TheSubaruJunkie

Your an idiot Rick... why would he mention a Brat if he were talking about lift struts? :-p -Brian

There shouldnt be any difference between Wagon, Hatch, Sedan or Brat struts. However, 2WD and 4WD struts do differ. All are interchangeable. -Brian

Nasioc or 25RS might be a better bet. I know there are plenty of Impreza owners in this area, and someone might be able to help you. I live in the area, but dont feel confident doing that kinda work for someone else... and if I was gonna do a 1.8 to 2.2 swap... i'd wanna keep it -Brian

Make me a rear bumper while your at it I'll come up with some drawings and send them to you. -Brian

Richie... my father explains the problem as a light clacking that you can feel in the steering wheel. Sounds to me like a CV, you think maybe otherwise? A bearing would be a raw sound and tranny would be constant. This only happens when he accelerates, not if he lets off the peddle & coasts or while braking. -Brian

Sounds to me like you need to find a Subaru Mechanic. The EGR valve is mounted to the intake manifold... on the backside, its big, you cant miss it. That whining sound is most likely your throwout bearing, and if its to the point where your car starts to stall... then its a real bad throwout bearing. And the bogging issue sounds like a vacuum leak. Im sure, since your a mechanic and all, that you know how to pinpoint vacuum leaks. -Brian

Does the legacy have a lower ball joint like the EA81's?? I usually remove the ball joint in order to give enough slack to pull the tranny side of the CV off the trans... then slide it out of the hub. -Brian

Nothing has changed in 2 years. -Brian

Goto Autozone and have them order you some GCK Axles. They are brand new, and they are much better than any reman axle you'll find. $100, no core, and chances are they will last longer than 20,000miles. -Brian

I ran one, until it broke. I guess my welds sucked. It was a hassle to always remove and install one of the rear CV's everytime I hit the trail, but noah is right... its 100% better than an open diff. Now, i run a limited slip. It works alot better than an open diff, but not as good as a welded diff. And you cannot pull the driveshaft, as it would leak gear oil through the output shaft and drain your tranny. You need to pull the CV joint, either one... doesnt matter. -Brian

No brake upgrages unless you swap to 5lug. -Brian

Ok... fixed that problem. Apparently my webserver doesnt have a 404 error page, and it just gives you a random directory when it cant locate a URL. -Brian

Okay... did some work on the hatchback's site. If you goto my main page, clicking on the hatch will actually get you somewhere! Still have alot more work to do. Dunno when I'll get around to doing it, next up will be the video's page. -Brian

Member #2 if they kept track... but yes, i kinda do live here. Try the Photo's link at the top right... you may have access to uploading images to the USMB gallery. Every registered member should have their own gallery. -Brian

I think you need more than 3 posts before you can attatch stuff. -Brian

Oh damn, russ sold his wagon Well, hope its in good hands... dont beat that car up. I was running those rims on my RX when I did my suspension swap... and I had to go back to 13" rims cause those 15" rubbed after i dropped the front end. Here's a pic: Before: After: That was with stock XT springs though... after I installed RX springs, it raised the front alittle... might have solved the rubbing problem but by that time I had already installed 13" Rims. And here's a difference between the 2 springs. XT springs are on the left, RX springs on the right. -Brian

KYB GR2's. I have a set front and rear. They're stiffer than stock struts. I am also using KYB GR2's from a 2WD XT for the front of my RX. They lower the front by about 2". Then look for springs from a RX which are stiffer than your GL10. THat will give you about an inch more clearance, dropping the front only about an inch or so. Makes my car handle like its on rails, expecially with the new 195/60R13's I am running. I could have went with 205/60R13 but that maybe too much tire for this little car. Also, XT6 sway bars are larger and a direct bolt in. I have not run any yet, but i might try to get some in the future. -Brian

Dunno about those, but these are what I run on my RX: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Sumitomo&tireModel=HTR+200&sidewall=Wide+Whitewall+1 195/60R13's. -Brian

Oil doesnt need to make it back into the engine. It just pumps oil through that tube to the sender, and the sender monitors the pressure. It doesnt go anywhere after it reaches the sender unit. Mick, the brat looks good. Think those tires need alittle more meat tho -Brian

DUde i gotta see this setup! Im thinking my BPV setup is leaking, i have a ton of hoses running from my valve to the intake boot... and its getting old, so I think this will clean things up and maybe solve a couple problems im running into. I also dont care much for a BOV Sound, but there really is no difference between a BOV and BPV, so there shouldnt be much performance gain. -Brian

Nope. The Brat's bumper has a notch in it that allows the tail gate to sit flat when its open. If you dont have a tail gate, then you might be able to get away with running a bumper from a wagon/sedan. -Brian

SO my parents '02 Outback is clacking and dad says he can feel vibration in the steering wheel. Sounds to me like the CV is going out. Of course, im not going to let them pay someone to do it, so Im gonna help my father get the job done. Ive done more EA81 and EA82 CV's than i can remember, and can usually have the job done under and hour. How much different are the new subarus? Do they still use pins to hold the CV to the tranny?? Does the hub and rotor still ride on the shaft? Im almost positive the castle nut isnt 36mm, hoping its 32mm like the '91 Legacy I did. -Brian

Front or rear? If its the front, then yes... chances are your strut (that rod thingy with a spring on top) is bent. -Brian

I drilled 2 holes in my 6lug rims so they would fit our 4 lug pattern. Im in the process of having my hubs drilled to 6 lug, cause i dont really trust my job on the rims. Regardless... yes, all this has been done, its simple.. its all in our off-road forum. -Brian

Get a bigger hammer. -Brian