Scott in Bellingham

heres a mock up looks like about a 9" raise, and about 2-2 1/2"move engine forward

Ok after looking inside the transaxle (see picture) looks like major work to get a low enough gear that leads me to the chain and sprocket reduction at the motor, now heres another question, is the Subaru flywheel evenly balanced all around, so if I took it off the motor added a sprocket on the crankshaft then ran that down to a shaft that contains another sprocket, bearings and the stock flywheel ,would it run balanced? ,this would also leave the motor in the stock location up high and only drop the transaxle, I know some flywheels are not center balanced is this one?

thank you and I agree with you ,its my family wagon, you know for getting groceries and such, Haaaa Haaaa, my mind is onto my next project, something thats: light, tons or clearance ,good size tires and good low low gears

yeh like Ted said , OK with 27" tires I dont use 5TH gear anymore , lets say between the engine and trans we reduce it , ok what kind of reduction ratio would you need so I could again use 5th gear and still go say 70 tops in 5th with 31"s?, thats all you would need , even if top road speed was 60 it would be plenty for a wheeler

its alot easier to work on the car once its lifted makes changing the baby in the back more ergonomic ( less stooping ) and yes helps us tall guys from banging our head on the rear hatch

OK now I want to Awesome offroad machine based on the EA82 , here are some of the details I would like #1.... run 31" tires , #2 ....keep stock diffs 3.9 ratio , #2.5. have a lower then stock (all stock, even small 13" tires) 1st gear #3 ....have lots of ground clearance , #4 ....remove all the weight I can ( do not add a ton with extra ........transfercase, diff and framework)( remove all doors, rear hatch, ........rear seats,trim off front) #5 ....and still drive at normal speeds on the road, heres my question . how to go about this without Mortgaging my house,and making it to difficult to do, it would be Cool to keep all the stock drive( engine, transaxle, diff ,axles), if there was someway to get a extra low gear out of that transaxle, maybe cut a hole in the side where the HI-Lo gears are and add another set that works through them, maybe drop the transaxle and not the engine and run a chain and sprocket between the 2 , or even gears,and if so what kind of a reduction ratio are we talking about whats your ideas? Scott

I saw this spectical on my way home , this guy was actually trying to pull a small pickup out of the ditch the guy told me he had 1/2 cord of wood in the car, as I left this car also was leaking water out the front

with my wore 215/75-15 tires (close to 27") when my speedo reads 50 the car is going 60 in a 88 GL wagon Scott

this will work, it will reduce your gear ratio by 3.9 or whatever the diff is, would be great for going slow offroad, or you would need some very large diameter tires, Scott

OK if I wanted to buy a set of SSR Swampers wheres the best deal, for price and shipping and mounting, I would like to go with the swampers , I can get the kumohs at a local dealer for 100 each mounted , the swampers seem a bit higher thanks Scott

all the chevy LUV pickups I owned (76, 79, 80 ) had the 14" 6 bolt Scott

maybe you need more antenas on the car it was great to get to meet you hope everything works out with your car Scott

longing for longer front strut cartrige to fit the ea81 & ea82 front strut , what will fit to give it more travel , what longer springs work thanks Scott

maybe have to reconsider the spot, I looked online at walker and your right mught be to much, we will stay with the date and decide on a location , Northfork is a good option Scott

Lets go August 13 Ok heres a list so far . Bobby boucher grandview uncoolperson Bellingham BlueSoob NW Wa freeldr Kent MudisFun Bellingham Scott Bellingham Who else is up to it , be good to have a few CB radios out on the trails, anyone ever been to Walker? Scott

heres the rear cross tube front Mount http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=7129&sort=1&size=medium&cat=all&page=1 heres the 2x2 peice before welding into place http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showphoto.php?photo=7130&sort=1&size=medium&cat=all&page=1 the diff and cross tube our mounted at 5" the rear shocks are mounted at 6" ,now thats what I put on my car, if someone wants more clearance they can use the shorter diff plate and tri-tower block to get desired clearance Scott

Got it Dirty ? Yes , wished I could have stayed later . we left Saturday evening after dinner,needed to drive back to Bellingham, actually we took take out and eat dinner halve way home it was great Chicken corbon blue , potatoes and the works , breakfast was eaqualy superb the best biskets and gravy I ever had. chunks of pork sausage in the gravy. I had such a good time on the trails want to do it again soon.it was more technical trying to squeeze threw trees , the ATV trails where on the narrow side, missed out in all the action sat evening Many liked what they saw asked many questions and took pictures, "skeptical" one guy about the alloy, other then that it was a very positive experiance thank you for your comments Scott

anyone interested in Soobs welcome , the only rule is that we have fun

I want to buy a set of tires, my car is a daily driver 88 gl Wagon take the family to town , regular grocery getter, I want to upgrade my present set of 215/75-15 mimatched mud + snow tires to something better offroad, something that will still stop in the rain and when I go on a long trip the noise and ride doesnt drive you bonkers , looking at the Kuhno Venture M/T 27x8.5 -14 http://www.kumhousa.com/Products/PtnDetails.asp?mainCatID=2&PtnID=834 and the Super Swamper SSR 27 x 9.5 - 14 http://www.intercotire.com/site34.php any comments apriciated and I would like to go for a ride on the freeway with both types to get a idea what they our like thank you Scott

Northwest Washington Meet, Hey I had a blast at the WCSS7 , it was Great to get out in the woods and wheel with other Soobs, I want to do it again soon, I know theres a large group of guys in Whatcom and Skagit county who love to Beet there Subys offroad , lets get together, we could go out Northfork or Walker valley ORV park down near Mt vernon or wherever maybe even go into Canada, take a picnic lunch , other ideas anyone interested post a reply Scott

I really like your Brat , those tube doors our great , it was fun to see it out on the trails , its nifty you used the stock mts and can still open the doors , good job, and yes the stock doors do weigh a bit , and every pound removed will help preformance Scott

Shade it was good to meet you and see your car , and I agree we need to orginize a few more offroad meets, I will be going to Sandlake Oregan on the 22 & 23 August , Sorry i missed the big jump, what gave out? Scott

Mud it was really great to meet you and the guys I really had a blast going threw those narrow spots we need to do it again up here in Whatcom or Skagit Scott