Lifted cars

the golf country is cool... I can just imagine the fanbois drooling before stating it needs a drop, poke, and rust

octavious wrote: I don't have a pic with me, but what about all the air cooled VW Bajas. Those had to be one of the earliest lifted cars. And are so sweet. Frakencar- do you have any pics and a description of what was done to your NB? There is one near me for sale that needs a little work that is calling for me to Baja it.

the early air cooled baja cars are very cool! And I have more info on the NB in a few places:

FRANKENBUILT specs page for the Lifted 98 New Beetle TDI

Lifted 98 New Beetle TDI Build Thread

Jay wrote: How has the original Golf Country not been mentioned yet? One of them lives down the street from me... it is awesome. Complete OE package. Everything you see there was on those cars when they left the dealership lot. AWD.

I Agree - coolest lifted car yet - but not enough ground clearance. It's essentially a body lift.

Yesterday I ran into an image of the coolest one I've seen yet:

Seriously thinking about doing this to my RA65 and using it for rally-X!

JohnyHachi6 wrote: Yesterday I ran into an image of the coolest one I've seen yet: Seriously thinking about doing this to my RA65 and using it for rally-X!

That would be a lot of fun. Don't go too high though if rallyx is you goal - my lifted 86 Golf was a bit high for that. I did well in rougher terrain though. here are the 3 runs I did:

This was my first run ever: MKII VW Golf Diesel TDI Swap RallyX Run 1

My second: MKII VW Golf Diesel TDI Swap RallyX Run 2

And my third - I broke a CV joint mid-run. It had been clicking for a while (1,500 miles) before it failed. MKII VW Golf Diesel TDI Swap RallyX Run 3

You can see the excessive body roll in these videos - I imagine a lower CG would help. Not bad for a FWD with 10.5" of ground clearance though.

hey Frankencar. any picture of the car next to another car? for size comparison of the lift.

Love the bug.

got me craigslist hunting

Where to buy longer springs for cars such as escorts? I bought cargo coils for the rear, and that added an inch or two.

Joey

CarKid1989 wrote: hey Frankencar. any picture of the car next to another car? for size comparison of the lift. Love the bug. got me craigslist hunting

Which car? The golf? Jetta? New Beetle? I don't have any good comparison pics - but I do have some pics that might give you a better idea.

And here are a ton of videos of both cars doing what they do best:

Lifted VW New Beetle TDI Offroad - YouTube Video Playlist

Lifted MKII VW Golf Diesel TDI Swap Offroad - YouTube Video Playlist

joey48442 wrote: Where to buy longer springs for cars such as escorts? I bought cargo coils for the rear, and that added an inch or two. Joey

No clue - All the lifts I have don have used springs from other VW's that weigh more. Maybe you can visit the junk yard with a measuring tape - or have some made.

what MPG does a lifted subaru impreza pr wrx get? mild 2 inch/ forester lift and some wheels and tires?

does it kill the mpg?

Closest "All Around, Do Everything" car i can think of....

Found this looking for lowered, poked, rusted Golf Country.

i cant help but think bg based escort's mx3's protege's would be good. throw in also first gen escorts, and lastly a first gen accent i think could be made to work quite well. i would prob do it with coil overs and just set it up so it had 1.5 inches of down travel available and call it good.

CarKid1989 wrote: what MPG does a lifted subaru impreza pr wrx get? mild 2 inch/ forester lift and some wheels and tires? does it kill the mpg? Closest "All Around, Do Everything" car i can think of....

It kills off about 2 mpg, mainly due to the larger wheels & tires.

I was thinking about this for my Impreza 2.5RS, but the stock ride height is just so nice for everything.

If I'm going to get to some far off road places in Michigan I'll switch to Forester springs/shocks because it's the cheapest thing to do. An entire set from the junk yard runs about $100. Might as well give it a try.

Easy rx7 2nd gen lift is to use rx7 convertible springs on the coupe.

Bad thread, bad bad bad bad thread.

OK, ASSuming I get a toy in the next 12 months, my C30 is approaching 55K miles and will need new shocks in a year or so. My brain is now saying lift it an inch or so, nothing radical. Add a bullbar/light bar, sump guard, lights, roof rack and go for rugged AT tires on my 16" snow wheels instead of the ultralow profile 18" summer tires.

Thngs that make you go hhmmmm

Anyone good with Photoshop to help visualize the thread?

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/reader-rides/198/

I need something like this. I'm thinking an unloved 3.8 with a 5 speed for cheap and add on some BFGoodies All-Terrains on some black steelies. I may have just discovered a good winter beater....

Here's one concept car I saw at an auto show a long time ago. Ford had cooked up this Taurus Santa Fe concept as a proposed competitor for the Subaru Legacy Outback. Powered by an AWD version of the SHO drivetrain.

In reply to RossD:

I have seen this guy run at the 100 acre wood. Sweet car.

chandlerGTi wrote: My new Rabbit truck is lifted...but it also has a snow plow so...

PICS OR BAN!!! Seriously. I need more info on this.

I have a set of Forester XT suspension coming for my WRX.

I am going to give it a try. I need some extra ground clearance for nav rallies and volunteering at performance rallies.

I'll submit my e30. Though technically it's not lifted (sits tall stock since it's a 318i), but a few hundred pounds of weight reduction + taller rally tires and it sits pretty tall.

MadScientistMatt wrote: Here's one concept car I saw at an auto show a long time ago. Ford had cooked up this Taurus Santa Fe concept as a proposed competitor for the Subaru Legacy Outback. Powered by an AWD version of the SHO drivetrain.

the shovel inset into the door makes me chuckle heartily.

This makes me think of "blade runner" for some reason. All those pipes all over the car perhaps.

klipless wrote: I've always liked the first gen SRX's. They look like lifted first gen CTS wagons, even though they never made one. I wonder if you could bolt the knuckles, control arms, springs, etc from an SRX to a first gen CTS-V? That would be awesome.

Not to hijack, but these actually look pretty good lowered:

fastEddie wrote: Rallying is not for the faint of heart.

Or those who quit easy. Same car, post wreck.

Even a stock Outback has enough ground clearance to go up on city curbs and over parking blocks without scraping anything. It makes a great urban warrior vehicle. I take mine off roading all over California as well. It's not geared low enough to tackle the bouldery stuff at an appropriate speed. A slushbox (and the H6, which is only available with an auto) would do much better.

Does alright in RallyCross too:

ClemSparks wrote:

cghstang wrote: Just earlier today I was looking at the older (mid 90's) P71s that can run 15" wheels. Why? Because their stock tire size is 215/70R15 and you can get some gnarly knobbies in the barely bigger 215/75R15 size. Rallycross even more fun when you've got super aggressive tires

Minor thread derail: Can you point me toward some of these tires? They'd be great for a samurai or sidekick or such. Thanks! I kind of want to start a thread of the opposite...AWD/4WD stuff that's been dropped (thinking GM Syclone/Typhoon clones and such). I'm afraid of how I'll look at craigslist afterwards though (this thread does the same thing). Clem

I put BFG Radial All-Trail T/A 215/75R15 on my totally stock Samurai back around 1999\2000. Loved them. No rubbing, reasonable stance, no negative impact on handling (to the degree that one would explore the handling of a Samurai), hardly any wear, no noise problems, no traction problems. Even drove in dirt and mud a few times, but no serious off-roading.