I installed Konis a few years ago and the rears needed to be reseated in the top hats a few times because the piston (?) rod that fits into the tops were rattling around badly. They seem to be machined too narrow for the hole that they slide though in the top hat mounts. There is also another small little disc that fits just under the mounts that rattles around. The whole thing is driving me crazy!
Also, I've noticed that one front strut has been leaking what looks like oil as it is splattering on the black plastic trim piece that covers the strut mount.
I'm taking the car back in to have the rears looked at again.
If that doesn't work I'm tempted to buy a set of new Subaru struts as there is a recent manufacturing run and they should be fine.