I just got a 21 sport crosstrek. I don’t really have the money to start upgrading it yet, but when I do because of your videos and your recommendations about rally tek they will be the first company I invest in for sure.
Good video. I'm sure i commented on your slider video. Paid, sponsored, etc., I don't care. Because you actually SHOW the stuff in action. The bent arm, the rock moving with sliders. That speaks volumes. Thanks for putting the parts through the torture.
Thank you! I know some of my videos watch like infomercials, but as you said, it's because I've tested them and stand behind the products. RalliTek makes great parts, there's no doubt about it. Great team of guys working over there.
Wow Sorry I missed a few things you got going on and a few videos also, I just had to resubscribe to the channel not sure what went wrong there. Any how love the videos also love the Crosstrek I'm a Subaru fan I currently own a 2002 Outback and a 2003 Baja live them both but they are the hardest vehicles to find aftermarket parts for but I will be getting a hold of Ralitek to start my build on the Baja and hopefully they can help finish my build for the Outback. Hope you had a great trip and make it home safely me and the wife took a trip this Summer to Tennessee and it was Beautiful we're from the Chicago area so not a lot of trails around so we have to take a nice ride to find them. But thank You and Ralitek fingers crossed for the videos and all the info that has been provided so far!!!!!
Thanks for watching, and I know what you mean. You really have to go down the rabbit hole to find parts, lol. RalliTek is a great place to start though :)
You are very welcome! That sounds like an amazing road trip! I am very jealous, I've been talking a about an Oregon to Alaska trip, as well as an Oregon to Argentina trip. But your doing both! So awesome!
So much to think about. Those rock sliders are Beasts. They surely saved your ass from some Expensive repairs. Then again Ralitek saved your ass with Everything you have from them. Nice shout out for Tom.
That they have, and I agree, the full line of parts has been very helpful in my off road adventures. I can't wait till they get new stuff for me to test :)
I've been running RalliTek parts for a few years and wish they had a few other parts available. You mentioned that you had to go to Primitive for your rear diff skid plate... I went Crawford. I do wish RalliTek had a rear diff plat available. Also, I originally upgraded to the lift springs front and rear and liked the way they handled normal and soft road driving, but found the rears were undersprung for my camping configuration. I upgraded to the Flatout GR-Plus setup which offers a variety of spring rates. The downside is the coilover ride lacks the tophat bushings and the ride is definitely harsher compare to the OEM or Bilstein struts. I'm planning to swap out spring rates with some additional Magnitude springs and insulate the top bracket from the body and see if that helps at all. I really like the adjustability, but that is currently at the expense of ride quality. I may end up looking into the RalliTek HD rear lift springs... Which I also wish was available at the time I was looking to increase ride weight in the rears. Thanks for the product update. The other issue I found very helpful with RalliTek is their technical support availability. Those guys are great with response time!
Awesome! Also thank you for being a consistent watcher and commented on my videos :) I agree with your findings on the GR Lites, I hear the same thing about the GR 40s as well. Sorry you've had to swap suspension so many times, but I do know that the Overload Lift Springs should be available for sale within the next month probably. I totally agree, the RalliTek guys are great with helping people out in a timely manner :)
Hey bud, I have installed the ironman ats 2 inch lift, no doubt your suspension is also great, but did you have to lower the sub frame? At 3 inches do you have trouble with you CV's?
The rear subframe is lowered, and no issue with CVs from the lift. I did split a boot, but that was from getting bogged in a mud pit, lol! There have been zero issues with my lift, and the only side effects have been buckets of fun off road, haha!
I have a 2021 Trek Sport did a 2" Rough Country lift .. skid plate .. and have 225/65 17" BFG KO2's and I'm seeing today about doing the Bilstein/spring upgrade. I'm curious .. did you ever weigh your rig fully loaded and gassed? Fully loaded with a full tank I hit the scales at 3540 lbs. I took my roof rack off as it was costing me 2 to 4 mpg with nothing in it. I am still getting 30 mpg as an avg. My other rig is an old Ford Explorer that's all built and I do switch back and forth between the two.
