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Alright, that being said, y'all build some lift kits!!!
First the strut top drawing. You have to thank yelnats_j on subaruforester.com for this.
This is a drawing for the rear strut top on an
SG Forester, the fronts
are different in the bolt spacing, and unfortunately I don't have a drawing for them.
SF series you will want to double check front and rear, but I think it will work as well.
The outside dimensions are open to interpretation, as long as you have enough clearance where the strut mounts, and I doubt all of you have CNC equipment to work with.
Long ago, in a couple of poorly lit, smoke filled e-mail offices
...mountainbiker and myself were working on a lift kit design, which unfortunately never came into being. mountainbiker gets the next big
for
calculating what should be the proper offsets needed. These were figured using mr. bikers
SF Forester,
and being for a 2" front, 2
1/4" rear lift, this should even out your wheel gap a bit. These dimentions were
only calculated, never tried or tested, but should be ballpark to what you would need to get the camber
close. You will most likely need camber adjustment bolts as well.
Drum roll please
(bannana gunner will have to do...)
Front .299"
Rear .516"
Now, if anyone (thatguy:iconwink
wants to test the rear offset, I made a dummy 2 1/4" lift block with the .516" offset. This in itself would involve some work and expense. You would have to remove a rear strut, install the block, check the clearence to the fender wall (there most likely will be some panel beating), then re-install your strut and get an alignment.
The block, with some further machining, could have the offset and height adjusted if you wanted to check the front. It is made out of some kind of nasty stainless steel which is very difficult to work with, just a warning. Also I would need it returned, just because it's cool and was a PITA to make.
Alright folks, get to work....
