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Originally Posted by AlcyoneDaze
I was doing some thread cruising on the subject of the Subaru OEM struts - are they still prone to leaking after a few thousand miles due to a defect?
When my struts do go, Im going to use springs to do a conservative (.75-1") drop and use the OE struts and install them myself.
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There is no defect besides the fact that they are 15 years old and have been sitting on a shelf. The seals get dry rotted and leak just as soon as you start driving on them. Benenbob and TE1221 are two people I know that can vouch for their failures. It is in your best interest to find alternatives to the Showa struts. The only alternative are Konis, The coilovers from Motorsport warehouse, and the DMS coilovers that Desertrunner has. So that being said, the konis are leaps and bounds cheaper and they have a lifetime warranty.
Tom