Subaru Forester Off Road Build Guide

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

➡️ What's your NEXT OFF ROAD SUBARU MOD ?

[@jhbryaniv]

Should probably get a skid plate.... I have some nice scratches from God knows what on my cross members...

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Ahaha we never know from where these scratches come from 😂 So yes, you should get one 👊

[@julienduvaux7020]

A sticker OFF ROAD on the trunk !

[@Chill_Mode_JD]

@@julienduvaux7020 now that's a high horsepower mod right there..... !

[@Chill_Mode_JD]

MOR LIFT and DIY subframe spacers so my CV's will quit hating me.......😅

[@k2thah286]

I tell you what, if you’re a brand that was mentioned in this video, y’all need to send this man a commission.

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Ahaha that would be awesome! Thank you for your kind words 🙏

[@ignitionoffroad5028]

This is the video our community needs! I would have added the transmission mount insert, diff breathers and snorkel, but maybe that will come in part 2 😉

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Yes, that's the spirit 👊 good and clear infos to help the community 🙏 I could have added the mods you mentioned that's for sure 😁 I forgot 😬😂

[@pinzone4358]

where have you been Mitre?

[@ignitionoffroad5028]

@@pinzone4358 focusing on work and neglecting youtube...

[@sparklesinthewild]

Awesome guide! I know everything about off road subaru mods now ... I’m gonna modifiy our dailyfoz :D

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

If it's to off road our daily Subaru Forester... No worries 😁

[@trevorkestle7522]

thank you for this video man!! im currently building my 2005 Forester XT (4spd auto) into an overland rig and you got me thinking into aspects i haven't considered yet, as always great video man and take care!

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

So glad you enjoyed it mate! 🙏 I hope it will be helpful for your build 👊

[@softroadingthewest]

Nice work Jordan, you've got the essentials well covered and well explained! Excellent insights here.

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Thanks Donald! 😁🙏

[@mikedbiery]

Great video Jordan!! I am sure you answered a lot of questions people have!!

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Thank you so much! I'm glad to hear that, that's the purpose of the video! 👊😁

[@akalinh]

Super complet! Il n'y a plus d'excuse pour qui veut faire du offroad avec son foz! 👍

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Merci pour ton feedback 👊 j'ai essayé de ne rien oublier 😁

[@ka4172]

If you change timing belt do it well with all rollers and a new waterpump!

[@deamslarrabee7468]

I have a 3” hrg lift. 29” tall tires. Rear locker. A switch to lock the center diff

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Nice setup

[@TOYOTA.Overland]

Your Forester looks stylish mate 🤠

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Thanks so much 🙏

[@viniepooh100]

Great vid!

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Thanks!

[@GingerNingerGames]

This is good info. I've got an SF Forester GT auto, once I get the transmission sorted I'll be testing it out around home, it comes standard with the AT lock which is awesome, might look at upgrading the front and rear diffs to proper LSD/Lockers at some point in the future, but for now I want to make it drive and comfortable. Bash plate is a must.

[@SmallADVentures1973]

Awesome video, brother! (I still don't have one, but enjoyed it 100% regardless 😁) Happy weekend, guys!😊✌

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Thanks brother! BTW, have you ever considered a Subaru? Have a great weekend too 👊

[@SmallADVentures1973]

@@ALNSMOVERLAND I have, if you remember that was at the top of my list for my son's first car last year (he fell in love with a red Grand Am though), and when I was thinking about adding a 2nd car to our stable (Mrs Small ADV and I only have the FJ and the motorcycle) a Foz was on the top of my list (ultimately, we decided to buy the boy a car instead at the time, I'll start looking again probably next year) 😊

[@savannamillen7276]

Thank you for making this video. Can you please write the options to install plates and recovery points on the undercarriage? Merci

[@julienduvaux7020]

Very interesting vid. Thx Jordan.

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Thanks my friend 🙏 glad you enjoyed 👊 have a great weekend!

[@70xr7Cougar]

awesome forester man

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Thanks mate ✌️

[@ashchaya7676]

I have R180 limited slip diffs front and rear as well as an upgraded 12kg viscous centre. Very very capable combination for off-road and slippery stuff.

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

That's a sweet setup indeed !

[@krzysztofludwiszewski6378]

Dziękuję za cenne wskazówki 😉

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

My pleasure! 🙏

[@glennkemp7450]

So raise the center of gravity by lifting the vehicle, adding larger tires and putting a bunch of weight on the roof, then remove the anti sway bars? Lots of bad ideas there.

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Well, it it supposed to be good at off roading, not trackdays...

[@glennkemp7450]

@@ALNSMOVERLAND Definitely not track days, but there's people in the comments talking about doing this to their daily drivers. I can't imagine someone loading their family in that and heading off down the highway. Wouldn't take much to roll it over.

