Question about Red Struts

[Marhaus]

Are the 98-01 Red STI Struts available from DL Motorsport:

20360FA961 Subaru Rear Red Shock Absorber L/H STI & P1 1998-2001 — DL Motorsport Parts
20360FA951 Subaru Rear Red Shock Absorber R/H STI & P1 1998-2001 — DL Motorsport Parts
20311FA961 Subaru Front Red Shock Absorber L/H STI & P1 1998-2001 — DL Motorsport Parts
20311FA951 Subaru Front Red Shock Absorber R/H STI & P1 1998-2001 — DL Motorsport Parts

compatible with NLA OEM struts?

If so, why the different part numbers?

 

[Marhaus]

Are the 98-01 Red STI Struts available from DL Motorsport:

20360FA961 Subaru Rear Red Shock Absorber L/H STI & P1 1998-2001 — DL Motorsport Parts
20360FA951 Subaru Rear Red Shock Absorber R/H STI & P1 1998-2001 — DL Motorsport Parts
20311FA961 Subaru Front Red Shock Absorber L/H STI & P1 1998-2001 — DL Motorsport Parts
20311FA951 Subaru Front Red Shock Absorber R/H STI & P1 1998-2001 — DL Motorsport Parts

compatible with NLA OEM struts?

If so, why the different part numbers?

Hi @Graham Whitfield is the thumbs up a "yes they are" or do you like my question?

 

[plenty]

OEM Red KYB GC8 inverted struts are still available new from various retailers.

 

[Marhaus]

I'm thinking about buying spares that we are likely to need to keep our new GF8 running and, as far as possible, OEM for the next 5-10 years. I am trying to base our spares holding on what I know we've had to replace on the 1997 GF8 that we've owned for the last 26 years. Struts are and obvious issue.
PartSouq lists OEM struts for our car as 20311FA900 and 910 (substitution 950 and 960) and 20360FA900 and 910 (substitution 950 and 960). These seem to be NLA.
Just wondering if the 20311FA951 and 961 and 20360FA951 and 961 parts are fully compatible.
The KYB GC8 ones I've found by Googling don't look the same at all. Maybe the GF8 struts are different to the GC8 ones?

 

[2pot]

The last 3 numbers indicate they were from the final iteration, of inverted struts.
v5sti and v6sti wagon used the same inverted struts, as the v5sti and v6sti saloon.

 

[Graham Whitfield]

Hi @Graham Whitfield is the thumbs up a "yes they are" or do you like my question?

Sorry mate, yes, from what research I've done they are compatible, but 2pot has already confirmed. Not sure how many DL have, but they do manage to source hard to find items, and they've never let me down when ordering from them

 

[fpan]

OEM Red KYB GC8 inverted struts are still available new from various retailers.

Amayama sell them, there is stock in Japan but more expensive than the price of DL Motorsport.
It's cheaper to buy the inverted struts that @2pot has made.

 

[Marhaus]

The last 3 numbers indicate they were from the final iteration, of inverted struts.
v5sti and v6sti wagon used the same inverted struts, as the v5sti and v6sti saloon.

Hi @2pot - @fpan suggests, above, that you may be able to supply a set of struts for out JDM V6 STI Wagon. Can you please tell me more?