i MIGHT be getting a 82 brat, and if i do, what is the quickest, and cheapest wany to gain a few inches of ground clearance without a lift, i cna fabricat almost anything, i just dont have the time nor money for a lift and i just got some 6lug 15's with off road tires for free, they are 27's i think.

 

Thanks,

Shean

Rent a sawzall, buy some butchering blades for it, borrow a BFH, drill out the rims and go to town on the wheel wells and fenders of the Brat. Cut like crazy and hammer like hell.

Drive it as fast as you can over a ramp.

I just put 27" tires on my 82 brat by doing some trimming and firewall banging. I am getting a lift kit also but with more trimming and banging they would fit without rubbing.

Tires are the fastest way to get ground clearance, and if you have tires and rims that is also the cheapest.

 

Gearing is something you may want to think about when balancing your needs/requirements for the Subie?

 

I have 26's and I notice the difference in my gearing:-\

 

Good luck,

Glenn

82 SubaruHummer

01 Forester

put RX springs on your struts. it will give you almost 1.25" over stock (but put more pressure on your axles)

tire pressure

over inflate to raise

deflate to lower

works every time and is free

Actually - it's faster and cheaper to build a lift than it is the beat the hell out of the fenders and go at it with a sawzall. All you need is 10 blocks for the front made from 3.5" square tube, two bits of 3x2 angle iron for the rear EA82 coil-overs, and then the front stut tops, which is just some C channel, and a couple pieces of flat steel. Takes about 1/2 day to install, and the cost is about $50 for the materials, and another $15 for the bolts and hardware. Oh - and a bit of 1/2" ID tubing for the steering extension - about 3" of it. You just cut the steering shaft, and weld the tubing in-between the two peices. Seriously, lifts are not that hard to build.

 

GD

hey GD, can you pm me more details on doing this, as in placement of the blocks, etc. i have wondering about doing this for a long time. thanks.

Actually - it's faster and cheaper to build a lift than it is the beat the hell out of the fenders and go at it with a sawzall. All you need is 10 blocks for the front made from 3.5" square tube, two bits of 3x2 angle iron for the rear EA82 coil-overs, and then the front stut tops, which is just some C channel, and a couple pieces of flat steel. Takes about 1/2 day to install, and the cost is about $50 for the materials, and another $15 for the bolts and hardware. Oh - and a bit of 1/2" ID tubing for the steering extension - about 3" of it. You just cut the steering shaft, and weld the tubing in-between the two peices. Seriously, lifts are not that hard to build.

 

GD

ok then how about i buy everything needed for a 4inch lift, and pay you $50 to help me build/install the lift? sound good??

 

i would do it my self, but a lack of welder and experance hinders me, or i would have john do a mudrat lift, but very low on funds now.

Sure - come on down, and Ian and myself will help you install it. You can give us each $25 for our time . He has a welder, and all the tools to cut the steel. I have access to a welder as well.....

 

GD

welp for about 1 1/2 to 2 inches just turn up the adjusters on the struts and the rear torsion bar to the max but that will be hard on the cv's

I'm definitely interested in this too. I have the welder and tools. I want put a 2 or 3 inch lift on my 87 wagon. If the procedure is the same for an EA82 wagon I sure would love to see some pics of the fabricated parts and the installation so I could do it.

For those wondering about block placement and whot not, here is a handy little pic. it shows the main blocks, and how to lay out the supports (HIGHLY reccomended for anything over 4"s). Basically your bolting in a block where ever there is a bolt going into the body between the subframes and the body.

 

*note, in the pic, there are two block missing, the inners on the radius rod plates. Also this is for EA81 vehicles, I haven't drawn up an EA82 yet. Sorry.

 

Heheh, would help if there was a link.

 

http://usmb.net/gallery/assorted/lift