Driver side rear Strut leaking

dslatsh · Fri Jul 06, 2018 5:56 am

Well...car made it around 70k maybe little over before started to leak..pretty good in my opinion as I read that there was some issues due to the OEM original bumper...my question is when replacing the strut here...should I go about and purchase the new revised bumper and if so...should the purchase be from Suzuki, dealer near by used to sell them and still can get parts, or should i use the "after market" bumper from KYB...I know KYB was the supplier for the OEM parts but they have a slight different look for the bump.

KIZAWDinKC · Sat Jul 07, 2018 8:25 am

What are you talking about? I just replaced (did it myself) the rear shocks on my 2010 AWD Kizashi a month ago. The Kizashi has shocks in the REAR, struts in the FRONT. After replaceing the rears, I noticed no difference. Although years ago the "NTW Tire" technician told me that my rear shocks were leaking, after replacing I noticed no difference between the old and new shocks in rear. There are no struts in the rear of the Kizashi.

LPSISRL · Mon Jul 09, 2018 12:17 pm

Use the after market bumpers from KYB. It's the same thing. Replacing the rear shocks is an easy do-it-yourself job.

dslatsh · Wed Jul 11, 2018 5:45 am

...yeah figured they'd be the same...since same company just small little different designs since Suzuki would own the OEM part more. Thanks..and my bad I meant shocks...was looking at struts same time...didn't think would cause that much of an issue

Fri Jul 13, 2018 5:57 am

dslatsh wrote:...yeah figured they'd be the same...since same company just small little different designs since Suzuki would own the OEM part more. Thanks..and my bad I meant shocks...was looking at struts same time...didn't think would cause that much of an issue

LOL. How dare you use the wrong term!

SamirD · Wed Aug 08, 2018 2:54 am

KIZAWDinKC wrote:Although years ago the "NTW Tire" technician told me that my rear shocks were leaking, after replacing I noticed no difference between the old and new shocks in rear.

I would have to say then your new shocks weren't good enough to restore the original ride. A lot of aftermarket shocks/struts are stiffer than stock, but I think on the Kizashi, it may be the opposite.