Ok guys, I think I have come up with a plan for the suspension on my XT.
Here it goes:
OEM 04 STI struts and springs
OEM STI 20mm rear sway (STI mounts plus spacer)
SPT Rear Latteral Links
Group-N Trailing Arm Bushings
Rear Subframe Bushings
Steering Rack Bushings
Group-N Strut Mounts (maybe?)
All that above is pretty basic, the problem is that I want near stock ride height. So my plan is to use 2" Lifting Spacers in the front and about 2.5" Spacers in the rear. This should give me about a 1.5" drop with pretty even wheel well gaps. Maybe even add another half inch to each spacer to get closer to stock!
The spacers will be custom and I can do that.
What do you guys think about my plan for a daily driver?
Provided the spacers are structurally good (and indexed properly), do you think I will have alignment issues?
Are there any other easy parts I might as well do while I have it apart?
I have read the post about making your Forester on par with an STI and it seems these are the easiest but still reasonably good mods.
Post #13 has the front roll center calcs
Post #16 has the rear roll center calcs
Here it goes:
OEM 04 STI struts and springs
OEM STI 20mm rear sway (STI mounts plus spacer)
SPT Rear Latteral Links
Group-N Trailing Arm Bushings
Rear Subframe Bushings
Steering Rack Bushings
Group-N Strut Mounts (maybe?)
All that above is pretty basic, the problem is that I want near stock ride height. So my plan is to use 2" Lifting Spacers in the front and about 2.5" Spacers in the rear. This should give me about a 1.5" drop with pretty even wheel well gaps. Maybe even add another half inch to each spacer to get closer to stock!
The spacers will be custom and I can do that.
What do you guys think about my plan for a daily driver?
Provided the spacers are structurally good (and indexed properly), do you think I will have alignment issues?
Are there any other easy parts I might as well do while I have it apart?
I have read the post about making your Forester on par with an STI and it seems these are the easiest but still reasonably good mods.
Post #13 has the front roll center calcs
Post #16 has the rear roll center calcs