True2Blue Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 (edited) Most of you know this wagon, its Austins old water wagon. I haven't done much to it as of now but plans are made. So far ive shampooed the interior with a heated shampooer ( looks nice and new ) Put a new Craftsman tool kit in it New Rims and tires BEFORE The Drfference Swampers are 27x9.5R14 BFG M/T's are 215/75R15 AFTER Coming soon Shift Boot STEREO! (stock works fine its just no match for a cherry bomb and mud terrains) Bumpers Spare tire mount on roof rack Refoam the seats or get new more side supportive seats New windshield auto window mod/install Xt6 clutch Torque cams Nice Exhaust New CB radio Radar dector And off road lights Edited February 3, 2011 by True2Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShagginWagon Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 Congrats on the new ride. Its a nice rig, wish i coulda snagged it up. Can't wait to see some wheelin pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True2Blue Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Did the clutch and got rid of the rattling sound Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brumby420 Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Nice suby but i always had a question regarding these. Does anybody ever bother putting a dual range in them or do they seem to do well enough with the single range awd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True2Blue Posted February 10, 2011 Author Share Posted February 10, 2011 Nice suby but i always had a question regarding these. Does anybody ever bother putting a dual range in them or do they seem to do well enough with the single range awd? this has a d/r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsoobdude Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Nice suby but i always had a question regarding these. Does anybody ever bother putting a dual range in them or do they seem to do well enough with the single range awd? Depends on what you're doin. Before I lifted my Outback I went up a nice steep hill slow because of ruts and what not and thankfully the tires slipped a little bit to get the revs back up because it was going to die. Tried to go up some other steep hills and stalled due to lack of speed and gearing but I didn't want to fly up the hill either. In my opinion it could really use at least a "low" gear (think granny) for the manuals but a true low range would be :clap:. And thats with the factory 4.11s and 205/70/15s. Now that I'm running 215/70/16s, I REALLY could use a low range, but would like to keep the full time and 4.11s so that means either S.O.L. or hunting Down Unda for one because Subaru Au still has (or at least had) the low range option available on new Subies. (4.11s going to be hard to find and the low range gearing isn't up to par depending on the trans. so needs a new gear set too) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsoobdude Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 (edited) this has a d/r How does it do with the 3.9 in slow speeds with the tires in high range? That and how is the acceleration? I didn't loose much if any and would prefer to keep it that way. Also, how bad do you rub and did you have to trim your fenders with the new nice arse tires? Edited February 11, 2011 by newsoobdude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brumby420 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 this has a d/r Thats cool. is it an old ea82 5 speed or did you get one from Aussie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True2Blue Posted February 11, 2011 Author Share Posted February 11, 2011 Zero rub except when pinned and thats on the lift blocks. It cruise's just fine it will chirp em in second gear. I can go up hills in 4th without bogging and i can cruise I5 in 5th:banana: I haven't seriously tested low yet but it does amazing in Seattle on those damn hills. For the very little mud i have hit it does perfect just powers through everything. I didn't cut out any fenders or mud flaps with these new 28's Ill take a few videos of it in low creeping around and just cruising Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True2Blue Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 (edited) Edited February 15, 2011 by True2Blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obk25xt Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 Refoam the seats or get new more side supportive seats I may be selling a set of 03 WRX wagon seats soon, fronts and rears. They're very bolstered and I think they're a direct bolt in for your car, rears may not be but I'm not sure. They are dark blue. In great shape. Lemme know if you have any interest.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True2Blue Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 i am ill let you know once this new job pays out.. pm a price so i know what im working with. