crazyhorse001 Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Am i limited to uber rare xt6 fwd stuff, or can i use lego/impreza fwd drums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caboobaroo Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Have to use the FWD stuff for the rear, front stuff can be either XT6 or EJ with the proper XT6 bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 I think it's possible. You don't have splines to deal with, and it's at least the same design (bearing pressed into the hub riding on a spindle, whereas the 4WD EJ/EA stuff is very different). The offset is probably pretty close, at least close enough to make up with a small spacer. Then the question really is just bearing diameter and spindle length. Both of which could be dealt with.... Also good news. FWD EJs use a hub separate from the brake drum, so it would be easy to put discs on it. If I had a FWD EA chassis, I'd try to get my hands on a used EJ FWD rear hub and give it a test-fit.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john in KY Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Just from memory I recall there is a problem with the ball joint being different sizes. Problem resolved by using the XT6 lower control arm or something like that. Been a lot of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyhorse001 Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 I actually have a full ej front end kicking around, minus struts. Im not above reaming out the lower control arms for the ej ball joints. What are the shortest ej struts? My issue is the rear. Anyone done the swap using other than like i said UBER rare xt6 fwd stuff. Btw i have rear drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbchux Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) I assume FWD Impreza would likely have the shortest stock EJ strut, if it's any shorter than your average '90s non-Outback/forester one I did not notice a difference in ride height going from stock FWD '92 Legacy front struts in my XT6 going to '94 Turbo Legacy AWD GR2s. Slow day at work...so I did some digging. Rear hub/bearing assembly for a FWD EJ: https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=219212&cc=1269806&jnid=665&jpid=7 Says bearing bore diameter of 1.1811" Rear bearings for a FWD XT6/EA82 are 30204 for the outer and 30206 for the inner National lists dimensions for those bearings, showing 0.7874" and 1.1811" respectively. (that's 20mm and 30mm) Now, since the EA bearings are 2 separate units, you'd have to have at least a measurement of the hub to get an idea of how the spindle length compares. But it might be possible to replace one of the inner races of a FWD EJ hub to match the smaller bore, or maybe even turn up a spacer... FWIW, EJ drums are all bigger than any EA one....so you'll still need to swap backing plates and such. Might as well go discs Edited December 15, 2015 by Numbchux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyhorse001 Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 FWIW, EJ drums are all bigger than any EA one....so you'll still need to swap backing plates and such. Might as well go discs Thanks chux! That gives me a good place to start. I have a fwd xt6 to measure, and i'll dig around for fwd ej stuffs. As for going rear disk, id probably have to in order to have an e-brake (5spd ftw!) Anyone with a fwd ej wanna help a fella out with some good measurements? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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