On Wed, 7 Dec 2005, Andy Levy wrote:
>
> On 12/7/05, Michael Maskalans <dml@tepidcola.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 7 Dec 2005, Andy Levy wrote:
> >
> > > On 12/7/05, Michael Maskalans <dml@tepidcola.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, 24 Oct 2005, Andy Levy wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > For the Daktoberfest guys...that little harebrained scheme to fit
> > > > > 215/70R16s doesn't look doable.
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > pussy. you're just not trying hard enough. ;-)
> > > >
> > > > any reason in particular or just not feasable for your wants/needs? I saw
> > > > a really cute set of BFG/ATs last night, destined to be snow tires for the
> > > > rear of my housemate's mother's Astro, made me think of that plan =)
> > >
> > > It's all about the clearance, Mike. A few people have lifted their
> > > Gen2 Outbacks ('00-'04) about 2 inches with struts & springs, but I
> > > don't think that would get enough clearance still. Those rear
> > > wheelwells especially are really tight.
> > >
> >
> > I recall the clearance being tight, but not quite that tight. I also
> > recall the clearance issues that do exist being unlikely to be fixed by
> > getting taller, wasn't it the front edge of the wheel opening that was
> > closest to the tire?
> >
> > anyway, I still think it would be cool =)
>
> Yes, it would be very, very cool. Here's a 3/4 view of a car that
> just had the lift done last weekend. Not sure if this is before or
> after it "settled" - on initial install, he had almost 3" of lift, but
> it's settled out to 2".
>
> http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a141/eternot/IMG_0310.jpg
>
> I can take a stock clearance measurement tonight.
>
has about the same look as an AMC Eagle. Pretty cool.
does it really gain room for larger tires or just more ground clearance?
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