Zebbadiesel

1- would an 8x70 or some other 8 lug rim fit? I know it's not intended just curious. 2- if I put the ea82 5spd what do I need to do the 5 lug swap? The non turbo, because to my understanding it's geared better, question mark?

1- would an 8x70 or some other 8 lug rim fit? I know it's not intended just curious. 2- if I put the ea82 5spd what do I need to do the 5 lug swap? The non turbo, because to my understanding it's geared better, question mark?

Oh and the tube bumpers you see on brats, are they a subie stock thing or was there a company making them? I want to get one but they're more rare than hens teeth I guess. I'm sorry if these are all questions you're tired of, I'm kinda new to ru's

And another slightly off topic question, on my ea81 gl, I'm replacing the clutch this weekend, the last time I was in my motor I noticed the throw out bearing holder wouldn't seperate from the bearing, my question is do I have to pull one from a junkyard or is there somewhere I can order one because normal part stores don't carry it

He claims he pulled it himself, it was married to an ea81 in a 84 dl, sorry i forgot that info, meant to put it originally, I haven't had a chance to go look at it yet but on the wiki list there's only one 5 spd made for the ea81

Ok, I have an 87 gl hatch that's got all the 84 stuff, 4spd, ea81 and the rear height adjuster, I'm a little tired of the 4 speed, and looking for a 5. I'm not trying to do an ej swap or put the ea82 in, I have a ea81 that's ready to be built and when I put it in I want to put a 5spd. So I've been looking locally as I'm not in a huge rush, and I found an ea81 for sale with what it supposed to be a 5spd d/r trans, I'm trying to get the model numbers off it when he can, he says its 4.44 gear ratio tho, and on wiki they have a list of all subie trannys and the only one I saw that was close was a justy 5spd that was a 4.43... Or something like that. What can anyone tell me about it? Any info you need just post here and I'll ask the guy

Lol, the title says 87, the manufacturing date in the door jam says 02/87, the vin number when I look in my manual says it's an 87, like it's an 87. They clutch fork is a light blue, I ordered up an 84 clutch which should be here any day, thanks for your quick responses.

ok so i have a 1987 gl hatch, its the 4wd d/r 4spd. im newish to subies, but i LOVE this car, and have big dreams for it, but i ran into a snag doing the clutch that has led me to doing ceaseless fruitless research on this site and a few others, and also to look deeper into my car. so i ordered up a 1987 clutch kit from ebay that had the right part number for what i "needed" and my gl was on the list of matching vehicles, oh forgot to mention that its a 3 owner all original matching numbers car, never had a tranny or motor swap, but when the clutch came in and i pulled my motor to install i find the throw-out bearing in my car to be like 1/4 inch smaller than my new one, so bviously it was different, the spline alignment tool for the new one was too large for mine, it was a disappointing mess. so i put everything back together feeling defeated, and drive her home to spend the night studying my factory and chiltons books, upon further digging it appears that my entire tranny, clutch release fork and clutch are the '84 style, i think it has the hill holder in fact, but its not working properly atm, needless to say that had me baffled. but the exploded diagram of the 83/84 style clutch release arm and clutch kit are exactly what was in my car, and the one that i had ordered matched what should be in an 87. so i did a little digging, under my rear seat, i beleive i have the adjuster for the rear susp. which to my understanding was discontinued in 84 right? i shouldnt have it. so i get in touch with the guy i bought it from and ask what clutch he ordered when he replaced it last, it was an 84, he said he also lowered the rear end 2" b/c his mom thought it was too squirly that high. at this point im dumbfounded. i thought i should turn to yall pros for some opinions or answers. the car just hit 135000 the other day, still lots of life in her, i want to make her beautiful, lol. also, i have a freshly cleaned and vatted ea81 in my bedroom, the heads were cleaned and shaved a lil, i think only 10 thousandths. im ordering some ea71 pistons for it, wondering what i should do as far as a cam and stuff, any advice or links appreciated. its carbed, so wondering if i should go weber, if a weber will pass colorado emissions, or i have a turbo from a 86 gl10, aqnd some of its piping, if i should go spfi, i would be putting it all together when i dput in the new motor. i want to go to a d/r 5spd if someone can get me a link to the guy who does the complete conv. kit on here. also i found locally a 5 spd from an 84 dl, its supposed to be a d/r but i cant find an 84 5 spd d/r any where i look. not sure if he knows what hes talking about or if im looking in the wrong places. once again any links or answers are greatly appreciated, ill be taking pictures of everything i can that i mentioned. thanks for your time. hope i get this figured out.