93 liberty strut top lift

chumpjunk · Post by **chumpjunk** » Sat May 09, 2009 11:27 pm

gday everyone, this is my first thread..

i have just bought a 93 gx liberty wagon and - just like everyone else - want it lifted.

the thing is it only just had (15,000kms ago) the original air shocks replaced with conventional suspension - and it handles great.

anyhow, is it possible to just install strut top spacers with nothing else? dont want to go down the outback strut/spring path because the suspension is pretty much new still. any thoughts? thanks

AlpineRaven · Post by **AlpineRaven** » Sun May 10, 2009 9:42 am

Welcome to this forum!!
You can install 2" lift kit that goes on the top of suspensions & cross members, it'll give you 2" lift. There is a couple of threads in here.
Cheers
AP

GOD · Post by **GOD** » Sun May 10, 2009 10:18 am

Installing a lift kit doesn't have to mean changing all your suspension components.

As AP said, you can have a fully body lift, or you can do strut tops only. I know a few people in the WA Subaru club who've done strut tops only or spring lifts with no adverse affects on CV life.

Dane.

chumpjunk · Post by **chumpjunk** » Sun May 10, 2009 11:11 am

thanks for the feedback guys. i know about the body lift kit, and the suspensions lifts options but have struggled to find out if you can do strut top only for gen1 liberty. the reason for this is that i want everything to get more clearance - not just the body..

so i guess my main questions (and thanks to everyone in advance) are can you do it on my car and what affect, if any, will it have on geometry, cv life and anything else i should know?

my first subaru and am bloody impressed with it already and its DEAD STOCK.

chumpjunk · Post by **chumpjunk** » Sun May 10, 2009 11:32 am

just a quick other thing - half the reason for asking these (mildly retarded) questions is because i cant find a lift kit on this site or anywhere else that just does the strut top lift for my car - have seen them for foresters but not much else..

daza · Post by **daza** » Sun May 10, 2009 8:29 pm

The only reason for changing to Outback struts is to give clearance for conciderably larger tyres. Do a Strut top lift now, then when you want higher later you can get Outback struts and the rest of the body lift blocks!
Daza.

chumpjunk · Post by **chumpjunk** » Sun May 10, 2009 8:36 pm

yeah i rekon thats the go - strut tops now with bigger rims/tyres - than rest of blocks + suspension lift later.

thanks heaps for the help.

does anyone know if strut top lift will affect geometry too much? thanks

daza · Post by **daza** » Mon May 11, 2009 7:34 am

Wont be a problem,
Can do either Strut tops or Outback struts with no trouble.
To do both requires the rest of the body lift.
Daza.

chumpjunk · Post by **chumpjunk** » Mon May 11, 2009 8:32 am

ahhhhh.... making more sense to me now

so you have to have the body lift in conjunction with the strut top lift..

ok thats fair - well hopefully will happen in the next few weeks and it seems the usual practice is to post some pics of it so looks like i will have to dig up the camera when it gets done.

thanks daza