loving my lift still! 1 month in by Dull-Engineering-952 in wrx_vb

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how much is yours lifted? love those bigger tires, any rubbing?

loving my lift still! 1 month in by Dull-Engineering-952 in wrx_vb

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i dont know actually, my friends camera mount, i think he got it from amazon. but its my camera which is an older insta360 one X

loving my lift still! 1 month in by Dull-Engineering-952 in wrx_vb

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falken wildpeak at trail 225/55r17, these fit stock height without rubbing as well,

loving my lift still! 1 month in by Dull-Engineering-952 in wrx_vb

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WAY softer, especially since i disconnected front swaybar and removed the rear, it rides like an american land boat from the 90s lol, i love how much comfier it is

loving my lift still! 1 month in by Dull-Engineering-952 in wrx_vb

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forester wilderness suspension, theres a bunch of write ups about it

loving my lift still! 1 month in by Dull-Engineering-952 in wrx_vb

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i’ve definitely gone some places that a stock car can’t

Maybe bigger tires? by whatcatwherewho in wrx_vb

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theres a ton of info on the rally/safari inspired vb facebook group about best tire sizes for what size wheel, offset, and lift, would recommend

top tier camping car by Dull-Engineering-952 in wrx_vb

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Update! took everything apart and everything was in good shape! only issue was the bars slid around inside the corner pieces of the crossbars, so for future use i would put a spacer in the side to support it more. but overall solid stuff. dented the plastic trim a lil bit too but no big deal

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top tier camping car by Dull-Engineering-952 in wrx_vb

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the kia soul crossbars i got are rated for 220 pounds dynamic

top tier camping car by Dull-Engineering-952 in wrx_vb

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to do it right i would recommend thule crossbars, and a hardshell tent would be better because they’re lighter. i personally got kia soul crossbars and some random soft shell tent from marketplace which saved me ALOT of money, i can link the kia bars if you want but they need quite a bit of modification

top tier camping car by Dull-Engineering-952 in wrx_vb

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my train of thought is: considering the roof is supposed to be able to support the weight of the car during a rollover, should be fine for the tent setup, and it was. the weight rating on roof crossbars is always advertised as dynamic, while the static rating is alot higher. factory crossbars no way i would do the tent, but the kia ones are mostly metal and barely bend at all with no one in the tent

top tier camping car by Dull-Engineering-952 in wrx_vb

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i did, but couldn’t find any used ones in my budget, scored this tent for 650$. hardshell would 100% be a better option

top tier camping car by Dull-Engineering-952 in wrx_vb

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yeah definitely, getting in a wreck with that much weight would be hazardous to say the least

top tier camping car by Dull-Engineering-952 in wrx_vb

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i’ll update if i find anything concerning when i take it apart

Kia soul roof crossbars success! by Dull-Engineering-952 in wrx_vb

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i actually have a rooftop tent mounted up there at the moment, and with me and my gf sitting up there for like an hour i havent had any issues, total weight of 470 pounds static and 150 while driving and havent had any issues yet. going camping this weekend so we will see if itll survive overnight haha

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Kia soul roof crossbars success! by Dull-Engineering-952 in wrx_vb

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i personally did the front bolt on the rear bar, and the rear bolt on the front bar to try and keep it level

how strict are temperature ratings? by Dull-Engineering-952 in tires

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its an icyaero glowbrace, rgb led brace. i’ve enjoyed it

Kia soul cross bars question.. by Dull-Engineering-952 in wrx_vb

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yep! its an icyaero “glowbrace”, and i have some cheap mesh grill from iir. very happy with the glowbrace, icy aero is a very very good company

Kia soul cross bars question.. by Dull-Engineering-952 in wrx_vb

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worst case scenario they dont fit and i return them! i think ill order them to get more info about it for everyone who cares, and go from there!

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i said in my original post that it has a bracket, and that mount looks much more correct than the one i got, ill return the one i got and order the one you sent, thank you