[@Thee-_-Outlier]

Quality video my friend

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Thanks! 🙏🔥

[@berke2336]

I'm Ngl I have a stock 04 forester (fancy trim with 2.5L) and it has gotten me through some REALLY gnarly stuff like overflowing rivers, badly maintained trails etc, and it does everything I need... but after watching this I feel like I can do so much more

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

They are way more capable than we think 😉

[@Shawn-pk4hc]

Sick ride, thanks for the excellent video!🌚🤘

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

🙏🙏 My pleasure mate!

[@ismailbens4176]

Pas mal la config de ton Forester 👍

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Merci ! 🙏

[@TheRealUnconnected]

Hey mate - wondering if you can comment on on-road comfort of your subi. I currently own a Suzi Jimny and have found it just far too hard to live with day to day, not to mention, very poor crash safety. In addition, its 4x4 capabilities are really beyond my needs for adventure and exploration (rather than rock crawling). I have seen you wheel with Suzuki's sometimes, wondering if you have ridden in one on the roads and could comment on how comfortable your Subi is with its lift and tyres compared to a Jimny? I know stock forester is very comfortable and good highway cruiser, just wondering if your mods made it significantly worse. Awesome ride by the way, really clean build & great off road performance - very inspiring. Cheers from Australia.

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Thank you for your comment mate! The Forester is very comfy on and off road! The lift doesn't affect anything but the tires can (mostly noise) I was able to compare it to a land rover discovery and the comfort of the little Subie is way better 😁 and they are also very secure car in case of crash

[@ARDG89]

i wish i had that GENERATION of Forrester

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

It's definitely the best ahaha

[@ffc3476]

Thank you bud great job thanks for sharing Be well be safe

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Hey mate! Always happy to share and help 🙏

[@bugydugy4952]

Nice video, really helps a lot. I have a Impreza Wagon 2001 gx ... and I wonder which engine is your Forester and how much horse power ... and how about your consum .. mine is the 2.0 NA of 125 horse power .. and after install the Forester Struts and the BFGoodrich A/T (215/75-15) I feel it has lost half of his power ... even on freeway I have to downshift to 4th gear some times ... and also I lost a lot of starting power in offroad uphills .... and my milleage (consumption) has been affected a lot ... I am near 11-12 litres per 100km ... thank you very much!

[@seckintufan5191]

Unlike Aussie guys , you show us that we don't need to big rigs for touring. Thanks

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Absolutely! This is something I really want to show everyone! 🙏 Just a Subaru is way enough for touring/overlanding 👊

[@AADCOA]

Not all of us Aussies believe you need big rigs for touring or off-roading , but many of us have bought into this myth that's for sure haha :P

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Ahahah right!

[@seckintufan5191]

@@AADCOA yeah you are right

[@velocity800]

what paint code did you use? and what brand paint?

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Hey mate! You should definitely check this video : kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXmQapquaaaMjLs You will know everything about the paint of my Forester (material and process) 😉

[@ashchaya7676]

I'm sorry but I just have to say from personal experience having an SF Forester that had a Pedders "heavy duty" 1 inch lift kit - get rid of those shocks. They will not last. Mine were leaking oil after just 20,000km and I can see in the video that your boots are already ruined. They are letting dust and dirt in which will soon destroy the seals in the hydraulics of the shocks. KYB make good shocks for the SF Forester and that's what I've got now.

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Hey mate, thank you for your feedback! I'm running pedders shocks on both of my forester (my overland build and my abused daily) and so far so good. I'll keep a eye on them after you comment tho. KYB definitely makes great shocks as well 👍

[@ashchaya7676]

@@ALNSMOVERLAND Yeah mate just keep an eye on them. I should have also mentioned that my use case is what's known as "high speed off-roading". Basically rally driving. The reason is because I live in rural Australia and every road is a 100 zone and rough as hell. Low speed off-roading would be somewhat less taxing on shocks.

[@musasizigodfreydixion6231]

Which model of Subaru Forester is that??

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

It's an SF5 Subaru Forester

[@musasizigodfreydixion6231]

@@ALNSMOVERLAND This model is known for head gasket leakages.How do you handle it?

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

@@musasizigodfreydixion6231 not with the Ej20 engine

[@gijsblok34]

About the rear struts. Can i fit only the sg rear strut and use the rest of my sf struts? Like springs and top bearing? By the way i like your videos. Keep posting them👍👍

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Yes you can do that ! That's actually what I ended up doing with SG struts with SF HD springs + top hats for the rear

[@edwardjski]

Great video! Did you paint your Forester yourself or have someone else do it?

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Thanks! I repainted it by myself : kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXmQapquaaaMjLs

[@edwardjski]

@@ALNSMOVERLAND Excellent. Looks really good. I enjoy your enthusiasm and passion. "Was it difficult? Yes!" -made me chuckle. Definitely makes me consider doing the same to mine. Like you said, we don't drive show cars!

