Lifted 2004 WRX from Vegas... [Archive]

westy2005

11-04-2007, 10:01 PM

Yea, I have a lifted 04 WRX. It was spotted and tagged by a member from this site, so I thought that I would come contribute! So, here ya go!

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m259/westy05/STiandChusForester012.jpg
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m259/westy05/STiandChusForester021.jpg
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m259/westy05/STiandChusForester019.jpg

Ask away, and tell me what you think....the dirty pics will be up soon, just have to upload them![/img][/code]

BoostAddict5

11-04-2007, 10:02 PM

wow...im digging the black roof/redcar theme...

shes purrty

Not All There

11-04-2007, 10:27 PM

thats the highest one i have seen so far, so who tagged it?

WRXCMM

11-04-2007, 10:46 PM

welcome

nice...i like the black red theme too. oh and diggin the C McRea tribute sticker.

Zap

11-05-2007, 08:27 AM

Beautiful. What'd you use to lift it?

I Like It Sideways

11-05-2007, 08:44 AM

Welcome to our boards!! I love the lift. the red/black looks great too.

Dynapar

11-05-2007, 08:47 AM

I am also curious what your lift is made up from.

did you do the standard forester struts springs? or have you gone a step further and done forester struts w/ scorpion lift springs?

UP2MTNS

11-05-2007, 08:48 AM

thats the highest one i have seen so far, so who tagged it?

probbaly Aaron, he was at SEMA last week.

Nice car, you need some truck tires to fill up the wheel wells :D. And before you ask, yes, it can - and has - been done 8)

Corruptmotors.com

11-05-2007, 09:15 AM

NICE

409industries

11-05-2007, 09:49 AM

westy2005, glad you made it over to the site! Your car stuck out like a sore thumb along all those FMIC's and bodykits! I loved it!

I was looking for the owner (you), but had no idea who it was... I snapped a few quickie shots of your ride at the meet ill have to get them online soon.

Thanks for checking us out!

JacksonRally

11-05-2007, 01:54 PM

Awesome, I like it. A bit more lift than me. Have you looked into larger tires? I'm running BFGs 215-75-15 with a 1'' lift.

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa15/Jackson-Rally/982007030.jpg

westy2005

11-05-2007, 04:09 PM

Car is on KYB AGX struts, and Forester springs...thats it! I am working on a set of gravel rally struts i think. Actually looking to get into rallyx alot more, so something a lil more suitable then a monster lifted wrx! center of gravity is a lil too high for rallyx i think!

westy2005

11-06-2007, 08:46 PM

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m259/westy05/SEMA2007507Large.jpg
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m259/westy05/slideways.jpg

I Like It Sideways

11-07-2007, 01:08 AM

Dang dude, I didn't know forester springs alone gave that much of a lift. That last picture is wicked awesome, I'm loving the sideways action.

Salvator Rizzo

11-07-2007, 10:04 PM

you know what you need to do now is get one of the wrc hood and spoiler and your car would look hella WRC

lminette

11-08-2007, 10:40 PM

Nice picks. That has got to be one of the biggest lifts I've ever seen. Would look even better with some bigger meats under it!

Impreza05

11-09-2007, 12:15 AM

Very nice. I want to set mine up like that.

Cereb Daithi

11-09-2007, 05:11 AM

Sweet dude. It was great meeting you at SEMA this year. I'm the guy who will be putting the forester springs/struts on very shortly. (just waiting on my camber bolts to arrive!) It's funny because I was trying to find a forester-lifted GD and couldn't.. then I fly out to SEMA and there you are.

409industries

11-09-2007, 10:59 AM

Heres some of the snapshots i took of your car at the LVF4 meet.

http://www.dirtyimpreza.com/hosting/imagehosting/LVflat4_rally1.jpg

Aint that the truth... :(
http://www.dirtyimpreza.com/hosting/imagehosting/LVflat4_rally2.jpg

http://www.dirtyimpreza.com/hosting/imagehosting/LVflat4_rally3.jpg

It wasnt until just now when i was watermarking the pics that I noticed your license plate! Our buddy out here in CA has the exact same one (but for CA)... someone correct me if im wrong, but isn't Leeway's license plate "RallyOn"?

rollo

11-09-2007, 11:07 AM

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/81/252518307_27d8773d28_d.jpg

Bigger pic (http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=252518307&size=o)

RALLYxISH728

11-09-2007, 11:21 AM

Thats Marvin *GravelCrew* right?

rollo

11-09-2007, 11:23 AM

Yeah. Leeway's car is silver.. I think his plate is something rally-related but I don't remember what.

