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Hey guys. I'm looking at lifting my wagon. I'll be fitting a BYB 2inch lift kit.

My question is: Will i need to ditch the rear torsion bar and upgrade to springs? What are the advantages of doing so?

i didnt think so
would they even fit under there
mines an 83 but i got struts in the rear dunno if ive ever seen a torsion bar lol

aren't all MY's torsion bar rears, my Brumbies are and so was the sedan that left today - bound for the scrap yard - REDBACKS and all !!

Yeh thats what i thought too. Springs and shocks front, shocks and torsion bar rear.

lol maybe i havent looked hard enough
im gonna be lifting mine soon so ill be keeping an eye on this thread

As i am new to this site ( my credit value is not much ) , When i lifted mine , it was , shocky extensions for back and couple blocks and couple blocks for front and top of tower blocks and steering extension and longer brake lines . and that was it.
To the best of my knowlege, standard that is . the MY had torsion bar rear. That is all i have seen in the past 10 years that i have been around subarus.

rtcb65
how much longer did ur brake lines end up being?
i didnt think id end up needing brake line extensions with my proposed 2 inch lift as they are already slightly longer then originals neway

but also for Sully87 reagarding upgrading to springs
90brumby has a 4 inch lfit and hasnt changed over to springs and i am unsure of ne1 who has
people with lifts that i no a bit aobut seem to have upgraded front shocks and springs adn sometimes rear air shocks but i dont think its needed to upgrade nethign suspension side.

The brake lines that came with the kite were 2 inches longer, that way still had same amount of slack after the kit went in. at full travel the lines are at there limit.

they are torsion bar rear in my and brumbys but can be up graded to L rear struts and springs quite easy... not sure on the huge improvement, props just better ride...