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Subaru Sambar KS4 Rear Shocks

Discussion in 'Subaru Sambar' started by velorium117, Sep 3, 2017.

  1. velorium117

    velorium117 New Member

    I need to replace both of my rear shocks and am looking for some substitutes for the originals. Yokohama Motors has the originals to purchase but they're ridiculously expensive.

    I noticed on another thread people mentioned Rancho 9000s. Anybody know of any other substitutes?
     
  2. Botl01

    Botl01 Active Member

    Like you I never could find any at a reasonable price. My shocks have a U type bottom end. I wound up making an adapter bracket using 1/4" plate and drilling two holes in it so I could mount shocks with round holes in both ends of the shocks. Not the best solution but it works. Hope you find what you need. Post it if you do.
     
  3. Gary Simpson

    Gary Simpson New Member

    I was told Subaru Brat rear shocks on front and Brat front shocks on rear.
     
  4. rkrenicki

    rkrenicki Active Member

    Subaru BRAT shocks are nowhere near the same as what is on the KS/KV chassis.

    If you need the U shaped bottom shocks, the KYB KSA1134 is what Yokohama sells, not the originals. They sell for about 17,000¥ for a pair in Japan. You might find another company willing to ship them to you, but the extra $35 that Yokohama charges is not too bad for a handling fee.
     
  5. fmartin_gila

    fmartin_gila Well-Known Member

    You might also try megazip.

    Fred
     
  6. Botl01

    Botl01 Active Member

    Megazip price for my truck is $166 each. Yokohama is $277 for a pair. Both seem high to me.
     
  7. rkrenicki

    rkrenicki Active Member

    Why does that seem high? Figure about $80-85/ea for the shocks and $115ish for shipping sounds about right for EMS from Japan.
     
  8. fmartin_gila

    fmartin_gila Well-Known Member

    Plus they should be OEM so should fit with no modifications to mounts as one might have to make in order to fit some aftermarket or non-standard shocks.

    Fred
     
  9. Botl01

    Botl01 Active Member

    Seems high compared to the $28 each shocks that I bought and adapted to work.
     
  10. Rcooper917

    Rcooper917 Member

    What did you buy Botlo1
     
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  11. Botl01

    Botl01 Active Member

    My truck is at my cabin. I’m heading up there tomorrow. If I can remember I’ll get the part number of the shocks I bought and a picture of the bracket I made. I’ll post it this weekend.
     
  12. Botl01

    Botl01 Active Member

    I bought the shocks at Autozone. Part number 82001.

    The bracket I made, and don't laugh at my weld job. I am not a welder.

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  13. Adam Wheeler

    Adam Wheeler Active Member

    I know this is an old thread but what I ended up doing was using the Monroe 31000's ($30 canadian each on amazon) and even tho they have double eyelets on both ends, I chopped the bottom eyelet in half and welded on arms to simulate the U bracket. they work just fine. Fully extended they are about 1.5" longer than the OEM rear ones, but haven't had an issue yet at stock height, no lift kit.

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    Other options for proper length at stock height are:

    Monroe 32207 - Compressed Length (11.25in) Extended Length (17.875in)

    KYB 343144 - Compressed Length (10.35in) Extended Length (16.46in)
     
    Last edited: Sep 10, 2020
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  14. cop on my back

    cop on my back Active Member

    Good information. BTW, they are $23 ea on Rock Auto!
     
  15. KenZ

    KenZ New Member

    I got my Sambar back in October 2021. I had the truck up for a body lift and decided to check the shocks. Truck only has 58600 km. A baby could have pushed them in and out. Absolutely were doing nothing! After much thinking I went with the KYB 343144 and made a bracket similar to Botl101. This way I can use a standard shock when I need to replace in the future with no further hassle. I cut the U connector off the old oem shocks for connecting to the same location and used some right angle channel to fabricate the other side to fit the KYB shock. The KYB is a little shorter than the OEM, but with the bracket turns out to be about the exact length as the OEM shock. One thing I did was to rotate the U connector ends by 90 degrees. This eliminates a second joint connection that could allow the shock to flex out or in at that point. Since the shock end will spin around, rotating one side 90 degrees from the other side doesn't affect it. Wish I could have found a Bilstein equivalent to the KYB. KYB's were on sale on Amazon for about $19 each. Thanks to everyone for the ideas and part numbers!
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    Last edited: Apr 17, 2022
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