[Spooledsrt8]

I did a 300km of driving with it until now !

First impression is that it goes more neutral through corners, and with that you automatically go faster through corners.
Slow traffic with the speed bumps here in the residential areas is a bit stiffer. Otherwise still very comfortable, difference is not that very big.
The car has risen almost 1 inch.
Looks good on him and not overdone in terms of looks.
On the highway, the car is a bit wobbly and the electric power steering does not help the driving feel. But that could be due to the alignment and a bit to high tyrepressures, although it already had that same feeling with the original suspension and OEM wheels.
I understand that It will never give back the feeling I had with my Impreza turbo and WRX, but that was a different car.
By the way, on both cars there was a coilover kit from Leda Suspension [UK], so it is not fair to compare that with this Rallitek-Bilstein liftkit. But I still expected a little bit firmer ride. I don’t know if I am pleased with that, or dissapointed….time will tell.
The spring rates of the Rallitek Bilstein B6 is 180lbs/in front and 265 lbs/in rear and is 20% firmer than OEM.

Tomorrow the alignment will be done by an expert and I'll let you guys know if it got [even] better.

Sounds great, thank you!

 

[Theo.nl]

Allignment day 😎✔

This afternoon I had the Forester aligned at the alignment expert of our country, Lammert van der Meulen from Dokkum. This man has been doing it for 51 years and works without factory data. All car clubs of the Netherlands , race and rally cars , and many historic cars of which sometimes no data are available anymore go to him, that's how I got there too, about 200km from my home one way. Lammert is a racing legend and still drives his Ford Escort RS2000 MK2 On the circuits.
After zeroadjusting of the Hunter Hawkeye Elite, the best man asks if the car swerves a bit at higher speeds on the highway and there is some kind of free play in the steering wheel. Yes ....that is true !
off course he says....that I can see from the tracking, probably still within the factory tolerances, but not drivable, that can and must be improved. A little surprised I was, that was the reason to come here, but for a specialist this is cut and dry apparently. I wonder what this allignmentwizard can accomplish on my Fozzy. After about 45 minutes he was done, asked me to do a test lap. Well....what a different car this has become, it drives so tight, and absolutely no more wander on the highway at higher speeds. I am very happy with this result and this beautifully developed Rallitek Bilstein suspension lift-kit.
Now the enjoyment can really start and it is getting more and more the way I want it.
As a result I have attached the printouts of the alignment, it is in Dutch, but with a good translator like Deepl.com you can figure it out. I'm not an expert so I can't do much with this data yet, but what he did indicate is that the Forester's platform was very good, which he could tell from the final Axle offset of 0.00 deg.

I am happy 🙂

 

[Spooledsrt8]

Well, add me to the list. I just put my order in. Thanks again for all the feedback and pictures!

 

[Theo.nl]

Well, add me to the list. I just put my order in. Thanks again for all the feedback and pictures!

Say Hi to Dallin from me , Theo Dutch Ambassador 😉😎👋

 

[luca76]

ciao un'informazione ho visto che hai installato il kit di sospensione rallitek modello RTEK-100589 Volevo sapere come è andata dato che ho un ibrido forster subaru 2020 in Italia e ho installato un sistema GPL da 90 litri nel cofano se era compatibile con la mia auto se l'auto si alzava se sono duri come ammortizzatori e come guida entrambi in autostrada e su strade sconnesse grazie molto luca

 

[luca76]

hi theo a piece of information I saw that you installed the rallitek suspension kit model RTEK-100589 I wanted to know how it went as I have a 2020 subaru forster hybrid Italy and I installed a 90-liter LPG system in the bonnet if it was compatible with my car if the car rose if they are hard as shock absorbers and how it drives both on the motorway and on bumpy roads thanks a lot luca

 

[Theo.nl]

ciao un'informazione ho visto che hai installato il kit di sospensione rallitek modello RTEK-100589 Volevo sapere come è andata dato che ho un ibrido forster subaru 2020 in Italia e ho installato un sistema GPL da 90 litri nel cofano se era compatibile con la mia auto se l'auto si alzava se sono duri come ammortizzatori e come guida entrambi in autostrada e su strade sconnesse grazie molto luca

Ciao Luca,

Il kit è stato sviluppato per la versione statunitense, che è una 2,5 litri senza motore elettrico e pacco batterie. Quest'auto è più leggera di 120 kg rispetto alla E-Boxer che abbiamo in Europa. Le sospensioni sono confortevoli e assolutamente non rigide, perfette per me.
Non so come si comporti l'auto quando è piena di bagagli. Non l'ho ancora sperimentato. A questo si aggiunge il serbatoio del gas. Non sono disponibili molle più pesanti per questo set e spero che sia sufficiente per voi, Rallitek dichiara esplicitamente che è per il modello USA. Personalmente lo trovo perfetto per la mia auto. Assicurarsi che l'allineamento sia corretto. Il set è perfetto. Purtroppo, però, ci sono molti dazi all'importazione e costi di spedizione.

