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Offline flyfishing

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what do I need to know before I lift my forester?
« on: October 08, 2015, 05:20:55 pm »
I'm looking at getting the 2" spacers for my forester and I'm just wondering if I am making a good choice or should I do bigger suspension instead?
What else will need work if I go this rout?
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Re: what do I need to know before I lift my forester?
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2015, 05:45:05 pm »
215/65r16 at tires. Grabber at2 or Yoko ats.

You might need spacers for the trailing arms to keep the rear wheels centered in the arches.

As for "am I making a good choice?" that's mostly personal opinion, and usage.
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Re: what do I need to know before I lift my forester?
« Reply #2 on: October 08, 2015, 05:49:14 pm »
I want it to be reliable and not drive like a lifted jeep. I have heard of people blowing u joints if they go to high.

Are spacers the better idea over different suspension? Hard to argue with the price difference.
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Re: what do I need to know before I lift my forester?
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2015, 09:50:45 am »
Quote from: flyfishing on October 08, 2015, 05:49:14 pm
I want it to be reliable and not drive like a lifted jeep. I have heard of people blowing u joints if they go to high.

Are spacers the better idea over different suspension? Hard to argue with the price difference.

Spacers just keep the rear axle centred in the wheel well.  As you lift, the rear axle swings forward so it looks like your tire sits more forward in the well than stock.

2" would look good.
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Re: what do I need to know before I lift my forester?
« Reply #4 on: October 09, 2015, 10:58:31 am »
Ok, good to know. I manly need it up a bit just to make it through deeper ditches and over some of the larger stuff, I have no plans on turning this into a rock crawler or anything like that.
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Re: what do I need to know before I lift my forester?
« Reply #5 on: October 09, 2015, 11:50:07 am »
Quote from: flyfishing on October 09, 2015, 10:58:31 am
Ok, good to know. I manly need it up a bit just to make it through deeper ditches and over some of the larger stuff, I have no plans on turning this into a rock crawler or anything like that.

You should browse the offroad forester thread(s) on subaruforester.org..... and then totally rethink that decision not to make a rock crawler ;)

I LOVE the lifted look, I looked into swapping full suspension and wheels every summer/winter, but decided that was sort of ridiculous. Hence selling my 15" TE37s that were meant to go in big knobbly mudders.
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Re: what do I need to know before I lift my forester?
« Reply #6 on: October 09, 2015, 12:57:30 pm »
I just don't think I have use for a rock crawler lol. I will have to troll those threads for info before I start pulling wrenches.
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