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Finally achieved one of my main Forester Mod goals today...

I've done enough lifting work to get BF Goodrich AT 215/75/R15s under him....

With only a slight rubbing on full lock and heaps of space to spare under the rear spring seats....A little cabin noise. Meh... small price.
My orignal ground clearance was somewhere around 190mm along most of the car.
Now i've got 300mm under the rear diff and 260mm under the gearbox crossmount bar and 250 under the lowest part of the sump guard.

I'm pretty happy. Only thing left to do is get em dirty.

Pics ofcourse......

Looks Nice.

altho i read on the BFG site they didnt do A/T's in 215/75 R15's
are they still 6Ply Tread and 3 ply sidewall?

edit - i see them on there now. although fairly sure a couple of months ago they werent

Lookin great, mate. Nice job.

Nice looks tops bro!! Good choice of tyre - cabin noise pffft!

Matatak wrote: are they still 6Ply Tread and 3 ply sidewall?

I did notice the '3ply sidewall' written on them... cant confirm the tread ply bro.

looks pretty okka mate! good work

alex

ooo im jealous

Only thing is the spare doesnt fit in the wheel well. Wont be a prob when the rear bar comes along. The tyre kinda slopes up towards the front so I've had to pack around it in order to get it all sitting flat.... I've got a big rubber mat that goes over the top anyway...

go the bfg's i love mine

Have you tried it in the wheel well deflated?

My wife's 2003 XS is running 235/16/60 Coopers which are only about 15mm smaller diameter than your tires. Just fits in the well deflated and cranked down tight.

whats the point of having a spare if its deflated lol fail

For those who need further explanation.........carry a PUMP (not the type that enlarges small appendages)...... But I assumed that was obvious, as is carry a jack and something to undo the wheel nuts!.

Just thought all that packing looked like a lot of lost space for camping gear.

Another option I have heard done involves modification of the wheel well..$$$$$

rob
(tired and grumpy at home with 5 week old twin boys!)

Looking the part there SKT! Very nice work on that foz, it almost makes me give up the L - until I stop to think of the upcoming mods for it and the overall cost of the foz

Not much longer as a uni student now (I've actually handed in my last assignment)

If I get my way you may see me over there next year some time (I wanted it to be this year but Ruby Scoo isn't up for it)

Cheers

Bennie

Stuff the tyres, were did you get your snorkel and from what?

It is good to see people using the Forester for what they are meant rather than the run of the mill lowering they all seem to be getting these days.

I am interested to see what you think about the BFG's once you have had them in the wet on road. I am not a fan of them but a lot of people are. Only experience I have had with them is not good on wet bitumen but pretty well bullet proof off road.

Outback bloke wrote:
I am interested to see what you think about the BFG's once you have had them in the wet on road. I am not a fan of them but a lot of people are. Only experience I have had with them is not good on wet bitumen but pretty well bullet proof off road.

great for drift spesh on high psi

robdddd wrote:Have you tried it in the wheel well deflated?

My wife's 2003 XS is running 235/16/60 Coopers which are only about 15mm smaller diameter than your tires. Just fits in the well deflated and cranked down tight.

I let it down to 18 psi and not much better. I'd rather put the effort in and have an inflated spare to roll with. I can stor eit at 30 psi this way. I'm happy to pack it up around it. Just need to pack up behind the seats so when I sleep in the back its the same level.
There's still a heap of velcro and stuff to get it neat and tidy . This is more of a prototype at the moment. I intend to get a pro job done eventually with a few drawers and stuff.....

looks tough...