Door Locks- And Pic request (lowering a subaru)

[hardtail_pride]

So in my 94 loyale, my passenger front door wont unlock with the rest of my doors when i open the drivers door. Is it supposed to actually open with the others too or not? Its just inconvenient i guess to have to open that door separate from the others.

 

And also, i have been debating what im going to do to the Loyale for the next year. I would like to get some pictures/ feedback about doing the 2wd strut lowering technique. Things like how it rode, if you had pugs on it and still lowered it with low profile tires, handling, bottoming out etc. Thanks for any input!

[eulogious]

So in my 94 loyale, my passenger front door wont unlock with the rest of my doors when i open the drivers door. Is it supposed to actually open with the others too or not? Its just inconvenient i guess to have to open that door separate from the others.

 

Yes it should unlock with the rest of them, so I would check the connections and grounds and all that good stuff to see why it isn't working. My power door locks are only controlled my the drivers side (factory installed), meaning that the only way to unlock and lock all the locks at once is by using the drivers door. Otherwise I just unlock/lock that one door. I am going to install keyless entry in my wagon, and in order to do that, I am going to have to install a power door lock motor in the drivers door. So the drivers door is the only one that doesn't have a motor controlling the lock. The theory behind that is, since it's the only door that controls the lock, why do you need a motor. I hope that helps some...

[hardtail_pride]

Yes that helps thank you!

 

 

And i have been sitting here researching and have found some info on lowering the loyale. From what i understand, it is mostly a cosmetic modification? Unless you get fancy with aftermarket springs you will have the same ride characteristics?

 

And from what i read, the best/cheapest route would be front XT struts (different springs than loyale?) and then flipping the perch on the rears. Dont take my word for it though. Im still learning. Thanks

[vagen]

lowering... how low do you want to go? if you just want an inch or two go for the 2wd struts and flipped brackets. if you want to get really low that is a different story. I'm working on dropping my RX another 2-3 inches for a total of 5-6 inches of drop. I'm using modified miata struts in the front and rear with coil over sleeves and eibach coil over springs this is an involved swap that requires some level of mechanical skill. I am building a race car that will only see limited street use so I can afford to have it stiffer than most drivers would like.

 

 

for reference this is my car with just 3 inches of drop compared with a stock ride height car

 

STOCK

 

 

 

 

and with a 3 inch drop

 

 

 

NOTE: stock struts will bottom out over big bumps in the rear at a 3 inch drop.

Edited November 13, 2009 by vagen

[hardtail_pride]

i was just thinking of a couple inches. It would be running with 15" pugs so i just want it sitting a little lower i guess more for cosmetic reasons than anything.