Rare to get such a comprehensive and descriptive install…..great job….much appreciated!

I would buy this kit just because this install video is so well done. Huge fan of detailed articulation-such a massively underrated component of good business in the modern world

Thank you for this video. Most videos are just time lapses of installs and you cant even follow along! Much appreciated!!!!

Thanks Ironman. You taught me 2 things today. Don’t tighten up your bushings until the car is on the ground and take the inner arm bolt off that way you can have leverage. Great stuff my man.

This guy is HILARIOUS! I want these struts just to support him.

This might be the clearest, most helpful video of any part I’ve bought online. Excited to get these in this week! Vroom vroom

Waited three months to get this setup for my 2018 crosstrek. No fault of Ironman 4x4 due to current logistical issues. I used this video to put the lift on myself with a friend. Took me a bit longer than what they said. Closer to 6 hrs but I also had 50k miles, 15 states, and have been living in my car for 6 months. My advice. Put this kit on before you have 50k of road grim and rust. Excellent video and suspension. Thank you!

Thanks for the video! Installed in 5 hours on a 2018 Outback with hand tools. Took to have an alignment done at a local shop and no adjustments were needed due to your tip. Looks and rides great!

Got a 2019 Subaru Crosstrek Base trim and can't wait to TRY IT MYSELF!! Great tutorial video 🚙

Extremely well done and informative!! Thnx for taking the extra time explaining the why on small but important details. If I decide to lift will surely use ur products.

Some really great tips in the video; thanks! I thought I would mention, regarding the exhaust spacers, that they go on much easier with a dose of saliva or a touch of silicon spray. On my Foresters, reinstalling the spacers is incredibly difficult without doing this.

Oh man an “over the top” reference. Well played sir!

Great video it got me through the install on my 2020 Crosstrek. Getting the lower control arm back together nearly killed me. I finally had my wife slide the bolt in once I got it lined up. I don't think I could have done that part myself. Everything else was no problem on my own. My alignment shop has been around since 1984 and has seen just about everything. They really liked the kit and said it was one of the best they'd seen. No problem getting it to spec. All ready to hit the Oregon dunes!! Woooo Hooooo!!!

I want to say I appreciate the way you explain to non mechanics. I'm hoping to add this project when I move to Arizona

My kit for a 2021 outback arrives Thursday, I installed it in the driveway in about 4 or 5 hours, without disconnecting the rear lower control arm a long jack handle and just a little pressure on the upper control arm allows the old strut to come out and the new one to slide right in with the sub frame lowered.

Great, no other kit out there for the subarus with that instruction! Will be my lift kit! Thank you so much for this great peace of work. Abo included!

Excellent video. Clear and to the point without the unnecessary fluff that currently pollutes many product-oriented videos. Now all you need to do is expand your product line to help those who have older but still viable Subies. Ha! Cheers.

Dude... truly outstanding video. Much obliged.

Very well thought out kit. Subbed and sold. Thanks.

Super informative video. Thank you! Not going to lie, I hit the subscribe button mainly because of your personality. Yiu are very easy to watch and I'll have no problem following this tutorial when I do this mod to my crosstreck in the spring!

Going on my 2021 Forester Sport this weekend! Stoked about it!

Nice tutorial ! Good job 👏

Made it look so easy! Love my Crossie.... I might do this sometime

My Crosstrek 2019 got this Ironman 4x4 ATS. Lifted Crosstrek looks good and handles great off-road. It was a long wait for shipment, but better late than never.

Fabulous! Really, first rate. So natural! One take! Damn!

Just purchased my set and I’m excited!

Great clear patient instructions young fellah - unlike here in Australia it’s refreshing to have some Subaru tech tips and absence of foul language and beer - I,m confident now to go ahead and install the package - John in S@

Thanks for the video , professor . Awesome.

This guys is awesome!

I found my subaru sensei!! Subscribed.

You did a really good job with this!

Just got mine delivered yesterday from Ironman 4x4 for my 20 Forester. Found this video and will be referencing it religiously on project day tomorrow. I really appreciate such as easy to follow video with great visuals. I cannot wait to get these installed and hit some trails. Thanks guys!!! 👍👍👍

Awesome video mate. 100% helped me out.👍 once again top job..

Not so patiently waiting for your 2020 Outback Kit! Can’t wait

Nice work big feller cheer's..

SSSOOOoooooo this will turn my impreza into an Crosstrek,.... cool thanks for the video....🏹🤠👍

Need this for the Subaru Ascent!

