bratman18

Does anyone know if they make the rubber brake hose on the front strut any longer? I would like to get one to fit with the 3'' lift. I would rather do that than extend the steel line but I will if I have to!

I have changed very few due to failure! Don't replace it till it goes, they rarely go so it wouldn't be practical and would be very over preventative maintenance!

Thanks! Yeah it takes some time but It's really strong and looks cool as hell!! A little desert rock crawler style!

Nice wheels! Did you ever get lug nuts for them?

Thanks yeah I love it and it takes a beating!! and no more crushed radiator!!

The only pics I have are what you guys saw. We used a tubing bender and a jig for cutting the fish mouths in the end but other than that it was a lot of measuring and figuring!! The way it was attached was, we removed the lower radiator support with an air chisel so that just the bare frame rails were showing and then used a piece of small channel for the new radiator support. Then we bent up the bumper and welded it to the channel where the tubing met it. I cut my fenders off just below the trim.We followed the line of the front grill for the top of the bumper and the added the hoop, which I personally love!! At the time my friend wanted to start making that kind of stuff for sale but now he kind of went downhill in his life so you can follow what mine looks like but unfortunately I can't have any made!

I had a friend that towed a double axle car trailer with a brat on it with his 86 ea82 D/R and it did fine except for steep hills!

I know that wrx spring would fit because I used them on mine and loved them!!

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3041572 Go to this link and check out the pics! All the way down for pics of the lift!

I got my lift all in but the brat is still not done! I still gotta get the motor dropped back in and weld pieces on the back to finish the rear quarter chop. But it's getting there!! Can't wait to drive it!!!

I used the 2 wheel drive 14'' wheels on my old ea82 and beat the crap out it and never had any issues i continued to use the car as my daily driver and never had any problems! A friend of mine used them on his as well and was even harder on them than I was and never had any issues! We always used a little bit wider rim and never had any rim pinching problems so my experience of prolonged use was excellent!!! This was before I found my pug rims and wanted bigger tires!

I could not find them on that site and whats a decent price because I am looking for cheap, tight budget! But if you can tell me where to find them on this site that would be great!

This mount looks nothing like what mine look like So I guess I will keep looking!

I posted in wanted forum too but anyone got a set of decent motor mounts for an ea81 that they would let go for a good deal?!?! Please it's keeping me from putting my motor back in!!! Thanks

I love the new design!! That looks super strong and so clean cut!!!! Nice work:headbang:

I did a 3'' home built on my brat but is based on one from sjr but with a few differences. I used adjustable front struts and then spaced everything down but didn't drop the rear pumpkin as much but its a little different with the ea82 body style so good question? Which will give you more clearance and let you fit the big tires at the same time?!?!? That's what I would go with:headbang:

If your looking to fit 27s then I would go with the 4" but if you got a good idea for you 2" and it will work well then go for it!! What would you do for the homeade lift?

What kind of lifts options are you considering??

I personally have heard SEVERAL of the newer 2.5 motors knocking!! They are not built like the old ones! All the ones I heard were with low miles as well. Its not a good sound I would personally be pissed if I spent that much money on a car and it sounded like that! Hope for her sake it will live for a long time but from the experience I've had with all the 2.5 motors they just don't! I have one right now that is of course, leaking from the head gaskets! B ut mine isn't knocking. But good luck!:-\

I've always just taken out the control arm bolt and that gives it enough?!?! Maybe i'm wrong it has been a while since i've changed one of those but i believe it works good luck

Same here just did one last week and replaced the ball joint as well! Napa is where I would go as well always had good luck with there parts!!

Anybody have anymore ideas?!?!

Should be a be to get one at any auto parts store but it will probably be a remanufactured one. You should be able to use the manual its pretty straight forward. And no it should be the same as changing one on a GL the splines are different but as long as you get a turbo cv axle than you won't have to worry about that!! Hope that helps

yeah I have the only brat in my area. I rarely see another one or two but I think they are just passing through. Its really hard to find parts and they stopped making a lot of them too so its hard but I love my brat and can't wait till someday I can take a trip out west and get one thats rust free!!!