@sonny1597 The Bilstein shocks with the Rallitek Lift springs are the way to go. Adding spacers gets you 3" of lift, with your tires it should be about 3.5" of lift, and well worth it. I did not ever weigh my rig loaded, but I'm sure I was probably over the GVWR with all the gear I hauled with me. That being said, the car still handled and performed great. I did a trail in Moab with a full load 🤣
Thank you for your response👍 Seriously considering a 2023 crosstrek sport or limited for the bigger engine, My plan is to use it as a daily and a weekend warrior adventure rig. I already have a Tundra that is built out for camping and such. But as you can imagine, gas mileage isn’t great. I would keep my tundra for sure. Your rig is freaking awesome 😎, not sure I’d build mine out quite as much. Because I don’t think I need that. And I’m trying to get a more fuel efficient situation going… in your opinion what should I be thinking about doing to make it more capable for light trail stuff. Tires and wheels, lift, armor, bumper, and winch. I’d like to average 25 or better MPGs. Also how much worse is the ride quality than on the stock setup. Thank you for your response and keep up the great Vids! 🇺🇸🥃
Well as expected it does sway in corners, but as long as you coast into the corner and accelerate out of it it's hardly noticeable. You won't be rally driving it anymore, that's for sure, haha. But I've been without sway bars since mid April of last year.
Sorry to tell you this because you seem like a good dude...but im basically ripping off your entire suspension build lol and its funny because you cant stop me
I just got a 21 sport crosstrek. I don’t really have the money to start upgrading it yet, but when I do because of your videos and your recommendations about rally tek they will be the first company I invest in for sure.
Awesome! So glad I could help, you for sure won't be sad :)
Love my RalliTek control arms, really well built piece of kit! Your Subie looks awesome by the way.
Totally agree, and thank you very much!
Good video. I'm sure i commented on your slider video. Paid, sponsored, etc., I don't care. Because you actually SHOW the stuff in action. The bent arm, the rock moving with sliders. That speaks volumes. Thanks for putting the parts through the torture.
Thank you! I know some of my videos watch like infomercials, but as you said, it's because I've tested them and stand behind the products. RalliTek makes great parts, there's no doubt about it. Great team of guys working over there.
Wow Sorry I missed a few things you got going on and a few videos also, I just had to resubscribe to the channel not sure what went wrong there. Any how love the videos also love the Crosstrek I'm a Subaru fan I currently own a 2002 Outback and a 2003 Baja live them both but they are the hardest vehicles to find aftermarket parts for but I will be getting a hold of Ralitek to start my build on the Baja and hopefully they can help finish my build for the Outback. Hope you had a great trip and make it home safely me and the wife took a trip this Summer to Tennessee and it was Beautiful we're from the Chicago area so not a lot of trails around so we have to take a nice ride to find them. But thank You and Ralitek fingers crossed for the videos and all the info that has been provided so far!!!!!
Thanks for watching, and I know what you mean. You really have to go down the rabbit hole to find parts, lol. RalliTek is a great place to start though :)
Thank you for your recommendation, I am currently planning a trip from that Alaska to Ushuaia Argentina.
You are very welcome! That sounds like an amazing road trip! I am very jealous, I've been talking a about an Oregon to Alaska trip, as well as an Oregon to Argentina trip. But your doing both! So awesome!
That is a sweet rally car man!!! My absolute dream car right there 👌!!!!
Thank you! It's been a lot of hard work, and a lot of $$, haha!
Very tuff accessories, I really like those bumpers, that front one saved you in Arizona.
Yeah, these bumpers are great, I love em!
👍👍 I saw the install on the RalliTEK CZcams Channel. It was cool.
That was a fun day getting all those parts :)
So much to think about. Those rock sliders are Beasts. They surely saved your ass from some Expensive repairs. Then again Ralitek saved your ass with Everything you have from them. Nice shout out for Tom.
That they have, and I agree, the full line of parts has been very helpful in my off road adventures. I can't wait till they get new stuff for me to test :)
Looks like I'll have to hope they still have templates for my 09 OB @@TheAdventureZombie. Keep up the Great Work
@@tpseeker3367 I'm sure they do :)
I've been running RalliTek parts for a few years and wish they had a few other parts available. You mentioned that you had to go to Primitive for your rear diff skid plate... I went Crawford. I do wish RalliTek had a rear diff plat available. Also, I originally upgraded to the lift springs front and rear and liked the way they handled normal and soft road driving, but found the rears were undersprung for my camping configuration. I upgraded to the Flatout GR-Plus setup which offers a variety of spring rates. The downside is the coilover ride lacks the tophat bushings and the ride is definitely harsher compare to the OEM or Bilstein struts. I'm planning to swap out spring rates with some additional Magnitude springs and insulate the top bracket from the body and see if that helps at all. I really like the adjustability, but that is currently at the expense of ride quality. I may end up looking into the RalliTek HD rear lift springs... Which I also wish was available at the time I was looking to increase ride weight in the rears. Thanks for the product update. The other issue I found very helpful with RalliTek is their technical support availability. Those guys are great with response time!
