KYB SB108 - Strut Boot , Black

If you know NA miata suspensions (91-97) you know that the OEM suspension uses a hard rubber bumpstop and a rubber bellows that is one piece. The rubber bellows is always shredded and the bumpstop gets hard with age. On later miata's Mazda changed the bumpstops to be a softer material and there are a number of aftermarket companies that produce these softer bumpstops as a retrofit for the older miatas. This KYB bumpstop and bellows combo is made of a similar material to those aftermarket or later mazda parts. Also, the material of these bellows is much stiffer than the OEM and hopefully more durable. When using aftermarket bumpstops on a miata, you also need to use aftermarket bellows and those were not designed together and usually require zip tying them to the shock for a less than perfect looking install. These KYB parts were designed together and the bumpstop is held captive by the bellows for a clean install. I installed these on KYB AGX shocks and the fit was snug, but perfect. Compared to the original bumpstops, I have noticed substantially improved ride quality when the suspension bottoms out with these bumpstops installed. For $50, you get improved bumpstops and bellows, that fit and work great. That's about half of the cost of the other aftermarket products and the fit with these is better.

Very tight but managed to work it on . You need to heat and stretch it . To get it to fit over the strut.

Ordered to install on new KYB Excel-G struts, which are OEM for my 97 Nissan 200sx (same as Sentra). The bellows were too small to fit over the top of the OEM struts, but I made the mistake of trusting the fitment info and installed it anyway. Since the bellows do not fit, they have gotten smashed inside the shock as the car drives, and now the bumper at the top is out of place. Unfortunately, I discovered this a few days after my Amazon return window closed. I’ve reached out to KYB—I’ll update this review if they make it right! UPDATE: I was still able to contact KYB and get a full refund due to the incorrect fit info—raised the review from 1 up to 4 stars thanks to good customer service. It’s still annoying, but KYB did their best to make it right.

Nice item good price.

Wish I'd read the reviews here before buying them. Despite the KYB website indicating that these are compatible with the rear struts I bought for a 2006 Nissan Sentra, they DO NOT FIT. For starters, the instructions are misleading, faded crap and are for FRONT (NOT REAR) struts. No amount of lubrication or soap is going to help to get the dust cover on, in the orientation suggested in the instructions. On one of these, I ended up flipping it upside down which mostly worked, but the length of the dust cover is slightly too short. Given that having a dust cover/boot is supposedly necessary for the strut to be covered under warranty, you'd think they'd make it cover the entire length of the shaft. If I had to order a strut boot kit again I'd get a set from Monroe, Gabriel or even OEM if the price was reasonable. I don't know why, but KYB makes truly excellent struts with GARBAGE ancillary parts - you'd think they'd do something about that as there is a reputational cost. My guess would be that they're "fits most" parts manufactured by a third-party.

I ordered a pair of KYB SB108 strut boots for my 2002 Accord EX V6 Coupe with my KYB Excel-G 341257 shock absorbers for a front strut job. The SB108 consists of two pieces: a bellow and bump stop. Quality of the parts is good. To install, insert the KYB bump stop inside the bellow. Then slide the assembled SB108 kit on the KYB shock absorber in place of the Honda OEM strut bumper. Then reassemble all the remaining Honda OEM strut parts. No modifications to the SB108 kit are required. So far it is working great. Make sure you know how to safely compress a coil spring before attempting this job.

I needed new shocks for my car, so I ordered all the parts from Amazon. Despite the "Does this fit my car" function of Amazon stating it did not fit my car, this particular boot kit SB108 does fit a 2004 Honda Accord (front and rear). I'd recommend checking KYB's online catalog to verify the correct part for your car. The boot kits are a must when installing new shocks. The price here is right and is about 1/2 of the quotes I got from local installers.

These are exactly what you need, they fit very well and the instructions are clear and useful. There is one bit of advice I'd offer, as other owners have said, they don't quite fit together properly. I used a torch, and very lightly heated the end of the strut boot while rotating it, although I think even a lighter would work. It softened the plastic just enough to allow it to expand over the boot. It was easy and worked perfectly.

funciona para lo que se le solicitó

et facile d instalation

Very good product

excelente

No me sirve no es para lo que lo requeria