How to lift your Subaru for cheap | Ep. 77
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- Опубликовано: 12 сен 2024
- Patreon: www.patreon.com/dirtcheapdaily
In this episode, Aaron goes over how to lift your Subaru. You can source enough 1" thick HDPE on amazon for around $50 to build a solid 2" lift kit. Using strut top templates found on ultimatesubaru, you can trace the exact shape onto the HDPE and cut it out with a jigsaw or even a handsaw.
While this video isn't comprehensive, it does get you started and point you in a few directions.
I didnt know Ed Sheeren was into subarus
Will Thornton he doesn’t even look like him
no way looks like spencer
I lifted my forester by 46mm:
40mm long nuts + 2x3mm washers, without disassembling, I tightened the springs with a belt.
Tops Washers & Bolts 13mm
Thanks for the video man! I'm about to make myself an "Adventure Legacy" wagon hahaha. I actually enjoyed the 30 min length because you packed a lot of information in there. Keep up the good work dude.
lol at 11:45 giving your wife "a couple extra inches" earned you a subscriber
I was just going to mention this. You can tell after his pause, he was like... oh man *face palm* LOL
Yeah you missed you own joke. That part was gold. Should have stopped and winked at the camera.
this helped so much, i know what materials i need to buy for my 02 outback h6, 3.0 thanks man! loved the whole video
I recently swapped out the studs on my rear struts for longer ones on 97 legacy Outback. It's really easy to get old ones out. Take the tophat off, find a socket a lil bit bigger than the head of stud to brace the tophat from bending. Hit it hard with a hammer and it will fall right into the socket. I used 2" grade 8 bolts size M8x1.25
Brandon Montgomery what kinda of lift did you go for? 2inch or 1 3/4??
I'm about to do this on my 98 leg and wana make sure I buy all the right size stuff.
Probably should of used grade 5 or 8 bolts. I wouldn't let my wife drive that with non graded bolts holding the suspension in.
brian hilligoss seriously. Was my first thought. Those things are going to bend stretch and snap all at once lol
Some people just don't think
I'd let my ex-wife drive it! 👌
It’s been so hard to find someone else with an H6. Love this car, regardless of some certain major mechanical failures... I️m currently trying to revamp it with little to no know-how. Pray for ya boy
you didnt even show you making the spacers, or installing them.
no i didnt see them either, waste of time, you show how to do the work and dont show the piece you need
He probably had the footage corrupted just use cutting boards and epoxy. It's not that hard to figure out
Its on another video, if i find the link i can post here
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I live in Utah but went to school in the Midwest. I know what you are talking when you say you miss the mountains. I have a Forester I have been thinking about lifting. Thanks for sharing.
don't take this as an insult. but as much as I wanted to fast forward at times I never could because you're so damn knowledgeable!! great vid about some great cars! thx dude!!
Why did it take me this long to find your channel?! You just got a new sub!
Thanks Dirt Cheap Daily. Over 2' inches would require additional spacers between the carriage and more strain on the drive axle like you had mentioned. Very helpful video. I was trying to decide 3' or 6' inches and now I'm confident about the 2' inch lift significance. Thanks bro
Like hearing the guy talk. Keeps it real. Wasnt a huge project to do so had time to talk. As said im runnin forrester struts on my 98 impreza. I love my subaru! Live in PA. Have snow rain wind. Jus like all dogs go to heaven, cant keep a good subby down
Before installing all the spacers you should have loosen all the bushings first (front and rear arm bushings). After finishing the work itself you put the car on the ground, and only then you fasten all those bushings. That is because all your bushings now are under tension, and they're gotta get worn out much faster. But one question. How do you cure the front wheels' castor?
this is a 30 minute video that could have been 10 minutes long. sorry dude, but you gotta stop rambling and get to work.
+Bryant Scott glad you only needed 10 minutes of it! I included the whole half hour for people that wanted all the info 👍🏻
Bryant Scott my thoughts were also the same, i only needed to see one bit that took about 2 mins and that pretty much summed up the entire vid for me.
Aaron,perhaps a compromise ? and consider it as constructive criticism ?
As a total beginner on lifting things, I appreciated the entire ramble. That's what 2X speed is for lol.
