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The first thing to find out is what size your stock tires are. They can be anything from 155-13 to 185/70R13. Subaru speedo's are never accurate. I have put larger tires on and had the speedo checked only to find that it was right on. This is probably the easiest tire calculator on the web to use. You enter your size and then you enter the size you want to run and it will tell you the difference. http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalcold.html Good luck!

Hey, the code should be stamped on the passenger side lock cylinder. If not, that is the best cylinder to use as it gets used less than the drivers side. Good luck!

For the record. The car hasn't been picked up.

Eric did a great job on that one. My Brat was as close to stock as you will probably ever see on the Rubicon trail. 4" lift and 27" SSR Swamper with a welded rear diff. Funny thing was rather than standing out it was practically ignored the whole trip. I trailered it down. The motor only had 50 miles on it when I loaded it on the trailer for the trip. It drove home though. The brown "Unhatched" belongs to Lumpycam. He had the first t-case. Only had a 6" lift and was running 30" tires with R160 diffs front and rear. He was running 4.44 gears and an LSD in the rear. He reworked the floor pan to get the case up and out of harms way. He drove it down to the trail. But damage to the front suspension required it to be trailered back. Johns was huge like no other. 12" lift and 35" pizza cutters(didn't look like it on a Sube though). T-case and auto trans with a 2.2l. Definitely had a bunch of firsts on that trip. It was trailered down and back Preparation was a big reason we accomplished what we did. We had on board welders, on board air, spares in every rig. And many years of off roading experience. (Probably over 100yrs combined experience). It was definitely a trip I will never forget. But, I don't know if driving 1500 miles to run a 4X trail is worth it or not. But will be a life memory for sure.

I've seen it do better. I haven't SEEN your car do anything either.(But we have all seen pics) The pics are fine. They are extremely huge and should be scaled down for the internet. Add a link to their location for those who wish to see the larger images. That's called courtesy, an act of kindness.

Nice, well at least you have your employee discount.

Your feathers seem a bit ruffled here. You have obviously been around for a while if you remember the General. So, by now you should also have known better than to post such a ridiculously open ended question. We told you. What more do you want? Paying attention on the trail is as important as paying attention on the road. If you want people to understand the questions maybe proof read your posts so they make sense. Better yet, just relax and don't make it personal. Unless you want it that way.

Do not let him tear into the trans. R & R the new axle. Remanned axles are subject to failure right out of the box. The reason being is the rebuilders use parts that are out of tolerance. They also do not put them back together correctly. Usually leave the retainer clip out of the DOJ.

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I would have to argue that one. The right set up and a competent driver will produce a competitive car. I know because a few years ago, when I was introduced to rallyX we were allowed to drive our lifted rigs(Zaps Brat and my old Hatch) in an event. Not only did we surprise most of the field we finished in the upper half of the competition. Zap finished in the top 1/4 of the field in "BOB". The only reason we were allowed to run in the first place was because we both had roll bars. After that event they pretty much allowed us to drive whatever we wanted.

Best answer...You win!!!!

Way too much work with minimal, if any benefits. You have to match the ratio of the front diff. Most 'yota's are 4.11-1. Mitsu, I don't know. What are you working towards here? If we know what your goal is maybe the rest wil make sense.

I can buy into the regional thing. Can no one offer a rebuttal to my other points though?

Silly answer, look where you're going! But seriously, the guards only make it more difficult to change the broken lense. Bumper mounted guards are the way to go but then so is exo-skeleton.

I know you were, just as I was. However, I stand by my opinion. If they were that rare I would not be able to drive 30 minutes in any direction and find 5 of them. I know of 3 within 5 minutes of me. I guess the rare Subaru to me is the Turbo Brat. I haven't seen one in person. I know that there are 3 rally prepped RX's in the states. These were factory prepped cars that came here for the last US rally. I know a couple mechanics that worked/volunteered for the crew. So those would be even more rare. The rumored existance of the imported GSR. The JDM RX1, I do not know of one in the states. To put things in perspective, in stock form, how many factory hotrods could the RX beat from the same era? The motor wasn't special, it came in alll turbo models. Suspension, maybe a slight bit better. The fulltime 4WD was a slight advantage but also a disadvantage. It combined for more weight and only was a slight advantage in wet or loose conditions. The LSD could be ordered in any vehicle with 4WD/AWD. What were the 1/4 mile times? Slow to say the least. Time it with a stop watch or a sundial? I will say there are not as many as there once was. But that doesn't make it rare. Show me some production numbers to the contrary and I may buy into it. Besides, there really isn't a niche market for a true stock mint one or the last couple to surface would have sold for the inflated prices their owners were asking. So as said earlier, mod it, offroad it, rally it whatever you chose to do with it as long as you are enjoying your it!

If you do not have a vice that opens to at least 6-7" then you will not be able to collapse the tensioner.

To be more precise, the ready made sections. If you bulid your own you will have to match the tubing to the fittings that match your existing tubing.

Good point about travel Eric. Scott, the wider the rim the more abuse it will take. If you lean to the narrow side the tire will take the abuse. We used everything from a 5" Pug to a stock 'yota wheel and everything in between.

Check the prescription man! 1984 GL hatchback 4WD D/R, my first love 1986 RX will be new daily driver 1988 RX, race kaa 1989 Rotary powered RX, race kaa 1989 RX shell, one day will be a race kaa gee, how did a 19 year old end up with three race cars? They are so rare that you have 4 of them. They are not that rare and not that impressive.

There's a dozen junkyards with in a few hours drive. Good luck with it.

The 27's are the way to go. The best place I have found for Swampers is 4 Wheel Parts in Tacoma. If you check them out, talk to Lonnie, tell him Ken sent you. You won't get a better price but you will get taken care of.

BTW, why don't you just do it yourself? I mean, you can take the measurements and take the part to a local welder and have it back on the car within the same day probably. Then just back charge the manufacturer.