can it be done , to raise a 81 brat with out putin lift kit on like get shockx for the front and back an new springs:confused:

i saw in the ultimate subaru repair manual a listing for installing some kind of shock to it....i assume for the purpose of lifting. see if you can find the USRM i just mentioned...not sure how i came across it.

here's a link to a thread talking about it:

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=40472

it can be done, mudrat79 makes gen 1 lift kits

 

here are some old pics of a lifted gen 1