Prwa101 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I'm getting ready to do a lift in my 90 wagon ea82, soon to be ej22. I've seen people make them using Just 2x4x.25x1" blocks, and putting them anywhere where they are needed. Such as 4 to drop the subframe with the motor, couple to space the tranny and rearend, and suspension. And then the stearing exstention. I've looked at sjr's lifts and it seems like that's all you really need they just make them look a little fanceyer and put there name on it. I do give it to them though they make some sweet stuff!! In a 90 loyale, is it just spacing everything the 4" I want? Nothing fancey has to be fabed? Stearing exstention, it's just 4"? Thanks! -PRWA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dylan Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I'd figure out the strut extensions first before you start taking stuff apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prwa101 Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 That's the one thin I forgot on my post. Wouldn't it just be 4" blocks under over the strut? So 6 total for the front struts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 4" at the struts 3" everything else , steering will be less as its at a angle , struts are the key rest is right angles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prwa101 Posted September 9, 2011 Author Share Posted September 9, 2011 4" at the struts 3" everything else , steering will be less as its at a angle , struts are the key rest is right angles This makes sence! So the strut blocks will be cut an an angle, so it there's no camber change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted September 27, 2011 Share Posted September 27, 2011 This makes sence! So the strut blocks will be cut an an angle, so it there's no camber change? Yes, cut your strut blocks/tubes to 17 degrees for no camber change on an EA82. I cut mine to 18 degrees to compensate for the 1" suspension lift and add a bit of negative camber. The strut blocks are the hardest part and require the most thought, if you get things wrong, the castor and/or the chamber can be different one side to the other or be the same, but in a direction you don't want. Don't copy the first one exactly..I made two left strut tubes and had to tear one apart to make it a right hand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prwa101 Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 anyone know what a good size of steel would be??? i just went down and got 3/16" 2x3 tubes for the blox, is that good enough? ive heard some people say 1/4 is to much so i went with a little smaller.. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 anyone know what a good size of steel would be??? i just went down and got 3/16" 2x3 tubes for the blox, is that good enough? ive heard some people say 1/4 is to much so i went with a little smaller.. thanks! that will work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralDisorder Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 3/16" is not thick enough unless you reinforce it by tieing the blocks together or by boxing the sides in partially. I have seen 3/16" thick blocks bow outward on the sides after heavy off-roading. 1/4" wall thickness is minimum for individual blocks without any further reinforcement IMO. With proper reinforcement the 3/16" will work but it doesn't sound like that was your intention.... welding required. GD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prwa101 Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 3/16" is not thick enough unless you reinforce it by tieing the blocks together or by boxing the sides in partially. I have seen 3/16" thick blocks bow outward on the sides after heavy off-roading. 1/4" wall thickness is minimum for individual blocks without any further reinforcement IMO. With proper reinforcement the 3/16" will work but it doesn't sound like that was your intention.... welding required. GD well shoot, yeah i dont have a welder at my house but could go to a freinds to do that if i have to.... although i have two 25"x3x2 3/16" bars right now that i prolly cant take back to trade in... so would instead of just using 2"x3" blocks for the front, could i just cut the steel as a long block, i think last time i measured the front crossmember bolts it was 6" or so so about 7 or 8". so it will be a 8"x3"x2" block so ill only need 4 of thouse for all the spacing in the front? will that be strong enough? im referring to this picture (insted of haveing 4 blocks id just make thouse two long ones) http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ZY8ImyyIBsQ/S6rqpXF78KI/AAAAAAAACDQ/choRJDoBIzk/s640/PICT0002.JPG thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 instead of just using 2"x3" blocks for the front, could i just cut the steel as a long block, i think last time i measured the front crossmember bolts it was 6" or so so about 7 or 8". so it will be a 8"x3"x2" block so ill only need 4 of thouse for all the spacing in the front? will that be strong enough? im referring to this picture (insted of haveing 4 blocks id just make thouse two long ones) http://lh3.ggpht.com/_ZY8ImyyIBsQ/S6rqpXF78KI/AAAAAAAACDQ/choRJDoBIzk/s640/PICT0002.JPG thanks! thats how id do it one continuas block at the crossmember and also one long ans one short at the radius tranny mount, at the radiusrod link them together, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prwa101 Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 thats how id do it one continuas block at the crossmember and also one long ans one short at the radius tranny mount, at the radiusrod link them together, yeah i actuilly show the steel guys a picture of your lifts and the 3/16" is what they gave me. id buy one from you but im poor and paying for school