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Hehe glad you enjoyed it! I think you can definitely do it too 👊

[@nilstrapp5020]

Hey, i think all this off road mods are not cheap. You musst have spent a lot of money to get the car you have now. But why? For this money and all the work you kann buy a car that is already fine for offroad like landrover or hilux. So what is the advantage in your opinion to mod the forester?

[@musasizigodfreydixion6231]

Taste& preference.

[@norincofan1949]

they're not expensive. total cost is probably $5000 including labor. you still have a good daily driver with decent mileage. land rover has 5 yr depreciation > 60% which is atrocious. hilux (4runner in the US) is good but large. both land rover and 4runner have terrible mileage and drive like shit on pavement. the only true (mechanical) 4wd that competes with the forester in its segment is the jeep wrangler.

[@paulmkz]

Thing that hurts subbies are the approach and departure angle. Other than that they are little tanks

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Those angles are definitely not the best!

[@rybakmj]

no distances needed for the wheels? Especially on the back?

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

I don't understand your question 🤔

[@ajose223w3]

With those size tires did you need a lift kit? Or can it fit with stock suspension

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

The lift help while turning but the real problem is the strut spring perch! More infos about that here : kzbin.info/www/bejne/aGnbfqCqfa-UgKs

[@paweszymonjasinski7158]

Polish Flag morale patch

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Yes! Always 👊🔥

[@m1sTaKe100]

Hello , does the bf goodrich ko2 tires 215 75 15 rub with the 2 inch lift ? Or i can fit them without cutting the plastics ? Thank you !

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Just a slight rub at full lock (on the inside of the wheel arches) but nothing to worry about! 😉

[@Zzz-tr7fe]

​@ALNSMOVERLAND will this size fit without a lift? I have a stock 99 with stock 15s like urs

[@robertsims9201]

I have a whole lotta rust. rear wheel well is rusting through. Back right quarter panel is bashed in. Meh. it runs good though.

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Sad news mate... Maybe you can change it?

[@robertsims3759]

@@ALNSMOVERLAND Maybe in due time. It's my work beater. I keep my nice car stowed away in the garage around this time of year in Illinois. Let the Subaru eat the salt instead.

[@wildermontero7029]

Un cordial saludo me encantaria verlo en castellano todo sobre subaru caja mecanica modelo 98 gracias

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

🙏🙏🙏

[@jhbryaniv]

#massiveflex :)

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Always 😎

[@bouvan8927]

He’s not polish, he speaks English

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Who said I was polish?

[@AADCOA]

Great video Jordan, the more that people realise what proven performers the mighty Subaru's are for off-roading and touring, the bigger the all-wheel drive off-road community becomes and that's no bad thing :D

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

You perfectly resumed it mate 🙏 Thanks for the kind words 👊

[@pavelbogdanov5991]

Great rig for a overlanding! Probably for Europe this is only Foz, so well prepared!

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Hehehe thank you my friend 😁

[@xiniatiti]

Are you crossing the fine line between overlanding and off road 🤣🤣🤣 you need a winch, Saludos desde Costa Rica

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

As you said, this is indeed a FINE line! But offroading is part of Overlanding, the other way is not true 😉 Maybe a winch later, with a more powerful engine 😂

[@xiniatiti]

@@ALNSMOVERLAND In my country the off road are bad in the head if you go out with them, you can end up dead.🤣🤣🤣

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

@@xiniatiti Ahahaha 😂 I know the type 🤣

[@nikolaidzumerski1909]

I have torqlocker on my SG , and it's not loud.. also driving on aspalt is basically the same, only U turn on lower speed are different

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

There's a lot of different feedback from it

[@nikolaidzumerski1909]

@@ALNSMOVERLAND it's possible, im saying it from my point of view, because for 10k km I drive maybe 100 off road, so I am using it basically on the road hahah

[@jec_ecart]

Nice . The thumbnail is impressive

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Thanks! I'm glad you like it 👊 the video is even better! 🔥😁

[@Zzz-tr7fe]

Will 215/75/15 fit on a bone stock 99?

[@bradleybuth9969]

I know this is an older video, but I gotta ask where did you get the hood deflector from? I have a 2000 forester and I can not find them anywhere

[@ALNSMOVERLAND]

Hey there! I got it on ebay, he came from Russia I guess 😅

[@bradleybuth9969]

@@ALNSMOVERLAND oh ok! Ya they don't ship to the us anymore... unfortunately

[@bradleybuth9969]

@@ALNSMOVERLAND I may try an 2001 and then trim what I need to, to make it fit

[@alexhernandez6405]

Is there any usa options for this hood deflector? I really like this hood wind deflector!!!

[@alexhernandez6405]

@alnsmoverland