in about 2-3 yrs now i went from that to this as its to this day.
so what come into that what still looks like family wagon. well :
custom 2'' strut spacers lift . with that and tiresi have now just over 10' ground clearance. some 26-28cm front to rear.
BFG TA Ko2 215/65R16
front and rear sway bars removed for better suspension travel. im getting about 5-8 cm more travel front to rear. still drives fine in city or high speed tested at 120km/h .
custom UEL headers for that subaru rumble sound
custom skid plates
cut bumpers front and rear
custom roof rack
spread 48w LED's inside front bumper
custom VDC off button
second battery in trunk
car is LPG conversion so drives on Petrol / LPG . as LPG is basically half petrol price thats the reason.
custom Hi Lift Jack lift points in front and rear with custom adapter for hi lift jack
custom rear shackle recovery adapters made on hi lift points
so yeah hi lift jack is all times in car trunk. when needed can be put on roof. but for safety reasons it lives in trunk.
all stuff made by myself some ideas taken from net rest is just in my head how to do what i need to do and such.
nothing was done for looks. all things where done one by one as needed as i drove it into forests , drive around stuff try where are weak points and modifying car as i see it better for my needs. so everything is practical
car build for traveling to places not for offroading only . so its made for comfort more , for long driving its allready almost perfect as its seating position is as subaru sedan city car not SUV .
but it can do ok offroading. now that it has proper for it class angles . VDC helps there a lot too. no more problem with one wheel in air and car is going nowhere. it goes . no need using momentum as on older subarus where needed. i can drive slowly and have traction , saving car and all components.
as for most important part that comes last is recovery. as mostly i drive solo i need to have some proper recovery solutions to recover myself from bad situations. and people dont use hi lift jacks on subaru as they see them too big and not needed. well im using it for everything . from just to change wheel to proper car fixing.
hi lift jack points for rear. pretty simple . nothing welded just bolt on
front hi lift jack points
and then shackle adapter for that . made from tube , its made stronger as well with double thickness side walls there
front have similar tube adapters on car too. so all thing is pretty safe. tested
without that lift with hi lift jack no way i would go from there myself. and with that it was so easy and fast.
no matter lift bumpers are goes in the way still so they needed to go , still must have that stock look for police and such. because regulations and all
so to places i go with car i like to sleep in car more then tent. i was carying most time tent as well but ended just sleeping in car for warmer safer place and more comfort. tested air matress and foam things, and that foam thing i was using 3 layers and now im using 4 layers of that and its so comfy and soft that it feels better then in bed at home.
still im carying second battery , small fridge, all recovery tools , food , cooking stuff and other stuff in bags , soft bags not some heavy boxes. so when i need to sleep inside car all that stuff just goes under seats and on front seats. all fits. tested on trip around europe about 5,5k km in 2 weeks . all nights where slept in car. some nights where cold some very hot. still no problem.
how to comfy eat and entertain yourself in car, again because my car is music listening place as well as movies theatre , video games. everything is there.
all that music needs some sub box there. but same time i can spare any space for it so ...i just made it to side
that 48w LED in front bumper gives good spread to sides. and that what you need in bush at night. will add some more lights on roof rack still. but thats for now does the job
and why VDC on subarus is great
so what come into that what still looks like family wagon. well :
custom 2'' strut spacers lift . with that and tiresi have now just over 10' ground clearance. some 26-28cm front to rear.
BFG TA Ko2 215/65R16
front and rear sway bars removed for better suspension travel. im getting about 5-8 cm more travel front to rear. still drives fine in city or high speed tested at 120km/h .
custom UEL headers for that subaru rumble sound
custom skid plates
cut bumpers front and rear
custom roof rack
spread 48w LED's inside front bumper
custom VDC off button
second battery in trunk
car is LPG conversion so drives on Petrol / LPG . as LPG is basically half petrol price thats the reason.
custom Hi Lift Jack lift points in front and rear with custom adapter for hi lift jack
custom rear shackle recovery adapters made on hi lift points
so yeah hi lift jack is all times in car trunk. when needed can be put on roof. but for safety reasons it lives in trunk.
all stuff made by myself some ideas taken from net rest is just in my head how to do what i need to do and such.
nothing was done for looks. all things where done one by one as needed as i drove it into forests , drive around stuff try where are weak points and modifying car as i see it better for my needs. so everything is practical
car build for traveling to places not for offroading only . so its made for comfort more , for long driving its allready almost perfect as its seating position is as subaru sedan city car not SUV .
but it can do ok offroading. now that it has proper for it class angles . VDC helps there a lot too. no more problem with one wheel in air and car is going nowhere. it goes . no need using momentum as on older subarus where needed. i can drive slowly and have traction , saving car and all components.
as for most important part that comes last is recovery. as mostly i drive solo i need to have some proper recovery solutions to recover myself from bad situations. and people dont use hi lift jacks on subaru as they see them too big and not needed. well im using it for everything . from just to change wheel to proper car fixing.
hi lift jack points for rear. pretty simple . nothing welded just bolt on
front hi lift jack points
and then shackle adapter for that . made from tube , its made stronger as well with double thickness side walls there
front have similar tube adapters on car too. so all thing is pretty safe. tested
without that lift with hi lift jack no way i would go from there myself. and with that it was so easy and fast.
no matter lift bumpers are goes in the way still so they needed to go , still must have that stock look for police and such. because regulations and all
so to places i go with car i like to sleep in car more then tent. i was carying most time tent as well but ended just sleeping in car for warmer safer place and more comfort. tested air matress and foam things, and that foam thing i was using 3 layers and now im using 4 layers of that and its so comfy and soft that it feels better then in bed at home.
still im carying second battery , small fridge, all recovery tools , food , cooking stuff and other stuff in bags , soft bags not some heavy boxes. so when i need to sleep inside car all that stuff just goes under seats and on front seats. all fits. tested on trip around europe about 5,5k km in 2 weeks . all nights where slept in car. some nights where cold some very hot. still no problem.
how to comfy eat and entertain yourself in car, again because my car is music listening place as well as movies theatre , video games. everything is there.
all that music needs some sub box there. but same time i can spare any space for it so ...i just made it to side
that 48w LED in front bumper gives good spread to sides. and that what you need in bush at night. will add some more lights on roof rack still. but thats for now does the job
and why VDC on subarus is great
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