LoyaleWithCheese* Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 (edited) I've been debating on a 6" lift. I dont want to have to cut anything, but a lil cut might be inevitable? I figure, i only want to lift it once, & i want it done right. 6" lift might be needed is due to the fact that in the Spring of 2017 .....After I finish hiking the "Pacific Crest Trail" this 2016, I plan on traveling back East in 2017 to the "Appalachian Trail" where i would like to do TRAIL MAGIC (helping,feeding,giving rides to Hikers into & out of towns to get resupplied on food,beer & rest!) for HIKERS walking the 2,189 mile trail from Georgia to Maine. During this 2-3 month stint i want to pull a 13 or 16ft 1500lbs max Casita or Scamp travel trailer with me as home base. I know that i will need to upgrade the engine. I still need to do a more research on the best engine swap combo for the loyale. 2.5l? Right now Now i'm just glad its running & has new tires, mine has a few kinks but Is As CLEAN as any Loyale could be for a Colorado Grandma owning it NEW till 2013. i was told i might want to run an 8" lift to fit the transfer case. its hard telling the diff lifts on somethese loyales. here are some of the loyales that i think could be close to an 8 inch lift. i'm just trying to get a better idea on how deep i'll have to dig into my pockets & the full scope of the project loyale lift v.html Edited January 22, 2016 by LoyaleWithCheese* 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comatosellama Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 3&5 are a 6" lift, 4 looks like a 4". IDK what's up with the last one, I think the just lifted the struts and dropped the diff, but is probably a 6" Tire seems real close to the rear wheel well. Here's an 8" . IMO I wouldn't wanna go that high if you need to tow, might get a tad tippy. 4" would be my opinion for something that's gonna be towing and wheeling (or so I've heard, I'd ask some of the old timers). Normal engine swap here is ej22, ej25 can be a tight squeeze in the framerails, especially on the DOHC, and people are afraid of the headgaskets. Also older ej22's are non interference which I like. I'd definitely suggest some brake upgrades though. Rear discs, xt6 discs, maybe a master cylinder upgrade? 1500# trailer is about 70% of the car weight, brakes could get iffy with tires and rims too 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertmann73 Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 ej22 all the way.I have grown very fond of that little die hard engine. i plan on converting the 79 pretty soon. may even swap in the legacy suspension too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 With a EJ22 and a dual range your gears will be ok, no need for a second transfer case , I would go EJ 2.5 before I T cased it on a road car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comatosellama Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 ej22 all the way.I have grown very fond of that little die hard engine. i plan on converting the 79 pretty soon. may even swap in the legacy suspension too. ej suspension on an ea71? Please take many pictures 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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