Gr Theo

 

[Theo.nl]

hi theo a piece of information I saw that you installed the rallitek suspension kit model RTEK-100589 I wanted to know how it went as I have a 2020 subaru forster hybrid Italy and I installed a 90-liter LPG system in the bonnet if it was compatible with my car if the car rose if they are hard as shock absorbers and how it drives both on the motorway and on bumpy roads thanks a lot luca

Hi Luca,

The kit was developed for the American version, a 2.5-liter without electric motor and battery pack. This car is 120 kg lighter than the E-Boxer we have in Europe. The suspension is comfortable and absolutely not stiff, perfect for me.
I don't know how the car behaves when fully loaded with luggage. I haven't experienced it yet. Added to that is the gas tank. There are no heavier springs available for this set and I hope that is enough for you, Rallitek explicitly states that it is for the American model. I personally find it perfect for my car. Make sure the alignment is good. The set is perfect. Unfortunately a lot of import duties and shipping costs though.

Gr Theo

 

[luca76]

teo ma e' copmpatibile questo kit anceh per la subaru ibrida o puo' acpitare che le ordino e poi non vanno bene come io ho capito hai anche tu una subaru forester europea la sua per caso ha la piattaforma ske s5 perche se tu le hai montate e la tua macchina ha la styessa piattaforma uguale alla mia allora vanno bene anceh per la mia il mio dubbio era solo se erano compatibili o no pe rla mia auto capito grazie luca

 

[luca76]

teo but is this kit also compatible for the hybrid subaru or can it happen that I order them and then they don't fit as I understood do you also have a European subaru forester does yours by chance have the ske s5 platform because if you have mounted them and your car has the same platform as mine then they are also fine for mine my doubt was only whether they were compatible or not for my car understood thanks luca
one last thing that I didn't understand why these bilstein shock absorbers which are European are found in maerica and not in italy by chance can you give me the codes of the front and rear shock absorbers because at most I'll do a search on the internet if I find them thanks luca

 

[luca76]

teo in a few words I wanted to buy the bilsein shock absorbers in Italy and then I saw other springs of other brands but only that in Italy it says that there are no shock absorbers for the hybrid subaru forester by chance do you have the codes ciao luca of the shock absorbers

 

[Theo.nl]

teo in a few words I wanted to buy the bilsein shock absorbers in Italy and then I saw other springs of other brands but only that in Italy it says that there are no shock absorbers for the hybrid subaru forester by chance do you have the codes ciao luca of the shock absorbers

hi Luca,

De shock are from the crosstrek . And modified as a set for the Forester by Rallitek.

it fits the hybrid SK Forester, plug & Play, 2 hours work . Im very happy with it.
If you want more info send Dallin a email at Rallitek.

 

[Spooledsrt8]

I'm a little irritated right now. I put my order in last night now today I get a email saying the sale is now 15% off.

 

[j3rf]

I'm a little irritated right now. I put my order in last night now today I get a email saying the sale is now 15% off.

I would reach out to customer support and ask them if they can refund you the difference if they haven't processed and shipped the order already.

 

[Spooledsrt8]

I sent a email

 

[Theo.nl]

I'm a little irritated right now. I put my order in last night now today I get a email saying the sale is now 15% off.

send Dallin@rallitek.com a message 😉

 

[Spooledsrt8]

send Dallin@rallitek.com a message 😉

Thank you, email sent to him

 

[Theo.nl]

Thank you, email sent to him

Otherwise Cancell the order , and order again with full BF discount.

 

[luca76]

THEO SORRY SEMPRE LUCA VOGLIAMO CONOSCERE PIÙ INFORMAZIONI SU QUESTO KIT CHE HAI INSTALLATO SUL TUO FORESTER HYBRID EUROPEO 2021 COME SOTTO IL CALCIO GLI ASSORBERI SONO CROSSTEK MODIFICATI DAL RALLITEK GIUSTO QUANDO GLI ASSORBERI DI SHOCK CROSSTE SONO I CAMBRI
IL MIO PREOCCUPAZIONE È SOLO SE L'AUTOMOBILE E QUINDI PERDONO LA STABILITÀ A VELOCITÀ AD ALTE VELOCITÀ IN CURVE COME TI HO DETTO CHE NON VOGLIO INSTALLARE QUESTO KIT RAGGIUNGERE IN FRONTE E INFERIORI DUE AL PESO DEL LANCIO DI GPL POTREI DARE DI PIÙ

 

[Theo.nl]

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