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Old gay opinion huh? Figure'd you'd say something like that. Now I have a new opinion about you. I've said my piece, I'll stick by it.

Repremand. I don't see the reason to buy a kid a rocket for his 16th. Maybe his parents think he'll be responsible and not race with it. I kind of have that same sick look on my face that I can imagine the kid did. But my look would be because you raced him, therefore encouraging him to do it more. It was your big chance to refrain and drive like a responsible adult and set an example. I have a 16 year old daughter, I'd kick your rump roast if you told me you raced her. Time and time again, I'm the leader of a group of cars headed out the hills. That would be me keeping light on the pedal to keep the kids behind me on the road. When it's just me, I get crazy, but when there's a 19 year old kid following me, I take it relatively easy. Ask 'em, they'll probably tell you I don't, but they're always able to keep up.

Hey! lol The one that's bugging me just makes pop ups. I went to Norton's site, it's described as pretty harmless, just annoying. They actually identified the exact onee I have. But yeah, I think he's done a really good job at putting together the site, it's well done. If not deserted. I emailed and asked him to come over here and make himself familiar.

Betting the captive nut broke loose. You may be able to drill a hole in the top of the bed to get to the frame rails so you can grab the top of the nut.

pics indeed The ea82 mudflaps work great. I just hollow out the innards, see pic, and attach them to the car with self tappers. Mudflaps! I did indeed get a 77 dollar ticket for no mudflaps from some ******** cop in a Suburban with no mudflaps.

My Mom bought an ' 03 Outback. Came with 6 years of warrantee. They wanted to sell her a couple more years for 2 grand or so. I asked her if she really thought she's own the car for more than 6 years. . . She said no. I advised her that Subarus are by no means as durable as they use to be and told her to sell it after 5 years and get something newer. She opted not to buy the warrantee. The saleman at Carter Subaru, who'd been the friendliest guy on the planet, immediatly turned into a wongleflute. Dummy thought he'd come down a little on the sticker so he could sell a warrantee, psyche. When I bought my 97 impreza used, they tried to sell me a warrantee for 1700 bucks. I asked him if he was selling me a quality vehicle? He said yes, but that the average major repair cost around 800 bucks. I told him that even if I brought it in 2 times for major repairs, I'd still have 100 bucks left over. He also turned into a wongleflute. lol Haven't had to do any work on it so far, (knock on wood) I think I made the right choice. Screw that warrantee unless you plan on keeping the car for 9 years.

Sipe 'em, I bet they'd be awesome!!

Noah has my # I think, or can get it from Austin or Tex or Matt. If I get that rear main-seal in tomorrow, I should be down to follow.

Can we make it the 5th if not the 27th? It happens I have a B-day lunch for the missus on Saturday the 4th. . . I have another good reason, I'll call you about it Ken.

I bet it would work with a 4 inch. . . But, if you are talking Rally X, they won't let you enter a lifted rig. Didn't you also say you wanted the Subie you put together to be your daily driver?

What Flowmaster said about just upgrading to GL10 seats. They can be found at junk yard for cheap. The seat bottoms are all one piece, I don's ee how you could just replace the foam. Or use a phone book. lol

You know I'll be there. Count a couple non-soobs to be with me too.

How do they say it? THIS post IS worth NOTHING without PICS!!! Give 'em up!

The answer is yes. But, your turning radius will suffer bigtime! Lots of cutting and trimming is involved, plus you need a lot of offset in the rear to clear the rear swing/sway? arm. Look at it, you'll see what I'm talking about. Your 13s barely fit. Barely. Same as above with the turning radius. Ask Bushbasher?, I think he has about that set-up

Cool pics. Looks like fun.

I don't believe the 15 inch wheel will clear the brakes. . .

BFGoodrich All Terrains would make it look better. Good traction, but still good road tires. They look kinda tough, and even cooler, have white lettering if you want. Les Schwabb has some Toyos that will fix it up a little too. Here's a photo of my buddy's Baha Turbo.

I've never owned them or even seen them. If you own them, write it up, I'll add it. Same goes to anyone who doesn't see their tire on the list.

No prob, "say it once, why say it again?" (TalkingHeads) There's a link to it on the FAQ sticky. From time to time, I'm gonna delete posts from the thread that don't have anything to do with the write up. Including this one. Saves folks having to read thru 9 million posts to get the meat.

I went to the junk yard and grabbed extra lines from the rear. Shortened and bent a hard piece and whalla.

Once it's done, I'll put a link to it in the FAQ sticky. Any additions anybody?

