Markus56

Then lift the rear enough so it doesn't rub. Then when you lift the rear only, the car will be raked forwards, so then you will have to lift the front. then you will have a 4" lift, and a better looking and performing Subaru.

not yet, so there is hope!

Wheels on! now for the linkages oh yeah, i fixed the crooked brush guard too

Honestly. Just make a 4" lift kit and you wont have any rubbing. Its not hard.

*double facepalm*

No front tires on it yet... I really hope it is minimal this time

More progress today! I have the front end all done except for a tie rod and the motor. Then i have to wait for paint to dry and i can install the driveline and rear diff after i do the shifter linkages

replace your idler pulleys, tensioners, oil pump and if you can, your cam gears

its because i don't own 2 sets of tires with the same rims and size

Well, here is the vehicle i will be taking as of the time of this posting. i hope to leave on Thursday or soon after.

according to google, its a 14 hour drive 1 way, so in 25 year old subaru time, thats about 16-18 hours. there's two of us going, so we will be trading off driving time. I'm gonna take off the 235/75's and put on the 215/75's so i dont have to turn 30's going up a mountain pass.

So i am planning on talking my 4" lifted '85 Wagon on a road trip from Mount Vernon, WA to Montana State University Northern in Havre Montana and back. I am trying to come up with a list of stuff to bring, parts wise, and some preventative maintenence. i also want to see who lives on the way if something happens. I am going to pack a lot of extra oil and coolant, 2 spare tires, gas can, alt. belt and tools ...did i miss anything?

you could get another motor for a third of that

it was already said, but i'll bet the waterpump is bad. no hot air from the heater core means either the heater core is plugged, or the coolant is not cycling. I would put money that the coolant never got replaced and it dissolved the impeller in the pump. That *might* also be the cause of the bubbles, but the head gasket is probably blown. Do a chemical test on the coolant to find out for sure(as already stated). Good Luck!

workin on it a bit at a time. as of this moment i am making a setup to drop my rear diff 2". going to school full time really gets in the way, but what are you gonna do...

12 mm is almost the same as 1/2 inch

holy ancient thread, batman!

Saltwater!!! NOOOOOO

One eye went to Vegas for a while... there won't be any updates for a week or two

it's a smashed up cheese grater gorilla glued to a bunch of used band saw blades

welp, i've got a belt sander with some 3 grit paper. That should smooth things up in no time at all

Kitten!

a thread from the dead! make a lot of progress today Thanks for these, Bill! and i got the motor out and all the crossmembers are unbolted. i am going to replace the engine cross member because i screwed up the steering at walker a few months ago, and i want to upgrade to power steering!

progress!

Just wait until the whole car is finished :-p