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looks hot....that settles it. as soon as I have the money to spare, rota's with some 245s.

the tapered stud that fits into the knuckle is different. Larger IIRC. but uses the same threads as EJ cars, so no need for XT6 rod ends. and yes, the only difference between EA82 control arms and XT6 ones, is the ball joint size. the problem with the rear is the newer cars (with the exception of the 99+ legacies...which are even more complex) use mulit-link suspension, using lateral links, struts, and suspension knuckles, whereas the older cars use a simple trailing arm with a shock bolted to it. AND the EJ cars have a small drum brake inside the hub for the ebrake, making the hub and knuckle a much more complex design than the EA stuff. oh yea, and 4-cyl XTs are still 4-lug.

just looking at the pic from the rear, it looks like those wheels have a bit less offset than stock, which might help the strut clearance. in any case...looks hot! are those 29s?

I have not tried anything else...I've had such good luck with the rislone that I haven't had any reason to. I've left it in all our trannies. it saved the trans in our '94 legacy (couldn't get it into second when we got it....new gear oil with a quart of rislone, and it works again, and quite well!). and I used it in the lifted blue '88 I had for probably 20k miles or so....and it seemed to help a ton.

I've been debating what tire size to run when I go 5-lug this summer....I think I'm going to use 17" Rota Torques....and was thinking I'd go with pretty much the narrowest tire I would dare on an 8" wide rim...but if wider is possible. AWESOME!

The North Shore Wheelers are planning to have two guided trail rides at the Iron Range ORV Recreation Area in Gilbert, MN for the open house, with a brief presentation on Responsible Wheeling and Trail Safety. The two trail rides will be at 10 AM and 1 PM and will meet in the parking lot. For those that don't know on the 3rd Saturday in May every year the Park in Gilbert is open to the public to check out for free. This year that happens to be May 19th. Anyone is welcome to come along. The Guided rides will keep to the simplest and most scenic of trials. But the rest of the park will be open all day as well, so there are plenty of places for some more extreme trails. if anyone is interesting in coming, or has any questions about the event, feel free to let me know.

I'm pretty sure the brat has the same wheelbase and turning radius (or close) to a wagon. but the hatch is drastically shorter. the EA82 isn't a BAD motor....in fact, it's pretty good. the timing belts are the weak link, but pretty simple. the last one I did, was on the side of the interstate in central MN. My mom timed it...including time to put my coveralls on....14 minutes from getting out of her car, to starting mine. that was a driver's side belt too, so the passenger one had to come off aswell. rear LSD is possible pretty easily. the Clutch-type is decent, even offroad. When you've got 2 wheels off the ground, with an open diff, you've got no power, with an LSD, it's like having a couple guys pushing on your bumper...more than enough to get you out of many situations.

that gear oil is way too heavy. I'm running 85w-90, and it's noticeably heavy in the cold (i.e. below zero....start engine, drop clutch into neutral....engine dead). put some lighter stuff in there, I also HIGHLY recommend a half quart of Rislone Engine (you heard me right) Treatment instead of some of the gear oil. it really helps the synchros mesh! also, I bet your CEL is the neutral start switch. it's figured out that you're driving around, but the switch still says it's in neutral. So it says something is wrong. you could wire the switch into a switch on the clutch pedal....or live with it.

that should give you a decent start, I'm sure someone will chime in later with better descriptions and fill in any holes

and get some adjustable struts from an '85-'86 GL. that'll give you a good inch or 2 (I wouldn't adjust them all the way up though....that's a little much on the CVs)

well, I rolled my car up on the ramps today....the mounts have not torn. They're the square mounts, and appear to have soaked up the difference in angle.

go EJ... in all honesty, I'd check the basics, plugs, wires, cap, rotor, air filter etc.

that was my belt. less than 24 hours after buying my black '88 lifted wagon about a year ago. the PO changed the belts and the tensioners, but not the idler. and, as it turned out, used the wrong bolts for the tensioners, which later stripped out I've gotten a full timing kit with all 3 pulleys from ebay for less than $100 a couple times.

I've heard from many sources that you should get a winch rated at twice the weight of the rig it's on....

yep, need an outer stub to hold the wheel on only need to do it to one side...

$165+shipping for an adapter plate (check the vendor section. or http://www.mroseusa.com ) $35 for a cheap dremel + a couple hours of careful work for the fllywheel.

lol, we need an 'over the head' smiley. we're talking about pulling a front axle and putting it in 4WD for front engine RWD. in a subaru.

yep, the toyota tcases for Auto trannies are chain driven (like mine). and the jeep np231 and 241 are too. and I'm sure there are others.

So, I went out to my car a few days ago, opened the door, got in, closed the door.....and they seat belt didn't move. slammed the door a couple times, no.... opened the passenger door, nothing..... didn't have time to mess with it anymore, so I muscled it back to it's normal position, and went to school. on the way, I noticed that my radio didn't work (display works, but no tuner or backlight, and my CB works, so the switched power source is fine, but the memory one isn't). I got out the trusty test light, and tested the fusible links. good, got power on both sides of all 4. checked the fuse box, nothing. WTF could this be?!?!?!?!

did you forget to put in the motor? seriously though, yes, some of the bigger ATVs are pigs by comparison to other ATVs. but you are going to be hard-pressed to find an ATV that weighs more than 1500. heck, in MN, anything over 900 is no longer considered an Class-1 ATV. (class 2 was just created, is only up to 1500, and so far, there are zero class 2 designated trails) and I have no concept how you might have gotten your brat down to those kinds of numbers I'm not saying it can't be or hasn't been done. I just want to make sure you know that even if you get the highest load rated tire, you'll be pushing it right to the limit.

yea, but I'm fairly certain you could slap an EA r160 case (welded, LSD, whatever) on that 4.444 ring gear, and then bolt on the stubs. otherwise, suberdave found some adapter pieces that allow WRX inner cups to mate to EA82 axles....I'm sure the same could be done with whatever diff you've got

you most certainly can. but I've already added it to the write-up. which, if I get my sorry butt in gear, I should be able to have up on our school's server by the beginning of next week.

best bang for the buck, and best way to save yourself some serious headaches, is to get your hands on a '90-'94 legacy (ej22e). having the whole donor car at your disposal will make things substantially easier. also, that way you can be sure the motor runs before swapping (it's nice to know you're starting with a functional combination). these can usually be had for a few hundred bucks, depending on your location. I see rusted out ones here for $500 or less all the time. perfect donor cars. the transmission makes no difference, as long as you plan to use your loyale trans. my donor car was a FWD auto.

Sweet82 has custom rims and ATV tires. and no body.....it's substantially lighter than a real soob. this has been discussed a number of times, bottom line being that you're putting something like 5 times more weight on them then most of them were designed for. whether that's a risk you're willing to take is up to you....