Time Frame

For this DIY you are looking around 15-20 mins for easy going endlinks that can be ran off with hand tools and possibly an electric impact gun. If you are using only hand tools and are tackling older rusty links, this may take a hour or more. If worse comes to worse you can step to the cutoff wheel and take care of business. I wouldn’t make any plans if the underneath of your car is rusty and/or the end links have never been removed to your knowledge.

Tools

Tools necessary to this task will be:

A 3/8ths electric ratchet or standard ratchet. If you don’t have any power tools these can be of great assistance. Gearwrench 3/8ths ratchet Milwaukee 3/8ths electric ratchet

A 3/8ths impact can be helpful, rust is a bear and this powerhouse can help you get through it. Milwaukee 3/8ths impact gun

A 6mm allen socket or key. If you have factory end links, this helps keep it from spinning loose.

A socket set, preferably deep sockets. A 17mm sufficed to remove my rear end links but 14mm is the typical Subaru end link nut size. Grey pneumatic is my go to sockets!

A set/couple of wrenches. Determined by your current set up, a 17mm was all I needed, once again if you have stock links a 14mm will be your friend. In conjunction with the allen socket/key these are necessary for the factory setup.

Extra tools just in case. A pair of Knipex pliers for those seized up endlinks. If they are really stuck and you have had enough, go to the cutoff wheel tool! Also a bit of your favorite rust penetrent can be very helpful.

I always like to wear a set of gloves for protection, I am really enjoying the Gorilla grip gloves. They are very breathable on the backside and tough and grippy on the front.