TheLoyale

No Automatic does, although, Autos are better for towing. I've seen an Impreza pull an XT6 about 15miles. At one point on an uphill road, the clutch was burning. I pulled the same car with my 4EAT 4.11 Legacy with 16" wheels, had no complaints from the motor or trans what so ever. Don't know if I'd want to pull anything with the 3AT and the 27" tires, might be to much load.

What were you doing to do that? Trannys don't just fail for driving them, even with slightly oversized tires.

Its a Toyota, it'll run forever. The Tercel 4WDs aren't bad machines, they are dependable and easy to work on, the I4 will be extremely fuel efficient, you'd be looking at upper 20s for MPG if not more with a full tuneup. If the rust hasn't eaten most of it away, I would consider it a decent option.

Make sure you get the one without the O2 sensor port and one with the Heat riser instead. You still have the heat riser on your EA81, right?

I know about restricted EA82 exhaust, Before I replaced the Header/Y-pipe and Midpipe on my EA82 is did not have really any power (Couldn't even get past 55mph easy) I then cut the muffler off, and wow, there was such a change, more power/torque, can drive 75mph fairly easy. So a plugged cat and poor muffler are indeed issues that can change the performance of the SPFI EA82. Back to the GL, I bought boot clamps today, and some cutting discs. I am going to try and get these rockers done soon (If the weather would cooperate)

Heres a picture, showing the rear "Straps" This is a 2" kit. Installed: Strut turned around (I did not want to just turn the tophat around)

The rears have to be bent into a 45*, the rear coilover needs to be turned around as well.

It has a 4" lift, but it looks really good. Reminds me of the sporty Hilux of the 80's.

I believe you're onto something with Timing gear vs Timing belt. Perhaps this is why the motor feels less laggy when revved. Interesting.

This is now the official write-up in the USRM. Please, no posting in this thread: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=132536

Wilcox, Here are some wheels similar to what your looking at. The backspacing on these look fairly close as well. Although, he re-drilled the the wheels to 4x140 vs drilling the hubs to 6x139.

Also another, which is running 14" Mazda wheels. As you can see, the Backspacing is again, very close.

Indeed it was intended to be. But in all seriousness, here are a few Subarus running 6 lug hubs. As I said before, Toyota uses a pretty close to stock backspacing. These are 15x7" alloys found on 4-Runner/Hilux/FJ80 This one has 15" Nissan wheels. And this one, I have no info on the wheels, nor tires, other then the rubber is 32"

You would think so, but I'm sure a 4EAT 4.11 Legacy vs a 4spd 3.900 EA81 wagon would be about the same (Power to Weight) I was shocked when I drove this car for the first time, the amount of power I had even with a slipping clutch. Maybe I'm used to the 3AT EA82, but this thing has more throttle then the EA82 it seems (Even free revving) Full throttle on an EA82 seems less then Full throttle on the EA81, why? Weird.

There we go! Misinterpretation of what each of us were saying at its finest. Personally, I want the contact patch of a Bicycle, with the width of a 10.5" tire. (Ballon effect?) Hahaha

My understanding is, if you have a tire with a higher profile number (75) the sidewall will bulge out more (Making it wider) if you run a (70) the sidewall has less bulge and is more square (As you said) making it a fraction narrower. I notice tires with higher profile numbers have more sidewall bulge, and less tread width, then a lower profile numbered tire, where the sidewall and tread width are pretty much the same.

My goal for this car is to make it handle like my Legacy did. I had Outback KYBs with Forester struts on it, so it was stiff, yet forgiving, I then had 225/60/16 Potenzas on it, it handled like a Track car, and I drove it as such. I enjoyed the hard compound tires I had on that car, took 20mph curves at 50mph, slid it sideways in the rain (Jboymechanic was in the car) So the ski wagon, will get the same make over handling wise.

Very true. When the Profile number goes up (55, 60, 65, 75 ect..) so does the width.

The tires will work just fine on the wheels. Its the point of the tires rubbing on the struts. The widest I can run a '95 Outback were 225/60/16s (I had about 1/4" between the sidewall and the strut body) Keep that in mind. This Brat has 16x6 6x139 wheels, with 205/45/16 tires. Pretty wide... This is the setup I am going to run.

Indeed it will probably cost about the same, cause once you start buying bolts, nuts and washers, you already into $30. Plus whatever the steel runs you, then the time it takes to weld up and drill. I think this was a good route! One Eye is a good guy!

Billy club! A lot of Car jackings in AK are there?

Yes, hell yes. The 13s are alright, but I'd prefer 16 with some 205/45s

YES! Another 3AT! Welcome to the club of the few