Hi Guys,

I want to replace the shock absorbers on my second generation Brat.

I find the parts for the rear on the Rockauto website, but not for the front.

Could you help me please?

Best regards from Luxembourg

 

Marc

 

No we can't help you. They are no longer manufactured. 

GD

it is a big problem to me....

If you abolutely need these parts, the only way is to buy second hand parts or is it possible to rebuild old absorber ?

The two part numbers for left and right, superceded to one to do either side.

If you had that part number, have you got a Subaru dealers to ask if your can order in?

I run EA82 L Series struts in my 2nd Gen Brumby, required the three bolt top mounts, mounting holes to suit.

Also made my own jelly bean shaped reinforcement washes to replicate the originals

2 hours ago, Marc556 said:

it is a big problem to me....

If you abolutely need these parts, the only way is to buy second hand parts or is it possible to rebuild old absorber ?

It was possible to replace the inserts on the 81-83 models once upon a time

If you post the KYB numbers and any others like Monroe or Gabriel I might be able to match up a set for you. No promises!!!

But I do have some shocks and struts I’m cleaning house of. Most all are KYB only one or two of other brands. 
 

Good luck. 

17 hours ago, Marc556 said:

it is a big problem to me....

If you abolutely need these parts, the only way is to buy second hand parts or is it possible to rebuild old absorber ?

Many things are possible. Especially if you have access to a machine shop. But unless you want to fabricate some custom struts or coil-overs, you are limited to finding good used ones.

GD

To the OP - please refer to this thread for leads. The Brat shocks should still be available from the dealer. I ordered mine a few months ago from these folks. This is the link to the struts on their site. Price is excellent for genuine struts, and they may even waive shipping. Tell them you were referred from this site.

The struts are NLA from Subaru. 

GD

Those are my local guys. The older guys there are fantastic. They’ve ordered from west coast distributors for me before and I walk in. The younger guys , aaagggh , not so great. 
 

But to see those , hmmm , makes me wonder.  I mean sure  I trust those guys , but I also know for sure they’ve purged their shelves of those parts LONG ago so this set has likely been purchased by SOA more recently given those parts tags. 
Just saying’ ... they sure look good. But causes me to wonder.

 

GD says no longer available yet this set has very new tags on it.
 

Perhaps dealers or the distributors are allowed to shop suppliers for elder car parts and just use SOA strictly for what SOA expects them to stock ? 

I’d bet my left one that SOA doesn’t want them wasting theirs shelf space on parts for anything over 15-20 years max up here in the rust belt. 
 

All very interesting. 

Sometimes parts will be re-ordered from Japan and if they exist Subaru might get more. It's possible. I'll have to have my guy check the stock in the US. 

GD

My local parts manager often say exJapan, two weeks wait.

No additional charges.

Update for March 2021: I tried to order a pair of shocks p/n 721032064 from the SPFY site as linked above and they had to contact me to say there is only one unit in US inventory.

I don't know how long one unit of a usually paired item will hang around, but that may look 'in stock' for a while.

I purchased a pair on 2/17 from from this  https://www.subarupartscounter.com/  (Canton CT? Are these your guys Moosens?). At the time I was told that there was only one other set of these in US inventory so you may want to act quickly. 

Now, can someone tell me if there are any coil springs available for these units? 

No , the guys at subarupartsforyou.com are local to me down on the shore.

Those guys in Canton I heard of but they’re upstate in a quiet town. I wish I lived up there but I’m on the populate shoreline. 
 

Weren’t there crossovers from a small Ford truck or something like that ?? 
 

Good luck on this one. 

Sachs made fronts and Gabriel did also. I don't think either one does any more. I would research and find those part numbers and started internet searching. You may get lucky and find a set still in stock somewhere. Also try Ebay too! There is one new pair on Ebay. But, they want $499.99 for them! I had the Gabriel first on my 87 for a decade of more. They were okay. Put Sachs on it last they were way better and that is what was on it when I sold it. Good luck. Moosens I think the Ford crossover was a heavier front spring, if I am not mistaken. I can't remember which Ford though.

 

14 hours ago, zenzor said:

I purchased a pair on 2/17 from from this  https://www.subarupartscounter.com/  (Canton CT? Are these your guys Moosens?). At the time I was told that there was only one other set of these in US inventory so you may want to act quickly. 

Now, can someone tell me if there are any coil springs available for these units? 

Just to clarify that's 2/17/21.

From: support@subarupartscounter.com <support@subarupartscounter.com>
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2021 11:37 AM
To:

Subject: Subaru Parts Counter: Order #3908 Items Shipped

 

ORDER #3908

Hello , 
The following items have shipped via UPS. Your tracking number(s): 

Part Number	Part Name	Price	Quantity	Total
721032064	Shock Absorber	$102.57	2	$205.14

 

Subtotal: $205.14

 

 

Edited March 19, 20215 yr by zenzor

Wow, they do show in stock. That is amazing!

They got some from Japan maybe 6-8 months ago. One of my tech's got a set for his hatch and I got a set for my shelf in case of need on my hatch. Apparently there's still some limited stock in Japan or they are having small runs of them made. 

GD

Edited March 21, 20215 yr by GeneralDisorder

...Annnnnnnd they're sold out again.  Got the last one in the States heading North from SoCal as we speak.

Be ahead of the game for the next production run. Somebody at the mfg. has to be aware of demand. This vehicle falls into a certain category. Classic not going away anytime soon.