Subframe drop spacer points

SightsSet

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Location
California
Car Year
2004
Car Model
Forester XT Premium
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4eat
What are all the points that need to be spaced for a complete subframe drop? Are all spacers consistent, i.e. if you are doing a 2" drop are all spacers exactly 2"?
 
Good question @SightsSet - I don't know

Subframe body lifts have usually been for the SF rather than the SG
 
If you're doing a 4" lift kit & want to do 2" subframe drops, then you need to drop every crossmember & associated component. Everything gets dropped 2" except for the trailing arm spacers which are 4"

It's pretty complicated to get it right & if you don't, you risk ripping out the captive nuts for the trailing arms & the front lower control arms. The steering extension is a particulary difficult yet important one.
If you feel it's beyond your engineering skills, you can get one of my 2" Monster subframe drop kits or a full 4" - 4.5"/5.5" Monster lift kit


1 SG 4.5,5.5'' 02 (2020_10_19 14_15_38 UTC).jpg
4b Steering Ext SG 01c (2020_10_19 14_15_38 UTC).jpg
7 Adj Pitch Mount SG Eric S 4.5,5.5'' (2020_10_19 14_15_38 UTC).jpg
9 Xmember, front (2020_10_19 14_15_38 UTC).jpg
 
Thanks for the info! So we're talking engine and transmission crossmembers both getting blocks at their mounting points? Anything else in the rear besides the trailing arms? I'm located in California, so unfortunately shipping is a bit rough from Aus. My brother has a fabrication company and builds primarily desert truck and prerunner components so I'll be working with him to fab something up. For the steering linkage extension and adjustable pitch stop the only place I've found in the states that has them is ADF as part of their monster lift kit. I've talked to Patrick and he's willing to sell me just those two components separately. The fuel line and upper radiator hose extension are simple enough.
 
So we're talking engine and transmission crossmembers both getting blocks at their mounting points? Anything else in the rear besides the trailing arms?

Yes there's a lot of parts

I'm located in California, so unfortunately shipping is a bit rough from Aus.

Because of the excellent exchange rate, shipping to the US is FREE !!!

For the steering linkage extension and adjustable pitch stop the only place I've found in the states that has them is ADF as part of their monster lift kit. I've talked to Patrick and he's willing to sell me just those two components separately. The fuel line and upper radiator hose extension are simple enough.

ADF have a pitch stop mount but I don't believe it's adjustable, my one is
They don't have a bolt on steering extension, I'm the only one with that!
 
Do you sell just the drop kit without the lift? Hmm, that's odd about the extension and pitch stop. When I asked, Patrick said he had both.
 
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