lift a wrx?

anyone ever seen or heard of lifting an impreza. im so sick of traffic, i want to hop curbs. i still want good handling tough. obviously handling would suffer, but i think you get the idea. mean street machine! would lifting an impreza reak havok on the AWD system? i want big tires, is something wrong with that?

 

yup, just stuff on outback or forester struts/springs and you'd have quite a nice lift!

 

indeed...

 

difference in suspension:

 

seems like it would put it about 2" over stock front and back

 

i seem to remember rally lift kits for those who like holes in the road

 

I think Forester or Outback struts will lift the car up an inch or so but will probably require machining to fit.

Some coilovers also let you raise the car up a bit over stock as well as slam it if you please.

 

how would i go about finding some used, cheap, or free forester/outback struts and springs?

 

is that a real picture of that silver bugeye or is it photoshop?

 

Hey I have been looking into this for the exact same reason! I love my suspension but my teeth hurt from all the bumpies. I have found a couple of different things:

http://dirtyimpreza.com/
dirtyimpreza is a forum for offroad/rallycross impreza guys. They seem to really know their stuff about getting some more ground clearance.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1228188
This is a sticky on nasioc about lifted wrx's. A lot of people put 10-12" ground control springs (225 up front and 200 in the rear seems to be standard), and I have seen people put those springs on KYB AGX's and even stock STi struts.

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=935419&page=3
This is a thread of one of the first guys to post on nasioc about lifting his STi. He has 9" G-C's with 9" 225 up front and 10" 300s in the back.



I am thinking about getting some FXT struts, some flavor of g-c springs ($60 ea) and getting something knobby that would fit stock wrx wheels (general grabber at2's ~$90 ea.). Before I buy anything though, I think i will call gran turismo to get their 2 cents.

I also heard if you want to go sky high you can get some forrester/outback factory cradle spacers. I am still trying to figure out what those are. If you find any good info, please let me know!!!

 

Good idea...I am thinking 33" super swampers, 500 hp stroker, PPG's, and lets go tear up some mud!

 

Do it Man! I've often thought of this myself. Throw a brushguard/push-rail on that thing w/ the brightest lights you can find! It would be sinister and cool i think; but i'm a little on the crazy side. :hsugh::hsugh:

 

umm, ftw?

 

^^^ That guy is a moderator on dirtyimpreza. I just joined that forum! Whoo!

 

That blue one is awesome! I think my next car will be a lifted wrx wagon!

 

Thats SO AWESOME!!!

 

thats what im talking about

 

I've always wanted to lift a Forester.
Like, REALLY lift that mofo.

 

Rally Africa setup FTW.

 

what about Legacy SUS struts and springs?

 

That's what I'm thinking. Jack up a nice Forester XT...yum.

 

same as outback wagon (1996~1999). They will mess with your camber geometry too much.

Stick with Forester stuff (2003~2008)