Subafreak

Thats sick! Love the new bumper. Did you get a clutch that works in that yet? I dunno how well the wagon will rally but i always got the other Legacy for that.

Well i suppose the cheapest easiest way to make one usefull would be to adapt an older ea tranny to it. Wouldnt be to hard to do.....i think.

I think the biggest problem with the Legacies is..like they said, the lack of low range and a locking center diff. I dont know how much of a low range the aussie boxes have in them, but i think you would need at least that and a locking center diff to be usefull off-road. The other option is to go big and t-case mod it. I havn't found anything that can stop my wagon yet. Just need to work out the weak links still.

On another note, all u nay sayers will be glad to know the rear axles are still the weak link. Took it out wheeling tonight and beat the hell out of it in a mud pit. On the way out of the trail comming up a hill in 2wd it broke the LR axle. Althoe i think the axle was damaged when i got the rearend as it was clicking a little from the moment i put the new rearend in. So im gonna call the place i got it from and see if they will send me another one.

That would be sweet! Just be prepared to have it come out looking like this.

A little wheeling action. Woops! Stupid tree!

So now that it's fixed we had to test out the new rear end.

The brakes are very close but they do clear. And with the wider STI rear end it did fix the camber angle problems we were having. Plus these wheels have a bit more off-set to them.

Yeah we had to get creative on the rear brakes, and i had that set of SVX front brakes kickin around. The STI rear caliper mounts did not come close to fitting anything so we just cut them off and welded new mounts on to use the SVX calipers. I have a T-case E-brake on order so no need for the stock e-brake anymore, and when i was down in the trailer pickin through parts i was matching up axle shafts and im pretty sure i can adapt the Loyal inner cups to the SVX front axles so i can use the SVX spindals in the front when we get around to swapping them over. Then it with have SVX brakes front and rear! Should stop this thing pretty well then. Oh and they do clear the 15" wheels i have on the rear right now.

Ok got a few more pics.

That hint sucks..... um...4WD Tercel wagon!

ummm....The front of a gen 1?

What do you mean, how? I got the whole rear subframe. Axles, diff, spindals and all.

Yes, yes i know. Forgot my camera again.

Yikes! Brembos. I already spend more on the rear end than i wanted to, and i was hoping to stick with 15" wheels. Not even sure if i could fit a 15" wheel over SVX brakes thoe. Either way i got the STI rear end in it last night, bolted right up. Now i just need to refabricate the rear strut extensions to fix the camber angles. Should work pretty sweet, much beefier than the little Legacy axles.

Well i have the STI rear end assembly comming. The only catch is that i got the one with the bigger lug pattern. This way i can use Jeep wheels or many other options for off-sets and withs. The only catch with this is that i need to figure out what to do for brakes. I figure i can drill any rotor to work but i dont know what caliper will work. You ever try to use SVX rear brakes on an STI hub? The other trick is going to be converting the front to the larger hubs. Thinking about making some frankingcontrol arms to use SVX front spindals and brakes. I'm pretty sure the SVX front axles are a bit longer than the Legacy ones. This will allow me to push the front wheels out a little more and regain some turning radius with the bigger tires. I just need to figure out if i can graft the Loyal inner cv's onto the SVX front axles, or if the STI rear inner cv cups can be adapted to the SVx front axles. If the latter will work i may get another R-180 diff for the front. Basicly we got a bunch of stuff to check out and try.

You want broken Legacy rear axles? Thats not a problem except the way they are broken....it usually snaps the the splines right off the axle shaft right at the inner cv joint! Think that makes them kinda usless for experimenting.

Do you mean i can take the SVX front axles and change the inner cups to the ones that will fit the rear diff splines? Have you tried that yet? Will the svx outter splines work in the stock legacy rear hubs?

What kinda crazy axle combo do you have in mind? The rearends that are in it have the stubs sticking out of them. I think part of the problem with the rear axles is the longer lateral links we made for it, well those and the welded rear. Im gonna order the whole STI rearend for it this week and try to use a different rear strut set up using STI struts and coil overs so that we dont have to extend the lateral links. The front axles have held together fine so far but seem to be makeing a little noise now. Not suprizing considering the inner cups are off an old loyal. We also want to try and angle the T-case up into the body more to get somemore center clearance. Avoid any high centering issues.

Funny, we considered that, but im running out of sources for cheap/ pleantiful axles. These old Legs are getting harder and harder to find parts for, and all the new ones use a different style rear axle. I think i've made up my mind to just grab an STI rearend and axles. It will bolt right in to whats already there and has to be alot stronger. Plus if i do break thoes there are more companies that make 1,000hp axles for those rear ends.

Well after the last axle detonation we just stuck some more stock axles back in it, took it out to a great wheeling spot with some jeeps. It kicked @$$ the whole trip and then broke another axle when we got back to the pavement. Drove it around town for awile with one axle and then shortly after driving up the front of a Buick....broke the other axle. Since then it's just been sitting waiting for us to come up with something better. We're thinking STI or..."gasp" something non-subaru, but no straite axles. And Tom...it's got pleanty of gearing so the low cyl. count is not much of a problem.

Oddly enough the best pics of the under side were taken during this trip. So for your interest......a few more pics.

Hmm? What is the address of the pine barrens? I want to mapquest it to see just how long it would take me to get there from my house. We have to get it fixed up still. We are looking at the option of STI R-180 rear ends and axles to strengthen it up a bit, but those are pricey and this wagon was very low budget. (the only money we spent on it was for the tires.)

Thanks. We are running 4:11's in the rearends of this wagon (one in the front and rear ) I think the lowest they make for R-160's is 4:44. With the stock reduction in the Sammy T-case the gearing is actually lower than a stock Legacy. It moves like a stock Legacy with a little extra weight. In this case the Sammy T-case is the key, there are several options for lower reductions availible.

Another option is to use gen 1 Leg 2WD rear stuts with you stock spring. Thoes along with compleat front Outback struts and springs make for a deceant even lift.