Awesome! Also thank you for being a consistent watcher and commented on my videos :) I agree with your findings on the GR Lites, I hear the same thing about the GR 40s as well. Sorry you've had to swap suspension so many times, but I do know that the Overload Lift Springs should be available for sale within the next month probably. I totally agree, the RalliTek guys are great with helping people out in a timely manner :)
I need to get my skid plates!
Yeah you do! Lol
Great video! Anyone here ever ran duratrac tires on a crosstrek or know anyone who has?
I have a 2016 forester. Would it be worth it to get some parts like these for offroading/camping, or am I out of luck with the forester?
Do you have a trans cooler ?
Hey bud,
I have installed the ironman ats 2 inch lift, no doubt your suspension is also great, but did you have to lower the sub frame? At 3 inches do you have trouble with you CV's?
The rear subframe is lowered, and no issue with CVs from the lift. I did split a boot, but that was from getting bogged in a mud pit, lol! There have been zero issues with my lift, and the only side effects have been buckets of fun off road, haha!
I really wish I found this video a year earlier.
I have a 2021 Trek Sport did a 2" Rough Country lift .. skid plate .. and have 225/65 17" BFG KO2's and I'm seeing today about doing the Bilstein/spring upgrade. I'm curious .. did you ever weigh your rig fully loaded and gassed? Fully loaded with a full tank I hit the scales at 3540 lbs. I took my roof rack off as it was costing me 2 to 4 mpg with nothing in it. I am still getting 30 mpg as an avg. My other rig is an old Ford Explorer that's all built and I do switch back and forth between the two.
@sonny1597 The Bilstein shocks with the Rallitek Lift springs are the way to go. Adding spacers gets you 3" of lift, with your tires it should be about 3.5" of lift, and well worth it. I did not ever weigh my rig loaded, but I'm sure I was probably over the GVWR with all the gear I hauled with me. That being said, the car still handled and performed great. I did a trail in Moab with a full load 🤣
@@TheAdventureZombie Already have quotes from Dallin and am ordering the kit today .. my mechanic has a spring compressor so it should be no problem.
Just curious as to what kind of MPGs you are getting with all that armor, bigger tires, etc
I'd get between 15 and 24mpg usually, depending on driving conditions, weather, etc.
Thank you for your response👍
Seriously considering a 2023 crosstrek sport or limited for the bigger engine,
My plan is to use it as a daily and a weekend warrior adventure rig. I already have a Tundra that is built out for camping and such. But as you can imagine, gas mileage isn’t great. I would keep my tundra for sure. Your rig is freaking awesome 😎, not sure I’d build mine out quite as much. Because I don’t think I need that. And I’m trying to get a more fuel efficient situation going… in your opinion what should I be thinking about doing to make it more capable for light trail stuff. Tires and wheels, lift, armor, bumper, and winch. I’d like to average 25 or better MPGs. Also how much worse is the ride quality than on the stock setup.
Thank you for your response and keep up the great Vids!
🇺🇸🥃
You are not running swaybars?. How does the car drive without them(swaybars)
Well as expected it does sway in corners, but as long as you coast into the corner and accelerate out of it it's hardly noticeable. You won't be rally driving it anymore, that's for sure, haha. But I've been without sway bars since mid April of last year.
I was thinking that you were running BFG,why did you switch, what tires are you running now?
I was, but the BFGs are loud and heavy, I've got Yokohama Geolander MTs on now.
I was looking at the geolander my, about to lift and do tires and wheels shortly
@@timg7264 nice! The Geolandar MTs are quiet in the street, good in MPG, and very grippy off road :)
Sorry to tell you this because you seem like a good dude...but im basically ripping off your entire suspension build lol and its funny because you cant stop me
Thanks for the tips and info
Hahaha! I started reading puzzled, but that made me laugh. Do et!
You took the parts because they were given to you to advertise them for free.
I was given the parts and asked to give them an honest test and review. That's what I did :)
heh .. infomercial
Sort of, but really it's just me talking about why I love the parts and the company :)