slammo

Maybe a dumb question, but why not just build a Tacoma like (seemingly) everyone else?

Will using longer lateral links in the rear require modification of the trailing arms or axle?

IMO: Subaru alloy wheels are cheap and plentiful. Steelies have the potential to bend first and prevent damage to lateral links, but for the weight and space I'd rather just carry spare lateral links. Those don't typically bend bad enough to disable a vehicle, just put the wheels out of alignment. Keeping all four tires matching to keep the center diff happy is also easier when you're not bending rims and having to maintain multiple spares. Speaking of bending things, I never debriefed from the April trip to the Ozarks. Better late than never, right? My red Impreza did have a bent rear strut. The camber bolt was damaged on removal, but I don't think it failed in service. Installed a set of junkyard rear forester struts with stock bolts, so that's taken care of in any case. I think I'm going to install rear subframe spacers from an Outback to correct the rear camber rather than using camber bolts, mostly because the camber bolts reduce the tire-to-strut clearance which is a problem with my wheel and tire choice. Also a problem with my wheel and tire choice is the fact that I'm running 1" spacers front and rear. They're hubcentric and have not been a problem themselves, but they increase the moment on the struts by moving the tires out and I'm sure that was a huge contributing factor to bending the rear one. Unfortunately the tires are worth more than the car so for the time being I'm planning to stick with the spacers and just plan on replacing struts periodically. They're cheap enough from a junkyard and I'll try to be more careful hitting hard bumps in the future. I also beat the fender back into roughly the right shape and installed a secondhand headlight and corner light. Before: After: Good as new and ready to smash into more ditches! Now onto the good stuff, a few video clips of the long travel cars in the Ozarks. Again, these are from the April trip. Outback and Forester taking some yumps Outback on a rocky hill Forester on the same rocky hill, losing a CV joint Until next time! - "D"