That paired with a long assed non skippable ad....
I'm planning on lifting my 2013 Impreza with forester struts. I was also thinking of pulling the trailing arms off a forester or an outback to help with the rear axle angles, do you think I should pull the sub frame spacers as well?
10:50 "This is my wife's car, she wanted an SUV... She wanted a minivan, and I said no". lol my man! You have a platinum edition man card.
You forgot the easiest and usually cheapest way to lift the gen 2 outbacks, 04-06 Subaru Baja coil springs will give you 1"+ over stock coils and they are really stiff too (less than $200 for OEM at dealer new). I did this with 1" blocks/strut spacers from gorilla off road company, and sitting on general grabbers at2 in 215/65r16. Alignment with factory parts is just doable and no rubbing issues! Both front axle boots ripped after first 1k miles but going 24k strong since without replacing anything and I can go play in the woods just about anywhere!
Subie Pit 603 y go baja coil springs when jus use entire strut and spring from forrester or even legacy. Baja use tge 4 point linkage in the rear as well i believe. As my dream vehicle would be a baja but made more like older gens. Switch the top hots out and bolt right in my 98 obs. Did front b4 could get 2nd set for rear. Car did wanna oversteer a lil but when replaced rear so all 4 sat equal again handled the road as good as ever. Also with any lift dude forgot to mention the potential need of messing with brake lines etc. Seen a few kits that have longer linkage for the newer subarus. And also as my impreza i lifted woth forrester struts, it sets where the rear tire rests in the wheel well. (The gap of the fender to tire).
On another note. I need to figure best way to roll or trim my fenders to get me some of those general grabbers or some beefier lookin tire on. Right now runnin stock aluminum legacy rims with i think 225s or 215s. Ide like to get more side wall height. And he is right about lift being addicting. And it REALLY is awesome when at a gas station a stranger drives around the place jus to come to u and ask if ur impreza is lifter 😁😁
Stoked! Great episode great advice great channel
I would recommend replacing that power steering rack boot before the seals go bad.
Omgomg omg first video of yours ive seen. Your car in the background is identical to my current Outback! Just ordered 1.5 inch lift spacers for it! I've got AT2's on my car!
i love my 2000 forester has 217,000 miles and still runs like a champ
Give Falken Wildpeaks a try. You won't regret it.
How did you handle the rear subframe hitting the exhaust pipe?
because who wouldn't want to give their wife a couple extra inches? haha.
I'm glad you mentioned Forester struts and springs on Imprezas. I understand that also gives more spring perch clearance for bigger tires compared to Impreza struts. Also for anyone wondering, the subframe spacers from Foresters can also be used on Imprezas of the right age. I'm talking mostly about pre-07 Imprezas. It's well detailed on the forums, though.
Good video, though, even with the technical difficulties. One question about bigger tires on Imprezas and Foresters- how do the larger (28"-30") tires affect acceleration?
+cafn8ed74 acceleration is slightly noticeable, but I wouldn't say it makes enough difference to outweigh the perks of big tires.
Plus, you get better gas mileage on the freeway
Ok so I have to start looking for extra parts thanks for your help
Hey man I love your videos. Im trying to do a lift on a 1990 Subaru Justy what struts do you recommend?
love my lifted 3rd gen
how did you do it?
Good video, a little long but a lot of good info!
I've seen people make HDPE by melting milk jugs and similar stuff they'd normally recycle. Would that work for this application?
Hey, planning on either buying or building my own lift. How did you correct your camber? I know prebuilt lifts have them offset. But how are you doing?
+Kyle Anderson I had plenty of adjustment from the stock adjustments with both my 1.5" lifts
I have a 2015 WRX i'm about to do a 1 1/2" lift on because I need a bigger tire to handle the road to the new house i moved into and I think i'm going to try this method..hopefully i dont screw everything up..lol
Hold on so what was the extended bolts for? Did he put strut spacers on there? Is it me or did he not show what he put on the bolts? Can someone explain his process?
