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I used a 3/4 inch rigid pipe and it slid right over the original shaft that I had cut. Once I had it where I wanted it, tacked it with the welder, and then took it off and welded it up nice and then installed. Worked great and is stronger than stock.

So I took a gen 1 roll bar and had to scrap the brat but kept the roll bar and custom fit it to sit in my gen 2 Brat. And I made it to be able to remove easily if needed. But in all honestly, I would just build what you want to fit

www.sjrlifts.com, they make everything you need. Pretty easy like the guys said. Just spacers.

Like mentioned before, I did install a stereo maxi-blade fuse and put in an 80 amp. It also came with a 40 amp as well. So I understand what you are saying. The fuse should never reach that. I also checked all my fuses inside before connecting the battery and it did blow the ignition 15 amp fuse, which explains why the wife said the car just shut off. So I guess I will just keep the 80 amp in. I did eliminate the plug that wasn't being used that caused the whole headache so I should be good. I will post some pics later. Thanks guys.

Hey good idea. I am an electrician by trade and it just seems too much. I will do your idea and post what I find. Thanks Subaru Scott.

So I swapped it out to a maxi- fuse big blade. But I can't see it having an 80 amp fuse on 10 gauge wire. I am thinking it would be better to have a lower fuse to pop before the current gets so high. Look at the feeder wire from the battery. It isn't that big, a 10 gauge as well. Maybe I am not seeing things correctly. Even if my alternator is 55 amps, how can I have a fuse that is 80 amp???

yep it should. Most never get that low to ever find out. My friends dad ran his completely empty just to test everything. That is why I know it comes on at 2 gallons left. So if my Brat or Gl wagon gets 30 mpg, I decided to say for safety it gets 25 mpg, when the light comes on, I have 50 miles before I'm dead in the water. That is of course driving like grandma.

How do you know it doesn't work? Have you actually ran completely out of fuel? They come on with about 2 gallons left.

Hey thanks guys. I appreciate all the info and comments.

Do you mean 8 amps? or 8 gauge? 80 seems high?

I am not sure but are those numbers amperage? If I change them to blade fuses do they make a blade fuse that low?

Hey guys. I have the 88 Rx and someone other than myself had replaced one of my fusible links with just a piece of wire and guess what? Yep, a plug that wasn't being used touched the tranny while driving and smoked the link and left the lady stranded. So I brought it home and repaired everything but I wanted to changed the fusible links with blade fuses and was wanting confirmation on the amp rating of the links. So any of you guys with the ea82, could you look at your fusible links and tell me the colors from closest to driver to the front of the car? The one that smoked I am trying to find out what size so I can replace. Mine go, fried one, green, red, green. Can I get a confirmation from any of you guys on the ratings of the fuses? Thx for your time too.

What do I do about pulling a vacuum? I don't have an evac pump?

Hey guys. So 130,000 miles on the 2.5i. Runs great but when the ac pump engages you can feel the ac clutch is dragging enough to feel it when you are driving and you can hear a "chirp". So I figured the bearings are probably getting worn out. So I have a new ac pump and and the oil and refrigerant to recharge. Can I get some advice here about disconnecting the lines and then recharging. I can't seem to find the video on utube. thx

Some use the pitch stop and some don't. I used mine when I put the 2.2T in my Brat. You want it in there in my opinion to help stabilize the engine. If Subaru designed it to be there, it should.

I have a better option; go to a sheetmetal duct place and find a guy that does there fabing and tell him what you what and I am sure, if they are good, they could make that in about 10-15 minutes. He would probably come and measure or if you drew something up, they can build it.

$320 shipped to the US

Haven't seen or heard of it. Have to become good friends with a welder or start learning yourself. That is what I did. Also something to check is the gutter in front of the windshield that catches all the water, just below your wiper assemblies. Make sure you clean those out. They have a issues with stuff getting stuck down there and holding moisture and creaturing rust. Pull the spare tire out and the two metal pieces of the body mold together where the spare tire sits and you will be able to see if you have any rust.

Cool. I know you would sell them. I know I would buy some.

It is looking like you should look into this Scott. It would be cheaper to buy your adapters then to be on the hunt to find the parts to make it 5 lug. I say it is a great idea. I would rather have all Subie rims and tires at my place then having a whole set of tires and snow tires of 6 lug. Keep me posted.

Wow, seriously? No one has any pics of the some rims on a Subie that is 6 lug that isn't huge? I saw with the "search button" that there are rims out there that have the same stock offset as the 13 inch rims. I was just looking forward to some pics.

Does anybody know the offset of the stock 13 inch rims on the 88 Rx so that I can research to see if I could find something close? And from you guys that know, what is close and what is NOT going to work, so I don't buy the rims and then they don't work. Thx guys

Hey guys. Now I have seen plenty of you guys on here with the bigger tires and rims for 4x4 applications but can I get some pics of you guys that have 6 lug and have done more of a performance look? I have an 88 Rx and I want to do more of a street racer look. I know Turbone has I think 17's on his but he also went 5 lug. I plan to do 6 lug, cheaper, and want to go 16 and tires that don't rub or you have to cut the car. So any pics and advice of what you have done and off set that I need would be great. Plus I like looking at the pics too.

That is some good points Numbchux. I just put some Rancho shocks on my Brat and it has a 4 inch lift and it is fine. I have the 5 lug hubs from an Xt6 on the rear. My front has all Legacy Turbo front clip with the entire suspension. I was thinking of weighing the front of the Brat and then the rear and then making a ballast weight for the bed across the top of the tires to equal the difference. But it is true about performance. If I wanted more, I would get a newer Subie. But my Brat is going to be D.D. with some kick under the hood. Nothing crazy. Subaru has come a long ways since the 80's for technology and you are right, you don't want to push the older cars too much, otherwise you are basically rebuilding the whole car to handle your changes. Oh and hubs are $320 shipped from Aussie.

I was talking with a guy who is a machinist and was wondering about the hubs. I sent dfoyl a pm and I would be interested to see what someone is charging for that. I bought new 5 lug hubs from Rock Auto but I must of snagged some of the remaining ones cause I can't seem to find them anywhere. But from a parts stand point, amk, I would lean towards newer parts and cars so easier to attain. There is enough info on here to see what others have done and use what you can and modify to your needs. It makes more sense when you get the rear diff up on the jack and you can see what you need. It may be easier than it seems. I know when I did my Brat it was. Great bunch of guys on here, so don't be afraid to ask questions. I get answers all the time.