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[Bmxgt]

So i needed another car for when the gt is getting tuned or painted soon.

Had a good think about it and decided on an outback for the ability to go on the beach and have tones of room for gear.

Got a nice lux 02 model.

First day of ownership and tested it out



And then the first night of modding, used the stock brakes from the missus' wrx and some 06 xt rims i have



Then i bought some gen 4 lib struts with low springs. (Didn't know the front tophats didn't fit) ended up using some spare front sf coilovers.



Chucked some rims i had in the shed on.

[Beckers]

Fark that's dumped on its guts, looks good but.

Did ya delift it also ??

[Barbbachello]

Fark that's dumped on its guts

on its guts for the sluts

[Hezath]

Yeah that is pretty low hahaha. Looks good

[Bmxgt]

Fark that's dumped on its guts, looks good but.
Did ya delift it also ??

Delift?? I don't understand what you're asking.
It sits pretty nice. Should have some 19s i have in the shed on it soon

[Adam]

an outback for the ability to go on the beach

 

 

LOL Not anymore!

[Robert]

Outbacks have a body lift, a delift is where the spacers are removed and some liberty parts fitted.

[Bmxgt]

LOL Not anymore!

  
Swapping the suspension took my half hour. So when i plan the beach trips it'll be lifted back up before i finish a tin

Outbacks have a body lift, a delift is where the spacers are removed and some liberty parts fitted.

Ohk no i haven't taken any of that out as i'll be swapping back and fourth between stock and dropped.

I know it seems like a hassle but I find it the best of both worlds.

[Adam]

COOL!

[Morgan]

Nice outback!

I reckon it'd be a pain swapping susp set ups all the time but if you're willing, then that's awesome!

[sbv]

Nice work!

 

Just out of interest, the lowered suspension can really stuff your control arm bushes if you don't delift it properly - even if you only have it lowered for a day.

 

Awesome choice though!

[CRUISN]

So are you also going to get a wheel alignment everytime you raise or drop it or just keep replacing tyres prematurely?

 

That low without a proper delift to Liberty spec puts all the Outback suspension geometry totally out of whack.

[Shiv]

Nice Outback! Love the 3rd Gens

[Hezath]

I was just thinking of the toe change and cringing a little. Would possibly be better to de-lift it and then raise it/lower it from there? as that's probably closer to a neutral point.

[Bmxgt]

So is the lift kit just like the foresters and just spacers under the subframe? If it is my forester should have blown the bush's out years back.
I've gone 2 years without a wheel alignment in my forester and it isn't chewing tyres.
They both steer straight and don't pull in any direction.

Either way i'm not to worried bout it. Drives smooth with no clunks.

This and my forester will be at the hunter cruise in may if anyone would like to sus either out.

[Bmxgt]

Had a go at polishing the headlights using the diy on here. Not happy with the job i did, will be buying some polishing pads for my sander and doing it with a machine to see if it comes out better.

[Bmxgt]

Chucked some rims i had in the shed on.



Picked up a diff-back x-force muffler from cam in newy, gives a nice note now.
And booked in for tint on thursday the 1/5/14

[Morgan]

Looking good! Need to get rid of that black strip at the front though!

[Bmxgt]

Looking good! Need to get rid of that black strip at the front though!

Yeah i've looked at that. Just need a whole day so i do a good job of it. And the strips on the rear too

[Shiv]

Not bad...

 

Are they 17's or 18's? Any scrubbage?