Subaru Forester DIY lift with LONG TRAVEL rear
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- How we lifted project off-road granny with long travel the right way, for cheap. A lift that allows longer travel will prevent you from destroying axles and differentials, and can increase off-road capability a LOT when combined with long-travel coil-overs (check video end-link to see how we built those).
Project off-road granny is a 1998 SF Forester. Parts for this long travel rear setup were dirt cheap. Just grab a set of adjustable trailing arms off amazon and a big block of HDPE and you'll be set.
Contents
0:40 Why you need more travel in your suspension
2:09 Sub frame spacers
3:05 Trailing arms
5:22 Our plan
6:15 low-profile trailing arm spacers
7:03 Modifying adjustable trailing arms
9:45 Testing
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Im a former Subaru certified dealer tech. Love the DIY mods, best way to really learn how and why things need to be modified. Have you done the center differential lock mod? By far the biggest improvement to my '05, true 50/50 split with no transfering front to back. I can give detailed instructions on how to do it if anyone is interested, it's really simple. End result is a switch that locks the center diff and goes back to normal operation when in the "off" position.
Edit: This only works on the 4eat trans with the viscous clutch style center diff. Manuals have a totally different style center diff.
Thanks, and we have on both Foresters. We did a tutorial of it as well, it's one of our more popular videos. Check out our playlist: mod videos for people with short attention-spans
@@powerofyourbrains any chance this might work on a ht-CVT for a sj forester xt?? Think the cvt used a clutch type center diff
You think this would work for a sj forester xt? The HT CVT used a clutch type center I think
@@zccolby yep, it should work
what about 5 MT?
The trailing arm mod is good but if you want to have more droop without having to put subframe spacers you can also put Forester SG lateral links. They are 15mm longer thus they will give you a 30mm wider track and you wont need the wheel spacers anymore....
Thanks for the info. We don't actually need the spacers due to the custom coilovers. We can fit the 235's we got on now just fine and are at the max droop they'll allow. Although I suppose we could always install spacers for more lift and use your suggestion. Good alternate strategy anyhow
And when you'll start modding the front, SG A-arms with SVX axles will give you the maximum droop without subframe spacers
Cool man, thanks for that. We were gonna try to avoid them on the front for sure
Can't wait for more offroading from you guys.ive got a 2016 and a 2003 ,but the 2003 just seems to have so much character ,hopefully be doing mine up not too long from now and keep it as long as i can.the newer one can keep getting traded in for a newer one.
ANDERSON DESIGN & FABRICATION. Coulda saved time & $$ w/ his "Lower lift kit" & "Trailing arm spacers" .. I've got 31" all terrains on mine w/ some fender modification
Thanks dude, ours' cheaper tho
You guys are making me want a Subaru so bad. Thanks for the content!
They are fun to tinker with, especially when they're cheap and old. Thanks for watching!
i have a 98 outback, love it. an absolute monster in the snow
Get one
I have a 99 outback with a 2 inch lift, I love it. I went out one time with my coworker with a lowered Forester and he realized he needed to lift it immediately. czcams.com/video/pBHpNMtTMY8/video.html
Hi have a Subaru Outback with a 3” inch lift on it and I love tack Through mud and snow.
Welcome, we are all about that stuff
what year subi?
Gave me hope in lifting my impreza even more. I put all sf suspension on and running into CV bind and caster issues
That's great dude! It's totally doable, and without paying out the nose
Ya mine is actually a 05 Saab 9-2(same as a Impreza rs) but I got SF struts and SG coils and modified them for more spring pressure. I seriously watched all your videos lol cant wait to see how you do the front. Did you run wheel spacers to clear the struts? I'm running 215/65/16 now and I think that's as far as I can go before they rub.
Looking forward to that as well. The fronts have spacers, but I think I could do without them. The rears had to be converted to coilovers using sleeves
The anti rattle log, love it!
Totally, we realized we forgot to reinstall a couple exhaust hangers... Worked pretty well actually. Next time we'll have to look for some hickory or something that'll give off a more pleasant aroma
Nice job u guys help explain thing well, im looking to do 2 in lifts. Ur subie looks incredible and saved u alot of wrecks.
see your video makes me totally feel more convicent. really want to get one of those foresters mainly to lift them xD
That’s sweet! Can you put up a link for the adjustable trailing arms that you got? Please keep up the videos, it’s nice to see other people doing what I’d like to do but better haha
Sure thing, check back in a few minutes
Awesome thanks!
How about trying a slight bend in the trailing arm about 3 inches ahead of the bolt so you don't compromise the integrity of the tube?
Just an idea...
We thought about it. Anything other than a mandrel bend would have been a lot more of a compromise in strength, and we didn't have that ability at the time. It's held up just fine
Did u guys raise it by 2 inch? That’s pretty sick can’t wait for mine to be at that height
It's 3 or 4 inches if you don't include the tires
Sorry what is the name of the ending song?
What kind of suspension do you have on the rear?
When you guys installed the front spacers did you use your own? Was a camber bolt enough to fix the alignment or did you have to offset the top to bottom?
I believe the camber adjustment was enough for us as the fronts already have a fair bit of travel. That said, if you're road driving a lot you might want to double check the alignment...because frankly that isn't a huge concern for us. The spacers in the front are SJR aluminum 2".
What kind of struts did you use for the extra travel? I am thinking about doing this to my wrx.
Sounds cool, I have a lifted rex myself. These struts are actually for an impreza. Check out the link at the end - in the description for that video there is a link to the exact part we used.
could you guys just have hammered the trailing arm divot?
@Mal Rut So far they're holding up well. I felt that adding the spacers just gives you a good lever to bend the body in that area when you slam it into something.
where did u guys get the longer bolts?
Nice but as you call it cheap long travel but you have coils there . is that cheap too and what coils / struts you used there? You cut holebin trailing arm and just left it there? Wont it gonna bend there or brake? You could weld that hole at least.
Check out the link at the end to learn about the coilovers (product links are in that videos description). Notching out the trailing arm doesn't make it any more likely to bend because it only holds the wheels position relative to it's distance to the wheel well (it doesn't bear any weight). We could have welded it, but we didn't.
Have you guys ever tried welding plate to the existing trailing arms to reinforce them?
Like to lengthen them?
No, to brace them. Added strength
I think the stock arms are strong enough for what they have to do. The reason why we had to change them was both because they restricted the wheel droop, and they would have caused the wheel to sit too far forward. We still had to add a notch on the new trailing arms to allow for full droop, but we didn't weld any thing in as a reinforcement because they basically only have to hold the wheels position
Power of your brains ok. Thanks for the reply. Videos are awesome. Thanks.
Hey guys I know your not from nz or Australia but look at subiliftoz they have a whole kit what helps with this
Don't need it if you build it yourself! :D
What rear axles are you running?
What trailing arms are those?
What about the front?
That's a great question. We had originally planned to do the front soon, but the stock geometry in the front already has quite a lot of travel, and now that we've done the rear our biggest limitation is power. This has caused us to put the front on hold in terms of priority
Yall too funny
I assume you're talking about that light fixture...we'll have to watch for that in the future, or remove that rain guard
The info is great, but can you please stop with the terrible echo effects with the sound? Between the echo effects and the strange color effects it ruins a very informative video.
Thank you for making these videos, but please make them less annoying to watch.
You're a funny dude. Good job, proud of you.
Just get a proper suv