Bagged 04 WRX (ruined rally car)

[tscharf18]

Just picked up a 04 wrx and decided to go a different route than the normal subaru owner by going with a full digital airlift bag kit. I know im going to get alot of **** for this but I build my cars to my own liking and nobody else's. I ordered the kit through unlimited autocraft in huntington beach which I highly recommend and he can get you great deals on air kits. kit tool about a week to ship and just arrived. Gonna start the install tomorrow...I will post pics of before/after/and steps of the install tomorrow.



here is what car looks like currently

[sweet jones]

Sounds great. Can't wait to see pics.

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[tscharf18]

Had some issues with air leaks today so I'm gonna finish it up tomorrow with pics to follow

[tscharf18]

alright well I finally got everything fixed and functioning properly
heres the kit with everything it came with (digital controller not in pic)


4 struts
alot of airline
wiring harness
5 gallon steel tank
compressor
controller
all fittings/relays necessary
manifold

[tscharf18]

so the install was pretty straight forward.
1. removed stock struts
2.started removing all necessary interior panels to access rear strut towers and to get under carpet to tuck wiring/airlines



3. Use a heavy amount of teflon tape to ensure there is no leaks (learned the hard way) I even used thread sealing grease over the teflon tape just to be safe with all air fittings

4. install new airlift struts and runs the air lines through firewall and under carpet all the way back to the trunk (rears were run through hole in bottom of trunk)




5. after all hardware was installed I ran wiring harness from manifold in the trunk to fuse box and to compressor (all easy and plug and play)

6. I then ran the lines to tank, manifold, and compressor and bolted it all to a thin piece of plywood (temporary) until I take the time to do a real trunk setup

7. then had the pain in the ass of putting everything back together

while putting everything back together I realized the bag is really close to hitting the tire due to high offset stock wheels and huge sidewalls but I talked to rotiform and hopefully Im gonna pick up a set of NUE's this week as some temporary wheels until I make up my mind on a gangster wheel setup


8. air down muh fukaah


now that the air is compete I will be picking up some wheels hopefully this week, I will roll/pull fenders before wheels go on also....pics will follow

thats all for now

[Strawhat]

Looks great man. Make sure to watch out for the screws on the inner passenger side fender well. They caused me some trouble.
If you have any questions about clearancing or anything feel free to PM me.
In 4 wheels.

[tscharf18]

Looks great man. Make sure to watch out for the screws on the inner passenger side fender well. They caused me some trouble.
If you have any questions about clearancing or anything feel free to PM me.
In 4 wheels.

they caused you trouble when aired up or when down?

[scweet14]

not bad man, dont really care for subies but lookin forward to this build

sub'd

[Chris05ppwz]

Ruined rally car

[Chris05ppwz]

Jk glad to be apart of this build can't wait to see some shit go down soon

[tstacks]

notch that frame!

[Strawhat]

they caused you trouble when aired up or when down?

I had my camber plates maxed out in the front, an those screws rubbed against the bag and cut it. a Real pain in the ass.
And if you wanna get really low up front you have to cut some stuff out as well. lol

[Kyle_Eagleton]

NUE's as temp wheels? You must be ballin. Great choice on suspension regardless.

[tscharf18]

NUE's as temp wheels? You must be ballin. Great choice on suspension regardless.

not ballin, brandon at unlimited autocraft can get great deals on rotiform so I figure I will just pick up a set for now till I decide on a 3 piece wheel I wanna run in a few months and just keep the NUE's as a backup set

[Kyle_Eagleton]

not ballin, brandon at unlimited autocraft can get great deals on rotiform so I figure I will just pick up a set for now till I decide on a 3 piece wheel I wanna run in a few months and just keep the NUE's as a backup set

3 piece NUE's!