I've gone thru the Tire Write Up thread and compiled the tire info within. These are personal testimonies by Board Members who have bought and used the tires they write about. Since it's such a long post, I separated each write-up by color. Cooper Discoverers are suposed to be a good dual purpose tire. For the 15 inch rim they have the exact size and demensions of a interco super swamper SSR that i'm putting on my car. Actually that is what Qman has on his brat right now on the 15" 6 lug rim. they are radials and are ok for dual purpose. depending on the type of wheeling and wether more for show or play. will determine the type of tire you get. the swampers and other mud terrains are an excellant choice for all terrain wheeling, i.e. mud, snow, pavement, rocks, hilclimbing. now the a/t tread design is better for the road more than anything else. smaller voids can't clean the mud out that well. but all terrains are supposed to be good for sand. help keep you afloat instead of digging in the sand. now for the not wanting to cut the fenders. well almost anything 25" and up with a decent amount of wheeling can touch or rub. be steady and clean on the cuts. when i originally cut my fenders i cut the front so that the cut hides behind the little bumper sides. see my website. Ground Hawgs/ highliner 26"/27" tires excellent off road grip. they have pulled me through everything. the one thing that these do have disadvantage to the swampers is no offset lug pattern or sidewall grips. but they grip onto anything. fairly soft bias ply tire. the sidewall is very thick and strong (i sheared off a six inch strip off the bead of my rim. not damaging the tire) on road, buy a set of ear plugs!! they are fairly loud. approximately as loud as the tsl's. if you like the constant sound of a B-52 Bomber flying down the runway. these would be an excellent choice for onroad tires. i have not noticed any under or oversteer problems with them. they handle similar to car tires. but be more careful on wet road ways. due to less contact with the road than street tires. in the snow they like to dig if you don't air them down to 6psi. being that the highliners are only 7 inches wide. which really help to cut through the mud. Price: approx $75 for the highliner, 4wheelparts sells the ground hawgs for i believe under a hundred dollars. (Jared) ------------------------------------------------------------------ I've used the swampers (both radial and bias ply), the Kuhmos, the Coopers (both AT and SST). My personal ratings for them would go like this: #1 Swamper SSR radials. 27/9.50/15 Off road ***** On road *** Tread life *** Price***** The off road grip of these is superb. Whether snow, rocks, mud, gravel, dirt track, these give your Subaru an awesome feeling of confidence. They make pretty light work of most mud you could get your Soob into, and the tread is designed to allow you to claw your way out of ruts. They grab onto rocks like claws, without making you worry about puncture. Deflated, they will float on top of snow and allow your little Soob to go where bigger, heavier rigs would fall thru. On road, they are relatively quiet and smooth. On the highway or around town, the ride is comfortable and handling isn't so bad you feel danger or unease. The look they give a Soob is just too cool! #2 Cooper Discoverer STT radials. 205/75/14 (25.5) Off road **** On road **** Tread life **** Price*** The off road grip is awesome. The tread is sufficiently spaced for good traction in most conditions. They suffer a little in deeper mud. The limited side wall traction makes it difficult to get out of a muddy rut. Deflated a little, they go thru rocky trails like nothing doing. I don't believe we've punctured one yet. In my opinion, they are superior in the snow. The tread pattern is well designed for snow. On road they are pretty quiet for an offroad tire. The smaller size I chose allows for much better torque, resulting in a feeling of more power. Hills are easier to climb, freeway speed is easier to keep. White lettering is optional. #3 Super Swamper TSL 28/8.50/14 bias ply Off road **** On road ** Tread life **** Price**** Off road, they are indestructable, hard to gouge or scar. Tough stuff. Thru mud, they are unequaled. Their thin tall design digs right to the bottom and propell you. But, the thin tread works against you in deep snow, causing the tires to dig holes instead of floating on top. On road, they are LOUD. The humming is hipnotic, causing drowsiness. The deep well spaced tread flexes and mkes the tires "walk" around corners, causing terrible understeer. Very primitive design, but very effective off road. Comments will fly when you sport them on your Soob. #4 Kumho Venture MT 27/8.50/14 radial (mine had the name Marshall on them, but were the same tire) Off road *** On road *** Tread life ***** Price** I got mine after my Father had used them for 2 years on his Chevy S10. Tread life is awesome. The tread is sufficiently spaced to throw mud quite well. They do well in any conditon, but do not excell in any. On road, they are measurably louder than the Coopers, but do not compare with the drone of the bias TSLs. Decent tire to be had at a decent price. #5 Cooper AT 