carfreak85
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The problem, as stated above, is that the EJ rack is wider than an EA rack. This pushes the inner tie rod pivot point out of alignment with the lower control arm's pivot point. The problem with that is that when you drive over a bump, the tie rods and control arm don't travel in the same arc. This difference in travel can introduce a small (or large) amount of steering input that the driver did not ask for, making the car feel darty and hard to trust on bumpy roads at speed. Using EJ axles doesn't effect steering geometry. The EJ knuckles don't move the ball joint or strut, so the only real change is the Ackerman angle, due to the relocated steering pickup on the EJ knuckle, relative to the same pickup on the EA knuckles.
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Sounds like a blown head gasket or a crack in the head between the valves on at least one cylinder.
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carfreak85 replied to lmdew's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXAnother vote for Blackstone Labs
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Hahaha, sorry, just wanted to be clear! It's amazing how easily someone's words or intent can be mistaken when you're reading text. 605 mm, great! Apparently the EJ racks are too wide and throw off the steering geometry on an EA when installed. My mission is to find a quicker rack that could be retrofitted to an EA chassis.
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Go on.....
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Yes, overall rack width NOT INCLUDING tie rod ends. Thanks!
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Does anyone know the overall width of an EA82 power steering rack WITHOUT tie rod ends installed?
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Haven't been available here for some time, at least the tan ones. They seem to bee made of a less robust plastic than just about every other part of the interior, besides the dash vents.
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I'll probably grab one or two, but this locker option is not going to help broken diff stub shafts or blown DOJs.
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I'm interested in a helical LSD for the R160, but if pressed, I'll just swap in an R180.
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Would anyone be interested in a run of hubs that are STI patterned? 5x114.3 instead of 5x100?
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carfreak85 replied to 98-lgt's topic in 1990 to Present Legacy, Impreza, Outback, Forester, Baja, WRX&WrxSTI, SVXFog lamps can be ineffective if the headlamps are on in a heavy fog, regulations be damned. My WRX has had the independent fog lamp mod since 2002.
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Subasaurus, I have to sort of disagree with you on the zinc thing. YES, ZDDP can damage a catalytic converter over time, but think about it for a moment. How would oil get back to the cat? Sure, piston rings aren't 100% effective at cleaning the cylinder walls and PCV introduces blowby gasses to the combustion chamber. However! To get enough oil to the cat to damage it, you'd have to have an engine that burns a TON of oil. I'm talking Bob Marley levels of smoke out the tailpipe. TL;DR - Zinc/ZDDP/et al are only bad for a catalytic converter if your car burns oil. If you have a late model turbocharged Subaru DO NOT use 5w-30, DO NOT use Resource Conserving (RC) oil.
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NorthWestern, is your Subaru turbocharged? The general consensus in the late model Subaru forums is that Rotella T6 5w-40 is one of the best budget oils for our engines, and has a lot more ZDDP than other mass-market oils, but not as high an amount as more boutique oils like Motul and Redline. I've been using T6 5w-40 for about two years now and have nothing but positive things to say about it, it often goes on sale too. That being said, I will never, ever used a 5w-30 in my WRX, too thin, and if you abuse the engine with a poor oil in it, that oil will quickly shear down to practically water.
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DaveT, are you willing to loan out that tool so I can copy it?
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Throwing this out to the community for help. I'm looking to buy/borrow/copy the driver used to release the rear wheel bearings from an EA-series trailing arm. I've got two sets of wheel bearings that need changing and I'd REALLY prefer to not use a punch to break these guys free. Any leads you can provide will help.
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I don't bother to wind mine out past the stock 5.5k redline. The turbo kicks in at 1,500 rpm and all the power is in the middle of the rev range anyway. If you're shifting at 6,100 rpm, you're not shifting at the right rpm for acceleration.
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Any update on the parts? I've got cash in hand!
