Yo'J Posted March 2, 2011 Share Posted March 2, 2011 How did you get the angle of the steering shaft right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted March 3, 2011 Author Share Posted March 3, 2011 How did you get the angle of the steering shaft right? Angle didn't present any problems. U-joint coupler has enough "bend" in it to work fine. And now the car has a 1" subframe spacer on the engine crossmember, which helps even more. (made a longer coupler) But like I said, angle was not an issue for us, even before the lift. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanurys Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Gloyale, I know this is an old thread, but I'd like some clarification on the rack/tierod configuration. What exactly did you do to retain toe adjustability with the EJ rack on the EA82 with stock hubs/control arms? Which combo of inner and outer tie-rod ends fit the EJ rack and EA82 4-bolt hubs? I'm about to tackle this project with my EJ swap. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesFox Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 I have done this in my 96 gl, but along with xt6 swap. The xt6 crossmember had the second hole. the xt rack used ea82 lines. the ej rack has the lines that go directly to the rack itself. The xt/ea uses hard lies along the crossmember to meet the hoses from the pump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted February 12, 2012 Author Share Posted February 12, 2012 Gloyale, I know this is an old thread, but I'd like some clarification on the rack/tierod configuration. What exactly did you do to retain toe adjustability with the EJ rack on the EA82 with stock hubs/control arms? Which combo of inner and outer tie-rod ends fit the EJ rack and EA82 4-bolt hubs? EJ rack and inner tierods. EA82 outer tierods. Adjustability still within range. Now, EJ rack into an EA81???? not sure, might have to cut down the EJ inner tierods and thread them a bit further down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanurys Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Thanks guys! I'll be using the rack from a 99 impreza that I parted out (same as my donor car for the engine swap) and going into my 1987 GL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanurys Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Also, I'm just curious if the EJ rack increased your turning radius from the EA rack, in your experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zukiru Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 What does power steering have to do with ”handling the power”? Just curious. IMO the power doesn't really affect the steering Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 What does power steering have to do with ”handling the power”? Just curious. IMO the power doesn't really affect the steering If power didn't affect steering then AWD would have no advantage over RDW or FWD alone. Having drivin EJ swapped EA81s and EA82s both with and without power steering. I am very much of the opinion that power steering adds to the ability of the driver to put the power to the road through the twisty stuff. I currently have 2 non-power steering Subarus, 1 is a FWD XT, the other is an EJ swapped and AWD swapped EA82 wagon. Handling either through really twisty roads, hard cornering, gets hard on the arms. Requires so much work that it takes away from the fun. Also makes powerslides and drifting harder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zukiru Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) Cool . as it stands I have 2 stock xts a 86 dl and a loaded 88 gl the manual steering makes no difference in the 2 for me. I prefer driving the manual steered one and was just kind of wondering. now that I think about it I can see the manual steering wearing on one for long runs. I guess I I'll see how manual steering works out for me when rally x starts. Edited February 20, 2012 by zukiru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Presidente Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 I'm doing an EJ swap soon and I am seriously considering swapping the steering rack too, but I'm trying to find out if its worth it How does the EJ pump/lines/rack compare to the EA pump/lines/rack as far as strength and turning power? I'd imagine the EJ stuff is better, but how much?.. Gloyale said using EJ lines to the intermediate EA connector is arguable cleaner, is this cleaner than an entire EJ steering system? Josh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted February 21, 2012 Author Share Posted February 21, 2012 How does the EJ pump/lines/rack compare to the EA pump/lines/rack as far as strength and turning power? I'd imagine the EJ stuff is better, but how much?.. Josh Actually, the early EJ pumps are excactly the same as the "L" series pumps. Around 95 they beefed em up a bit. For racks, IDK........not much of a difference between EJ and "L" series. Honestly, if you have power steering in the car, just use that. Converting to a power EJ rack is a good option IF you don't already have power. But if you've got a working EA power rack in there just mate it to the EJ lines and call it good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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