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Lifted Lib Q's
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:24 am
by chriSTIan
Hi all
I am planning a lift on a gen1 liberty wgn,
I've got a 2in lift kit and gen2 outback struts.
I want to know what springs to use,
std or raised?
I will be running 27in tyres.
The cars rear end is sagging at the moment with std suspension.
Cheers
Chris
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2007 10:47 am
by Wilbur
Lifted outback springs, but apparently the rear end sits lower than the front, so maybe lifted rear and standard front.
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:34 am
by chriSTIan
sounds good,can anyone else comfirm?
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 6:02 am
by Outback bloke
We all go lifted springs around here but you don't need to for 27 inch tyres.
Standard height Outback struts will lift your car 33mm. Lifted springs will lift it another 25mm. Fit this with a 3" kit and you have gained about 5 1/2" of lift. More lift is gained when you take in to account your new taller tyres.
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 7:25 pm
by vincentvega
if you want good mileage out of your front driveshafts - standard height springs
if you want more lift - raised springs.
As said you dont need the extra lift for only 27" tyres, they fit without a lift kit
Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 9:38 pm
by chriSTIan
Hey vincentvega,the white wgn on below your message,what suspension are you running?,lift kit?
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:12 am
by Outback bloke
if you want good mileage out of your front driveshafts - standard height springs
if you want more lift - raised springs.
Scorpion never thought so. Look at the kits they were doing before they closed recently. 2" strut lift with nothing else.
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:59 am
by brumbyrunner
BYB-01 wrote:they closed recently
WTF?
please explain
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:12 am
by Wilbur
They've closed ??
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 9:46 am
by Xtreme_RX
Lightning_Silver_RX wrote:They've closed ??
??????? I was only speaking to them last week......??????
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 10:14 am
by vincentvega
i think brett meant subaextreme.
they were doing a 40mm strut lift. Alot of R&D went into this number, it wasnt a wild guess. I consider about 40mm the limit of having zero issues with your driveshafts.
outback front struts with standard height kings is going to be about 40mm more angle on your driveshafts.
outback struts + raised springs your looking at about 70mm more anglke on your shafts. You cant compare this to subaextremes 40mm strut lift
my car: about 3" front and 4 1/2" rear. 27.5" tyres. I have a 2" body lift so my front driveshafts have about 30mm more angle on them than stock. I have no issues with driveshafts
Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2007 6:38 pm
by D3V1L
hahahahaha...im running standard front struts...meaning zero extra force on my CV;s and ive gone through 3 cv joints in about 2 months now
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 5:57 am
by Outback bloke
I did mean Subaxtreme. Very tired when I wrote it. I apologise to Scorpion.
Outback struts = 33mm lift
Lift springs = 25mm lift
I use this combination with a lift kit and am not having any trouble with CV's any more. I was having trouble when I first did it and have since learnt not to stuff around with second hand or inferior cv joints.
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:55 am
by vincentvega
D3V1L wrote:hahahahaha...im running standard front struts...meaning zero extra force on my CV;s and ive gone through 3 cv joints in about 2 months now
Are you using brand new shafts as replacements or dodgy used ones?
Brett is right about not using used or cheap shafts, good quality ones arent expensive and are well worth the money compared to pulling the front end of your car apart every 3 months
you shouldnt be going through shafts at all with that lift.
Posted: Tue Apr 03, 2007 7:21 pm
by D3V1L
tell me about it....i spat the origional...my own fault......then i grabbed 2 second hand ones (genuine out of a front cut) with less the 70,000kms on it...again...those went...so now i have 2 brand new ones going in this week...we shall see how they go