April 25, 201114 yr Imagine that, I don't know the answer to this one. Wanna spice up my wife's lame 04 OBS imp. Wanna put bigger tires and get it lifted just a little. What's the compatable strut spring combo? Any one know? Aimin' for something like this.
April 26, 201114 yr mine is about that big.i used 07 forester struts.i lowered the engine crossmember with the stock outback blocks, but probably did nto need to. i kept the forester struttop in the rear.you could do either really.i just had a hobbit handfile the holes for me.it was kinda expensive in beer, but whatever. the rear is kinda lacking for me , but i am pretty sure some saggy rump roast spacers would take care of it... cheers, b
April 26, 201114 yr That car belongs to someone I know near me in Maine. He just used 1" spacers on the strut tops from Dirty Impreza. Works great. I has put a ton of miles on it, including a TON in Utah out on the mud.
April 26, 201114 yr Author So the struts are tall enough to take the bigger tires with only a spacer for a lift? I saw Jackson Rally's spacer lift kit, but wanted to go more like what Brain was talking about with the Forester struts. I'd assume that the forester struts would have more travel. . . Like I'd need it for that car.
April 27, 201114 yr Yeah he is using his stock struts on that. But you are right, the Forester struts would allow for more travel and bigger tires. I can't remember what size tires he is running on it though.
April 27, 201114 yr with slightly smaller tires , and swaybars this thing would be ************ing crazy.... i may put the sawybars back on and add some disconnects. i'm still trying to decide if i want to lift it a skosh more or trim more....cheers, b
April 27, 201114 yr This thing already is crazy! You should see other action pics of when he was out in Utah!! He beat the snot out of it and it took it great, and he still made the return trip back to Maine.
April 28, 201114 yr I totally make them dude if you want I can hook you up you bringing it to the show. or sooner what ever you want a 2 or a 3 let me know 150 bucks all cnc cut
April 28, 201114 yr 06 Impreza wagon: 05 Forester springs and struts Subtle Solutions 1" spacers no sway bars OBX adjustable trailing arms Team Dynamics 15x7 +48 BFG Mud Terrains 215/75/15 no sub frame spacers and no CV issuses in 2 years
April 28, 201114 yr I gotta say that is one damn fine a$$ wagon. That thing look freakn sweet man. Total props :banana::banana:
April 28, 201114 yr Author Thanks very much for speaking up, that's what I was after. Any issues with swapping the struts, ie: tops needing to be interchanged or anything? 06 Impreza wagon:05 Forester springs and struts Subtle Solutions 1" spacers no sway bars OBX adjustable trailing arms Team Dynamics 15x7 +48 BFG Mud Terrains 215/75/15 no sub frame spacers and no CV issuses in 2 years
April 28, 201114 yr top hats slid right in. I also have a friend that has figured how to get more lift from the bottom of the strut, I will post a write up when that happens. Don'thold your breath on that though, we are both really busy so time to get together is minimal.
April 28, 201114 yr Author Appreciated. I'm not looking to make it huge or really high off the ground, just wanted to fit a bit bigger tires and have it sit a bit higher. I'm all sorts of happy to know I can just swap in Forester struts, like I figured, and get what I'm after. Oooh, oooh. And where'd you get hte adjustable trailing arms? Much thanks.
April 29, 201114 yr I've been holding off getting new tires, because in the back of my mind, I hear "lift the legacy" it only gets louder when I see threads like this.... thanks
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