chazmataz

you could have to much camber or toe, thats what wears out the edges.

all front wheel drive cars have an engine stablizing rod and no the engine and tranny mounts will not stop your motor from rocking back and fourth. if you don't have that stablizer rod hooked up you could tear your motor and tranny mounts the rubber parts into then you won't have any support, which means that your fan will hit your radiator or your motor will rock back and damage other parts of your car.

well, if you guys decide to do it on a sunday let me know i would be up for it.

yes they do and here it is. but like i said its not on there i check earlier when i did my post but i sent an email to them too. i wish they would do sunday runs its hard for me to get a saturday off. www.sthelensmudrun.com/sthelensmudrun/indexx.html think you could hint to him to have some sunday mud runs.....

its a stabalizer rod to keep your engine from rocking back and fourth during acceleration/decceleration.

you probably have a tire pull, try reversing your tires putting the one you had on the left to the right and see if it pulls to the right or put the front to the rear. i would try switching the fronts around first then if the pull goes the other way try and take the tires back. we have to do this sometimes at work when a car comes in with complaint of a pull and the alignment specs are right on, to show the customer that its not the alignment its the tire.

is this the St Helens Mud Run located on pittsburg rd. outside of St. Helens??? there not showing another event yet on their website. i missed new years day event they had. the 28th is a saturday dam it and i usually have to work, so i need to find out for sure so i could put in for the day off.

ok, i have downloaded and saved this file for future conversion. but i would also like to know who has used this convert their carb. subie to spfi and what their success was in using it? did they have any problems or did they need any extra/ different parts then what was mentioned. or any additional info that someone else had ran acroos that would be helpful.

i think that thing is awesome looking. i've been thinking of looking for a justy for awhile now but not to lift but something to take to the beach like sandlake or down to florence or even long beach, wa. put a roof rack on it to carry some atv tires with rims to put on when you get there and tool around on the dunes. anybody got one for sale.

i think that thing is awesome looking. i've been thinking of looking for a justy for awhile now but not to lift but something to take to the beach like sandlake or down to florence or even long beach, wa. put a roof rack on it to carry some atv tires with rims to put on when you get there and tool around on the dunes. anybody got one for sale.

well got the end of the stub out and the broken bolt was loose so it just unscrewed by finger. replaced and ready to go again. YAHOO, time to go wheelin. thanks for all the help and suggestions.

oh yeah i know like i said i've been lucky so far with what i have done but i think my luck has run out. now i need to start carrying spare parts. but hey at least i still was able to drive home. thanks for the tip. now i need to figure out how i'm going to get it out, tried earlier but wouldn't come out. so i will try something different tomorrow but earlier so i have time and more daylight to work with.

well, to everyone i'm sorry. you guys can go about doing things the way you do things. i'm tired of getting into a pissing match. i personally was trying to help someone out by what i know, have seen and have experienced in my everyday life. yes, some of what has been said is true but i didn't want to get into a complex discussion for the average person to try and understand but it has turned into that, that wasn't what this post was all about, this is not a debate so i'm going to stop. again i'm sorry for this being dragged out and for the way it seemed like i was attacking some people, hopefully there are no hard feelings. yes, directional tires are just that but i wasn't refering to directional tires and i wasn't implying that you should change your tires around going in a different rotation just saying that its not as big of a thing as it was 20-30 years ago, tire technology has gone along way since radial tires first came out.

contrary to the old myth (back when radial tires first came out) you can change direction on radial tires, its called cross rotation. as i had pointed out a rotation is front to rear and rear to front is the standard, i never mention putting the spare tire in the rotation pattern. as was mention he had outside wear that is typical of toe wear if its on all four tires it was also mentioned that the tires have been rotated at one time which would show the wear on both ends of the car but the rear of the car as toe adjustments too, so he could be getting toe at both ends at the same time, which doesn't even take in account if there is a thrust angle issue in the alignment too. yes hard cornering will cause some wear issues but it does take alot of that at high speeds constantly to cause that kind of wear in short period of time. yes, underinflation will cause tire wear but it will be on both edges not just one but only a couple of pounds of air pressure won't make a big difference. tempature difference from dead cold in the morning to as much as 5 psi when hot after driving on the freeway.

