The factory front and rear shifter say bushings aren’t the best in the world on their first day of installation but add 215k miles to them (My 06 Forester’s mileage) and you definitely notice a bit of slop in the shifter. This isn’t a huge problem as there are a plethora of companies with their version of these bushings. In my STi I went with the tried and true Kartboy units. But when it came to the Forester I wanted to give another brand a try to see how they stack up.

With this in mind I wanted to give Energy Suspension front and rear stay bushings a try. I and many of my friends have had great luck with their bushing kits, with that said… lets see how they stack up. The design of many of these bushings are very similar, but the Energy suspension makes the front bushing a one piece design unlike others two piece design. This does make a bit more work for the install but it should be quite easy with a few pieces from the hardware store.