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This is SICK-easy!! and cheap!!

 

would this fly on a new gen?? something similarly easy for a new gen, just using blocks of tube steel between the strut top-hat and the body? I'm just thinking 2 inches MAX, maybe? and you could tack them all together (instead of 3 independent lifts, one per strut mounting bolt, you'd have a lighter "block" lift)

 

I've thought about pressing out the studs and replacing them with taller bolts then threading nuts to lift the top of my struts from the body. I know, skethy as heck, but thoughts and being a cheap-skate, not interested in the price of a full block kit for 4 inches of lift. Its the same concept really, just push the body off the top of the struts. I remember someone doing a 1/4" lift by slipping some 1/4" aluminium between the strut and the body, so this is essentially the same thing!

 

Do you need to do any steering linkage adjusting, longer brake lines, any other issues with moving the motor away from the suspension or anything like that?

 

If this could be translated to a new gen, that would rock some other folks' world!!

 

HMMMMMM... :rolleyes:

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Nice pics, Jeff! What size bolts did'ya use? I'm stoked about doing this lift on my soob. :banana:

 

The one that comes up is from the strut. but the other one is a 12mm from the power steering bracket, So the only thing that is not subaru is the block!

 

Jeff

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The one that comes up is from the strut. but the other one is a 12mm from the power steering bracket, So the only thing that is not subaru is the block!

 

Jeff

 

You must be referring to the rear only, right? It would thread in with no nut to back it up. I'll just borrow a P/S bolt to match up the thread size at my hardware store. Could prob use any size for the fronts, eh? :grin:

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You must be referring to the rear only, right? It would thread in with no nut to back it up. I'll just borrow a P/S bolt to match up the thread size at my hardware store. Could prob use any size for the fronts, eh? :grin:

 

 

Ya 10-4 good buddy!!:grin:

 

Jeff

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This is SICK-easy!! and cheap!!

 

 

Do you need to do any steering linkage adjusting, longer brake lines, any other issues with moving the motor away from the suspension or anything like that?

 

 

 

No it's all right in the struts. It stressed your axles a bit, and that's about it, also it makes swapping the axle a pain in the , you know what. Other then that no problem.

 

Jeff

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nice turn out, question for you though, did you drop the engine/trans/rear diff at all? or just the blocks between the struts and body?

 

i have the SJR 2inch suspension, but my front CV's hit the sub frame so im thinking of droping the front/rear 2inches to match the blocks on the struts.

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nice turn out, question for you though, did you drop the engine/trans/rear diff at all? or just the blocks between the struts and body?

 

i have the SJR 2inch suspension, but my front CV's hit the sub frame so im thinking of droping the front/rear 2inches to match the blocks on the struts.

 

Mine rub too, I just figure for the price and the amount of work, they can rub away. Mine is just my wheeler. For the rear, Ricks and Chad's are do not have the rear diffs dropped, Rick broke one rear axle but there was not a pin in the axle it was a cotter pin. so I think that the rear axles can handle it.

 

 

Jeff

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This is SICK-easy!! and cheap!!

 

would this fly on a new gen?? ... HMMMMMM... :rolleyes:

 

 

I think it would work, I've never done it before with a new one but..........

I would think the only thing you would really want to get is a spring compressor, those spring can shoot off and kill everyone!!

 

Jeff

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Oh and would an 88 wagon have the option to tighten the torsion bar? like on page 2.

 

This lift is PERFECT for me, my subie is my daily driver, any drawbacks to putting this on a daily driver?

 

You car does not have the torsion bar option so no you can't do that, it would have to be some sort of 2" lift for the rear.

 

Cody's is a dd and his seams to be fine, the only thing would be you could go through tires in the front kind of fast from the non perfect camber.

 

Jeff

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You car does not have the torsion bar option so no you can't do that, it would have to be some sort of 2" lift for the rear.

 

Cody's is a dd and his seams to be fine, the only thing would be you could go through tires in the front kind of fast from the non perfect camber.

 

Jeff

 

yea,could flip my tires every once in awhile. would make em last a lil longer.

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This lift is PERFECT for me, my subie is my daily driver, any drawbacks to putting this on a daily driver?

 

I have had two EA82's that I lifted in a similar way. I used aluminum blocks on the front and then made lift blocks for the rear. Both were two inch lifts and I only dropped the struts, and I used both of them as daily drivers and off roaders and never had an issue with either of them

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I just picked up some perfect stuff for this lift yesterday, but had to buy a 32" piece, so I'll have excess. It's galvanized 2x2, 1/4 wall with rounded corners! :banana:

It'd be heavy to ship, so I'd chop it up to ship priority flat rate. 'Bout 18" for $15

 

Mods, you can put this in "for sale" area, if you like, but Jeff has first dibs for posting this awesome thread. :grin:

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I just picked up some perfect stuff for this lift yesterday, but had to buy a 32" piece, so I'll have excess. It's galvanized 2x2, 1/4 wall with rounded corners! :banana:

It'd be heavy to ship, so I'd chop it up to ship priority flat rate. 'Bout 18" for $15

 

Mods, you can put this in "for sale" area, if you like, but Jeff has first dibs for posting this awesome thread. :grin:

 

Are you going to use some of this on your rig?

you could bring it down to MV some day and We could slam it on in no time.

 

 

Jeff

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