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Your cart is empty.Ride Comfort may be important, but restoring a vehicle’s Ride Control; stability, stopping, lane change responsiveness and handling is critical. KYB Excel-G Shocks & Struts are designed for the most important performance purpose: Restoring the vehicle’s original capabilities. KYB is a world leading supplier of shocks and struts to new vehicle manufacturers and the Excel-G is made on the very same KYB OE assembly lines, uses the same OE quality components and is calibrated to restore original, designed performance, not change it. That has earned Excel-G the classification: OEA (Original Equipment for the Aftermarket). The KYB Excel-G is a nitrogen gas-charged, twin-tube design that includes every quality component that our global OEM products include and it is the preferred choice for Asian vehicles.
Elizwill
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2024
As many have said, these struts are nearly identical to the stock ones in the 05-09 Outback and fit my 2006 with some part swapping. All I did was swap my springs, tophats, and spring perches over from the old struts and they went right in with no issue. It rides like a completely different car now and I'm very happy I went with this route
Jeffrey MacAskill
Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2021
I'm 99% sure I was sent Legacy spec struts rather than Legacy Outback spec struts. Nearly everything is the same, but the distance from the lower mounting bolt to the lower spring perch is shorter on the Legacy's by about the same distance my 2004 Leg Outback is sitting low. I even tried blaming old tired factory springs, new ones didn't change anything.On the plus side, 2 years and about 35k miles later they're still going strong so despite everything being new and *not* worn out I'm going to have to put some saggy butt spacers in it to fix the problem. Would buy again if I get a Legacy that needs struts but will go with something else if one of my Legacy Outbacks needs struts.
ButtersParentsTried
Reviewed in the United States on July 11, 2019
This fit perfectly on my 2005 subaru outback. Some people say it is a little shorter, but it is barely shorter than stock you can't even tell. The car now drives like it should. Very easy to install especially if you have an impact wrench. I used the old springs/bolts and they fit perfectly on this new strut. I suggest going down to oreilly auto parts where you can rent free spring compressors to get the springs onto the strut.However I am writing this review the day after I put them on so I cannot attest to their longevity.
Alexis Monrovia
Reviewed in the United States on June 17, 2019
I took others advice to install 2004 era struts on my 2005-2009 outback, but the spring seat is about 1/4" smaller in diameter and I was not comfortable with the idea of the springs barely holding to the edge of the seat. Moreover the distance from seat to topnut was about an inch shorter than OE, meaning the springs would be overly compressed and reduce the sag distance. Amazon is allowing me to return the unused items--which is generous and a main reason I shop here first for car parts. Kudos there. KYB makes nice stuff.
Jovian Larmour
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2019
Installed these struts myself at home auto shop. Easy enough install. One month later after getting my vechicle services they report that the rear had already blown. Most likely defective part. Very disappointed.
Jon Juliussen
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2018
(picture is of the old Vs. New)Before replacement the car would hop uncontrollably all over the road, I felt like I was driving in a death trap. Even started to slide out on circular on/off ramps.After replacement, the car is completely predictable and stable on turns as well as over railroad tracks now. Feels like a new car. Very high quality product, I've been a big fan of KYB products for a long time. These don't disappoint or fall short of expectations! Highly recommend! 👍👌
Carrie
Reviewed in the United States on June 25, 2015
Adding to the chorus here, but these are just a fantastic upgrade to the 2005-2009 Outback. I just removed a set of (admittedly worn) KYB struts from my 05 Outback 3.0R and replaced them with these 03-04 spec units, and the difference is night and day. The rear end of my car went from wallowing and vague to firm and planted in just over an hour's work. For the DIY guys- once you've loosened the two upper nuts (inside the car under the carpet just behind the rear seats) and removed the nut from the strut's lower bolt, use the car's scissor jack and a wooden block inside the wheel well to push down on the control arm/spindle just about 1/2 inch or so. This will relieve the load on the lower bolt enough to remove it easily. The strut will then drop out very easily into your hand. These KYBs have a 6mm hex (allen head) on the end of the rod. Once you've safely compressed the spring, you can use a hex driver on a ratchet or impact gun to turn the rod while holding the nut with a wrench. Couldn't be much easier. Might as well do your sway bar links and bushings while you're in the neighborhood.
Carolyn
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2015
Great quality. These took some time to install. You must have a spring compressor to install. These are not expensive but are necessary. Delivery was right on time and boxed well. They even come with some basic instructions. These are minimal. I recommend you watch a u-tube video or two before starting. Word of warning. When installing, insure rubber protectors on the bottom of the springs set at the end of the spring. Failure will cause rattling. This caused us to reinstall two of these. Rubber is not included in this shock.
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