Numbchux

don't forget porsche, and honda motorcycles (might just be the goldwing)

no, can't disengage it without removing it... torxxx, I'm not sure what you mean by the 'bottom strut nut' I just pound out the pins, and slide it off the stubs, with my high clearance aa lift, there's almost enough axle angle/DOJ play that I can get the cups off the stubs without jacking up the car. this will change some when I add the SJR diff shim.

cool idea, but I bet building it will be quite difficult...good luck!!

I hate ABS, although there are some days in the winter here that it would be nice (Duluth has been called little san fran a number of times)

it's right there in my sig... I measured them as just shy of 27...some tire calculators call 'em 27.7, some sites say 215/75/r15 = 28...so I call 'em 28s yes, I realize it's not the biggest tire anyone's ever run, but I haven't done any trimming, just a little bashing.

looks awesome!!! lots of room at that rear tire! just trim out the back of the wheel well, and you'll be good to roll!

??? I can almost take my axle off without jacking up the car, certainly without lifting a tire off the ground!

3/16" just for the record.

I've done many a long freeway trip in my 4" lifted, swaybarless wagon. They're DEFINATELY optional. there's one bridge on 35 where I usually drive that goes diaganolly, so the front tires don't hit the expansion joint at the same time. it's a little scary at 80+, but not enought that I worry about it.

it is sweet, eyesore's hatch has 2 tips on either side, just in front of the rear tire...I'll see if I can find a pic from MW3... about flattened tail pipes...think about it, and go look at the rockers...pretty scratched and dented eh??? if it's not, you're not trying. it's much more protected in the stock location!!! here's one... and another: look how exposed they would be to...say a log...or rock!

I went wheeling a couple weeks ago with 7 people, 2 dirtbikes, 1 ATV (with a picky driver....didn't want a passenger) and my wagon....4 people, plus extra gas for the bikes, tools, spare parts/tire....I was rubbing like mad, but only in the back

quite honestly, I've had the best luck with junkyard axles. preferrably from FWD cars. although I wouldn't recommend trying to pull a JY axle unless you've had some experience.

do you have a pic of the swing gate with a tire on it? where do you mount the lisence plate??

nope, no issue.... ok, I know what you're talking about, but I don't know why people still think it's an issue. so I'll post this pic again, it makes it pretty obvious. Yes, the rear tire is closer to the front of the wheel well than the back. but it can't get any closer...I've put a big red dot right where the trailing arm pivot point is, the hub cannot get any closer to this point, therefore the tire clearance doesn't matter there. and here are a couple articulation pics of the two rear tires of my car right after the lift. upflex: and downflex: notice how the tire never get's any closer to the front, I have rub marks on my mudflap, and a few nicks in the tire from the top of the fender, but it's never touched the front, and it never will.

This is how the USMB is becoming, too many people with too much ego. this has become a place for advance fact, not helpful opinions...that's why I haven't posted on this thread, or many others.

agreed, try this, but even if the castle nut isn't spinning, look under the car, follow the CV axles from the tranny, out to the hub. part of one side will probably be spinning, see where it stops spinning (i.e. axle spinnig, outer cv cup not...)

good plan, at the very least, I can't imagine a missing oil filler cap could be helping.

yes....so you coming??

I think I live in one of the most subie-less areas of the country. I've only seen a couple EA81's of any kind that weren't board members. or any turbo's, or... Anyway, yes, there are more rare subarus, yes, there are much faster subarus, no, they're not really anything that impressive. BUT, they're special, they've got all the luxury options, I don't need to list them. and for one, the D/R FT4WD tranny. I'm not going to say what you can and cannot wheel. but I just think these are too beautiful to beat up that much. not to mention the stock turbo motor, coupled with the not-so-lo lo range, would make crawling virtually impossible.

looks pretty cool, I considered doing side-dump exhaust (not up the side of the car, just stopping even with the body), but then noticed all the dents scratches etc. where the pipe would be....I decided against it.

don't worry about getting it ready for battle...there's a wide variety of trails up there, it'd be soooooo cool if there was more than one sub there!

you know I've got a list of stuff I want...

for the record, I've NEVER seen one in person

so do we, so it is

It's true, the BYB/PKD lift has been proven over years of use...but speed and ease of contact was by far the deciding factor for me. If PK had been easy to get ahold of, and half as fast as AA is, I would've had a BYB lifted wagon back when we first heard of this guy in oregon making lifts through Les (previous owner of one of AA's test vehicles). bottom line, AA lifts are awesome! the company's great to work with, easy to get ahold of etc. BYB just can't compete, not here in the US, unless he's made some drastic changes in the last 9 months. don't forget SJR! I bought a diff shim from him so I can go higher...also very fast, great product, all easily done through paypal on his website: http://www.sjrlift.com