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Hello from sunny Florida,at least when were not in hurricane season.
Bought my 08 Foz about 6 months ago and wanted to off road it but the wife wasn't having any part of that so I bought my 01(4 months ago) off Ebay and
and proceeded to hydrolock the engine in a mud pit 3 months after i got it.
It blew apart 2 weeks later and wrecked a perfectly good day.
Got an 04 EJ25 and changed it out (no more deep water for me til I get a snorkel) and it's running like a champ.

Now I got a question,I want to make a set of top mount strut lift blocks but I'm not sure what the offset should be to keep the camber correct.
Anybody know how much per inch it should be?

http://www.subaruforester.org/vbulle...-i-know-37120/
I was actually filming when it happened.

link no worky champ

It's on here.
I'd gone thru that pit 10 times at least and this was the first time I'd filmed it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdYjK9X8bio


It blew about two weeks later but still ran(drove it onto the tow truck.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKvOx8_y75s


This is just my08 after tropical storm Fey.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IB9VK6j98lM

Guess not.

Yeah people!!

C'mon guys, this is the 3rd Subie forum Frogstar and I have been to looking for lift. Help us out!

a quick search reveals....

A basic guide is 6mm offset per inch of lift

from here...http://www.ausubaru.com.au/showthread.p ... set&page=2

personally i'd try to get the strut top right in against the inner part of the strut tower, and throw in as much positive caster while you're at it.

Point wrote:a quick search reveals....

from here...http://www.ausubaru.com.au/showthread.p ... set&page=2

personally i'd try to get the strut top right in against the inner part of the strut tower, and throw in as much positive caster while you're at it.

Thank you,info much appreciated.

Do you struggle to find parts over there?

callan_01 wrote:Do you struggle to find parts over there?

We have NO off roading type parts over here.

There are a limited number of sources for pre-MY05 subies, mostly Imprezas and Outbacks, but some Fozzies, though a lot of it is geared towards the rally enthusiasts.

Got my front and rear skid plates from Paul Ecklund at Primitive Racing. Paul ran the Alcan 5000 Winter Rally in a Fozzie this year so he may have some protection bits for you.

As far as lifts go, I had to go to those great guys at Ausubaru to get the 2" lift kit for my 05 Outback. Though, I'm waiting for Dave to get back from holiday so I can get the install instructions. There are a couple of guys on expedition portal who offroad Fozzies as well. Mostly desert stuff from what I've seen but off road is off road in my book! Have fun wherever you can.