Wags! Holy crap! I’m just surfing KZfaq for info on my (New to me ‘16 Crosstrek) and what do I find?! Great Job Brother! JD

Need these for the 3rd Generation Forester

Very helpful video. I followed it step-by-step for my install on a Crosstrek. My only suggestion is it would have been nice to say the torque specs as well as the socket size when going back together. Not everyone has a shop manual.

I wish you could do mine. Looks like fun. Thanks for sharing the knowledge.

We need these for Sg Foresters!

Very good information

very nice!

Got myself one of these lifts for my forester, should be here in a couple days, and I'm looking forward to installing it! Thankfully I don't have to worry too much about the alignment as there's a shop literally right across the street from me.

I would so look forward to you releasing a set for the Subaru Ascent - as would MANY of the members of the forums and FB group I run.

Why was this super entertaining?

you need these and smaller 1" and 1.5" for the impreza lineup too

Thanks man that's great knowledge to have in the mental took box. † God bless you all.

Liked this video as soon as he said "I'm an ambiturner" with that look haha

always good to do cleaning and corrosion control anytime you're removing parts of a vehicle and getting access to otherwise inaccessible or difficult-to-access areas.

I am still laughing at “Count Chockula” joke 😂

NICE

I just completed the installation on my 2018 Crosstrek. I'm generally pretty handy, but often struggle with car work, and this was a bit more of a struggle than I anticipated. A couple of things caused me trouble. First, the bit about leveraging the control arm (goto about 28:30 in the video) by removing the inside bolt absolutely did not work for me. There was no way I was going to push that into place. So, I had to take off the outside bolt, re-attach the inside bolt, then put a jack under the outside part to get the bolt inserted (no amount of jacking would work to align the inside bolt). That was a big time-waster for me. The other trouble I had was the rear swaybar (starts at about 23:20 in the video). That seems like an easy thing, but it actually gave me the most trouble. That was partly due to Ironman sending me a wrong part which caused a lot of confusion (they do deserve credit for immediately sending the correct part when I finally figured it out and contacted them). If you notice, in this video, he never shows the step where the rear swaybar links are finally bolted in---instead he just says that you do that later, and then later they are magically connected. I had to do it in the opposite order of what the video suggests. That is, I first connected the swaybar links, then connect the rubber mounts to those fancy metal extender blocks provided by Ironman. If I had it to do over, I'd just completely remove the rear swaybar (and still might), as those links look like they will not hold up to to offroad use. In fact, there is another good KZfaq video on this installation (I'm sure you can find it...) and that guy doesn't even have a rear swaybar, so he avoided all of the hassles associated with that part of the installation. The hint in this video about the alignment bolt is amazing. My car drives perfectly, and I haven't yet gotten it aligned. I will get an alignment in a couple of days, but I'm confident that it's pretty close to being spot on. Anyway, the bottom line is that I got it to work. I can't wait to test it out in some tough conditions, and I'm sure it will be awesome!

Great video. Any news on this set-up for 2012 SH Forester??

Loved the video, perfect instruction, very straightforward and simple how to all along the way. Very glad I found your product before making another purchase. Curious, what are the tires you have on your vehicle if I might ask?

some complain others, love i have no complaints, of any Subaru

I still think this is a good instructional video. However....I just finished installing these on my 2019 Outback. The front struts were easy, minus the absence of the alignment stamp mark. The back...a whole different story. The rear is quite different from the video. I now realize they missed key steps when they edited the video or even filmed them out of sequence.. Also, the differences between the Outback and Crosstrek are bigger than mentioned in the video. I couldn't have finished the install without this video, but it took some serious problem solving to complete the install on the rear. OH! And they are shipping the struts with SAE hardware. So the helpful tips on socket sizes are all off.

Heads up 2019 outback the sway bar needs no extra pieces. Just unbolt both sides let everything hang and after getting the struts bolted in the sway bar end links can be tapped in place

The alignment tick mark tip makes the whole video!

Great instructional video 👍🏻 Do you need brake line extenders on the front of a Forester or Crosstrek with this lift install?

You guys need to make this kit for the 1st gen crosstrek!! 🙏🏻

IT'S A WALKOFF!

I'd definitely buy your suspension if you had it available for 2017 Foresters.

When you install the rear brake line extender bracket, check to make sure the line doesn't rub on the tires after you install them. Don't ask me how I know (I used a Rancho lift kit which works great btw - just had to cut and re-weld the brake line extenders towards the center of the car.)

