2009 Yaris KYB shocks NEED a boot - Toyota Yaris Forums

just1witness · 07-04-2015, 09:42 AM

Maybe I am bit naive, but I found this out the noisy way yesterday. KYB shocks come without a boot, and one of my OEM boots was rusted onto the shaft of the old shock, so I researched online whether shocks NEED boots. All the sources I checked said no.

Upon test driving my bootless KYB shocks, the shafts promptly slid up into the upper opening by about 2 1/2 inches.

Thankfully it didn't cause damage, just a lot of noise, but I learned that these shocks, MUST have the OEM style boots installed, the metal top acts as a washer to keep them in place.

Just thought I would share!

07-04-2015, 09:42 AM	#1
just1witness Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: NY Posts: 6	2009 Yaris KYB shocks NEED a boot Maybe I am bit naive, but I found this out the noisy way yesterday. KYB shocks come without a boot, and one of my OEM boots was rusted onto the shaft of the old shock, so I researched online whether shocks NEED boots. All the sources I checked said no. Upon test driving my bootless KYB shocks, the shafts promptly slid up into the upper opening by about 2 1/2 inches. Thankfully it didn't cause damage, just a lot of noise, but I learned that these shocks, MUST have the OEM style boots installed, the metal top acts as a washer to keep them in place. Just thought I would share!

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