SnakkerZ003

I would say it comes down to what you want to do and how much time effort you want to put into it. How much time effort would it take to swap the motor and make a manual trans into your present car? with the current car you have all the parts to go racing and a proven design. How much does it cost to find a suitable car with the engine and trans you want? Then build a whole new cage and transfer all the parts? Would the current suspension swap or would you have to build new? Could you part the old car out? Are there major design changes you would like to make (Do things different next time)?

I come from the desert racing community. Out there it seems more straight forward with off-road suspension than the Subaru world. The Subaru has a HUGE following of off road people, and like you PontoonTodd and the other guys on here there are a lot of guys building stuff them self. In desert racing theres a few main companies making shocks (Fox, Bilstien, King, etc). These are all Heavy Duty Off-road racing shocks. And they are not overly expensive. (You can spend some serious dollars though for top level stuff). Some offroad companies you can find like Camburg, or McNeil racing, or even Total Chaos offer kits that bolt on and may require some limited fabrication and your close to race ready(Certainly overkill for most trail stuff or desert running most guys do). However Most aftermarket stuff for Subaru are less unified. They're either small companies that people talk trash on back and forth (JVAD, All Wheel Driven, Hotbits, BBS, Flatout etc) Or big name companies like Ohlins, Reiger, Tein, that produce WRC stuff for $10k +. Its awesome to see the work you've done and how far you've come. It would be super cool to see Subaru folks get together and create something with as strong a following. Some of the guys building trophy trucks in the desert started buy building a truck in their garage to spectate races and it grew from there. If you could produce your suspension parts on scale that made it profitable for you and at a purchase price people could afford maybe we would see more subies on the trails and at off-road parks.... Maybe even a few more in Desert Racing, Not just the rally world

Do you have a detailed build up on the struts. I see wha you have here on this post... what part #s for the shocks, caps, mounts. I see you built the bottom "Can and spindle mount" part... what materials, thicknesses. Id like to build something like that myself for my 2015 XV while keeping it as stock looking as possible. Your blog has been a huge inspiration! I read all the Rally buildups i can possibly find from all levels of racing but yours is the most impressive, MOST INSPIRING! Love your driving style and the fact your building things that work! So far i have skid plates and sway bars on mine and enjoy twisty dirt roads and im a member of the local SCCA doing RallyCross as well as AutoCross in my Sub, but i know eventualy im gonna end up blowing out the stock suspension.