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yep.... forgot to mention....donor car was an '02 2.5 RS (although some sources say they're the same as WRX brakes. the same calipers at the very least).

well, they're not on yet, but I just got them today. a buddy of mine went to '06 4piston fronts with larger rotors, and gave me his old ones (that's right....free ). long story short, I've got these to go on with my 5-lug swap: I guess I'll just have to run 16s or bigger....oh no!

I was thinking fenders and hood too....but as mentioned above, that will probably be a bigger job than I was looking for. but maybe just the bumper....now you've done got me thinkin again

most auto's use a 3.7. so you'll need the rear diff. front axles will work front half of the driveshaft is longer (manual tranny is shorter). other than that, you should be set.

agreed. I'm not a big fan of that application. but it got the wheels turning. mostly on how much more airflow that bumper allows through to the radiator

the problem we're having here is the difference between 'stock' and 'standard'. I don't think there's any official definition, but typically stock refers to something that's not aftermarket. a part could be a factory or dealer option, and still be stock.

ok, cool. very good to know... BUT, it doesn't answer my question :-p could the front clip from an XT or XT6 be bolted onto an EA82?

the more I look at it, the more I think they just added a roof and tailgate to an XT. not a front clip swap. I'd want to just swap the front clip onto my wagon, keeping everything from the doors back the same as the loyale.

yep, as soon as it was posted I bookmarked it :cool:

^^the sunset one is certainly an epic shot! very nice wow, just 5 is hard :-\

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showpost.php?p=519495&postcount=34

if it had a rear sway bar, I want the trailing arms. I pulled the rear bar off an XT6 up here, but didn't think to get the trailing arms until after they crushed it. So now I've got an XT6 bar, but nowhere to attach it on my loyale.... I'm not in a terrible hurry to get my hands on them (in fact, I don't really have any money here within the next couple weeks). But they are pretty hard to find.

so, I was over on XT6.net today looking for brake ideas.... and saw this: apparently it's real too... I don't have the skills or interest in giving the whole car the XT look...just the front clip. so, if I got my hands on an XT4, how possible might this be? might the fenders match up with the EA82 doors? would the radiator/headlight support need major modification? I've only seen a couple XTs in person, so I really have no idea how similar the front end might be.

I might be able to put together a .pdf file and host it on the school servers...

I hate 5-speeds for crawling. only reason I put up with it on my subaru was because it's the only way to get low range. be extremely careful if you're mating it up to an EG33 though. they can barely hold that up to that torque in 'normal' use.

might want to double check the memorabilia link again.

might want to double check the memorabilia link again.

correction, the RX was the only one got get it standard. As you said, and others said above, they were stock, but only an option, and as a result, rare. definitely not all '89 GL-10 turbo wagons though. I've seen 2 in the junkyard with open rear ends. I know of a 5MT FT4WD XT6 in MN that has a factory 3.9 mechanical LSD (not viscous like the legacy turbos) in the rear. but yes, when in doubt, spin one rear wheel. if the other wheel either spins the opposite direction, or doesn't spin at all, it's open. the LSDs are pretty stiff, so you'll feel it pretty quick.

yep, funky brake pads could also cause funky noises... also wheel bearings, or even something as simple as not getting the axle nut torqued down enough just judging by your description though, I don't think it's something in your tranny.

most definitely. right side. when you turn right, the car leans away from that side, putting more angle/stress on that axle. when you turn left, it relieves the angles and stress....

looking for the rear trailing arms with sway bar brackets. they'd probably be an uber pain to get out on a junkyard car though....

I'm currently running generic R1 Racing coilover springs for an impreza on my loyale. They fit great....but they're way stiffer than I want (450/500 lb/in) You can order springs from Ground Control with custom spring rates too. the difficulty is not the springs, but the shocks/struts. the only stiffer than stock, aftermarket shock/strut combo available for an EA82 are KYB GR2s. which in the grand scheme of things are pretty soft. Someone in MNSubaru suggested trying Koni inserts, but I don't care to try because I'm going 5-lug using legacy stuff.... WJM says regular BE/BH legacy rear shocks will not work with EA82 tophats. I've been meaning to ask him why.... but full coilovers (Megan Racing, Tein, etc.) will. my hunt for sweet suspension continues....hopefully I'll find something I like by the time I have the money to spend on it :-\

yes it will. adjusting the struts up that much will make very short work of your CV joints, especially non-OEM ones.

that won't help, but you've also got the struts adjusted all the way up that's waaaaay too much axle angle. lower those bad boys.

well, the Crawl 4 the Cure is no longer on the weekend of the 4th...so I may be available. although I wouldn't be in a subaru :-\