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What are the LCA bushings for? I am liftin my 92 loyale 2" and dropping the engine and tranny.

I haven't had much luck in any other forums so I figured I would try here. I would like to buy the 1.1/4" spacers from the engine and transmission crossmembers on a 95-99 outback. I will pay to have someone take them off a parts car or wrecker.

I emailed you last week looking for spacers for a 2" lift. I'm just checking to see you received it

Am I the only one who doesn't see anything on that auto zone link? Just a menu...

Jewman, what did you use? Those lines were getting in the way every chance they could. I think there was a radiator hose or big group of wires as well. It was over a year ago, hence I don't remember details, but I am about to do it again.

Thanks. I definitely don't have those tools. I think I used a small so let wrench and universal joint. I pays to have the right tools

Aha. I just found the other thread below

What about tricks do removing the front bumpers? On AC equipped Loyales the steel lines get in the way and make it a pain in the rump roast to remove those 14mm bolts. Any hints to make it less shitty?

Best Car/ OnlyCar, Thanks for the feedback. I guess there are so many variables and through casual conversation on the internet people don't always put forward every detail. I am curious what it would be like to buy and entire lift from High Guys (GLoyale) and see what it comes with and what direction as he seems very thorough. I am going through the same thing as you. I came upon a used 2" lift that was only the strut top spacers but I want to do the full drop. I have been at home for 8 days in the last 3 months so I am in no place to gather the parts myself. I hope to source everything here and have it all waiting at home next time I am there! Can anyone provide me with the length of the steering coupler from a first gen Legacy?

Golden, BC might be the rust capital of the world. Between the 3/4 crush they use so big rigs can get grip and the salt spread everywhere, cars don't last long. I figure the more I bash and trim the more chance of rust getting in. Plus I want to make this car look clean. That being said, I don't see much of a problem hammering in a tiny bit on the inside of the wheel well. I really don't want to mess with the fenders though. I found some nice 205/75/r14 for my mazda rims that I will buy for the winter. Now I just need to make the center bore larger and figure out some way to make the center caps work.

Is there some sort of calculation you can do for backspacing, tire width, diameter and lift? I can't picture in my head what rim and tire combo works. I also have a set of 15"x 6.5?" 94 pathfinder steel wheels kicking around.

Thanks for the advice. I've for a 2" lift though. The 205s measure out to 26.1" would that have plenty of room with a 2" lift? What's the general consensus about putting a 205/75 on a 5.5" rim? Too much ballooning and wear?

From my research, because I am doing the same thing, there is quite the debate on this topic. Some people say that you can do the strut top lift and it works fine because you are within the acceptable range of the cv axles flexibility. Just don't turn to full lock or accelerate hard. On the other hand, if you use spacers on your cross members and extend your steering column, your car will be much closer to stock angles and last much longer. Grab the front cross member and trans crossmember spacers off a 95-99 outback and a steering coupler off a 90-94 legacy. This is advice from some other thorough members.

The center cap is most definitely to small with it's clips and the wheel itself won't sit flat on the hub as it rides on the lip of te hub by a mm or two. After checking out tires for a 14" rim, I'm starting to think it didn't make my life easier than 13s. I went to two shops and there are no light truck tires available and only two car tires above 26" diameter. One of them being 205mm wide. Would you lose all road performance with an 8" tire on 5.5" wheels?

So, I've actually got around to using a tape measure on these rims instead of trusting the sizing chart on the official 6 lug conversion thread. I guess I got some non standard rims. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/128105-offcial-6-lug-re-drill-thread/ http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/gallery/image/2909-wheel-details/ According to my tape measure the centre bore of the mazda b2300 wheel is 93mm which is an issue as the Loyale hub needs 94mm. It is just a tad to small to fit the hub. I am thinking I should grind the wheel down as it is easiest and then I'm not messing with the hubs. This could keep the rim hub centric as well, for what it is worth. The chart in the 6 lug thread says the rim has a centre bore of 108mm. I just hope I can keep the centre caps! http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/gallery/image/2907-center-bore-width/ My tape also says the back spacing of this wheel is 5" which is the same as what I measure on the loyale 13" rim. The chart says it is 4". I measured from the mounting surface to the back of the wheel. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/gallery/image/2908-back-spacing/ The wheel measures out to be 5.5" wide from inside of bead to inside of bead. The chart says it is 6". The loyale rim is 5". http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/gallery/image/2906-mazda-rim-width/ Did I get a rare wheel? Am I doing this all wrong? What are your thoughts? I thought this would be the easiest part since I was just following a chart and grabbing a rim. oh well!

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/gallery/image/2905-mazda-b2300-14/ http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/gallery/image/2905-mazda-b2300-14/ All the Toyota rims had been scalped already so I ended up grabbing some '88 mazda B2300 rims that seem pretty similar to stock and look sexy. They are 14x6 with a 4" backspacing. I like the look of the wheels sticking out a bit I just don't want to run into fitting issues and having to cut and bash. I like the look of the mud flaps and it helps with rust protection. I hope to get 26-27" tires on with a 2 inch lift.

Thanks!

Exactly what I mean. Thanks. How do you mean not pretty? I assume you could slip the pb stick into the console of the dual range and it would look fine. Or do you mean more than aesthetically pretty?

Hi Guys. I don't often have the chance to go to a wreckers and tomorrow I will be. I need to take advantage of this and pick up some rims and tires for my 6 lug converted loyale. I have researched a bunch but i still have some massive questions regarding rims. From what i see, stock rims are 13x7 with a high positive (30-50mm?) offset that I am guessing gives it back spacing around 5.5"? I can't find any hard numbers on this but that is what my research and lack of knowledge leads me to believe. I have looked at the 6x139.7 wheel chart and it looks like nothing comes close to that backspacing in a 15" rim. Correct me if I am wrong but that would give most rims a smaller back spacing and would push the wheels outwards. Would smaller backspacing be better because then you would only have to worry about cutting and bashing fenders vs suspension rub? I am looking for 26=27 inch tires that aren't too fat and fit a 15 inch rim. I want winter rated tires for lots of snow driving. I don't care if they stick out past the fenders or not. I just want the biggest tire with no rub and essentially no bashing. What type of offset and backspacing will provide that? What is the closest to stock in a bigger rim? Does 6 or 7 inch offer more options. What is the actual offset and backspacing of stock rims? I have until noon tomorrow to get this dialed and hopefully walk out with all i need. Please help. I didn't even know what backspacing or offset was until I began this. Based off all this, would a landcruiser/ hilux/ 4runner at 15x7 with 4.5" backspacing be the easiest closest to stock I could go? Please help!

Sorry, I'm not sure I understand. The new tranny has the hi lo shifter but no 5 speed gear shifter. Will my current gear shifter that has the push button on it work with the new tranny and the hi lo shifter? Sorry I don't know the proper terms. I'm jut concerned about the stick shift not the dual range levers.

I've got a line on a 5spd dual range transmission from a GL to swap into my my 5 speed loyale. The new tranny doesn't have a gear shifter bu does have the dual range shifter. Could I use the push button shifter on the dual range tranny? Obviously the push button doesn't work.

Thanks for the advice. I found a tranny to do a swap with. It doesn't have the 5 speed shifter with it. It does have the hi-lo shifter though. Can I use the shifter from my 5speed? 87 5spd GL DR into a 92 push button 5speed loyale.

All great info. Thanks a ton

Sorry, I meant to say non-turbo to non-turbo. Is there a reason to replace the clutch other than convenience of being in there?

4wd non turbo to 4wd non turbo. Why would the clutch and fly wheel not mash? Were there different options or something?