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Old 07 July 2014, 07:17 PM
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Question 2006 Forester suspension

A friend of mine has a 2006 basic Forester.

It's got self levelling suspension and he needs a couple new shocks but they're 400 a piece so was wondering could he get a 2nd set of new age STI shocks+springs+top mounts... Would they fit?

I've got a set I took off my JDM 03 and if they fit his 06 Forester it'll be a right result
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Originally Posted by alex_00s
A friend of mine has a 2006 basic Forester.

It's got self levelling suspension and he needs a couple new shocks but they're 400 a piece so was wondering could he get a 2nd set of new age STI shocks+springs+top mounts... Would they fit?

I've got a set I took off my JDM 03 and if they fit his 06 Forester it'll be a right result
As long as they came off of 5x100 hubs then they will fit although it would probably suffer from "butt sag" as wagon rear springs are normally required.

A "cheap" option would be non-SLS KYB rear struts and springs

Struts :- 334345(L) 334344 (R)
HD Springs :- RA6028
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Yeah it's def 5x100.

Hmm, not sure my friend will be keen on a saggy bum lol

Thank you for the info tho...

Alternatively he could use my old shocks on the front... I can't remember which one or ones have failed on his car. But this is handy info
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Lots more info on SLS and other stuff can be found in the European Forum of Subaruforester.org

http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulletin/f75/
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