After lots of researching and lots of test driving I decided to bite the bullet on my '15 CPO Forester. I had been looking at a lot of SH's but felt for the money the SJ was worth the upgrade. I had come from many different European cars but after owning a beater Outback the Subaru brand definitely had a place in my heart. Before I bought the SJ I pretty much had already laid out the mods I wanted and man am I happy with those decisions.
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The 235/65R17's fit at stock and lifted height with no noticeable rubbing. They may be rubbing at an odd steering angle but not noticeable at all. As many have said, I would not recommend going any bigger. Something to keep in mind, I went from 28mpg highway to 22.5mpg with all these mods. I will be removing the roof basket for my daily commutes as 90% of my time is spend at highway speeds and I hope to regain a couple MPG.
Question:
What did people do with the plastic gas tank covers after lifting? If you look closely you can see how I kind of bent them around the new position of the rear subframe bracing but they kinda look weird handing down. I might just trim them up?
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I have two pre-lift and three post, you figure out which are which Also I included a picture of my old Outback. Why is lifting Subaru's so fun?
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- 2015 Forester 2.5i Premium 6spd
- 2" Anderson Fab Lift with Multi-Link Kit
- 17x8 ET42 Rota Recce Wheels in Steel Grey
- 235/65R17 Hankook Dynapro AT-M
- Muteki Black Open Spline Drive Lug Nuts
- Factory Auto Dimming Rear-view mirror
- Factory Auto Dimming Side Mirrors with Approach Lights
- TapTurn LED flasher with Approach and Departure feature
- Amber LED Turn Signals
- Amber LED Parking Lights
- Factory Fog lights with 3000K LED bulbs
- The Retrofit Source Mini-H1 Retrofit w/Morimoto XB55 ballasts and 5000k Bulbs
- Rockmounts 14er roof basket with eBay LED fogs (will be removed)
- Curt 2" trailer hitch (still needs installed)
Notes:
The 235/65R17's fit at stock and lifted height with no noticeable rubbing. They may be rubbing at an odd steering angle but not noticeable at all. As many have said, I would not recommend going any bigger. Something to keep in mind, I went from 28mpg highway to 22.5mpg with all these mods. I will be removing the roof basket for my daily commutes as 90% of my time is spend at highway speeds and I hope to regain a couple MPG.
Question:
What did people do with the plastic gas tank covers after lifting? If you look closely you can see how I kind of bent them around the new position of the rear subframe bracing but they kinda look weird handing down. I might just trim them up?
Pictures:
I have two pre-lift and three post, you figure out which are which Also I included a picture of my old Outback. Why is lifting Subaru's so fun?