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lesstutrey

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  1. I'd totally agree that it wouldn't throw a code except it was a '91 volvo 740 wagon with a really early version of diagnostics (6 sets of jumpers) and it was throwing a CEL and giving a code, the wrong one, but one.. but this is a ru we're talking about so maybe it wouldn't throw a code. Obviously fuel pump relay just caused a different code to throw on the volvo. Cold weather can have ill effects on old relays... but that also means it would be just about any relay
  2. Yeah, can see that as the g2s are still at that point where most people see them as a bit costly for offroad vehicles still, and most people don't have h6's. oh well, i think i'll keep the stock springs since i just purchased a 2" lift, and any more stress on the CVs seems... bad, even from a 1/2" more. Also a bit broke due to the season so no money for em. Maybe by the time i can afford kyb's someone will have chimed in on this coil spring swap.
  3. Last car i worked on that had that problem had bad fuel pump relay, but that threw a code.... but the code said oxygen sensor.. It only acted up during cold weather starts, i would think fuel pump relay or o2 sensor would throw a code though.
  4. Thanks for the quick reply. Guess i'll just replace the struts then, since it sounds like adding kings would be putting too much wear on my daily driver. I know where my next 600$ is going (primitive, for some FBA, and KYB)
  5. On the EJ lift, it should also work with an EZ30, right? I assume this based on it it working with a BAJA, since they came with EZ30s, and so did outbacks... like the one i have, and bajas are basically outback's with a truck bed and stiffer springs?
  6. Would the addition of king springs to a 2" strut top lift present any problems aside from camber and alignment? Would it create a need for subframe drop blocks since it's like 3.5" of lift with the king springs and strut top, and from what i've read after 2" of lift you start getting problems with the alignment and way the wheels hit the pavement without drop blocks. So, with strut/springs doing 3.5" of lift is it gonna present the same problem as a 3.5" strut top lift, if so... maybe i'll go bigger on the lift from the start.
  7. So no one has any info about the 7.9" clearance H6's and baja springs? There is a half inch insert on baja suspensions, that would explain the lift to 8.4" and prove they are pretty much same coils, though i have read a post where someone measured the baja springs against H6 and they were almost a 1/10th of an inch thicker... and they are shorter in comparison, but the extra thickness means extra stiffness... But none of these sites ever say if there lift gained on an OBW with the stock ride height of 7.9 from baja springs
  8. What kind of lift do baja springs provide on 2002 and newer H6s (with 7.9" clearance already) I can't imagine it's the same 1.25" people with h4s are getting.... probably closer to.. 1/2"? The car is built 4/02 so that means the struts that cost more, dang. Well.. found a kit on ebay for 300$ shipped.. seems fairly reasonable.
  9. Baja springs even raise H6's huh? Was unaware. I will look into that as it's real cheap way of getting some inches. The lifts gloyale (High Guys) make are geometrically engineered, so there shouldn't be a problem really. Combine them with spring lift and upsized tire (granted i have at least 20k miles before i need new tread) and i'm at near the 12" of clearance i am shooting for. Just so i'm not confused, which one of those KYB sets works for the 02, and i can reuse my old boots, right?
  10. Wanted to put some new shocks and struts into my 2002 obw vdc and pretty much had in mind KYB. If gloyale ever shows up (ok, it's only been 2 weeks) he was going to build me 2" strut top lifts. When i look at the kyb strut/shock assemblies it recommends a new strut mount.. should i bother? Also, what the heck is the difference between KYB parts KY334447 and KY334275 in terms of what it includes? (guess this also applies to KY334448 and KY334276)
  11. Well Gloyale said 235/65/16 should fit after 2" lift. Would like as fat a tire as possible for offroad... dunno if this is true though. It doesn't exactly fit my tire plans ideal for winter/offroad. Was thinking BFG K/Os, except closest size that fits (or has possibility to) is a 215x70x16, which is 1.2" bigger tire, the 225x70 is about 1.8" over stock. With 215s i've heard you have to run higher air pressure to prevent them from coming off the rim.. but with big wheels i've heard of tend to hit the spring plate. But then i also heard the newer strut hats fit the older models and would allow me another 5" or so of play, which.. well, might make the difference between usability and non-usability.
  12. So just read through this entire thing, no one did it with a g2, so i'm assuming it doesn't work? And yeah, daily driver 2002 OBW VDC H6... was planing on getting highguy lifts... but gloyale is MIA since the 15th...
