Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Posted: **Tue Jun 29, 2004 9:28 pm**

I brought a Brumby as a run around. Just wondering if there is an easy way to get a bit of extra height. Been told you can put blocks in the suspension.

Kyle

Posted: **Tue Jun 29, 2004 11:18 pm**

You can get 2,3 or 4 inch body lifts off the shelf.
The 2" lift is the only legal one in QLD.
Should be able to run up to 27" tyres with minimal guard trimming.
I only know suppliers in QLD........

Posted: **Wed Jun 30, 2004 7:29 pm**

Any idea on costs or what comes in the kit.

Kyle

Posted: **Wed Jun 30, 2004 11:45 pm**

Under a grand.
Usually come complete with everything you need including blocks, HT bolts, extended brake lines, steering ext, instructions...........

Posted: **Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:09 pm**

Can easily build a 2" lift for under $100.00 for EA-81 based Subaru's.
I've got a bunch of [half useless] stuff on 'lifts' here:
http://www.angelfire.com/on4/bushy5550

Bunch of stuff here as well:

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/461019 http://www.geocities.com/lrt5739/

This bloke is running 12 inches of lift, and his Brumby is sitting on 33" swampers!

http://www.subarubrat.com/

Posted: **Sat Jul 10, 2004 5:15 pm**

and forgot:

With a 2" lift, you shouldn't need to do any trimming at the front, if you push both front wheel assemblies forward as far as they go by placing large nuts, spacers, or lots of washers on the end of the radius arms --- to basically push the wheels forward.

I didn't think of this at the time, and grabbed the angle grinder and cut most of the steel in front of the doors near the firewall to make my 27's fit nicely.
Looks bad though.

If you were to go with a 3" lift, 27's would clear nicely.

The rear should be fine at 2", unless you have 1/4 tonne in the back, then she might scrub out.

/silly dave

Posted: **Wed Aug 04, 2004 11:35 am**

try www.ausubaru.com or www.subaclub.com

They should be able to help out too.

Posted: **Thu Aug 19, 2004 2:42 am**

...and http://www.ultimatesubaru.net its about the biggest Forum for older Soobie owners on the net.
The owner of subarubrat.com from the States is a member and there's numerous threads about mods such as his.

Posted: **Wed Nov 01, 2006 6:23 pm**

bushy555 is the brat legal

Posted: **Thu Nov 02, 2006 4:20 pm**

super zook wrote:bushy555 is the brat legal

Brumby. No, tis not legal. Laws are only in place to be broken. Did that lift back in November/December 2004. But I still drove around the place for six weeks before getting caught by the RTA coz I didn't have an engineers certiicate. Only got caught because the RTA highway patrol and the Police highway patrol were doing a blitz on all vehicles in Leeton. If I had of stayed at home I would have gotten away with it. Got a $600.00 fine, a red sticker and had to tow it home. Pulled the lift out immediately, got it re-registered, put a 2" back in, which is what it currently has.

Posted: **Sun Nov 12, 2006 5:21 pm**

Raising a Brumby? Somebody's gotta say it, feed it grass

BTW they look cool with a bit of lift and decent rubber.

Posted: **Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:13 pm**

Here's another great brumby. Is owned by a guy in Tassie.

EJ22 with 5psi blown down its guts via a 1gg yota pump ( 2.2 Liberty engine, with supercharger ).
Dual range AWD Lib 3.9 box
All gas, distributor timing
75mm lift
Running 15'' six stud rims with 225s
Coupe dash
Lib seats
Short shift