mcbrat

good idea on some limiting straps... I ran a clocked torsion bar, on top of a 3" lift, and used these shocks. Also carried heavy loads at time, and some good wheeling. after 6,000 miles, one of my torsion bars twisted in half...

are you running Jerry's kit with the 5 speed to use the stock linkageand 4wd shifter? if not, you should be fine. I have a 5" lift (though less at the tranny crossmember, and I just have stock 5 speed D/R linkage, with zero problems. (82 Brat) the back part of the linkage with the rubber block I have bolted to the body still. I believe if the rubber part seperates, it makes it difficult/impossible to get into some of the gears... at least I read that on here, so I drilled a hole through both metal plates, and the rubber block, and have a nylocked bolt loosely tightened through them just to keep them together so I don't "lose" them on the trail.

Old - 15x10 deep dish wagon wheels with 33x12.50 All Terrains. Tires stuck way out before. New - 16x7 Chrome Blade Steels with 285/75r16s. (~33"). They tried to save the old tires for me, but they were so old they crumbled when they took 'em off...

the blue one....

1986 Brat. Bought in 1999. Had 75k miles on it.... just turned over 90k last month

you could take the stock chrome ones, rough 'em up, and bondo in the lion, then paint them.... different style as these, but same concept.... http://usmb.net/gallery/album89/86brat_ltblue_8_1?full=1

make sure your disty adjustment is tight. I had one "slip" and had to floor it to start....

I think I'm gonna be selling these... Genuine Subaru 14" Chromed Alloys. Need $400 shipped though.... (wheels only, no tires)

^ what he said....

yes. for the sticking at high idle, others on the board have had the ASV system go bad, and have plastic sucked into the carb, making it do that.... make sure nothing is blocked in the throat of the carb....

the dead spot/feathering through, sounds similar to a problem I had with my first brat. I put a can of seafoam in the gas tank, and added some to the carb throat trying to clean it out.....

bump for some awesome midwest wheeling.....

since they are alloys, you'd need to drill the hubs and drums on the soob and do the 6 lug conversion....

or even the ones of the unfinished death hatch?

Can you remember what all was lost.? other vinyl shops could get the same material, but I'd guess it be unlikely to see the exact same thing on another car in your area

how many turns out is your idle mixture screw? (mine have never been in the "normal" range of turns.) how many turns on your idle speed screw after it contacts the throttle lever?

I think I like that better than my Yakima basket.... nice decals too

those were viscous LSDs in the outbacks, so it would appear as an open.... you know the drill.....

the pug alloys take ball seat lug nuts, not the standard taper.

I've had other diffs do that, if there was a bit of drag, either from the brakes, or other wear items.... do you have the LSD in the rear of that?

yeah. OBW now lives in STL, and the 6 lug wheels got traded for a set of chrome 8 luggers.

good to see you got it home... you have just as many soobs as I do now and it does spread I've have 35 soobs in the last 10 years

I voted for the white bottom, yellow top.there's just something I really like about that combo....

awesome!!!

nice pics. glad to see you kept the round headlights