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Anyone done this yet? I'm looking to put some small rugged tires a small lift and a sturdy roof rack on my 92. Anyone done any of the above or seen something they could link me to? Going to look at some old mail jeep tires this weekend and adding some rubber spring lifts.

I lifted my laser with nylon spacers. We cut them to go between the strut hat and tower. I only went 1.5 inches, due to axle bind. Keep that in mind. You don't want to go too high...

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Did you have to change the top hat hardware? I feel like the front end is either sagging or the front shocks were replaced with fwd ones because it's awfully low.

Is there anyway to keep the axles from binding? A proper way to actually lift it besides spacers? I really want to make like a mini rally or overlander style van. Since I named it M.O.E. Mini Overland Expo that is!

No one made lift parts for my car. That's why i did the lift spacers. Just added longer bolts to hold it all together. As for axle bind, I was lucky enough to find someone who had lifted DSM's to guide me. He said only got 1.5 inches, or the axles would bind (you could do more, but the axles would have to be cut and modified). I have no idea about for your Van. I'd be willing to bet you can't get crazy high, unless your lowering the engine and trans to keep the axle geometry correct, your not going to be able to do anything crazy. Even if you did that, the engine/trans would be lower than the frame rails, so your not accomplishing anything.

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Yeah by lifting the car with strut spacers you are forcing the wheel and hub downward and at the same time the axle is going down too at a steeper and steeper angle. The engine and trans are fixed so the other end of the axle stays at the same height. As the angle gets steeper and steeper the length of the axle needs to get longer, but obviuosly cant. think about the hypotenuse of a triangle. The only way you could get more than a tiny bit of lift is to literally drop the engine and trans by the same amount you want to lift the car so the axle can remain flatter. Basicqlly not possibly unless you are real determined and are a good welder fabricator. It just isnt the same suspension system like a truck or something.

if you really want to explore more look at what the subaru loyale guys are doing to lift thier wagons

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Thank you both for the input! I'm only looking to go maybe 3"s total. Just enough for a slightly larger tire with some aggressive tread.

I was actually checking out the Loyale and wagon guys last night and they are doing exactly what I want. I'm going to try some spring spacers first to see where that puts me. Then look for some taller springs once I get the height I'm after. Thanks again for the input! There surely isn't much in the way of info on my little van...

Hopefully these will work right out of the box on my car. If not I'm pretty sure a bit of fab work will. I was going to try the 2x2" square tube Subaru lift but then I saw these and figured they would be a bit better!
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Speedway- ... ,3389.html

I like your thinking, at one point I had thought about raising mine and making it look like a rally or baja vehicle. Get the front brush bar off a rvr and some knobby tires. But in the end it's always more money to raise one properly then lower it. I've seen pictures of Nates and it is raised pretty good.

natedog.. he posted in this thread



Steve

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Steve 89 colt 2.3 stroker stock top end. evo3@20 psi 13.489@99.30mph 3/10 2012
On drag radials.auto trans.launching @ 5 psi and no traction thru 2nd.

Well if you truly get there im sure it will be awesome

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I had looked up taller stock Mitsubishi springs and struts that would bolt up from other cars when I was thinking about doing what you are talking about. I've misplaced the list of what I came up with. When I find it I'll post it up. If my memory is right I believe the two front would be from a different vehicle with struts while the back was going to be the 7 passenger expo springs.

Thats only 1.5 inches, and the biggest tire i could get...

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