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A 4" or 6" lift is in the works but for now it would be nice to get by with just the Forester springs/shocks and some trimming. I already have a set of 235/70/R15s I can run so I was wanting to just throw them on and do the lift when I have more free time/money. Thanks AS for the heads up on the Stella build, and I'm assuming you mean a 1" spacer with the stock wheels? I had already seen wagonryan's build (I actually think it may be the one I saw a couple years ago that turned me on to the idea of a lifted OBW) but he obviously has a lift and everything to accomodate the big fat tires.

Hey, I really hate to be the guy who signs up to a forum to ask a question that's already been answered but I've been looking around for a few hours to no avail. I've been really interested in lifted Subarus for a couple years now and am looking to make one my next project/DD and am in the process of hunting parts/a car. My main question is what I will have to do to make a 235/75/R15 tire fit on a 1998 Impreza OBS with the "forester lift". I've seen people saying it won't fit, but those cases seemed like they were opposed to cutting fenders (which I am not). Basically how much trimming would actually be involved and what kind of offset I should be looking for in a wheel so it doesn't rub on struts or control arms or anything like that. Would ideally like to run a 15x8 wheel on the set up as well.