Want a dirt cheap lift kit. Help?

Hey guys. I've been reading around here and nasioc looking for info on lifting my 98 Outback. From what I've read, 02-08 forester struts will swap right in and lift it an inch or two. I can get a little bigger tire in there that way and I'm hoping to get a 3-4 inch lift overall with those struts and bigger tires. I don't care about being ridiculous looking or being the biggest one out there, all I'm looking for is a little bit of a unique suspension that handles better than my current setup and has a little more ground clearance. Will lifting like this mess anything up (specifically CV axles, wheel bearings, driveshafts, u joints, differential, transmission, etc.) and are there going to be any weak points I should worry about breaking?

 

My current setup is stock struts lowered 1" with cut springs in the front on 195/65/r15 all weather tires. Literally anything I replace this suspension with is going to be better than this.

id think the heavier tires would create a weak point at the hubs, if anything.

 

i also think it would be fine, unless you are going to romp the hell out of it. theres a guy on here named brokndarkagain or something like that that has a lifted lsi, he has done some pretty cool things with it. he has also broken a few things along the way.

I think on Thursday I'm just gonna grab some 2nd gen forester springs and caps from a scrap yard and throw them on. It's gotta work and give me a little lift anyway...

I know a guy that has the stock forester suspension for a hundie plus shipping. Less than 60k on them.

 

http://oi61.tinypic.com/2nw3hax.jpg

 

he just bought it, the kid he bought it from replaced it with wrx suspension and cut the springs. Dumbass.

Check out ultimate Subaru message board and you will see about a hundred good ways to lift a subie!