I have a '05 forester and I've got lights, skidplate, and at tires and I want to do a two inch lift myself, I was reading on some forums of people suggesting not to stack spacers because they would flex and slide like a deck of cards. I was wondering what your thoughts on that were and if you had any tips for making homemade trailing arm spacers. Thanks, love your videos
+Joseph Boland I've never had issue with sliding spacers. I think that's just people overthinking things. If they're torqued correctly, there's going to be enough pressure and friction that they Warner going anywhere. Not that they have anteaters to go since they're pegged with your bolts
+Joseph Boland as far as trailing arm spacers, you can do those out of hdpe as well. On my forester though, I just cut the forward fender well to make room
Sweet thank you for the advice. Your videos are an inspiration that I can build my own stuff on a budget instead of spending $$$ for someone else to do it
Joseph Boland I know it's been a while but did you ever get around to lifting your forester like this? I have the same year model and was interested in knowing how successful it was.
What fo you do about the opening created above the strut to the body? Seems like water will come through there and into the trunk area.
holy swaying batman.
wheres the tripod
Brother, please tell me that you're building that H6 for that Outback...that would be sick.
Or is it an air-cooled H6? I have to admit that I don't know a whole lot about flat 4 and 6 engines.
+Robert Keeton it'll be in here first, but the end goal is in something s little lighter.
It'll be for my brother and I think he wants a bugeye wagon
I would really like to drive a H6 WRX. Everyone that I've talked to that's driven one says that they're alot of fun because they're so much more torquey. I'm a big fan of Marty's Super Gramps, but who isn't? I like seeing never before attempted things like that. Imagine how much fun that car would be if he could find some forged internals for that 3.6. It'd be like a 911 wagon.
OMG do you RADDLE ON and ON and ON .... great info that was all done in 10 mins.
" no worries about it being too long" That's what she said!
I have a 2001 Subaru Forester and I just order a set of tires 235/70R16 A/T do you think I'll be ok on my car and how much I have to lifted ....???? Thanks
+skarlos23 you'll probably rub in the front a bit. It really depends on your wheel offset. Most likely you'll need around 1"-1.5"
Ok I'll try that thank you
+skarlos23 should look rad!
I hope maybe I'll try 2" I just have to make the spacers but I'll send pics thanks for your help
Hey bro I forgot to ask did you do something on the steering.....???
Watched this one 1.5 speed, still took forever listening to you ramble on
Low grade bolts on suspension components and nothing supporting them to boot. Can you say Death Trap?
Thanks so I knew someone already said it. I would never try this, and I hope no one else will! No short cuts for me, I got a proper 2 inch lift kit from Subieliftoz when I was visiting my Bro in Australia. That kit will be great for my 2014 XT Forester here in Sweden 👌
I have an 01 outback. Whats my cheapest junk yard route to get some lift on it? I.e another suspension from a different model perhaps? Or other ifs car?.
What did you use for material in between the strut and the body?
How has the long term wear tear
those look like grade 2 or unrated bolts. 3/8 grade 2 are proofed at4250 lbs. Grade 8 at 9300 lbs. not safe.
For a 2inch lift do I need camber bolt to fix the geometry? And how long do u think the CV axles will last with a 2inch lift?
What is the size of the hpde plate you bought ?
I’ve done it with 1/2”, 1”, and 3/4”
This may be hella late but I got the same size and I have the general grabber at 2's just need to lift it to not rub lmao
Man appreciate the video but those bolts are dangerous! You need to upgrade to grade 8 ones.
I just got the HDPE in the mail today but im having a hard time finding the strut template. could you maybe post the link to the forum page so i could print it out and trace it?
have you found it yet?
Can I put forester struts on my 97 legacy L sedan to give it lift? Would I need to do anything else? What do you recommend?
Where in Utah are you? Looking to do the same to a Outback DeathKart
I have a 07 Forester I want to do a lift but I'm worried that lifting it will mess up the swap bars and stuff. I'm looking to do a 2 inch spacer lift, and a 2 inch trailing arm spacer.
+Ian Downes as long as you have a stock sway bar, it should reconnect just fine. Otherwise you can get longer sway bar links pretty easily.
I want to use the 13/4 inch lift for my 99 foz but I wanted to know what you did to the hdpe pieces. Did you just stack them on top of each other or did you use some type of glue to hold them together?
+Tyler Hansen yea I just stack them. The torque holds them together.
