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tried airing them down?? it doesn't sound like it would help, but it certainly does!! the rocks up here are very sharp (our ORV park is an old Iron Ore mine), and it's amazing what letting 15-20 psi of pressure out of your tires will do!

that's just one reason to remove the mechanical fan, and turn the electric one off before going into any water that deep!! case in point! he was not moving very fast either. in fact, if he had been going any slower, he might not have drifted to the other side.....

well, since this has turned into a PS vs. non-PS discussion.....I'll throw my experience in there: MorganM removed the PS from his wagon (when it was his anyway), but didn't swap the racks. it's quite hard to get it to turn, I can do it, but not unless I"m moving a little bit.

sweet, thanks man

how much of the main harness/ECU is effected by the tranny setup? my donor car is a FWD 4EAT....will that make things drastically more difficult?

I haven't measured the black one, but my blue wagon's rear bumper is 24"+ off the ground sorry, yes, we are talking about washington. I just thought I'd throw out the rules in MN for camparison....but I think I just made it more confusing

yea, I figured I could just drill and tap the holes, but I don't remember how it went on there, so I'm not sure where to put them....but it doesn't look like there's a place there. ugh, I hope that '88 t-wagon is still at the yard!

no attempt at all, they finished it, and IMHO it looks awesome! http://www.htautos.co.uk/8.html

so....I pulled an XT6 rear sway bar at the junkyard a couple months ago, and I have no idea how it was mounted. anyone have pics? anyone put a sway bar on a car that didn't come with one? this is going in my '92 loyale wagon, with '85 GL wagon trailing arms......

technically passenger vehicles and station wagons are 20" in MN. but 4WD and multi-purpose vehicles are 25"....so I haven't had trouble yet

yep, there's a local guy with a huge toyota P/U with removable lower bumper tubes, and removable fender flairs. that way he can drive the rig from the campground to the park without getting hassled (he does anyway, but he can't get ticketed....)

yep, as previously stated in this very thread, that's where this set came from, but the key is to get it to fit in an EA82 D/R box and still have the gears mesh properly.

uh..... http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=58465

I don't know about WA...but in MN, running from the police in an ORV is an automatic felony, and the vehicle used can be surrendered. so the idea that 'they have to catch me first' is really a bad one!

I don't have any MTs.....but I've got 29" ATs, on both rigs, both with power steering racks, but one with the pump removed. Both have held up just fine both on the rocks of former iron ore mines in Northern MN, and the soft, swampy muck of my buddies backyard. what do you mean the R&P didn't like it too much? I've never heard of anyone having any problems.....

Mattracks is based out of northern MN. I've seen many vehicles with those equipped on them running offroad. They actually have a pretty serious 'gear' reduction to them. That's why they don't do so hot in mud, they need to be moving faster than that, they also don't exactly have an MT design to them. And because of their upper size, they can have the effect of big tires, without needing the fender clearance. these would actually be perfect for a trail-only subaru. but because they're not streetable, and they don't make them for a subaru, they just don't make sense. GD....I'm interested in where you got your info....sounds like you know what you're talking about, but it completely contradicts what I've seen and heard

[quote name='SOOBOUTLAW']They have to catch me first...[/QUOTE] and when they do (notice.... 'when' not 'if'), they'll give you a felony, and take away your car. wrong answer

I'm wheeling on a set of wal-terrains on morgan's old wagon. they've got lots of miles, and still do pretty well on dry stuff. I air them down to 15-20psi and wheel 'em on the rocks for hours. mud.......not so much, they cake up and turn into slicks real fast.

Yea, my dad and I pulled the EA82 out of my blue wagon by hand. but it was way harder, and we didn't want to disconnect the tranny from this one. I've even got an extra crossmember, so I don't think I've even going to mess with this one. we dropped the whole assembly as one, and will probably just use the comealong to drag it up onto the trailer, and take it away. no further disassembly required. I did it this way on my '85 when we parted it out. except we didn't have a rear end in it, it was already sitting on tires in the middle. when we unbolted the engine, the center of gravity moved behind the tires, and we didn't even have to lift, the body just teetered towards the back and up off the motor. but yea, this one's not getting parted out, notice it's location in the garage, not in the yard like it's been for the last couple years.

Making lots of progress on my loyale these last few days but had to get rid of that EA82 and 3AT FWD tranny..... 1: remove front suspension 2: disconnect all electrical, vacuum, and other lines from the engine and tranny 3: remove tranny xmember bolts 4: lower to ground 5: remove engine xmember nuts and pitch stopper 6: raise body above engine haha, worked like a charm! anyway, swapped the 4WD rear end in, well, just the trailing arm assembly. Did you know the 4WD strut mounts are about an inch higher than the FWD ones? when we swapped it over (leaving the FWD struts on it) it sat quite a bit higher. but here's a pic with the FWD rear end in it, an extra engine and tranny sitting in the back. this is about how it's going to sit when it's all done:

who did you ask? if it wasn't here, it was because people don't understand subarus. if it was, it's because of the DR tranny. the stock motor doesn't have enough torque to do anything much with big tires on it without the lo range. EDIT: I just noticed the post to which y ou were probably refferring...... http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=56877 no offense to most of the posters in that thread, but they didn't offer anything correct, or helpful. you're loyale, with a DR swap, will be just a capable as a GL.

the GL will (most likely) have a dual range tranny, instead of the loyale's single range. not to mention map lights, a rear cargo light, and a bunch of other options. they're virtually the same, but where they're different, the GL is way better.

a buddy of mine has 29x8.5x15 TSLs on his EA81 hatch. he did a ton of trimming, and has the adjustable shocks/torsion bar cranked up. He still ended up taking the front fenders off, and I guess they rub a bunch in the back. but he's going to be adding EA82 rear struts to lift it up a bit in the rear, until AA get's the Group Buy going. it could be done, but your rear tires would get eaten... and Ryanb....I beleive he's done a 6-lug conversion

I thought I'd reiterate this little point...The rear wheel is brought forward (though it doesn't look like it does on EA81s as much as EA82s, just from petes pics), but the trailing arm pivots right there, so it can't get any closer. there is no need for any more clearance there to allow for articulation.

it doesn't fit all the symptoms.....but clogged exhaust?