http://www.coximport.com/kyb/s.html

 

Yep....we can get them. I dont know the avalibility, but the prices are better than the same parts from NAPA....and abviously, KYB is going to be WAY better than some NAPA stuff.

ah yes this is true. I had KYBs on my old 85 wagon and now on my 87.

 

you may notice there is a gap in the listings for front struts. this is thanks to subaru:banghead: they purchased the rights to sell KYB struts for those models as long as KYB did not sell them under thier own name.

 

ah but no problem. I simply used the struts listed for 85 4x4 wagon on my 87 4x4 wagon. no problem. bolts up rides good.

 

hope this is helpfull.

well thanks i was wondering about the fronts

Prices are excellent for the non-adjustable ones; I don't have a comparison on the gas adjust version. I couldn't find a listing for the Brat in the truck section, but I suspect the early GL 4WD wagon uses the same shock.

Folks,

 

I installed the gas-a-just KG4183A's last week-end and just installed the GR2 # 234028 on the driver's side. About to start on the right side. Purchased them from http://www.macsspring.com/

The KG4183A's are $33.35 each and the 234028's are $62.93 each. Plus shipping is free with over $100 purchases. Speak to Michael Wagenstein -

mike@macsspring.com

I think his prices are quite good. Now one question:

What is the torque specification for the strut piston nut. I know the others (two bolts to steering knuckle and the two bolts in the engine compartment all get torqued to 29 ft-lbs.

Regards,

aba4430

I was just checking the actual KYB application guide (which I downloaded a few weeks ago to look up the GR2s myself...it's a huge download...plus it's an actual Windows program, not a PDF file or anything ) and you are right...the 87-89 4WD apps don't list a front. They do for the 87-89 2WD cars, though...isn't the front suspension the same between a FWD/4WD? I thought only the rear was different between the two drivetrains (or at least this is the case on the later Subarus like the Impreza and Legacy)?

After I had purchased the 234028 and KG4183A's, noted on the board that there was a difference (height adjustability) between the stock 4WD struts and the 234028's. So I wrote to KYB to be sure that the 234028's would fit my Brat. My text is copied below:

 

I have a 1987 Subaru Brat GL 4WD with dual range 4 speed manual transmission. I just installed your Gas-A-Just shocks (KG4183A). I also want to replace the front struts. What part number in the GR2 series will fit my truck?

 

The KYB response is copied below:

Use the KYB GR-2 series.

Front # is 234028, strut mounts are SM5365 and the boots are # SB103

Thank you for the inquiry!

 

Tim Oldiges

KYB America LLC

Product Manager

630-620-5555

E-Mail timkyb@attglobal.net

 

Regards,

aba4430

struts are the same, spring rates are different. If I can find the sus.jpg, i should beable to see that the rates are bigger with the 4wd. The only differences I could see with the 2wd vs 4wd rear...is again, spring rates. Although...the wagons always have the higher rate.

 

Here it is:

 

Ok, looks like there not a difference between 2wd and 4wd...except for the RX. Hm...i do remember that the RX strut and the GL-10 strut were the same dimensions......the GL-10 had the original 2wd struts, and ofcourse, the RX has 4wd stuff.

look at outer cyl. length. they are different. rx, 4wd and 2wd all are different.