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1st gear is the same. your legacy probably has 4.111 gears. 3.7 axle ratio after a 1.96 lo range is comparable to 4.444 axles. the difference is unnoticeable in 1st gear. and the EJ viscous center is very strong. Austin's imp got high-centered up here in MN about a year ago and he had both front wheels up in the air, but the rears were on the ground. and the center diff still pushed enough power to the rear to cause one of the rear tires to dig a hole. I bet the reason your RX is more capable is the rear LSD, not the lockable center. like I said, I don't want to discourage people. but I also don't want people to be as disappointed and frustrated as I have been the last 6 months. putting that RX trans in my car was a total pain, and I don't think for a second that it was worth it.

what trans are you using? the engine doesn't have any direct effect on axles. if you mate the EJ22 up to an EA81 trans, than you definitely can use the EA81 axles

NAPA reman'd axle, about 24 hours from picking it up from the store: splines looked great, boots were fine. it exploded. I replace it with a junkyard subaru axle that day, and it's lasted a year and a half, and is still running strong. bucky...why don't you just reboot the ones you have? what's wrong with them. we do understand your situation, and we really are just trying to save you some time, money, and a headache or 2. I wish I had looked around a little closer before shrugging and saying "huh, well, they've got one in stock, I'll just do that". instead, I stopped in at napa after the crawl 4 the cure, with my core axle, and the 'new' one, which looked worse than the core (and the core had been run for about 3 weeks with no boot on it...)

looks neat. but I'll be looking for the pile of broken parts after the run....

so, what engine are you planning on getting the EM for?

what motor are you running? it would be a waste of money on an EA82... there are entire forums on nasioc, rs25, legacycentral, etc. about engine management. have a look around, and see what you want.

unless you're accelerating hard out of tight turns, you probably won't notice the open center diff. it'd definitely be different. but, in stock form, not really an upgrade

I've had nothing but bad luck with reman'd ones. not just on my lifted wagons. my mom's FWD legacy went through 3 NAPA ones in a year. I've had awesome luck with junkyard ones though. and they're a fraction of the cost. just have to find some, and pull 'em.

a GREAT source for responsible offroading info: http://www.mnohv.org started by our very own MorganM (not a current active member, but some of you may remember him).

it depends what you want out of it. and what you do with the car. if you're autoXing and RallyXing, don't. but if it's just a daily driver/toy, and you want it go for it. but for what I want out of my car, I would say no. it would be worth it in an EA82 car where everything bolts up, and fits perfect. but the amount of work required to get it to fit up to a legacy....I just don't think it's THAT different and cool. unless...you swap some gears around, drop in an LSD, etc. click my link above for some thoughts on gear ratios to make the RX tranny more than it's legend.

again, yes, it will. any single turbo (or N/A) subaru motor will fit.

yes, but I don't know all the details. there are many places where I don't think there should be an ORV park.

yea, I think it's a bad ground, because it doesn't matter what bulb is in there, and it's both high and lo beam.....

hmmm.....interesting. good to know!

so, this last weekend was he second annual MNsubaru ice race event. we go way up north, set up a course, and drive on it all weekend. last year, someone was kind enough to time our laps for comparison, but due to some drama, that didn't happen this year. anyway....some sweet pics of my wagon sideways. and a couple cool pics with a buddy's impreza behind me: had an awesome time....but found out that the RX tranny is overrated for an EJ-swapped car. locked center diff yielded no advantage over the EJ viscous center. and with the torque of he EJ22, lo-range was pointless.... but we had an awesome time anyway! EDIT: just noticed the new motorsports section....this may be better in the Rally/Racing section...

responsible, legal, and safe wheeling FTW!!! MN is on the verge of loosing all legal ORV land. so yea, you could say I'm pretty passionate about it.

well, I'm not going to vote, because it's very specific to the area. BUT, I doubt you'll get much support here. I made a simple request to use caution when posting pics of WCSS, and I was insulted, and the posts deleted. many of the members here don't care what happens to the sport in the future :-\

Current sources: http://wordpress.suberdave.com/wp-content/files/EA82/EA2EJ.pdf https://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/mroseusa/EA2EJ.pdf http://thepantieswithin.com/bwindle/document/Car/EA2EJ.pdf http://offroadingsubarus.com/downloads/EA2EJ.pdf I've read, and proofread, and edited. I think I've got it pretty much how I want it. So I'd really like you guys to read it over, and make any changes you guys think are necessary. it's pretty close to being ready to be converted to .pdf form.

An RX tranny will need quite a bit of work to be worth swapping in there. the lo range is very meager. simply a 1.2:1 reduction. the only time you really notice the difference is in the already far too low 4th and 5th gears. the locking center is neat, but the EJ viscous diff works great for everything. I just spent 4 days with the MNSubaru at the annual Ice Race event. and quickly found out that the locked center really wasn't any different than the viscous center in the EJ cars, except you don't need to unlock them when you get out on the street. AND, you have some traction control on the street. if you try to accelerate hard out of a corner on the street (center diff needs to be unlocked) you'll get unlimited wheelspin on the inside front wheel, and no traction. and with the EJ22 (which you probably have either that or an EJ25), the extra torque means it's faster to drive in hi-range, and shift less frequently also, don't let the 3.7 axle ratio fool you, the gears are much shorter, and you'll be running much higher rpm's on the freeway. don't get me wrong, it's a cool tranny, and I intend to keep using it, but when I get it the way I want it, it'll have taller 1-5 gears, and lower lo range. aswell as a front LSD. I don't want to discourage you, but I want to be sure you know that this tranny is not all it cracked up to be. ever since I finished my wagon, I've had one complaint. the tranny. I've been very disappointed with it. The tranny was designed for the EA82t. and there's more than a few reasons they changed the design with the new motor. nobody really knows how strong they are, but they're pretty tough. but almost everyone who upgrades motors, upgrades trannies as well. but I suspect it has very similar strength to an early EJ 5-speed. BUT, to answer your question, I can only help a bit. This swap is pretty rare. but as you mentioned, you'll need an adapter plate, flywheel, clutch, rear diff, and tranny. the rear diff will bolt right into your car, so no worries there, it's an upgrade anyway. the driveshaft will need to be modified (length is different, though I'm not sure how much, or even which direction). and the linkage will need some work. you're car might also be a hydraulic clutch system, and the RX tranny uses a cable clutch, so you'll need to convert. some good info on RX tranny gearing, and a good solution: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=68752

yep, receiver would be great for the back....but still have to figure something out for the front. or put an EA81 push bar on it, like Austins imp. didn't look too difficult. and it was sturdy! I dragged him off of some gnarly stuff last fall by it.

or wait a couple weeks, and I'll have the wiring portion of the write-up finished...

that could be.... the GL-10 only refers to a trim level. interior options and such. the tranny will be the same.

virtually everyone builds a frame under the car. which I think is pretty much required to get enough strength for the suspension at the 6-8"+ of lift range. although bushbasher didn't. he reinforced the floor under the seats, and mounted it that way...it looked pretty cool. but I'm still worried about he front suspension. a frame really helps strengthen the weakest part of the car, the radius rod brackets.

um, well the tranny has a pair of very large grey connectors. square ones IIRC. I've got some good pics of a legacy with the dash removed here. with some explanations of what all the wires do: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=68429

rats....I just don't know man. that doesn't seem right