![]() you didn't have the pleasure of buying that suspension new, but for $6000+ I hope you like how they perform. Besides, if I had more money and time, I'd be running Pro Rally/ Club Rally, so no need to hate ChickenCow. As such, I do know what the car and various suspensions are capable of. Well, I dont have the money for a full blown rally car in addition to a daily driver, but I am hardcore enough to abuse my relatively new daily driver more than probably 99% of the people in the world. BUT I would rather be high off the ground and not hear those bangs. Its nice to know I had one just in case, but i never used it before with that set up! ever since losing that height advantage, I am glad to have a skid plate everytime I hear a loud bang. before when i had 2" more height with a stiffer suspension, I never bottomed out once and never needed a skid plate. But i only began to use my skid plates when I went to a STi takeoff suspension. My skid plate i have used a few times, but when i bottom out heavily, it didnt save my non-functional brake cooling ducts from getting crushed. :screwy:įirst of all, on rally cars, the ride height is low, but they are on rally suspensions which are a million times better than stock! but usually for Rim of the World or other rough rallys, everyone jacks the car up! Those waterbars are very unforgiving!!! And those who think a skid plate will be enough to get around it safely, is kidding themselves! Well, I guess you guys have buttery smooth off road trails to be saying you dont need more ride height or a rally suspension. I've spent enough to buy a set of DMS's now. so when you blow it out, you dont have to buy a new set. The thing with the coilovers, you can rebuild them. I should've just saved up and done it right the first time. KYB AGX with Ground Control and 2" longer springs with spring rates 250/ 200. I just HATED this set-up, but like i said, its only about $1000. Mine blew out after not even a year and i was rallying about 2x's a month with maybe 10 jumps a month. Also it is not strong enough for real rally abuse. Only problem is this set up is quite noisy and rides badly. Then you have a full set up for about $1000. Then get longer springs with the correct spring rates. it may be hard to find though since foresters arent wrecked too often and new would be too expensive IMO.Īnother option would be to run an aftermarket strut with a sleeve over like Ground Control or Skunk2 or similar found off of ebay. My friend ran this and blew it out after a few races. You can run a forester suspension, but its not ideal for rally abuse. thats easy.Īs for a cheaper suspension that will give you a lift and be strong enough to rally on, try Hot Bits. I would suggest just getting the coilovers as that would give you better off road performance as well as a lift. So at least you have a trail to follow if you need them. They then left there and went to Easy Street Motorsports. They then merged with Renick Subaru in Fullerton, CA. The company that carried the body lift kit was ISR Performance, an independent Subaru shop in Huntington Beach, CA. These claim to lift the car 2".Įasy enough, BUT there is a catch! The coilovers will run at least $3500 and the only company that carried the Scorpion body lift kit in the US has gone through lots of changes, so you may not be able to source those easily. If you need more, you can see if the body spacers for the Baja/ Forester by Scorpion will fit. 7+ inches is a bit much of a lift because it then kills the handling of the car so it is not readily available, however you can get DMS 50 or Jumbo Rally Coilovers and you will get more than enough of a lift for most rally roads. Hey, glad to see someone with interest in actually taking their subaru off road! :thumbup:
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