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download this, and read it 8 or 10 times.....it should answer most of your questions: http://www.d.umn.edu/~alex0219/Subaru/EA2EJ.pdf

no. unless you can find a way to attach EJ-series struts to EA knuckles.....or find another application that'll work with the EA knuckles....

and accord springs already are pushing your axles to their limit. you want to fit 215/75r15s? That's what I had on my 4" lifted EA82, and still had to trim the fenders. you're not going to make it happen with just suspension.

never heard it called a tension/compression rod. usually leading or radius rod. but occasionally strut bar too.

yep, top it off with the castrol hypoyC

heater box has to come out. and the heater core lines that go through the firewall tend to make it an enormous pain. I don't remember how it's supposed to come off, but I do remember that when my dad and I did it, there was some cutting involved

ooooo aaaaaa.....may have to get me a set of those next spring.

I've run Rislone, I've tried ATF. rislone actually rescued 2nd gear on our '94 LGT. but have notice a substantial improvement from Rislone to Scotty's cocktail (my dad actually asked me if I swapped trannies on it!) I'm a convert. it is $30 worth of tranny fluid, and you'll have to do some hunting to find it (the Redline isn't typically available just anywhere, but is the key to making it work.....), but completely worth it. btw, for a one-stop, good deal on this stuff. check out http://www.grimmspeed.com it's a local (St. Paul, MN) company that I've worked with alot (and may offer EA series parts before too long). http://www.rs25.com/forums/showthread.php?t=68102

put the ECU where it goes stock......for the EA82? or for the EJ25......

his post was a little more than a year ago.....

I don't know if 99-04 and 05+ stuff is different, but I've got 03 stuff, and it would work. but tein only makes springs for the '05+ stuff. the front tophats are a different pattern, you'll have to do some drilling (and should do some welding to ensure strength) to get them to fit. BUT, the upper spring perch is a seperate piece from the top hat. but the problem with the front springs is the bottom, not the top. the top is 5 mm narrower (will fit fine on EA82 upper perch), but the bottom is 18 mm wider why do you want to use legacy rear stuff? Miata shocks will fit easier. although, if you're not going 5-lug, the best front strut you can get are KYB GR2s. why go to the extra trouble in the rear to still be limited by the front? IMHO, an awesome setup for 4-lug. KYB GR2s all around (non-XT fitment), and some Ground Control adjustable springs. maybe some 200 lb/in fronts and 250 rear. they don't make them for an EA82 car, but they're a generic coilover. get them for a GC (93-01) impreza, and they'll fit fine. this will yield nice firm ride, powerful damping, fully adjustable ride height, etc. etc.

so, it's contagious. a guy rode in my car about a month ago, then totalled his car when a tire exploded in a tunnel. and he's going to hire me to build him an EJ22 powered EA82. so, I've got a line on a cheap, known good, motor from a '96 impreza (I'm doing the harness for it's '05 WRX swap...). problem is, I'm not sure how exactly to go about routing the harness and mounting the ECU, since the imp harness goes through the firewall on the passenger side, and the ECU mounts on the floor under the glovebox. so how have you guys done it?

I'm sure Shawn Still does. but if not (or he's too busy) you could also pm NoahDL88, or myself (although I've been working mostly on newer stuff, and I've got 3 other swap projects that I'd have to finish before I could start on a new harness....)

it looks flimsy just sitting on the plastic bumper.....but it looks like you've done a good job reinforcing it.

no.....I've spent every dime on the other subaru. but I will....

looks, space, and options do not make for a good wheeler. ask yourself what you value more. a good looking rig, or an extremely capable one. I did, and no longer own a lifted subaru.

if these guys with their lifted trucks are really pushing them to their limits. plan on destroying your car. or spending a fortune. the FAQ is your friend.

