Thinking of building a custom kit....

J.M.K

J.M.K

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So I've been kicking around the idea of building a custom lift kit for my foz. And I dont mean just blocks. I was thinking of going crazy with this. Making longer struts, lat links, trailing arms, and control arms. I can weld, and have acess to all the tools I'll need.

Am I dumb, crazy, or have a halfway decent idea?
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Anything I should watch out for? Beyond ****ing up struts when I weld extensions on?
 
i rekon if you got the tools go for it! maybe try and buy some second hand struts to fiddle with first and get some advise on the geometry before you get to ambitious. would love to see some good results :cool:
 
eden said:
maybe try and buy some second hand struts to fiddle with first and get some advise on the geometry before you get to ambitious.
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I have to agree with eden, try it on some old ones first, just in case it doesn't quite work out the first time.

Let us know how you go as I'm sure that there are a few of us here would be quite interested in how they work out.
Good luck & don't forget to take some pics aswell.

Regards
Mr Turbo
 
When I get to tinkering on this I'll definately be practicing on some junk struts first.

I also have to think about things like brake lines, spring rates, and axels.

And I'll totally do a write up with pics. I figure sometime around summer I'll be getting on this. Hopefully sooner than later.
 
The only thing to watch out for is over extending the drive axles at the CV joints. Watch the distance through the arc of travel. Unlike regular driveshafts that have a sleeve that can extend and retract, CV joints are a bit limited in what they can handle.


nipper
 
How many degrees you thing the CV's can take before they begin to wear excessively?


Also anyone have any estimates on the maximum one could gain from a lift kit like this? I'm trying to figure real world workability of something like this.
 
Height depends upon how you want to go about it. The lift kit on Blu added 2" but it kept the driveline geometry the same for the most part.

CV angular defelction sint so much the issue, as the amount the CV has to lengthen and retract during suspension movement, thats the limit.YOu can measure that by extending any half shaft on the bench, its not alot.

What year sooby you planning on lifting?


nipper
 
This lift will be made for a 00 Forester.

So the CV seems to be the crux of the whole get along. I remember from the first axel I replaced that the CVs dont extend to much. Maybe a half inch at best. Are there options to replace this?
 
I'll have to give them a call when I get back to my house next week.

Any one think of telescoping shafts? Could that work?
 
Yea the telescopic shafts would be nice but I looked up some online and they were not cheap. Getting them off a scrap Range Rover would cost me like 200+ a shaft.
 
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