Numbchux

you sure about that? I know that XT6 calipers will not easily bolt up to legacy knuckles (Baccaruda used that combo to maintain front handbrake on his 5-lug setup). AND, I know that when XT6 guys talk about getting better rotors, they talk about ones for cavaliers, not other subarus. you can, however, put legacy knuckles, axles and struts on either the loyale or XT6 (loyale will require XT6 brakes in the rear to match lug patterns all around). which will give you better alignment adjustment, better front strut availability, and much better front brake availability (I will be running '92 legacy front knuckles on my loyale with '02 2.5RS 2-piston front brakes) problem is, legacies have rear handbrake, so if you replace your front brakes with legacy equipment, you'll lose your handbrake. you can convert to rear handbrake using nissan SX (200 or 240) equipment, though.

well, the ebrake drum part makes things very complex. just swapping to rear discs on an EJ series car requires swapping the whole knuckle, which is not easily possible on an EA car. you could loose the drum mechanism.....but then you'll loose the ebrake. I've been thinking about trying to make a caliper bracket (to replace the backing plate) to mount a 2-pot caliper with ebrake mechanism built in (Z-car maybe... ). I also plan to have my XT6 calipers cryo-treated.

depends what subie you're referring to. I can think of many EJ-series engines with some belt-driven boost....

I get that code....and it runs awesome. has for about 10k miles

thank you I've never had working A/C in any of my own cars. I've got power windows. I don't live in the hottest part of the country, but it does get very humid, and I work out of my car......put about 400 miles on it a week. that said, I would someday like to have working A/C. but I don't have a working compressor for this motor, I don't have a condenser that's worth re-using, etc.

the problem is that a lift kit involves more than just strut tops. like PK said, the suspension varies slightly, and different kits would probably need to be made (and there are differences between imps and legacies). and, there are no easy struts that allow room for bigger tires. even with outback struts, you'll be rubbing on the spring perches before you have to do any serious fender trimming (meaning a lift wouldn't help....).

he's a member of these boards. I had a BYB lifted wagon for awhile. definitely a very well-built kit! I didn't think it was very well-designed....but if it's an EJ lift you want, that's a different story.

nah, I think it looks good with the rally stance (if only the 'rally stance' was from rally suspension)

yea, I should have been more specific. Gen 1 legacies (like the donor car listed above)

except they're over by the battery on a legacy.... other than that, great info.

I got the Castrol and Pennzoil at the first auto parts store I went to (O'reiley's/bumper to bumper). but wound up searching all over town for the Redline. ended up going to a garage out in the boonies that builds viper race cars that carried a full line of Reline stuff. plan to do engine and tranny mounts this summer along with Poly bushings in the drivetrain.

so, some of you may or may not have heard of Uncle Scotty's cocktail (I believe originated on NASIOC). anyway, it's a mixture of a few different gear oils that really helps shifting in subaru trannies. there's some debate as to the original formula, but the one that I've heard more commonly is: 1 qt Redline Lightweight Shockproof 1qt Pennzoil Synchromesh 2qt Castrol HypoyC 80w90 the redline shockproof and the synchromesh are the more important ones.... anyway, I just switched from 3.5qt valvoline 85w90 and .5qt of rislone to the above listed cocktail. and have noticed a definite improvement. my synchro's are getting pretty worn, specifically 3rd gear. and I can easily and reliably get it into third without a bit of grinding now with the cocktail. the problem isn't gone......but it's definitely better. I think I may switch my dad's fluid over to that aswell ('94 Legacy 5MT. when we bought it, couldn't get it into 2nd gear.....rislone fixed that...but some improvement could still be had).

my 4" AA lifted '88 wagon on 27.5" tires had a hair shy of 13" at the rear diff my 3" BYB lifted '88 wagon on 29s had about 10.5"

I was thinking as I was working on pinksock's one last night....I should get a nice video camera and make a little DVD of how to do this. even better to have a little seminar at the show! heck....someone should bring a camera and record it!

sorry skip....can't be. as far as I can tell, only OBD II cars have problems without a VSS. I've been running mine without since last August, easily put 10k miles on it now. that's about all I can offer.... maybe something's funny with the alt (whether the unit itself, or the wiring). how's your voltage while this is all happening?

that's true.... but I don't understand why you guys are all bent out of shape about the wing. if you're going to do the rally paint job, the STi-style wing is crucial (and so is a hood scoop). that thing with a built 257, a 6-speed, and some gold BBS's (with the big Brembo's behind them) would be amazing!!!

nope. you want the extra rotating mass for offroading. maybe have it resurfaced, but don't take any more off it than you have to. best source for a donor motor is a donor car. and a great source for one of those is craigslist. 88hatchmonster makes awesome adapter plates. check him out here: http://www.mroseusa.com you can do the flywheel yourself. just go to sears, and buy a $30 plug-in rotary tool (imitation dremel) and a few extra grinding stone bits. and have at it. be very patient with it. and make sure you take enough material off. the bolts should slip easily into place. 91Loyale, you're not the only one who enjoys FWD burnouts.....the local civic and neon guys seem to love it IMHO, wheelspin belongs in the same category as underglow neons. all show, no go....

that is weird.....I've never seen anything like that. the injectors should be getting power all the time. the yellow wire with a red stripe should get power on all 4. the other wire pulses ground from the ECU. is your fuel pump turning on? is it's circuit wired through the ECU? the fuel pump circuit is the #1 indicator of whether your ECU is getting power and ground everywhere it needs to. because it doesn't matter whether the sensors or anything are working or not, if the computer is getting power where it should, it'll turn on that fuel pump relay. if that's not happening, you've got a problem in the harness somewhere.

just make sure they're mounted far enough back to avoid shining on the windshield. if it reflects off the windshield, it'll reduce visibility drastically!

haha, way cool! I love the Brumble Bee!!

'85 and '86 4WD models. hard to find replacements for though... RX springs have a higher spring rate, and will yield a bit of lift in the front as well.

WOW!! way cool! you left a note, didn't you?

yes, but if the tranny is not the same length, that effects it as well. I'm fairly sure there isn't a combo that will work with an EJ trans in an EA car without modification.

try again an EJ AWD tranny and a EA 4WD tranny are not the same length. I don't remember which is longer and which is shorter, but they are different. that information is in the write-up though...

at the crawl 4 the cure last summer, there was a pair of SAS'd (both were originally IFS) 1st gen 4runners. both on 35" tires. both had driven up from the twin cities (healthy 4 hours, speeding). and I guess they both drove them to MOAB that same year. yea, pretty streetable.