SJ Forester - 0.5" lift?
Ok forester friends, this is my question. I have an 2017 SJ forester, at ~100K now. It's nearing time for new shock/struts/LCA's, etc. Would adding a 0.5" spacer lift at the same time be nuts? I'm anticipating two answers: why lift at all, and what's the point of soo tiny-small a lift?
Use case is: this is my one vehicle - 35mi hwy commute each way to work on weekdays, rough FS roads on weekends to trailheads or fishing spots. That's why I bought this car. And it's really good at it. Already have fitted appropriate tires, stock size. Though it did fine on AS for a long time.
So, here's my thinking - Subaru gave the Wilderness an 0.5" lift, without changing much else. They hopefully gave that some real thought/analysis on compromising CV angles, vs mileage, vs travel, and other considerations, and they came to this conclusion. That 0.5" changes basically nothing in durability or alignment or enough mileage to matter. Granted starting year for wilderness was SK. But we're extrapolating.
My thought is that 0.5" all around will improve my angles and clearance a little bit, without needing any other changes, or compromising any longevity, or much hwy mileage, while otherwise stock. For a gain, that I may or may not actually ever need.... but margin is appreciated... with maintaining stock tire size (because I don't want to give up lowest gear ratio), or ever needing a spare-spare on top.
Know there's loads of experience out there in this community. Thoughts are appreciated. Would this be a good nudge toward going further? Or a "why I'd ever do that"?