That front brake line has a lot of tension. Installed this like you and rewatched and yup yours is tight too. Shouldn't this need a spacer to give slack?

Wish this was available for my 2012 Outback

Are you going to make a 2" lift system for 09-13 Foresters!?! When I discovered you didn't make this lift for mine, I was devastated! I've got cash in hand! Please make this happen!!! GREAT system by the way. These will sell like mad, simply because of the ease of installation. Great product, guys

I recommend a little dab of dish soap on them exhaust hangers. It'll make them slide on really nice!

So glad I didn't order any of he other lifts yet, getting full replacement struts makes so much more sense. Would have been great to add some before and after shots. Because you have the rear body spacers I assume this won't have the wheel not being centered problem that so many other spacer only kits have. Great video 👍

“Full on Stallone Over the Top” yeah man

im, that guy who doesnt like people. with that being sed, i like this guy. sub all notes

Awesome video, very well done. Any idea of if/when these will be available for 2013 Crosstrek?

Excellent tuttorial!

I have this kit installed into my outback wilderness, I do get more wheel travel caps, however I did not get any extra ground clearance increase. the only ground clearance increase is from 245/65-17 tires

Need these for my 95 Subaru Impreza

Any plans for a 3rd gen forester

I have a gen 3 forester that i want to start modifying. Im going to buy lift kit and new suspensions. If Ironman made a kit for the third gen forester I would buy it in a heartbeat. Im putting in extra hours at work so that afford all the mods im going to do.

Is the swaybar link on the Ironman strut at exactly the same position on the strut as as it is on the OEM strut or has it been raised by 2 inches so that the sway bar geometry remains as original. Some spacer lift suppliers like LP Aventure supply a bracket to effectively shorten the sway bar link by the height of the lift. This prevents fouling of the steering rod at full extension.

patiently waiting for the 6th gen outback kit

a question? I can put the tires on a 2022 forester wilderness one inch higher without risking damaging something, I only ask because since it has a shorter ratio than the others and therefore spends more gasoline, it is to compensate for that fuel consumption more

I am having extreme difficulties trying to get the countersunk hex bolts into the sway bar spacers. Destroyed 3 out of 4 of the bolts so far. Should they be going in more easily than that?

Best instructional video on a lift I've seen. My question is. What's the benefit of this lift? And does this lift interfere with the Eyesight system on the car? Looking to get a Subaru Outback next year. 2021

2023 Crosstrek Sport No installation instructions in the 2” all terrain suspension lift kit had to print them from your site. In your installation guide, besides #15 (Carry out 4 wheel alignment, beginning with rear toe and thrust angle before completing front alignment) is there another alignment specs sheet with more information I would need for the alignment?

Is it a softer ride I have a 3" adf tophat lift on my 05 forester xt at it feels like my cars slammed to the ground even with my 225 70r15 wheels setup. Had to spin my tophats because the guy that installed them did them wrong messing up the camber. Simple enough job but my control arm did fall to far pulling the cv apart and I had to get a mechanic to come to my house which seeing as he was there he replaced the old cv that already blew their boot covers twice in less than 2000km.

Will it work on the 2015 Subaru Crosstrek hybrid. I’ve been told that because the battery it won’t work

My new shocks don’t have the mark stamped in it for aligning the chamber bolt. What should I align with the marks?

Hahaha quoting Derek Zoolander .. love it but you should have hit us with that Blue Steel

Should be called iron beard

You only did the left front wheel and you said to use the furthest left hash mark on camber bolt. Is it the same on the right side to use the furthest left # mark or use the furthest right # mark? If anyone can answer please respond. Thank you?

Busted bag of beef stew? Yes sir!

need these for Gen 4 (2010-2014) Outbacks

Would I need to realign the rear wheels as well?

Wish these were available before I bought and installed the 2" spacers.

Hi I've got this professionally installed on my 22 outback and I get a slight vibration through the drive train any ideas why???

PLEASE tell me where to get those type of jack stands? They fit in the punch weld lifting area perfectly without bending the pinch welds!! GOTTA have some!

I'm realizing I made the mistake of purchasing an impreza and not a crosstrek...Can I install this lift on a 2020 impreza hatch? I cant find anything on lifting an Impreza. The crosstrek is the lifted version so maybe thats why..?

i wished he filmed/showed us the stance with the enhanced lift kit installed.

You know your chock block looks a lot like the one I'm missing from my HMMWV that I had to write up on my 5988 form...... lol

do these fit on the 2014 crosstrek?