ClassySoob

Yes I have many plans for this car. She is far from finished. Maybe a lift, some lights, and more paint work. Possibly turbo charge.

Thanks. No I didn't do a build thread. I wish I had though. But there are a few EJ swap threads.

Hey there I just did an EJ swap over the summer. I found my EJ 22 on Facebook for $300. You can look on marketplace, Craigslist etc. But its better to buy a whole donor car so you'll have everything on the EJ side that you'll need for the swap. You'll also need a Bell housing adapter, the EA82 flywheel redrilled for the EJ. http://www.sjrlift.com/ can provide those for you. There are a few threads on here for the swap, but I don't know the links.

I do know how to use the 4wd. I have had this car for years and gone all over the mountains with it with no problem at all. But it's not operating as it normally does. That is why I am asking.

Okay. I'll play around with tire position and see if that may help it. Thanks

All my tires are Toyo Eclipses, but the front are 175/70/R13s and the rear are 185/70R13s Could this be it?

This is my 85 GL with the Dual Range 4wd. I first bought this car when I was 17 for $1100 from a guy in North Cali. She was in great shape, very minimal rust. But the we moved to Idaho, and she started rusting more. The car had some pretty good oil leaks, so I decided to pull the engine and reseal it for my senior project in highschool. She ran really well, until an unfortunate event. I hit a dear doing almost 60. Crushed the front end and pushed the engine through the radiator. We had to tow her home, But I wasn't gonna give up on the ol girl. So I found an old man I was able to trade a .22 for some parts off of a loyal he had. I got my parts and started to pull out, and straighten the body. I had to replace the hood, bumper, all the front lights, radiator, a/c condenser, and the water pump. The car was whole again, but the engine just didn't run the same. I kept driving, and eventually the old EA82 threw a rod, straight through the block... But STILL I did not give up, I looked at it as a opportunity to do the EJ22 swap that I had always wanted to do. That same day I found new EJ for $300. It took me the rest of the summer saving money and collecting parts to finish the swap. And I did. With the help of SJR I got the adapter parts. I had to completely redo the exhaust, installing 2 1/4" pipe, with a glasspack, and Thrush turbo. And yet that day, the birth of the Frank'n Soob.

85 dual range with ej22 swap

Hello all. I have a 85 GL with the dual range 4wd I've noticed a problem with my rear differential. When I have it in 4 hi or low it feels tougher to move the car. And when I this moving, it wants to pull hard to the left. When I back up there is a lot of resistance. And difficulty disengaging the 4wd.

Could I still swap the single range into the car ? It seems to be the only trans I can find for it near me.

So would I be better of installing another trany(if that's the issue)? A scrap yard near me has a 5speed manual single range 4wd from an 89 for $250. Would it be possible to swap my dual range onto it?

I don't plan to unmesh any of the gears. Just pull of those nuts and see if I can pull the bearings from there without tearing down the trany. Looking at the diagram leads me to believe that it might be possible. Unless it's not, I'm not that experienced with transmissions. Most I've done with them is change the fluid, filter and stuff like that.

I know, it is hard describe what's going on how I am experiencing it, and putting it in a way that y'all will understand. I had les Schwab do my front axles, but I want to pull them off and inspect the splines. See how much they move. I grabbed the inner axle and shock it, and they we're sloppy. So I might get a better idea once I pull the axles and inspect that. Does the diff and trany share the same oil, or do they have separate oils?

Here is a diagram of the diff. My thought is on the #4 bearings. diff 30-Nov-2018 12-44-26.pdf

I noticed there are spanner nuts on the trany where the splines come out. Can I pull those and inspect the bearings from there?

They are all Toyo Eclipse tires. Relatively the same diameter, just the 175s are not the as wide as the 185s. The fronts we're put on a couple months ago, haven't really drove it, so they are still pretty much brand new. The rears are about a year old, but still have about 90% of tread. None are warped, no knots or anything like that.

To be honest it's hard to pinpoint what side it is coming from when I'm driving. Sometimes it's seems like the right side, then the left, or even right in the middle. There is no binding when taking it in circles. But i don't really go fast enough to produce the sound. Doing cookies doesn't work that well in a fwd haha.

Before they we're all 185/70/r13s and still had the same noise. But the tire shop accidently put 175s on the front nothing changed. I do have a dent in the lip on one of my front rims, but I've had that for a while now, long before this problem came about.

I've had it on the lift twice, and ran it. But there was no noise. So it has to do with the weight of the vehicle. Was told it could possibly be my rear diff. But there is no change when engaging the 4wd. I even took out the rear axles so the diff was not moving and drove it, still no change.

The problem is the same whether cold or warm. I just had two new tires put on it the front. They are 175s while my rear are 185s. But the noise was there before the tire change, when all the tires we're 185s. I haven't tried rotation of the tires, but I guess it wouldn't hurt. Nothing ventured, nothing gained I guess.

That's what I thought as well. But I've replace axles, wheel bearings, brake pads, (pads where pretty messed up, but that didn't fix the problem) calipers and rotors seemed in pretty good order. Ive also replaced the ball joints, which one was striped and the nut coming off, but that didn't fix the noise either. I removed my rear axles, nothing. The rear wheel bearings are tight. I'm certain its from the front. Not engine related as I can rev engine all day long with no noise from it. Only occurs when the car is moving. All gears and in neutral coasting. That's why I am suggesting bearings in the differential, not so much as the whole transmission. I'm udderly stumped on this.

It's hard to describe how I hear it. But it almost sounds like a hard rubbing. It starts around 15MPH and the sound increases the more my speed increases. When I hit my brakes the steering wheel shutters. When I turn hard left it gets worse, turning right lessens the noise to the point it almost disappears. No mechanics can tell me what exactly it is, so I'm using trial and error replacing parts in hope it will fix. But i don't know what else to look for besides trany related.

I have something bumping real hard in my front when I drive. I've replaced axles, wheel bearings, ball joints, brakes, but nothing has changed. The inner drive splines have a bit of play, leading me to believe it's the spline bearings. But I'd there is something else it could be, I would be delighted to hear.

Hi all, I have an 85 gl with 5speed manual dual range. I may possibly have bad bearings in my front differential. Does any advice on what to do? Do I need to pull the transmission and tear it apart to replace the diff bearing?

Sounds like quite a task. But can be done. What would you say it cost you to do it?