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ZC31S Shocks replacement

Hello. I'm about to change rear shocks on my SSS.
Thing is I want to keep my car in original condition as much as possible.

Anyways I've been in contact with local Suzuki dealer and their price for OEM rear shocks are 140£ each without labor.
Then I checked the price at local parts dealer. He checked the catalogue and found Monroe gas replacement for around 50£ each.

Now far as I know SSS OEM shocks are made by Monroe.
My Local dealer said that there is no difference in rear shocks between ZC31S and other Swift models like ZC21S or ZC11S in his catalogue.

By looking at part numbers on some websites like megazip I found that rear shocks looks the same but they got different part number.
The one for SSS is 41800-57K01 and for other Swift models part number is 41800-63J02.

When checking at Monroe website by my vehicle VIN they have only one model to offer which is G1131 (50£ one) which is the one my local dealer offered me.

Now I'm not sure is there any difference between those two and what to go for in the end. I don't really want to spend 280£+labor just for the rear shocks.
So question is: Has anyone fitted G1131 replacement by Monroe? Will there be any difference in handling or balance at all or what is your experience and suggestion?

I want to inform you that I went for the Monroes G1131 and returned them back few hours later when I was about to put them on the car. They were so bad built and stiffness of them is disaster. OEMs are like twice as strong. Brand new monroes had some play on full rebound like my failed one but twice as much.
After that I ordered bilstein b4 online and it's a whole different story. Replaced them. It's like a driving a new car. Rear end is stable, direct and ride is much better. I want to recommend them to everyone. My front shocks are good atm but when I'm about to replace them I'll go for bilstein b4 pair again.

hi just new to this and just signed up , and recently bought 2008 sss 40,000 miles, just put tein advances uspension all round
and simota air box and new motion 7" wheels with with Khumo 205 45 17,going up to Maniflow at salisbury soon get rear single box fitted
cars to quiet im bit deaf

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I replaced ours with Kayaba Excel-G made in Japan. So far so good.

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@p-rumanouw what was the part number of the kyb shocks?

@p-rumanouw any way to share part# of your KYB shocks?