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Stagea Suspension Lift... Anyone Done It?

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itsnotabloodyvolvo Newbie

itsnotabloodyvolvo

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Hey all. I use my stagea as a work bus (I'm a surveyor) and need a bit more ground clearance (and some more rubber between the road and rims than the 225/45/17's give me).

Anyone here know the best way I can lift my stag say 2 inches or so?

Oh, BTW it's a series 2 RS Four S if that makes any difference.

Cheers.

BensDR30 Experienced

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In most places, raising the suspension is illegal. That's not to say it can't be done, I think long-stroke shocks will be the hardest item to find.

But your best bet would be to get an AR-X...

M I K E Mentor

M I K E

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you could always get spacers made up for the shocks, similar to spacer plates you can get to run s13 rear coilovers in an s14 (to accomodate different strut lengths)

you bolt them to the top of the strut and then that gets bolted into the car - this means that you can keep your standard struts etc as you aren't changing lengths of anything but i'm not sure how it would change the rest of your suspension geometry lifting the chassis

DaveB Mentor

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My stag is taller than the standard ,I recon it was a nismo option...but not sure(the shockers are nismo)...

Cool, I thought mine was the only SUV-spec' series 2 !

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But that is the way it came too. My shocks aren't Nismo, just black body. Felt pretty new when I got it... they feel a bit worn now though.

DaveB Mentor

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They all look stock height to me. Measure the distance between the wheel centre & the guard lip (vertically) and post the numbers.

I can't remember exactly what it was (posted it when I got my rims on) so measured it again...

fronts ~390mm, rears ~400mm

DaveB Mentor

DaveB

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swap your hicas rack for a s2 r33 25t one before you rip the dumf*kcntboxhole stagea one off the subframe . or jus get a lock bar

Do all S2 S's (manuals) have HICAS?

EDIT: By 'SUV spec' I don't mean an 'official' factory option... that is just what I think it looks like now that it has 17" rims on it with slightly greater overall diameter... sits about half an inch or so higher off the ground than stock... and stock it was high! btw, I read that there was an actual "SUV variant" which had higher suspension... can't remember where I read it though.

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Raysboostin Mentor

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gee u must be goin to some wild places in your stag if u need to lift it. i work in earthmoving and ive taken my stag to places most cars could never reach. and that was with stock suspension. heres a pic of one of my many wet weather rally excursions.

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SABBAi Grand Master

SABBAi

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It is not illegal to lift a car. It is illegal to lift OR lower a car by more than 50mm, however.

I would look into getting some firmer and taller springs. Most spring places will custom make springs for you to suit your shock stroke, vehicle height and the potential height increase you will be able to acheive. You may be able to use springs from another vehicle to suit your needs.

With my old Subaru I used Commodore springs in the front to lift it 1.5" over stock.

itsnotabloodyvolvo Newbie

itsnotabloodyvolvo

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swap your hicas rack for a s2 r33 25t one before you rip the dumf*kcntboxhole stagea one off the subframe . or jus get a lock bar

Will lifting the car by tallers springs and or shocks have some impact on the rear rack?

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I can't remember exactly what it was (posted it when I got my rims on) so measured it again...

fronts ~390mm, rears ~400mm

Nearly the same meassurement but other way round 395mm at the front ,390 mm at the back, with 235/45 17" (from center of the wheel to fender)

Most stageas lower point is the cat converter and some manual/rwd is the hicas rack (seen pics is nearly hanging under rear drive train)

+ depends of the slops that you pass (ie. step driveways)...front is long so Dayz edition fronts are prone to rub They are a bit squarish at the botton) and cannon mufflers seet lower at the back than stock ...

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gee u must be goin to some wild places in your stag if u need to lift it. i work in earthmoving and ive taken my stag to places most cars could never reach. and that was with stock suspension. heres a pic of one of my many wet weather rally excursions.

haha same here. but i dont drive the stagea to work. inside gets too dirty to fast !

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Nearly the same meassurement but other way round 395mm at the front ,390 mm at the back, with 235/45 17" (from center of the wheel to fender)

Most stageas lower point is the cat converter and some manual/rwd is the hicas rack (seen pics is nearly hanging under rear drive train)

+ depends of the slops that you pass (ie. step driveways)...front is long so Dayz edition fronts are prone to rub They are a bit squarish at the botton) and cannon mufflers seet lower at the back than stock ...

I second the cat' being the lowest point on the car; it definitely is on mine (no HICAS for me :banana:). ATTESA makes off-roading more feasible in the stagea than your regular 2WD family wagon (especially if said wagon happens to be FWD). I know on the odd camping trip I haven't minded parking it in the soft stuff knowing that I'll just be able to drive straight out in the morning. Has got me wondering though, does ATTESA work in reverse?? lol

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this thread reminded me of when i took my s1 stagea on to the beach at geraldton..

it was like a snow plow in the deep ruts but she never got boged. was priceless to see the amazed faces :D of all the 4wd owners as they drove past.

had stock suspension but low profiles on a set of 17s

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