Man, All I did was put the Sportage is the Subaru hospital for a few shock replacements and it morphed!

Before:


After:




What happened? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

:-D

Nice!!! How do you like the lift?

Looks like you replaced the stock front skid plate too.

Logansportage <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/patriot.gif" alt="" />

It rides a little rougher than before, but the old shocks were in bad shape. It's really not as bad as I thought it would be, overall, I'm very happy with it. Visibility is much better, too.
I had a skid plate made that runs from the bumper to the tranny cross member(trying to get a good pic of it under the truck is difficult to say the least); it was made with 12 gauge sheet steel. He said that was what he used on jeeps that saw many a tough trail. Sounded like a good choice to me. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
The biggest trouble was putting the lifted struts in and reinstalling the swaybar - I think I fought with that for 3 days before that swaybar would go back in place. Without the swaybar, it's too flaky over 45.
I have found the front doesn't flex as much as the old springs did, and it took a few weeks before it finally settled. The springs are much stiffer (hence lifted) so, that was inevitable. I'm not sure if the spacers from UpYourKia would have given me any more flex than the stiffer springs, but my springs were worn out too. So, I decided to use RSG instead. I haven't been in too harsh of trails yet, cause I seem to have a front drive line slippage from a previous wheeling event.
Long story short, climbed a hill that I couldn't make it all the way up, stalled, began rolling backwards, whipped wheel around, turned around, bounced and knocked a bead off a tire. Ever since then, I have this "slipping" I can hear and feel in the drive line. Before the lift, it it would show up under heavy climbing in in 4lo, now, I can do it in 4hi taking off in a hurry. So, it's either a hub, cv, diff, or trasfercase. Oh, what fun. What's the weakest point in the front drive line, anyway?
Overall, excellent quality parts from RSG. I would certainly buy from him again. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

I love the rsg lift. But i wanted just a little more articulation. So i tried without the sway bar. Made a big difference. Plus it looks hot at full flex. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> I would like to try the shock relocation. But its hard to belive the rear could flex any more. Maybe also need the body lift. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />

You turned around on the hill??

Does anyone else think this sounds like a recipe for a rollover?

I was taught that in this situation you're supposed to back down the hill.

I use to do that alot in my old jeep, got good at it too,never lost a bead but hay sh##&t happends. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/ignore.gif" alt="" />.Frist thing I would check is the HUB,It comes off easy,I think you only make it up hills in 4HI because of speed,if it was a drive axel it should make alot of noise,mine did,(just replaced the drivers side, had a cut hole in the boot and lost it)and check to see if the C-clip is still on the shaft,if not the shaft will move in and out of the HUB,mostlikly breaking it at the same time,Good luck <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />