A short video about how to make your own 3/8" Subaru Strut Spacers to help cure "Saggy Butt" issues.
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@enterBJ405 жыл бұрын
Good job. I'm more impressed with those old 70's-80's looking power tools you got, dude
@philmacdonald20874 жыл бұрын
Most cutting boards are polypropylene which becomes brittle in the cold. Probably okay if you don't drive your car in cold temperatures but I would recommend buying a sheet of HDPE or high density polyethylene from McMaster Carr for not much more. you can find polyethylene cutting boards, although they aren't as ubiquitous or as cheap as the polypropylene boards that are everywhere. Also HDPE has about twice the compressive strength of polypropylene. In this application I think thats something want. If you do some research you will see that the companies selling these spacers use either HDPE or Delrin. Delrin is even better than hdpe but gets expensive enough that it's almost worth it just buying a pre made set at that point. I wouldn't say I'm an expert in plastics but I do work in a mold shop where we design, build and run plastic injection molds so I'm pretty familiar with the stuff. Just don't want to see anyone get hurt from failed strut spacers!
@juliosdiy3206 Жыл бұрын
Yeah dude i think it will crack during my brutal -20 degree temps.
@Tomas.X Жыл бұрын
Oldie but goodie. I just installed mild lowering springs and the LR corner is 6mm. Even after loosening everything and bolting back, the height was unchanged. So I'm making a single 6mm spacer from 1/4" inch black HDPE. Lowering already changed the rear camber so I'm installing adjustable LCA's.
@ParadoxdesignsOrg9 жыл бұрын
That should work pretty well, the cutting board material is a lot tougher than a lot of other things people use. that might mess up your alignment just a tiny bit, though.
@Usangakevi7 жыл бұрын
what material is best for these spacers
@Usangakevi7 жыл бұрын
and how much is one likely to gain in cms
@MikeBrownOhio7 жыл бұрын
use inch to centimeter conversion table...
@JustAnotherGuyInTheComments4 жыл бұрын
Little tip: You could put lipstick or paint on the studs rather than trace around them. Considering doing this to my Toyota.
@birchsgarage87428 жыл бұрын
You could have made four if you placed them correctly. I just lifted my 97 2" with 98-02 forester struts and they were cheaper than the stock ones. my rear is slightly lower still so i am gonna make some of these.
@jozzorama2 жыл бұрын
6 is the real number .. XD
@GatorLife579 жыл бұрын
Good job. Wado for sharing.
@BJohnBlack9 жыл бұрын
super pumped to see a vid don't have a Subaru but very knowledgeable as always loved it.
@bensoto15177 жыл бұрын
B. John Black uuu uuu
@chinooky56256 жыл бұрын
Nice video. I'm going to use your idea to make my 2" lift spacers!
@karimmuhtaseb75025 жыл бұрын
Andrew Souto how are ur lifts holding on?
@danielkurka24852 жыл бұрын
2inch needs extended bolts ,not easy
@christianheidt57332 жыл бұрын
I wanna do the same, are you going to show before/after pics? Thank you Ps I'm making mine from delrin, I'm a machinist. What is cutting board thkness?
@joelyboyblue7 жыл бұрын
Great video dirtcheapdaily just did a video about this
@BFE08STI8 жыл бұрын
Nice vid, but why didnt you just finish one, then trace the outlines of the holes and make the other after ? :P
@scor4405 жыл бұрын
BFE 08 WRXSTI Exactly good call
@danielkurka24852 жыл бұрын
I assume maximum thicness what can be used is 1cm, because then you have short bolts...🤔
@marcothemakr142 жыл бұрын
What if it’s extreme like an inch an 3/4?
@jeepjunky35868 жыл бұрын
Could you put the strut mate, on top of your struts? Drill holes in the bottom opposite of the existing bolts and just put it on top of your struts to get a small lift? Nice video though, I am looking for ideas on making/using universal spacers to give my V70 XC a couple more inches of lift and bigger tires. Thanks!
@NorthernLightzs6 жыл бұрын
Any luck on this been thinking about doing this to my xc as well
@geigertron30007 жыл бұрын
how did it turn out????
@MikeBrownOhio7 жыл бұрын
If you want them pretty bolt them together and sand the edges with some elbow grease...
@SouravBesra6 жыл бұрын
At any point did these spacers break/ crack? Please do let me know, awaiting your reply. Thank you.
@enterBJ405 жыл бұрын
They will not crack since the material is Teflon. Because the plastic seats totally flat I highly doubt it fails any soon
@snowphun5 жыл бұрын
@@enterBJ40 No one is making $7 cutting boards out of teflon, they are polypropylene.
@aidarkabdulov67975 жыл бұрын
Интересно а с орк стекло можно сделать такое?
@brandonpeters99876 жыл бұрын
You should have made 4
@shotoforcebrazilianjiujits49328 жыл бұрын
coilover
@radogasparik20945 жыл бұрын
Supeeeeer
@gunnarmoeller86067 жыл бұрын
We upgrade driveshafts, crownrings, e.t.c., and then put some plastic under your springs before going offroading ?
@josepeixoto33846 жыл бұрын
waste of material: you could have made 4 pieces
@enterBJ405 жыл бұрын
You know...americans: big waster.
@julian0893 жыл бұрын
Lol this is janky.
@antoniusmilesdale61206 жыл бұрын
You wasted the whole board. You could have made 4 or five but instead you put them in the middle.. Amateur mistake