Dirtcheapdaily thanks man!
+Tyler Hansen no problem. Good luck with it!
"wife really wanted a minivan........and I said NO." Good man taking the lead.
I've never seen him inside house,either .
I have a 2001 outback and I plan to lift it on Baja springs with like a half inch spacer in the rear. do you know what the biggest tire I can probably run is?
+Wesley Bortnick I'm not totally sure, you might be able to do a 215/75/16 but it depends a lot on the backspacing
Wesley Bortnick 215/65r16 or 235/60r16 if on stock wheels
+gc8 wrc 235/60/16 is the same diameter as a 215/70/16, which is what is on mine. I was running those tires without the lift and didn't rub.
what about a 235/70/r16? I can get that size in a general grabber
Wesley Bortnick that won't fit, it's either wide and shorter sidewall or tall and skinny, unless you're willing to modify wheel wheels, and/or a lower offset wheel will help some. I run 215/65r16 grabbers at2 on stock vdc wheels with 06 Baja coils and 1" blocks, works perfect
where do you get the spacers where can you buy them
I know you mentioned 2" spacers ... I have a 2000 Outback... So a 2" is the most you'd recommend (: I'm clueless my first time owning a Subaru and first time getting into lifting
Yea, 2” is going to max out your CV axles. Any more and you’ll be blowing cvs all the time
I’m personally a fan of a 1.5” and just cutting up the body to fit the tires you want
@@Dirtcheapdaily thats what i had in mind, just cut into the fenders to allow the wheels the wiggle room they'd need... i've seen some cheap $300 coilovers on ebay.. what are your thoughts?? , should i buy the spacers and the coilovers just to upgrade my suspension strength??
No.
$300 coilovers are garbage.
@@Dirtcheapdaily after doing more research, i've come to that same conclusion... i found out some people use the O4 FORESTER shocks/springs fit onto my 2000 outback.. they'll give it a 1inch lift and get rid of the saggy butt, and also with the stronger spring rating, it'll give it more comfortable ride... what are your thoughts on this.. i'm really sorry for the noob questions, but i'm trying to learn and asking as many enthusiasts as possible
So you said in the video you cant go more 2in then youll need to drop the sub frame. Is that for both for frobt and back?
Yes
Dirtcheapdaily thanks man. Ive just been told i cant go more than an inch without dropping the sub frame. But i tjink ill be good on an 01 forester
Hey can i lift my subaru impreza struts from forester 2 inches spacers and arm spacers? Please help
So I'm realizing that I shoulda bought the forester lol. I want to do the 2" lift all around. I have an 03 outback but I don't know how to tell if it's 2nd gen or 3rd gen. Got any knowledge for me?
+Sean Dunn what year is it?
94-99 is 2nd gen. 00-04 3rd gen
So you dont really mention anywhere, at least not that i could tell, if the trailing arm spacer is required. I have a 2001 Subaru Forester L that I am wanting to raise 2" on both the front and the rear, would this require me to make a trailing arm spacer as well?
+Gaming Gyro good call. That's something I always forget about because I didn't run them on my forester.
I cut out the rear wheel wells to get more flex without rubbing with a loaded rear hatch.
Depending on how big of tires you're wanting, you'll most likely want to run trailing arm spacers.
+Gaming Gyro unless you aren't opposed to some trimming
So I actually just bought brand new all season tires for my forester ( They are great for off roading as well as on the roads!), and i don't have money for other ones, so Im probably just going to keep the wheels stock for at least the life span of the tires, so ill probably just lift it and then if i want bigger tires ill install the trailing arm spacer or trim up the wheel wells. Thank you so much, I love your videos! you've saved me a ton of money so far! :)
+Gaming Gyro sounds like a plan! Thanks for the comment!
Where is the forester?
I have a 2000 legacy outback limited and I wanna do like a 6" or maybe more but I have no idea how to do it do you know of a website I can buy a kit from?
+Seth Hazeltine Anderson design fabrication
how much do the bigger tires affect your power/acceleration? I just lifted mine and am getting general grabbers soon
+Josiah H depends on how much bigger you get over stock.
It's noticeable, but with a manual trans it wasn't that big of a deal. Even with an automatic it isn't that bad.
