suspension 88 GL Wagon 4WD Anyone know where to find front shocks/struts?

[Nevada]

I can find the rear struts easy on places like rockauto, o'reilly's and other sites. But I can not find any front ones. My friend says it's possible I have DL front suspension or are they the same? If anyone has 2 spare shocks for sale or knows where to find a front left and right struts please let me know I need to replace them ASAP.

[SuspiciousPizza]

You can replace them with 2WD or 4WD ones. Only different is a slight height change (2WD sit lower) so replace both of them. Your springs will still work on either. Grab some new bump stops and bellows for the struts if you have the scratch.

I think there was some TRW struts out there very recently. 

Good luck :]

Edited Friday at 12:32 PM by SuspiciousPizza

[Nevada]

5 hours ago, SuspiciousPizza said:

"You can replace them with 2WD or 4WD ones."

I can't either for sale, this one is the only one I have found for sale, is there a way I could convert it to a different car's suspension like a forester or something? I do want to offroad what are my options can I just opt for an upgrade instead?

Edited Friday at 05:30 PM by Nevada

[SuspiciousPizza]

It might work, not sure though. The issue is the strut sockets into the steering knuckle, so you'd need a strut that had the right diameter and spring mount location. 

Here are the 4WD strut parts numbers I had in my notes. There are some used Loyale struts on eBay at the moment (both right and left).

Front Right Sachs: W0133-1932779

Front Left Sachs: W0133-2038805

Front Right TRW: JGM4031SR

Front Left TRW: JGM4031SL

Front struts are very difficult to find. They are available but the parts availability seems to come in waves. There's not really any "upgrade" parts for these cars (there are overload springs out there). Just finding parts designed for these cars is an accomplishment.

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[Nevada]

4 minutes ago, SuspiciousPizza said:

Here are the 4WD strut parts numbers I had in my notes.

Front Right Sachs: W0133-1932779

Front Left Sachs: W0133-2038805

Front Right TRW: JGM4031SR

Front Left TRW: JGM4031SL

There's not really any "upgrade" parts for these cars (there are overload springs out there). Just finding parts designed for these cars is an accomplishment.

So what do those people who off road in GL's/Loyales just stock suspension? Thanks so much for your help I saved those on eBay so I'll get an email if any of those pop up. 

[moosens]

Check archives or unfortunately go on FB and look at the Subaru groups. 

[LaMamelle]

I had a really hard time finding these, I got lucky and found some good condition ones at a scrap yard in my area, but that was the only place I could find them. I'd recommend searching around there. I believe that any 85-89 front struts will work, but someone else can contactant me. If you're on the west coast, I've seen Pick-n-Pull have some in their lots, might be a good place to start.

[SuspiciousPizza]

After doing a TON of research:

Front Right KYB: 333234

Front Left KYB: 333235

These struts seem to only be available in Australia so you're going to pay out the keister for shipping but luckily for US residents the current exchange rate is quite good. 

I have one KYB strut on the way from down under so if you want to wait to see if what I actually get is the correct strut, I'll post back here when I get it and let y'all know. I needed a right side strut BAD, I had a spare left Sachs but I couldn't find a right Sachs nor TRW. Hopefully now I'll have a spare set to keep my GL running far longer than the engineers intended.

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