Lifted Liberty Sedan
- bensmith87
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Lifted Liberty Sedan
I finally finished putting all the Outback bits in my 1997 Liberty RX.
Most of the bits were scavenged from wreckers; a few are improvised.
These images could be helpful to anyone else wanting to do the same thing.
Rear
Diff carrier spacer
Trailing arm spacer
Some other rear spacer
Front
The engine crossmember spacer
New rear gearbox crossmember
Front gearbox crossmember spacers
Control arm bush
Steering knuckle
It also has struts from the Outback.
The only issue I had was the steering knuckle; it seems too long. I ended up using a chainsaw file to flatten out the spline on the steering wheel column so i could slide the pinch thing up further...
Most of the bits were scavenged from wreckers; a few are improvised.
These images could be helpful to anyone else wanting to do the same thing.
Rear
Diff carrier spacer
Trailing arm spacer
Some other rear spacer
Front
The engine crossmember spacer
New rear gearbox crossmember
Front gearbox crossmember spacers
Control arm bush
Steering knuckle
It also has struts from the Outback.
The only issue I had was the steering knuckle; it seems too long. I ended up using a chainsaw file to flatten out the spline on the steering wheel column so i could slide the pinch thing up further...
- RSR 555
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Sounds good.. do you have some pics of before and after? showing the differences in heights
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- bensmith87
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If you plan on going offroad or on rough roads you really should tie these blocks together by welding some RHS between them. As the rear wheel hits ruts or potholes, it puts a huge amount of force through the trailing arm. This makes these blocks rock back & forth slightly. Over time it weakens the chassis rail. There have been a few members with significant cracks there & 1 even had the captive nuts ripped right out!bensmith87 wrote: Trailing arm spacer
So is the top one from a Liberty?Control arm bush
I recognise the bottom one from a Forester or Outback.
Right one Liberty & left Outback?Steering knuckle
The only issue I had was the steering knuckle; it seems too long. I ended up using a chainsaw file to flatten out the spline on the steering wheel column so i could slide the pinch thing up further...
I have a question for you...if you got the steering knuckle from a wrecker, how did you remove it? Did you have to drop the front crossmember/steering rack?
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- El_Freddo
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Two ways of doing this: Sometimes there's enough room to slide the steering knuckle off once the retaining bolts are removed. IF this doesn't work you can drop the steering column down which usually gives enough room to get the steering knuckle out.NachaLuva wrote:.if you got the steering knuckle from a wrecker, how did you remove it? Did you have to drop the front crossmember/steering rack?
IF that doesn't work the last resort is to pull the steering column into the cabin, it should only be the two or three bolts to drop it down in the first place...
Ben, I'm with Nachaluva - weld those blocks together! And if you don't have "crush tubing" welded in I'd be doing that ASAP as a start. Crush tube is simply a piece of tube for the bolt to tension rather than tensioning the square tubing that has some flex in it. Clear as mud?
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- bensmith87
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Look here:bensmith87 wrote:Thanks for the tips, I'll weld the trailing arm spacers together and add the crush tubes.
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So the longer one is from an Outback?I actually got the steering knuckle from a friend, but to remove the old one and install the new one, I actually ended up dropping the entire engine.
I might try El Freddos suggestion with the steering column first
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Ben's rear blocks look like they have the crush tube in them
The longer steering knuckle is the Outback one and these can be removed from the original car by removing both bolts at either end, then tap the knuckle up along the steering column spline which allows the knuckle to come off the steering rack spline, then just slid the knuckle off the column spline.
The longer steering knuckle is the Outback one and these can be removed from the original car by removing both bolts at either end, then tap the knuckle up along the steering column spline which allows the knuckle to come off the steering rack spline, then just slid the knuckle off the column spline.
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- vincentvega
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Tieing the blocks together is a good idea but not essential. I have solid alloy blocks and mines been through hell and back with no issues. I reckon my car has been lifted longer than most too
the front control arm mounts are a known issue in the gen3.. probably ok with just the foz/outback brackets though
the front control arm mounts are a known issue in the gen3.. probably ok with just the foz/outback brackets though
brumbyrunner wrote:And just to clarify the real 4WD thing, Subarus are an unreal 4WD.
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OK I just got a steering linkage from an Outback & it was actually shorter than a Forester linkage! (thanks for the tips El Freddo & Paul, with some knowledge it wasn't too hard to remove)bensmith87 wrote: Steering knuckle
Ben, can you find out what model Outback this is from? It would be a great help
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I can help you.. it's from a 96 to 99 Outback (BG body shape)NachaLuva wrote:Ben, can you find out what model Outback this is from? It would be a great help
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- RSR 555
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No probs Glad you get it sorted. I have plenty of tricks up my sleeve
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- bensmith87
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I'm quite sure it's from an Outback.So the longer one is from an Outback?
No crush tubes yet, but they are made of 4mm RHS, so quite strong.Ben's rear blocks look like they have the crush tube in them
I think she looks heaps better now, and still corners a million times better than the VN on the twisty bitchumen.i love the fact that you have lifted you liberty! but an rx? this makes me wanna cry! a standard liberty is a different story tho, but the rx look to nice to destroy