GaryJ

Good afternoon gents, Thanks again Mr B and Silver Forester. I got the job done today along with some other bits. The KYB 334344/5 together with the coils supplied by springcoil did the job. Had a bit of a delay with car factory supplying the parts as they insisted on cross checking my part number, and KYB told them that the parts where not listed for the 2006 XT. Neil of car factory was very helpful and sent the parts out to me with an agreement that I could return them if they didn't fit. Luckily no need for that. I have a ride height of 780mm now on 215/55/17 tyres I gained 10mm on the side that had not leaked. So all in all I'm happy and this combo fits the 2006 2.5XT SG9 Forester. Best Regards Gary

Thanks Mr B and Silver Forester. I will order the parts Monday morning. Kind Regars Gary

Hello All, This tread has been most informative, I'm facing the dreaded replacement of a leaking SLS rear shock on my 2006 Forester 2.5 XT. Having read though the thread and being excited to find all the info needed on parts, I called car factors to order the parts and was told by the helpful chap on the phone that the 2006 forester did not match the KYB 334344 part and unfortunately he couldn't advice on a replacement part. The spring RA6028 I'm told but no listing for the KYB shock absorber. Please if anyone can help with a suitable part reference number, it would be greatly appreciated. Many Thanks Gary