I'm doing the 215 65 16's I was just curious, I guess we'll see. thanks for the info man
Dirtcheapdaily where can I find this template for to use for the struts to cut the hdpe?
Just wana make sure how much hdpe to buy off amazon. 12x12 sheets 1inch are going for 16$
+jeff mcdonald just google Subaru strut top lift and it should pull up on either google images or on ultimatesubaru
+jeff mcdonald "strut top spacer template"
Dirtcheapdaily thank you 🤙🏼
where do i find subframe spacers for a 02 forester? ive been searching and cant seem to find them
+Dylan Cook Anderson design builds them. Sjr might still, although I think he doesn't anymore. You can also make them using the current subframe spacers as templates.
I have a 2002 forester. If I am wanting a 2inch lift will I have to add a subframe spacer if so what size?
+Joey Napoles no you don't need one.
Awesome thanks!
Would Forester struts on an Impreza be hard on the cv-joints?
+jds7777's creations no. Forester struts are about 1.5" difference. So they're safe. If you did spacers on top of them, you'd start to have problems
Aaron, I believe increasing the tires' diameter will - without doubt - reduce its actual torque at the shat, diminishing the vehicle's velocity, hence the output HP will suffer. Have you noticed any changes? Have you done anything to protect the under carriage (CV shafts, oil pan, engine transmission?) I will be making a construction out of re-bars, from the front to the engine's cross member. Again, augmenting the lift, will put stress on the CV shafts and their torsion angle, incrementing the tires camber. This may have an effect in the vehicle's stability on corners. Is it worth? Thanks for video.
+johnathan smith yup. You definitely change the hearing when you put oversized tires on, just like with any application.
Like I say in the video, it's noticeable but how much it impacts the drivability depends on how much bigger you put on.
You'll obviously want to get it realigned after the lift, just like with any other suspension modifications.
And again, just like I say in the video, as long as you don't go over 2" with just strut top spacers, you won't have binding issues with your cv's.
I can't seem to get my bolts loose are they pressed in or do they thread out?
+Johnathon Dawson which bolts?
Dirtcheapdaily the 3 bolts on the of the shock mount
they're pressed in. Just use a bigger hammer
Not saying anything bad about Subaru. I do like them! I just don't understand why pitch a ton of money into them to get it "truly off road capable?"
Go buy a Jeep put mud tires on it and be done lol
Jeffrey K for real, buy an xj for 1500 $700 3 inch lift with full leafs, then put in a lunchbox in the rear and boom
PocketsJuicy you buy it and send it my way
take that auto zone filter off of there .and give her few more "in"
+in motion I get better gas mileage with the cone filter than I did with the stock box
and replacing that good grade 8 bolts with that cheep crap not good idea ha
+in motion these are grade 6 bolts, the strongest I can get locally in metric. No issues with them in 10,000 miles
8.8 +-=grade 5 ,10.9+-=grade 8 ,have never head of grade 6?
Would highly recommend not doing this, I've been through $1000s trying to fix the damage that doing this caused. I did everything in this video and more to ensure it was a good install, but you have to drop the diff and be really careful with the spacers your choose. I've had to fix CV boots, top mount bearings, sway bar links, the whole works.
Nice. Just dont be poor. Youre in america baby. Only commies are poor.
Does it affect mpg?
+Alan Martinez I went from 25mpg to 30mpg with my taller tires.
Based on driving style of course though.
Ay, I'm from Utah too. What part?
I'm out in minnesota now, but I was in Provo
Oh, cool. I'm living in Provo right now.
Hi, so for a roughly 2" lift on a 93 Legacy AWD I would just need to mount Forester shocks and struts?
Gave my wife a couple extra inches and now we're having a kid, should have watched this video first rather than making assumptions.........Great tutorial btw need to try this on my 2nd gen forester
You must add a warning in the beginning of the video.
No offence but you are instructing a very unsafe modification.
Those bolts are absolutely not cut out for the job you have applied them.
For legal reason I would put a disclaimer if I were you.
I was gonna say this doesnt look very reliable, Just one little twist can snap these bolts then you got a bottomed out strut
man u talk too much!!
Boooooring, stop talking to much