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Mine (as all of Mudrat's 3" lifted roo's) has 3" of suspension lift in the rear. Still a body lift up front tho. GD

Damn - maybe soon I'll have some here. GD

If it's 4WD, then yeah - $300 is probably alright. If it's 2WD, or an automatic, forget it. GD

Those fender flares as I recall are cut down from some 80's Toyota flares. To my knowledge, replacement panels are available only from Subaru (and most of the time not even then), or from you + a sawzall + a junk yard. Never heard anything about the VW thing - but then this isn't a VW forum, and why would you do that to a perfectly good XT-6 drivetrain - do the right thing, and put it in a Brat. GD

Yep - the EA81T's do use an EA82 style PS pump. Often wondered if I could mount that style to a regular EA81. I might try it sometime on my wagon. GD

There should not be any AC hoses going into the PS unit - that would be bad. GD

Always good to change fuel filters - by your description tho I wouldn't think that would cause your problem..... but that would be a cheap fix if it were your issue. GD

definately not - no way, no how. I think your confused - take another look. The power steering on the EA81 has no seperate resevior - it's part of the pump unit. GD

Tell your friend to come to the next West Coast Subaru Show - I'm sure some 6" and higher lifted stuff will show up. GD

It's possible that you could have an intermittant ECU failure. I've seen this on other cars - not specifically subaru's, but it could happen to anything really. One of the IC's in the ECU can get a crack in it that only causes a problem when it gets hot. Also check for loose ground connections, and corroded connections - especially around where the battery is located. These can cause intermittant random behaviour as you describe. I would think by your description that you have an electrical gremlin somewhere - since it runs fine when it's running. GD

Hey - where are you in the willamette valley? I live in West Linn...... edit - duh, in your sig it says Canby. hehe - we should hang sometime - that's like 15 minutes from me. GD

Yeah - unfortunately, the manual soob trannies are pretty much all 3.9. The RX tranny is a 3.7, but it's a full time 4WD GD

Yep - it is forward of the center - that's how the coil-over suspension lift works. As the suspension compresses, the entire wheel and arm rotate up and to the rear. Just think about how the EA81 suspension works in the rear, and extend that idea for longer travel - you'll see what I mean. Suffice to say that when the suspension is full compressed, the wheel will once again be in the center. GD

yeah - that's like totally impossible. The car wouldn't drive that's for sure. GD

I have heard a LOT of reputable people around here say that the EA71 pistons DO inscrease compression..... and I know that CCR will put them in a rebuilt engine for you - talk to them and see what they say. $160 for a disty recurve??!?! These guys: http://www.philbingroup.com/rebuilt/special_services.htm Do awsome work, and will do it for $40. They are local in Portland. They rebuilt my ND disty for me. They can even rebuild vac advance units. I have talked with Qman and others about the cam regrind - and the general consensus was that it cost around $80 - maybe a little more, but under $100. I don't know about the other things he's talking about, but you should talk to Qman - he's built several H.O. EA81's. GD

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They were factory on the 4WD toyota cars. Pretty cool looking actually. GD

I've used that stuff on faucets and shower heads - those have rubber o-rings in them, so I don't think it would hurt your hoses. GD

Yeah - those big a$$ torx bits are for removing steering wheel bolts on newer VW's and Audi's - had to do that a few months ago. What a pain. GD

No one ever said that EA82 and EA81 2WD were the same..... don't know where that came from..... GD

OK - maybe it's that it has to be an EA71 that's IN a Gen 2 car. Pretty sure Gen 1 axles won't fit in Gen 2 cars. It may be the length and possibly the outer end of the axle that is the difference. I do agree tho that at least SOME EA71 axles will indeed fit on the EA81 - done it myself, so you just have to look and see. GD

I think I remember that - had something to do with grinding the calipers down? GD

I can't imagine you would hurt anything - just be careful not to remove too much rust, or you may find yourself with a big fat leak, or maybe your whole core will just melt away...... GD

EA71 depends on which bell houseing it has. If the starter is in the middle, the axles will be different. If the starter is to the right like an EA81, then the axles are the same as any EA81 axle. I have pulled axles from cars with EA71's and the right hand starter. In fact - my EA81 Brat has one of them on it right now. Also - EA81T axles are the same as regular EA81 axles - the turbo differences started with the EA82 and EA82T. I don't know if you would call the EA71 bell houseing elusive. A lot of the EA71's in stage 2 cars and Brat's were like that. I've seen a couple. GD

Could the turbo be bad? Is this one an automatic? Maybe the modulator gizmo on the tranny - as I recall that can cause smoke too. You can't just give up on an EA81T - you (being a subaru mechanic) MUST fix it. It's too rare to just throw out. GD