KYB ultra sr shocks.

[Dougs Scoob]

Looking for a full set of shocks at the moment and was wondering if these ones are any good? There going for a good price at camskill.

Anyone had any good or bad experiences with them?

[scooby222]

could be wrong but i believe kyb is who makes the standard sti shocks for subaru

[Dougs Scoob]

could be wrong but i believe kyb is who makes the standard sti shocks for subaru

Im tryin to get away from the standards! Haha! Anything but! Ive also heard blistein shocks are good.

[mystery machine]

I did a lot of research on this before I had my KW coilovers fitted. At that time (a couple of months ago), no-one apart from Subaru supplied replacement shocks for a Hawkeye Impreza. If KYB are now supplying replacements, then that's news - I'd maybe double-check that if I were you!

Regardless - I'd be wary of spending money on any shock absorber for a Hawkeye Impreza - their premature failure is apparently due to a design fault in the suspension layout and not a weakness in the OEM shock absorber part itself - too much lateral movement transfered to the shock, apparently. Therefore, any type of shock absorber fitted to Hawkeye standard suspension can be prone to premature failure. Indeed, if you have a look, you'll find threads from RB320 owners having the same problems with their Bilsteins...

That's not to say that coilovers are necessarily infallible, but anecdotal evidence seems to suggest they'll be more reliable than the Hawkeye strut-spring arrangement.

[arch]

I have KYB Ultra's on my 55 plate WRX and am pretty happy with them. I also have prodrive Sprinhgs and it is firmer than standard but not uncomfortable. I have to admit that I have just replaced the rear two because they were knocking but they had been on the car for 2 years and i bought them 2nd hand and they had been on the other lads car for just short of 2 years so all in all around 4 years use before failure.

[arch]

Should have added I got the replacements from Camskill cheapest I could find.

[mystery machine]

I have KYB Ultra's on my 55 plate WRX and am pretty happy with them.

just short of 2 years so all in all around 4 years use before failure.

Blobeye or Hawkeye?

[arch]

last of the Blobeye's

[mystery machine]

last of the Blobeye's

Aye, at least you have the option of the KYBs. Also the inverted rear STI/Hawkeye struts seem to be even more prone to failure than the Blobeye WRX items.