you should have them rotated every 5,000 miles and have the alignment checked once a year plus when they do an alignment check they should be checking out the front of the car. you will get some outside tire wear but if they are rotated on a regular basis it will be less but on the other hand outside tire wear is also an indication of to much toe angle which isn't good and falls under alignment issues. as far as how long it takes to do a rotate, its not very long especially if two guys are doing it and if you look on the inside tire it might/should be marked what end it started at. rotation goes front to back and back to front per side. a 4wheel alignment which is what your car should have will cost you around 75-80 bucks and they shouldn't be charging you if they don't do any adjustments and if your car only needs a simple front toe set should only cost abround 45 bucks.

in response to your pictures: can't quite tell but is there less tread depth in the middle compared to the edges of your tires????? the first picture is not a good tread depth measuring spot the grooves there will be shallower regardless, it also looks like you might have more wear on the outside edge but there again can't quite tell, which could be a toe wear issue. i would think that those tires should have lasted longer then 18k miles, but that also depends on how they are wearing, all 4. if you have alignment wear issues then they are going to wear much faster then they should but it won't be even tire wear either.

okay, well i jacked it up, the axle with part of the stub came out of the diff and i could see the head of the bolt that holds the stub in, so i guess i better get a couple of stubs, 1 of them will be a spare.

yes, i know new tires can be off too but mixing one new tire to 3 used tires would put you off in size much more then 4 new would. but, most and do believe all tire stores/companies won't just put one new tire on an all wheel drive vehicle because then they will be reponsible for your drivetrain if something goes out in it. then for them it won't be worth the cost of selling you that tire verses selling you 4 tires. but then do you want to risk a bigger bill down the road your self if you do find someone willing to put one tire on.

the thing with the all wheel drive is not just related to the center diff. or the limited slip. it has to do with one tire spinning faster or slower then the other three and the computer on the car trying to speed up or slow down the other tires to compensate the bad one this constant difference is what will burn up your drivetrain. the bigger the difference the sooner you will have problems, which there is no said timeline as to when the problems start occuring either or to what particular part. this all has to do with the wheel speed sensors at each corner of the car and what it tells the computer what is going on and this is not just for subarus, this is the case for all all wheel drives.

yes, it is, sorry for your luck. also the bullitin said that it was said to 5% at one time but that has been disproven to be as low as the 0.05% to answer your other question it won't hurt to drive around in fwd but then your traction is limlited compared to what your use too.

ok, i read a bullitin on the all wheel tire drive issue and it stated that there can't be anymore then a 0.05 % difference in diameter all the way around your vehicle otherwise you will put a strain on your drivetrain in all wheel drive mode and risk damage. this bullitin was explaining the differences of selective 4wd, full time 4wd and all wheel drive.

well when it broke my buddy said i was still spitting mud at him with the left side but the right wasn't doing anything. i briefly jacked it up yesterday morning before leaving to do the family thing and i could grab the driveline and spin the tire but if i grab the stub for the left side it won't turn, this is with it in 4wd. so, i'm thinking it could be the stub but then again it my be the axle, anyway i will find out going to tear into it today. thanks for the responses.

yes you left side is out of wack but your right side is within spec. i'm asuming this is for your loyale? the rear alignment spec for the rear of your loyale is 0 degrees camber with a variance of +/- 0.5 degrees and your toe is 0 degrees +/- 0.2 degrees. now your toe is negative which should be positive for better tire wear and your camber should be at 0 or not much nagative or you will get inside tire wear. now, unfortunately the toe can't really be corrected but the camber can be a company called specialty products company have cams that can be installed on your rear control arms to adjust the camber. there are some bolts ( three of them ) on the swing arm that can be loosened for adjustment to but these are tricky and hard to work with. i know for a fact that les schwab can get the cams and are able to install them if you want to go that route. to answer your question that left side can possibly become an issue as far as tire wear but it wouldn't show up right away. if don't correct it i would at least rotate your tires every 5,000 miles to keep your tires wearing evenly as much as possible.

went wheeling with a couple of buddies up on goat mtn. last night. Ya Buddy it was a blast. was following an atv trail around the USFS block in the road to get back to a lake we we're in the big dug out full of mud was trying to climb over a stump on the enbankment to get around a concrete barrier was working it real hard when BANG...ZZZZZZZ , there went the right rear drive no more locked rear end DAWM IT. axles where still there ,so its something internal. still trying to get myself out, couldn't do it:banghead: , S**T had to be pulled out by a DAWM jeep cherokee of course i helped with my broken subie, 2wd and all. this S**KS, need to get fixed for mudfest next weekend in Scappose. with post pics as soon as i can. been wheeling for a year now and no breakage until last night, odds we're definately against me. OH WELL, knew it would happen someday at the rate i was going, . it was fun while it lasted. Merry Christmas everybody.

looking good dude, i like the wheels.