GC8 wrx lifted ?

seagull · Post by **seagull** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 11:55 pm

has any one seen or done a GC8 wrx lifted machine ?

Gannon · Post by **Gannon** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 5:37 am

I saw a pic of a grey impreza

I think it was Ausubaru too

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 8:08 am

yeah its been done. looked very cool

lift kit will be near identical to the liberty kit you made.

do it.

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:30 pm

Yeah I just saw an lifted WRX (late 90s) today (yes it had scoop) looked like he had large tyres and 2" Lift possibly from Forrester or Outback?
Cheers
AP

D3V1L · Post by **D3V1L** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:34 pm

i was thinking about doing this at one stage but in the end would have been too much work for me and my limited amount of time. so decided to keep it low and lookin sleek

any photos of these cars ?? ive got 1 photo of 1 and its very dodgy so i wont even bother putting it up

dave

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/8/794291 ... 11.jpg?v=0

Fatz · Post by **Fatz** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 9:34 pm

no.... dont do it

seagull · Post by **seagull** » Mon Nov 19, 2007 11:45 pm

looking at it now

cruzingbrumby · Post by **cruzingbrumby** » Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:19 pm

same here with wagon and sti motor, i think it will need front and rear strut braces, and the k brace, as the wrx body is a heap thinner that the lib one so the extra strength will be needed

seagull · Post by **seagull** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:59 am

I am after a shorter body than a wagon ( have a WRX GF8 ) as well , the GC8 would be better for hill climbs

hence my sedan selection

I have most of the gear I need now , just need a lift kit for it as I will not make this one .

I have the strut braces & a cage for this one

Fatz I just looked at your L series whith the lift kit & big boots fitted

Now after seeing this I am blown away on your coments above LOL

vidler · Post by **vidler** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 6:52 am

what size lift you thinking of???

vincentvega · Post by **vincentvega** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 9:11 am

you might have to play aroudn with suspension setups a bit. The one everyone is talking about had outback suspension all through it and the guy didnt like it because it was way too stiff for the lighter impreza body.

the silver car started life as a WRX, then he converted it to an NA EJ25 and put gx impreza bumpers on it for clearance. looked very cool

cruzingbrumby · Post by **cruzingbrumby** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:33 am

I was thinking gen1 series 2 lib stuff would be the go, as outback lifts the libs a couple of extra inches, but when the lib guys put wrx suspension in it lowers it a couple of inches.

I thought the sedan and the wagon are exactly the same floor pan, the wagon just has the little "roof boot" bit added

USMB has a lot of pics of lifted imps

seagull · Post by **seagull** » Thu Nov 22, 2007 8:04 pm

hey Jay , I think I keep this one two a 2" lift ( ? ) may be

Cruz you may well be correct , I have not parked them beside each other & ran a tape over them to check that .But the sedan is the go this time for me

need to locate a lift kit now as I am not making the strut lift this time around
I will make the rear arms

seagull · Post by **seagull** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:17 am

This is it Jay , I have never seen one of these before .The japs come up with some amazing gear

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m315 ... per002.jpg

seagull · Post by **seagull** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 12:19 am

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m315 ... per001.jpg

vidler · Post by **vidler** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 10:42 am

ah nifty nifty... will look like no other impreza iv'e seen before... keen to see it lifted too. you going for 27" tyres or something too?

Phizinza · Post by **Phizinza** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 1:43 pm

http://www.dirtyimpreza.com

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seagull · Post by **seagull** » Sun Nov 25, 2007 11:51 pm

Thanks for the link , I had a lot of issues fining a lifted wrx