out the ***... and am trying to buy a forester, why'll im working on my loyale. thanks for your help! you guys are awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prwa101 Posted October 14, 2011 Author Share Posted October 14, 2011 okay i was just thinking about the front suspension blocks today, would a 4x4" or 5x5x4" 1/4" steel tube stood up right, cut at a 17d angle with tabs welded on so it can bolt and go over the rubber on the strut? and why in every picture i see the strut blocks, looks like the strut mount is always cocked/spun one way so it dosnt line up at the 17b angle? could just be me... and the way the picture is take.. http://www.sjrlift.com/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/0_4__Lift_Kit_EA_4b144fd82d8c1.jpg http://www.sjrlift.com/components/com_virtuemart/shop_image/product/4__EA82_Front_St_4b144d943dede.jpg thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 Having the strut top spun like that makes it easier to bolt together. You can just reach an extension with a wobbly down to get at the strut top bolts. And probably mainly for clearance. When I made my 2" lift blocks with camber correction I had to turn the strut tops so a flat side was on the inside to clear the strut tower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prwa101 Posted October 15, 2011 Author Share Posted October 15, 2011 Having the strut top spun like that makes it easier to bolt together. You can just reach an extension with a wobbly down to get at the strut top bolts. And probably mainly for clearance. When I made my 2" lift blocks with camber correction I had to turn the strut tops so a flat side was on the inside to clear the strut tower. that makes sence, Do you know how much it's spun? Prwa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987687 Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 that makes sence, Do you know how much it's spun? Prwa How much mine is spun? I dunno... Enough to clear for the right angle. It doesn't really matter how much you spin the strut top around. It's just a bearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted October 15, 2011 Share Posted October 15, 2011 $100 for front 4" strut towers , $ 60 for a set or 3" Ill send you a set just tacked welded you can finish Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[HTi]Johnson Posted October 16, 2011 Share Posted October 16, 2011 Honestly, if you're bowing 3/16" steel blocks, your car body/suspension is going to be damaged somewhere. As you will be hardpressed to find any piece of the subframe where the stamped metal happens to be thicker than 3/16" of an inch. Not even the metal on the bumper is that thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 that makes sence, Do you know how much it's spun? Prwa It shouldn't be spun at all..the struts have bearings in them for turning, but the strut block doesn't rotate. All your doing is moving the strut mount down 4" using a 17* angle, because the strut mount is at 17* degrees from horizon. Its important that the angle points straight towards the center of the rig so you don't have a change in castor. Castor isn't adjustable, so if you get it wrong, your stuck with it. Take your time with your strut blocks and understand what your doing and how it affects your suspension, like I said earlier, the struts blocks are the hardest part. If its too much for you to deal with, used blocks come up for sale, or you can buy them new. I used 4" dia. schedule 40 grade B pipe for my strut blocks and 1/4" plate for my tops and bottoms. Because I went with a 18* instead of a 17*, I had to massage the inside of the towers with a baby sledge, but I'm %100 happy with the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Johnson;1050845']Honestly' date=' if you're bowing 3/16" steel blocks, your car body/suspension is going to be damaged somewhere. As you will be hardpressed to find any piece of the subframe where the stamped metal happens to be thicker than 3/16" of an inch. Not even the metal on the bumper is that thick.[/quote'] Its true the unibody is thin all over, but the whole design of a unibody is to disperse the forces over the entire body. The bumper is the same thing, a unibody design, its made from very light metal, but bent and welded the way it is, it certainly holds up to road use. The lift blocks focus all the forces on just the contact area of the lift block and leverage becomes severe. 1/4" may look big on a Subaru, but the lift blocks aren't unibody design and rely on their dimensional size for strength. I wouldn't use 3/16" on anything bigger than a 3" lift unless its a mall crawler that never saw trail time. I've seen pictures of bent 3/16" blocks and heard enough stories to risk it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prwa101 Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 Well if my calcs are right a 1x2x3" 3/16" piece of steel can hold just over 450lbs. So I started making the the crossmember 3" block I made them 7.5" long, and just one of thouse babys will hold over 4000 lbs. I think I'll be just fine with what I got. Scott, I'm going to try and make onE and if it dosnt work out or I can't fond the time, i'll forsure buy one from you, don't have the money right now, trying to buy another car, as is mine is dieing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prwa101 Posted October 19, 2011 Author Share Posted October 19, 2011 I lied this lift will be going into my new 88 turbo gl that I'll be putting my ej22 in! 260$ for a nice car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prwa101 Posted April 12, 2012 Author Share Posted April 12, 2012 board in soild works class. this is what a 4" strut extension should look like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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