hehehe.....I was wondering if anyone would notice. this spring was 10 years since we bought the car....which meant new plates. I put the one on the rear....and haven't changed the one on the front. hopefully I'll get around to doing it before it hits the road again :-p yea, I've worked with POR 15. good stuff....but more money than I wanted to spend for this project. I figure this stuff lasted 20 years without even being painted, just painting them will probably get them more than the car will last. progress? well, I bought an air compressor, and an impact wrench. finally got the pinion flange off the rear diff, put the new seal in it. put it back in. got the new bearings in the front knuckles got the trailing arms and control arms in. got the poly sway bar bushings ordered (to save money, and time, I'm not doing a full set, just the sway bars, endlinks, and leading rods) still need to order the rear wheel bearing tool, and get those taken apart/repacked still need to order all my wheel bearing seals still need to decide on a spring rate, and order springs (I'm actually considering keeping these uber stiff springs, just to delay the hassle/$$, but Noah has already claimed them...) still need to buy tires (at this rate, might as well go right for my snow tires, we got flurries last week ) haven't had much time. I've been working on wiring harnesses in all of my free time. and a local guy has agreed to hire me to EJ-swap a rust-free EA82 GL wagon he found. so, unfortunately, my own car has gotten pushed pretty far down the list

my buddy bought an '86 GL wagon that the PO had started a valve job, but didn't finish (replaced the valves, didn't reassemble the motor). when my buddy was putting it all together, he put too much RTV on the cam case, and the cam was starved of oil. so it seized. we put a new cam/case on it, new timing belt, and it's run very well ever since (well....as well as a feedback carbed EA82 ever will :-\ )

I love subarus. I hate the EA82 motor. I've been left on the side of the freeway sooo many times because of the stupid EA82. whether it was the distributer, timing belts, blown intake mani gaskets, etc. etc. etc. we bought 2 '92 subarus about 12 years ago, both FWD, both auto, one a loyale, one a legacy. my mom put 215k worry-free miles on the legacy in that time period. with nothing but basic maintenence. the loyale was left to me......and was quickly replaced. now my mom has moved onto a '01 legacy. in a year and a half, it's already seen close to 50k miles, with zero problems. it's got a little wheel bearing noise, and the headlights mysteriously failed (turned out that the previous owner used nothing but electrical tape to attach the new headlight plugs...), and that's it. now I've got the motor from the '92 legacy in my loyale. motor had 245k on it when I swapped it. I've put almost 20k on it since then, mostly in town....delivering pizzas. zero major problems. it had lots of wheel bearing/axle noise....but I'm replacing all that with newer, better stuff. and my dad drives a '94 legacy GT (actually...I'm driving it while I'm uber upgrading my loyale....he can drive the caravan), $350 ebay special, listed as a parts car.....a few days of work, and it's as reliable as anything. long story short. if they've been maintained well, and isn't an EA82 engine, they're extremely reliable. heck, even the EA82, if maintained meticulously, can be a reliable motor.

it would?! huh.....well....plan B then. I park on hills, all the time (Duluth has been referred to as the little San Fransisco more than a few times). so I need to have a parking brake. for now, I'm just using my 200SX calipers, but there will come a time when I will want to upgrade.

you could just use a hydraulic one. a local guy is doing that in his impreza ('96 Lx getting an '05 WRX drivetrain). it just plumbs into your brake lines, and puts pressure on just the rear brake lines.

any turbo EA82 has rear discs. hubs and backing plates are different between FWD and 4WD. you can bolt FWD rotors to 4WD hubs (although you wouldn't otherwise have to seperate them....)

get your hands on a Chilton's manual. they have all the factory service manual diagrams in them. they're labeled for a loyale, but everything is virtually identical (only differences I've ever found were wire colors) I've never seen them online....

torsion bar = more rear travel. As far as Subaru's go, I haven't really noticed much usable difference from one to the other. other than the torsion bar allowing more travel (although frequently that leads to broken axles), EA82 being a bit more cooperative to an EJ swap, and EA82 motors sucking out loud :-p .