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Bring the mud tires; they've had 2 inches of rain in the last week; 70% chance of rain on Saturday and 40% chance of rain on Sunday. :banana:

Definitely pick up the LSD. Spline counts on all the rear diffs are the same. EJ rear diffs don't have stub axles like the EA81 and EA82. I couldn't tell you about the finned plate; either way I wouldn't consider changing it.

That's why I couldn't find it. Thanks for re-posting. And yes, it belongs in the USRM.

Stiff out of the box is normal; vibration on acceleration is not; if it vibrates on acceleration, it's broken, tell them you want a new one and will turn in the old one when it's replaced.

Well actually I'm trying to decide how soggy the field will be based on recent rains. Last month it was so dry they couldn't run the water truck on it enough and street tires were actually better than mud tires. I'm just trying to decide whether I should go through the trouble of bringing my gravel tires along with the mudders.

+1 on MWE. With 220K on your car it would not surprise me if they would all fail around the same time. But I agree it's certainly suspicious. Also, the passenger side does fail more often since it is right over the catalytic converter which generates quite a lot of heat and causes the boot above to fail more often than the rest.

three different style depending on turbo, automatic, fwd or awd. Do a search, I know it's been posted a number of times.

That's the outer joint's (CVJ) job. DOJ just adjusts for changes in the length of the axle as the suspension moves up and down since it doesn't have to drastically change angles in a turn.

I was trying to get daily precipitation info for Hillsboro Airport to decide which tires to bring to the rallycross. Unfortunately, these people want to be paid and the info is only complete to 10/2. https://weather-warehouse.com/index.html So, anyone local to Hillsboro who can volunteer how much rain you've had in the past week? Thanks.

See you there!Looks like back to forecast of rain all weekend. http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Hillsboro%2C+OR

Drop me a PM with Sean's address and I'll try to make it (no promises).

Vibration on acceleration that goes away instantly on letting off the gas is a definite symptom of a bad DOJ. I've seen the vibration so slight a mechanic not used to my car didn't notice it; also so bad it felt like the transmission was falling out of its mounts. I'm with the bad DOJ side on this, even if they are new. I'd take them back and replace them.

2002 WRX: JF1GD29692G503225 Thanks.

Late '80s RX models; option on '88 and '89 Turbos. Maybe some others.

I'm not sure of that; I know there are some issues with the WRX models and 15" wheels. I would just try mounting one of the 14" steel wheels you have on the front and see if it clears the caliper. If it does you should be okay since the offsets are close enough. Otherwise look for some 15" wheels/tires on craigslist or the local wrecking yard.

Boy, hard to believe this. I just replaced the GR-2s on my '91 Legacy wagon which were installed at 73K (replacing the original KYBs); I finally decided to replace those at 193K miles. Worked well to the end posting more than respectable times at WCSS8 on the rallycross track with 100K on them and still comfortable after all those miles.

See my comment on "crown sensitive." If you're to the right of the crown, you drift right. If to the left, you drift left. If the road is perfectly flat and the wheels are properly aligned you should go straight. That is perfectly normal. However, my friend actually needs to steer left slightly to avoid drifting right and that's not correct.

You can get a bit more information on Special Stage but the primary reason is the roads were too wide open and speeds were really high...100+ mph for some competitors. Unless you're used to those speeds on gravel, trouble is bound to bite you in the butt. Check the pics and you'll know what I mean about fast roads.

I still prefer the Nokian Hakki's but the Michelin Alpins would be my second choice.

A followup reply I got from a person who has serviced Subarus for many years: "Subarus tend to be more "crown sensitive" than other makes." That is, even though the alignment is spot on, if you're on the right side of the road crown, the car will drift to that side. However, that being said, the reply my friend received was not valid and the reason for the drift to the right should be investigated and this was just a "smart rump roast" answer to avoid the time, cost or expense of seeing whether it was alignment, faulty tire pressure, a bad tire on one side....none of which would bring income to the dealership considering the warranty issues on a new car.

I still can't get the link to work.

This concerns the new 2008 Outback. An acquaintence recently bought one and brought it back to the dealership because the car drifted to the right. He was told this was "normal" and designed in as a "safety" feature; i.e. If you fall asleep you'll go off the road to the right rather than into on-coming traffic. I think that's total BS but wonder whether anyone else has heard a similar reason.

http://www.wildwestrally.org/results.html http://svizzerams.smugmug.com/gallery/3569667#202508832

Last event of the season coming up on Oct. 7th. Looks like the mud tires will be needed after last Friday's rain. http://www.wunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=Hillsboro%2C+OR