Numbchux

I don't remember where or what, but I know I've seen a generic tent that folds out on a roof rack, similar to that. you could put it on anything...

I've mangled more than a few.....in fact, I used a pre-bent one when I relocated my radius rod bracket, much like you've done. I hope you find a solution, but mine has been to replace it with something already built beefy.

how much are the lifts going to be? AA had a legacy lift, but it was substantially more expensive than an EA lift, and still required outback struts to clear the tires. the ej adapter, and modified linkage, and a custom driveshaft... I'm meant bigger as in heavier. if you're going to use an EJ car to wheel, make it an impreza.

Justy's have a 4x100mm bolt pattern, I think it's the same as the old civics. I'm pretty sure there are a bunch of options.

lifting legacies is hard, and expensive. and they're much bigger cars than an EA82. and they don't have lo range.....

be careful with this, if the blocks are offset, than the forces are not transferred directly into the framerails. it's not like they're holding up the car, but I'd still over-engineer the blocks. XT4 steering rack is quicker than EA82?? hmmmm.....

if it's an '88, it's a GL, they didn't start calling them loyales until '90 either way, it'll be an EA82, which will simplify the build, the framerails in the engine bay are further apart, so other engines will fit a bit easier.

as far as the gearing is concerned, with a tcased rig, you can play with your final drive ratio very easily. and have 2 seperate lo ranges. I can garauntee there are a number of local trails I could do with the gearing that I can't without. and certainly the extra ground clearance of the tires would help. I think the stability depends on the lift. since it all has to be custom, a real ghetto one would make for a pretty scary ride, but if it's done right, it would be just as solid as stock. I've been looking into tcased rigs for quite awhile now, but have decided to just start out with a rig that's already got a frame, divorced tcase, real lo range, locker availability, and an Automatic....

I agree with Scrap on the engine stuff. not many options as far as EA81 engines are concerned. there was a turbo, MPFI version, but that'll still require wiring, and engine crossmember, etc. if you're going to go to the trouble of an engine swap, go EJ22. awesome motor, 130-140 peak hp, but TONS more torque, and a way more usable torque curve. and if you keep your eyes open, a donor car (HIGHLY recommend the donor car route, instead of buying just the motor/harness etc.) can be had for almost as cheap as your car (though I'd recommend putting some money into a little rebuild...). the 4WD conversion was quite easy on my EA82. and as far as I can tell, the only difference is the EA81s don't have a center driveshaft carrier bearing (one piece driveshaft....finding a mount for the center bearing on a FWD EA82 is interesting), and the gas tanks are different. but if you drop the whole rear subframe/torsion bar assembly as one, then the gas tank, and install in the reverse, you should be able to do it pretty easy. then tranny, driveshaft, linkage, which is all pretty much plug 'n play.

??? I've got a '92 SPFI engine, intake, and engine harness in my '88, with stock body harness. plug 'n play.

all of the above x 300

anything beyond about 4" is going to have to be pretty custom. SJR makes a 6" kit, but it'll require some fabbing to get it to work. if/when I build another, it'll be an SJR 4" kit. He's got it figured out. and it'll be riding on 29" swampers.

yep, that'd be it. mine doesn't look nearly that nice and shiny anymore, but still nice and strong. if you're even remotely skilled in fabricating, you could probably make one, but SJR makes a great one there, and it's not too spendy either.

FYI, don't go beyond 4" without doing something else to drop your diff. I ran with it at 5" for a month or so, and blew up (quite literally) 2 rear axles. I have since gotten a 2" diff shim, and cranked it back up to 5" without trouble for almost a year.

I've been there....getting over that pass with an EA82 would be interesting. especially with a load.

oh yea, forgot about the XT overlap..... but it appears those would work anyway, were there turbo XTs in '91?

your best bet, is to ask for 91-94 loyale pistons. the only motor in the loyale (with the exception of the rare 90 loyale RS turbo) was SPFI. if you want to get even more picky, in '91/'92, it was the only 1.8L subaru made...until they came out with the impreza in '93 it was available in all GL/DL N/A EA82s (not hatches or brats) in '88 and '89 (maybe '87 too, but I'm not sure on that one). I wonder if the XT MPFI N/A pistons would work....

here's a cool vid of my wagon. all pretty old clips, and I never did remove all the extra blank video at the end... http://media.putfile.com/Chuxwagon-2 everything else has been removed from inactivity, but hopefully I'll have my own domain here in a couple weeks, so I can re-host it all.

only the first few lifts got the adjustable rear extensions....they look like this: even if you got high-clearance, I beleive you get those drop plates for the top.

B. between Engine crossmember and framerails C. drops rear diff hanger (between carrier mounts and framerail, on either side of gas tank) D. drops radius rod bracket (rod that goes back from the front control arms) and transmission crossmember F. drops driveshaft center carrier bearing bracket I'll see if I can find some pics of it all installed on my car engine crossmember block, from the outside of the wheel well: radius rod bracket/tranny xmember on left. (the 2 blocks you see on the right are for the shift linkage gaurd....I have since removed that...it's really optional). they have since upgraded the blocks from 3 individual pieces like you see here, to the 'one piece' creation used now. but it's the same place.

just noticed that post. that's what I thought at first too, however, the enkei wirewheels didn't have centercaps. the lug nuts were visible.

you're dead on the money right there! 'Easy' detroit power IS the EJ22....it just didn't come from detroit, which makes it even better! dropping a V8 in it would require completely re-engineering the car. because even if you could adapt it to the subaru transmission, the whole thing would stick out in front of the front wheels. and just generally screw everything up.

that's the conclusion that I came to....but that's definately not how it works. I've ridden in a couple rigs with tires balanced by freeweights in the tires, and you can feel it initially...but once it settles out, it's actually quite smooth many of these guys even have home-welded beadlocks, that surely throw off the balance of the wheels....

they're listed, and even pictured on the wheels page: I've never heard of them, though, and certainly never seen them. wheels page: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/80s/wheels2/wheels.html

not reffering to the later stubless ones....just EJ vs EA. turbo axles are pretty hard to come by around here, is it possible to use the EA82 23-spline stubs in the LSD? or do you have to use the EJ stubs?