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subaru_dude Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 Depends on what you're doin. Before I lifted my Outback I went up a nice steep hill slow because of ruts and what not and thankfully the tires slipped a little bit to get the revs back up because it was going to die. Tried to go up some other steep hills and stalled due to lack of speed and gearing but I didn't want to fly up the hill either. In my opinion it could really use at least a "low" gear (think granny) for the manuals but a true low range would be :clap:. And thats with the factory 4.11s and 205/70/15s. Now that I'm running 215/70/16s, I REALLY could use a low range, but would like to keep the full time and 4.11s so that means either S.O.L. or hunting Down Unda for one because Subaru Au still has (or at least had) the low range option available on new Subies. (4.11s going to be hard to find and the low range gearing isn't up to par depending on the trans. so needs a new gear set too) Somewhere here there's a thread on how to put the low range out of the EA82 d/r into the EJ d/r. I've got an EJ d/r originally from Australia and an EA82 d/r and am going to try it out this summer. It's a 3.9 final drive so I'll have to swap out the rear diff for a regular Legacys. I don't mind losing my 4.11, what good is it anyway if it can't get you up a steep hill or keep your revs below 3K at 70??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newsoobdude Posted February 17, 2011 Share Posted February 17, 2011 (edited) Somewhere here there's a thread on how to put the low range out of the EA82 d/r into the EJ d/r. I've got an EJ d/r originally from Australia and an EA82 d/r and am going to try it out this summer. It's a 3.9 final drive so I'll have to swap out the rear diff for a regular Legacys. I don't mind losing my 4.11, what good is it anyway if it can't get you up a steep hill or keep your revs below 3K at 70??? Yeah, I've seen the thread and was going to try and re-find it when the time came and see if it ever got finished. Never did think about the going to the 3.9 and the better rpms at highway speeds. I'm going to be trying that same hill again now that I've got new taller tires and see what happens. It plus the fact I like to crawl around some parts is the reason I want the D/r to begin with. I do like the fact that my ride gets up to speed quickly with the 4.11s and that's what I'm afraid of loosing as I hate being the slug getting on helL As freeways. Edited February 17, 2011 by newsoobdude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T'subaru Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Thats a good looking wagon. I did cringe though when I saw the pics of you driving thru the surf:eek: By the looks of it id say you were in Grayland, not far from where I live and im about 1000' off that beach. Rust is a constant battle, I hope you hosed her it off real good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True2Blue Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Thats a good looking wagon. I did cringe though when I saw the pics of you driving thru the surf:eek: By the looks of it id say you were in Grayland' date=' not far from where I live and im about 1000' off that beach. Rust is a constant battle, I hope you hosed her it off real good[/quote'] thats my 2nd time going to ocean shores i love it there and yes i wash it there and i wash it when i get home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True2Blue Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 These mt's rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael appel Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Nice ride love the mts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monstaru Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 my 33's in this variety were awesome tires as well. i had some problems keeeping them balanced properly.so be aware of that.make sure you keeep your tire pressures proper. cheers,b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratty2Austin Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Ha nice!!! Hey, did you know that a year ago, before the lift kit- I took waterwagon to Long Beach and did the same thing!!! on Valentines day! (look when you posted these pics) Did you do this to keep up tradition? Glad you are having fun with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
True2Blue Posted February 25, 2011 Author Share Posted February 25, 2011 haa maybe its just a subaru thing lol i love the wagon it does me good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subie94 Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Sweet Subie.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 (edited) if you have any trouble balancing the tires you can try putting in a few airsoft bb's in them for "dynamic balancing".Theres a chart somewhere online that will tell how much weight is needed to balance a tire this way.I think the tires on my truck (235-285/75/16) require about 500 BB's a tire.Its a little more expensive up front than conventional balancing but I got my tires 2.5 years ago and have never needed to balance them. very smooth riding tires.despite the fact that I haven't rotated them either they all wore very evenly aswell. Ive heard that swampers are the worst to balance.Any offroad tire is tough to balance by conventional means when you go offroad and knock the wheel weights off or get mud packed on the rim... So it might be worth checking into the bb's.use the plastic airsoft bb's so they don't rust together... just need to drive faster than 20 mph for the balancing to work.but the balance doesn't get thrown off when the tire is packed full of mud either. Edited March 2, 2011 by Uberoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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True2Blue Posted March 10, 2011 Author Share Posted March 10, 2011 Goin to wyotech nextmonth for High Performance Powertrains. hopefully i can work at an esx shop afterwards or something? we shall see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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