409industries

11-09-2007, 05:52 PM

Ah! yeah so it was Marvin... damn i miss Del Mar.

Anyway i've never seen the same license plate but different states before. kick ass.

I Like It Sideways

11-13-2007, 09:28 AM

http://a886.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/88/l_70ed43bd4a70cf12da637104653e023d.jpg

http://b6.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00700/60/65/700275606_l.jpg

http://b4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/00700/49/59/700279594_l.jpg

The video (http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=1060636)

409industries

11-13-2007, 10:25 PM

yeah thats some good stuff right there :)

22b-righton

11-14-2007, 12:57 AM

Something in the 205/70-75 range would be good for that lift.. Used to have a set up like that on my Outback..Very fun offroad, but can be top heavy for rally x. Ask Qman and Zap what can happen..

Can help you with rally suspension if you haven't found anything. A couple of the GC cars in Laughlin were running on it..The BRP '00 RS (Bill Hoffman) was at the rally x, and the '95 Coupe (Rockrohr/Jacobs) ran the stage rally, 2nd in Prod 4wd for the weekend.

Nice rally pigs, btw..

Fahren

11-14-2007, 01:11 PM

how about this bad boy :D
http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z202/fahrendummkopf/fozzlift.gif

i'm going to start talking to a few local off road shops to see if something like that could ever be possible.

i'm sure with enough $$$ to throw at it it's doable.

JacksonRally

11-14-2007, 03:38 PM

Fahren

11-14-2007, 04:19 PM

100% possible, just give me a call....oh and it wont be cheap!

the crazy far out ambitions would be welded center diff. full independent long travel front suspension and complimentary rear.

and maybe an 06 sti front end swap to provide wider fender flares to compensate for a wider front end track width.

westy2005

11-14-2007, 07:47 PM

...NICE!! Sad news now guys...im putting the REX back to stock, and gunna sell it...:( if you need any parts (performance) i will be listing them soon!

JacksonRally

11-14-2007, 09:01 PM

...NICE!! Sad news now guys...im putting the REX back to stock, and gunna sell it...:( if you need any parts (performance) i will be listing them soon!

Uh I WANT your struts!! Not the springs though.

WRR

11-29-2007, 03:29 PM

Yeah. Leeway's car is silver.. I think his plate is something rally-related but I don't remember what.

I am pretty sure Leeway's plate is generic but you might be thinking of the Rally Innovations GC that has been at some SoCal rally-x events.. similar color with a 'rally me' plate...

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/nrsg/Other%20cars/rsrally.jpg

Ty Ty

11-29-2007, 06:54 PM

Actually looking to get into rallyx alot more, so something a lil more suitable then a monster lifted wrx! center of gravity is a lil too high for rallyx i think!

Psh!

rollo

11-30-2007, 06:51 AM

I am pretty sure Leeway's plate is generic but you might be thinking of the Rally Innovations GC that has been at some SoCal rally-x events.. similar color with a 'rally me' plate...

http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c139/nrsg/Other%20cars/rsrally.jpg

Yeah, you are correct on both counts. The Rally Innovations car is 555 blue (McRae tribute I think) now though.

Drew84

11-30-2007, 07:43 AM

Wow forester struts make a huge diff, I like it too bad your parting it out.

strat

11-30-2007, 10:12 AM

he's actually now decided to keep it... i talked to him the other day.

he did say his turbo went on him though.

awdpapi

12-01-2007, 09:56 AM

Very very nice...props!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

409industries

12-02-2007, 12:21 AM

he's actually now decided to keep it... i talked to him the other day.

he did say his turbo went on him though.

Is that right? (sending PM to see...)

GravelCrewMedic

12-03-2007, 09:39 AM

this thread needs more cowbell, and marvin

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/rallymedic/m3.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/rallymedic/marvinjump.jpg
Now i can no longer confirm nor deny the fact that nasa might have called marvin on his behalf of flying this high in the air.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/rallymedic/yujiro030.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/rallymedic/yujiro023.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/rallymedic/m4.jpg
Want your Fender lining back marvin LBM
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y102/rallymedic/m5.jpg

JacksonRally

12-03-2007, 03:47 PM

Yea more cowbell!!

lminette

12-03-2007, 04:05 PM

Definately more cowbell!!!

strat

12-03-2007, 06:47 PM

i've got a fever...

