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Hey greg, is that your old outback or did you get another one? it looks very different. hey wheres the hatch at?

alignments will not get rid of shaking. shaking is cause by other things, tire balance, axles, wornout steering and suspension parts, broken mounts and sometimes wheel bearings. if this has a suspension lift you will have shaking issues all the time due to stress on your inner axle joints (DOJ).

i would strongly recommend not drilling the wheels! if you really want to use these wheels iwould drill the hubs out and knock out the 2 studs that dont line up, drill the 4 extra holes knock the 2 studs in 2 of those holes and go to the part store buy the extra studs and install in the 2 remaining holes. Bam! 6 lug conversion. i did it on my 86 wagon, love it, good conversation piece. but try and get the right drill size, mine was a little to big and now after 7 years of running them i need to weld the studs in. to drill the hubs just knock out the 2 studs bolt the wheel on with the 2 remaining studs and lugnuts then either mark your hub or drill through the wheel just be careful not to drill the wheel or get a steel wheel from a wrecking yard as your drill template. any 6 on 5.5 wheel will work for your template wheel. i drilled mine on the car but it would be better to take the hub off and drill it off the car, they are not hard to remove. BTW! you will need a BFG to modify your wheel wells to keep them from hitting when you turn and probably have to cut your fender wells. a lift on your rig will help reduce this modification some. BUT! if these are 16" wheels they may not fit on your car without low profile tires.

i just put some 225/70-14 open country A/T on pug wheels on my 84 GL wagon (EA81). they rub slightly need to trim a little more off the front edge of the front fender, they rub under hard braking and hard cornering. i haven't taken them offroading yet to see how they do but the are a 26.6 dia. and 8.9 wide. BTW my wagon has no kift but the suspension cranked by the factory means. i had 215/70-14 blizzaks on before and they we're 26.10d x 8.70w. i will try and get some pics posted up here soon, they sure fill the fender wells though.

here is some up travel for you, this car has all ea81 suspension. this is my 84 wagon has aftermarket kyb struts and shocks, i'm running a 1" rubber spring spacer in the front and the rear torsion bar is cranked. i'm also running an lsd rear end and 215/70-14 blizzaks in this picture. and this thing wheels just fine and i have never had any problems getting any where with it. it has plenty of flex and this picture was taken during a camping trip in eastern oregon, it is fully loaded with gear and 2 teenagers. no this will not do any rock crawling but it is very good in the mud, good in sand and really good for general trail use with some minor hardcore use but nothing wild since its my DD. again as has been said before quit worrying about about what it doesn't do and just go wheel it and have fun. if you want more go and buy something different.

ok well i haven't been on here in awhile. i posted on this right after it went up but i'm not going to be able to do anything until march. so have fun guys i'll be ready next month. as always get lots of pics to make me jealous.

i'd be in but it will depend on the date everyone wants to go and how the move goes. otherwise march looks better for me. i will monitor this this thread to see what you guys deside on.

same old rigs, new pictures. 86 GL wagon, still powered by EA82 32/36 weber carb 5spd D/R, about 1 3/8" frt and 1 1/2" rear suspension lift 235/75-15 SXT MT 15" mitsubishi wheels 6 lug conversion welded rear diff. custom bumpers off road lights 84 GL wagon EA81 w/ 32/36 weber carb, 4spd D/R, stock suspension cranked, LSD rear end, 14" pug wheels 215/70-14 Blizzaks

hey gregg, glad to hear the hatch is finally up and running and out of the shop. once i get my moving done we'll have to get out so i can finally see your hatch.

hey no problem, just thought i would clear it up.

its seems like almost all of his threads are pretty much worthless. he does more thread starting and posting then actually getting any wheeling experience with his subaru the way it is. i'm with the other 2, just get out and wheel it, have fun and start threads with pictures of you wheeling it or of it dirty. i've been wheeling mine for about 6 or 7 years and it does just fine the way it is.

moving the wheels forward is positive caster, this increases steering returnability or response. moving the top strut mount forward of the wheels is negative caster, this kills steering returnability.

DANG IT!!!!! i knew i would regret not going but i did get alot done. hope theres as good a turn out next time when i can go. Glad to hear you guys had a good time. Now lets see some more pics:popcorn: the white hatch there in the middle of the pic with the brat, hatch and wagon. is that cody's from the st. helens area?

you guys have a good time and be safe. i'll see you on the next trip.

well, i hate to say this but it looks like i'm out for this trip and i hate making this decision just because of the group of soobies that are going. looks like this is going to be a great group to go hang out on the dunes with but i don't have a choice right now. i haven't been able to get my car ready even though all i need to do is put on my new tags, the seats i got from cmiller and install my cb radio. but, the main reason for me not being able to make this trip is because i need to get serious about my move out to estacada. i have alot to do before the end of next month and because of my work schedule i don't get much time to move. so i should be all done by late february to make the next trip. jason, the bearing aren't hard to get any part store should be able to get them with in a day if they don't have them in stock. i can't remember how much they cost though.