  13. I cannot find OEM steel wheels from anyone that are even close to the offset subaru runs (48mm) anyone have any leads on stock steels that have 48+ mm offset. What is the stock backspacing? I can deal with a 10mm drop in offset if the backspace is more than 10mm less...
  14. a simple yes would have been fine, as i've been looking at that site...
  15. I still got quite a bit of the note to pay off on mine, but they are just starting to the price range people will actually mess with them a lot. I should probably be looking for the least backspacing as possible, not simply 48+ offset. More backspacing = less room, correct?
  16. Suprised no one has called me on this, i have the wrong bolt pattern listed. I can get brand new 16" unique steelies for 65$ a pop, however the best offset i find it what i a currently have. I could put on spacers, if i did i know they are bad for the hub, would i want the spacers where they mount to your posts and then have new posts? As these going to cause less damage or is it just because i don't have 17mm or so of thread to play with. I see both kinds for sale for fairly cheap.
  17. So look for a FWD car, as they have high offsets. I've noticed i can get a lot of GM steelies for real cheap but the offset is just listed as H, or high.. and i already have 48mm offset, so it's already high. Does it really go higher without spacers? I'm looking at 1.5" spacer/lug adapter, that goes to 5x114.3, the common bolts of jeeps, except.. jeeps have no offset on most models so 1.5" isn't much offset when i'm starting off with a 48 offset wheel, and most jeep wheels are 7" wide, not 6.5 like my OEMS, and also have no offset (however i know there are lot of other wheels that use the 114.3x5, that are fwd cars)
  18. NM, supposed to be a post. Love the old scobs though.

  19. any other G3 OBW owners got opinions on tires? Would love more input before i start dropping money like it's going out of style. I know scooby has (or at least had a few days ago, 215/75/R15 on his unlifted OBW of same generation, he only has king springs.. granted that would give him some rub room, that's an inch over stock tires. Think the 1.5 or so from the springs is really giving him the rub room for 27.6" tires? I can wait on tires while i do offroad upgrades (like KYB struts and shocks, finding a 2nd set of rims, +1 more for spare)
  20. I can't wait till this thread starts to take off, part by part. Lift first and skid plates, then new wheels, springs, strusts to grab a few more inches ground clearance, then start to fab up some custom bumpers maybe, end up selling the original lift and ending up with 6" body lift and 32" tires not even driving it daily. If i get this new job i could really see that happening. For now we'll start with plates and lift, then wheels. Also have some minor repairs (replacing bolts and paint some rust mostly) before i really go nuts with it.
  21. Pretty sure i'm gonna do a 2" strut lift from high guys. Making up my mind this weekend, because i'm gonna get skid plates too, if i'm going for some offroad ability, i need the plates so i don't hurt anything. Heck, i may benefit from them without knowing it as i've put a hole in a condenser with a rock, and broken multiple exhausts from ice chunks on my old acura legend doing highway driving) I have a 2002 OBW VDC H6 wagon, so i'm wondering if you guys think i CAN fit a 235/65/R16 on the stock alloys (then can run general grabber HTS's), and if so do you think i'd have rub after the lift? It's going from a 26.62" to a 28.04" wheel. Goyale you would probably know best as you're making the lift, and you have a LL Bean H6 so it would have very similar characteristics in wheel rub. And with the beefy double piston brakes would i need to do any upgrading in the brakes department for 1.5" more tire? Probably hunt down some used wheels at the local junkyard, because i want two sets, one for daily driving (my primacy's) and others for offroad. I could drop to a 15" wheel if a 235x70xR15 fits it...
  22. Thinking that may be my choice. Scooby: a subaru parts site has parts for it, check out 1stsubaru parts, they have quite an extensive list of parts for the moon roof. Every bit of the frame, frame assay, brackets, motor, harness, drain hoses, etc etc. Seems like every part of it. I guess i'll have my friend do the figuring out what parts he needs if he takes it apart. I can live with my headliner gone for a day while waiting on parts.
  23. so no one has the link i read about but can't seem to find that shows taking the headliner out and fixing the moonroof?
  24. I was meaning an aftermarket unit. I would get a nice unit after some research as long as I can get good sound and still use stock clarion/mcintosh amp. So no problems with stock integration and ill find a good head unit.
  25. So I can swap in any new head unit and it won't have a problem with the built in amp? I did that in my old acura and it caused trouble untill I bypassed the buit in bose amp. Made the highs very distorted and piercing.
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