Mooneyes13

12-05-2007, 08:48 AM

jackson rally's wagon is teh sh#@$#@

RS-ti_Andy

12-05-2007, 10:59 PM

its looks good, but you do realize what you have to do now..from experience of lifting things i should know.. you have to extend the break lines so next time you go flying in the air you have stoppers when u come down, also see how the wheels started moving inward... you need to extend control arms and braces and yeah you can get away with it.. but one day you will have a broken car and a $1500 bill plus what ever else went wrong.. just an idea to look into that.. i did a basic lift on a jepp.. i know not entirely the same but holy crap! never expected any of the huge list to go wrong, ok well have a good day

02blubru

12-09-2007, 08:45 PM

so this is just with struts and springs for a forester? I just moved from the twin cities in mn to rural MN and have been thinking about lifting my 02 wrx. if you could pm me any info that would help that would be great.

409industries

12-09-2007, 10:55 PM

A prescription for more cowbell!

lorenkb

12-09-2007, 11:05 PM

odi

12-10-2007, 08:59 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by RS-ti_Andy http://www.dirtyimpreza.com/forums/images/buttons/viewpost.gif (http://www.dirtyimpreza.com/forums/showthread.php?p=21857#post21857)
its looks good, but you do realize what you have to do now..from experience of lifting things i should know.. you have to extend the break lines so next time you go flying in the air you have stoppers when u come down, also see how the wheels started moving inward... you need to extend control arms and braces and yeah you can get away with it.. but one day you will have a broken car and a $1500 bill plus what ever else went wrong.. just an idea to look into that.. i did a basic lift on a jepp.. i know not entirely the same but holy crap! never expected any of the huge list to go wrong, ok well have a good day

:jack:

The only thing that I do not like about lifting a car by extending or shimming the strut is the fact that the lower a arm angle increases. You now have more horizontal wheel movement which causes poorer traction and in extreme cases a rougher ride. Extending a arms after you have increased a arm angle does not solve the problem you create. It just simply widens the track width to what it was before and lifts the car even more.
I've built a arms on trucks, changed a arm pivot points... so I'm not just quoting a suspension book. I am kind of just over it. To much work, I just want to drive my cars now.

strat

12-10-2007, 10:23 AM

actually he just had forester xt springs on kyb agx's for the wrx.

odi

12-10-2007, 01:32 PM

Yes, springs that EXTEND the strut by topping it out more. That is even worse. Now you add less free sag and less droop.

Hey if you think the ride is good enough, that's ok with me.

odi

12-10-2007, 01:44 PM

The car does look cool, and I don't intend on making anyone feel like they are doing bad things with their cars. I'm just giving some feedback on how doing this affects suspension geometry.

westy2005

12-31-2007, 02:12 PM

The car does look cool, and I don't intend on making anyone feel like they are doing bad things with their cars. I'm just giving some feedback on how doing this affects suspension geometry.

Long time no post on my part...whoops!! HI GUYS!!!

In order to prevent all of these problems, there is a simple fix..well 2 actually

1.) DONT DO IT...but thats no fun!! so...

2.) pick up a set of the cradle spacers from an outback or forester from the junkyard (these are found between the unibody and the front and rear "cradles", if you will. this will allow the control arms to be lowered ~1/2" helping the suspension to be closer to its original geometry...just a thought...and thats the way i did it on the GC i am currently building...

RS-ti_Andy

12-31-2007, 06:06 PM

Long time no post on my part...whoops!! HI GUYS!!!

In order to prevent all of these problems, there is a simple fix..well 2 actually

1.) DONT DO IT...but thats no fun!! so...

2.) pick up a set of the cradle spacers from an outback or forester from the junkyard (these are found between the unibody and the front and rear "cradles", if you will. this will allow the control arms to be lowered ~1/2" helping the suspension to be closer to its original geometry...just a thought...and thats the way i did it on the GC i am currently building...

its a good thing you looked into that first lol.. as long as u knew whats up.. sweet then lol