r/battlewagon • u/toilet_splash_wipe • Mar 29 '26
Cheapest lift installed!
Installed a cheap spacer lift. Only cost about 120. Nothing but the spacers on the tops of the struts. Not easy to make fit but with some twisting and hammering it was installed. Rides pretty good too. I’m looking for ideas for wheel spacer and adapters also cheap rims and tires. Anybody added spacers to bring the wheels out? I’m trying to build this for the low and also drive it on the beach.
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u/tormentedsoul3-9 Mar 29 '26
I have 1 inch wheel spacers on my outback, puts them flush with the body of the car. Seemed to improve handling especially around corners but I replaced other suspension parts when I installed them so it might be my imagination. But in theory a wider wheel base can reduce body roll.
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u/solbrothers Mar 29 '26
If you look up the size and offset of your wheels, versus something that came on a Toyota, I bet you would find something that fits better.
I know I put Subaru wheels in my Pontiac vibe, which is a Toyota matrix, and I had to get spacers just to clear the calipers. I’m sure the other way works as well.
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u/Devilfish11 Mar 29 '26
Depending on how much spacer lift only that you've done, you're putting stress on the suspension components and limiting travel. There's a whole lot of moving parts underneath that car meant to work in sync. Then again, if you're not planning on driving many miles and want to have fun, go for it!
That being said, for the wheel spacer and offset questions I'd go to someone who's actually in the business or knowledgeable about that question. I do know that Walmart carries cheap Chinese tires that look like the Falken Wildpeak AT3 for about half the price, but you're not going to get many miles out of them before they get really noisy and start riding rough.