# 2.5RS winter beater build **URL:** \ **Category:** Builds\ **Created:** [December 8, 2009, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2-5rs-winter-beater-build/248912 "2009-12-08T14:53:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 35
**Author:** ![Mafdark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mafdark/32/6322_2.png) [@Mafdark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mafdark)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2010, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2-5rs-winter-beater-build/248912/35 "2010-01-25T14:42:39Z")
> [@Just a cool pic (Lotus @ track)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/just-a-cool-pic-lotus-track/28717/4): > > Yeah, that long bolt with any bend to it is not going to come out easily huh? Thanks for sharing the picture, I didn’t know what the suspension linkage looked like on the Subarus. Looks like the lower arm is in a higher location than other cars’ lower arms (maybe a nod to more suspension travel?) plus you have the driveshaft is right there so you kind of have to use two separate links huh? I don’t think that bolt ever bends, but between some corrosion and whatever the black magic that makes rubber bushings grab onto bolts and never let go (same on Honda lower control arms) you pretty much have no choice but to cut it out. The suspension geometry is the subaru is a little different than I’m used to primarily because of how important the strut is. If its bent or out of order at all everything else is completely screwed up. This is in contrast to the honda setup where the shock only really effects ride height and to some extent camber. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2-5rs-winter-beater-build/248912)._