26/8.50/14 (mine were a Les Scwhab copy called Wild Country AT) Off road * On road **** Tread life **** Price** Off road should be limited to dry surfaces, stay away from sharp rocks, the sidewalls are weak. Do OK in snow, but are useless in mud. Overall quiet and smooth on road ride. Will give you the appearance of being an "offroader" because they are taller than the 13's your Soob came with. (Zapar) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- I've been using the Kuhmos for a while now and there's only a couple times that I've really wished for Swampers instead. The Kuhmos clean themselves ok (given enough throttle) but in sticky slimey clay mud, Swampers simply rule. So the Kuhmos aren't awesome in the mud but they do a pretty good job at everything else, last a long time and are fairly quiet on the road. In my judgement they've got to be one of the best "enduro" or do everything tires. (MikeW) ---------------------------------------------------------- I have been running my 29x8.5x15 Wildcats for almost 4 years Now, And Have had very good luck with them in all conditions.... I had My tires Siped when New, And have never needed to chain up with them on the BEAST......Good Mud throwers, Good Sand and Snow walkers aired down, and Ok for noise on the street... I believe the Smallest size anyore is a 215x75x15......But don't hold me to that...... (Mudrat) ------------------------------------------------------------------- www.walmart.com/catalog/p...iameter=14 I have run these tires for 4 years and they still work great and have plenty of tread on them. They are only $45 a piece with 45k tread warranty. (Lostwater) --------------------------------------------------------------------- So far the Hankooks seem fine. Not many miles on them Yet tho. Very similar to the Coopers I would say. So far the one impression that I *have* got from them is that they are VERY quiet. For an aggressive tire I expected more noise. But in fact I noticed NO increase in noise over the 175/70r13's I had on the car before. Either the tires are just really well behaved on pavement, or they are very soft or something. I probably have 1000 miles on them now. So far I'm happy with my purchase. (General Disorder) --------------------------------------------------------------------- well it sounds like I am the only one running bridgestone duelar A/T on14" pugs? they fit well on my car with some fender clearancing and the stiffer rear springs installed. really quiet on road but a good bit of grip in the dirt. soon to be tested in the snow not to expensive or complicated to install. (RallyRuss) --------------------------------------------------------------------- I am running 185/75/r14 steel pugs on my XT4 from Dunlop there maxx trax grip excellent in the snow. Attached Thumbnails --------------------------------------------------------------------- Wal-Mart Liberator All Terrains. 235/75 R15 (28.9"x8.5") set of 4. $215 dismount, mount, balance, disposal of old tires. Great little tires and I'm happy. McBrat is correct though; he saw first hand how they fill up quick. They also clear out easy though if you can get some wheel spin up. I've taken them up some pretty seriouse terrain and they worked great. Wear on the highway is acceptable. They are built for a pickup truck so I'm barely working them (MorganM) The Liberators rule. Pehaps not the best mud tire, but here in the desert they're awesome. They also roll very well, even at highway speed. (Singletrack) --------------------------------------------------------------------- As for suby rims and four 4wheeling, these are my opinions on rims. just my advice. but if you've wheeled with me you know i push my car, if it don't break under my hand then it's a worthy modification. Pug alloy rims. for the street they are great. look good, lighten the weight a little. now as for four wheeling them. i strongly reccomend to avoid any hard trails where the rim can come into contact with rocks or roots. these rims are a lot more fragile than the steels. on lake isabele trail i split a six inch strip off the bead of the rim. they lost all respect for 4x4ing from me. if you don't follow me and you stay on the easy to moderate side of life these are worthy rims. Pug steel rims. they are a little heavier. but for 4wheeling they are much more durable than the alloys. i reccomend these for any of the harder trails. do to the fact that when you wedge or bounce a rim into a rock. you can usually bend the rim enough to get off the trail and to camp. been there done that (Rooinator) --------------------------------------------------------------------- Tire info sites www.bfgoodrichtires.com www.kumhousa.com www.coopertire.com www.4wheelparts.com www.intercotire.com/html/interco-tires.htm www.tirerack.com www.tyres1.com www.walmart.com/catalog/p...iameter=14

Awesome! Power to ya man! Is that diff welded? I just broke mine, need one. Having to live with a plain ol' LSD. . .

60-80 or so. non-walmart price. I think they're the best all around tire.

Maaaaybe they can special order tires for you. . . Try and see if they can get the Cooper STTs. . . Otherwise, if you won't be offroading so much, go for a tall snow tire. for now. LT.