5MileDrive
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Funny question, is your friend Joel from Tacoma, WA?
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I am planning on upgrading the exterior of my wagon, shining it up and making it "car meet worthy"
I was doing a little research, and I had the idea of swapping over the body kit from the 90 Leone rx turbo.
It had mean side skirts, front lip, front bumper and rear. I was also thinking about doing a forester spoiler for the top of the hatch, and maybe build my own little diffuser for the rear.
Will the rx side skirts and other body parts fit? I'm sure I can diy it and make it redneck fit but I know a lot of subie parts for this time range were kinda like building blocks. If they were just as easy unbolt and rebolt thatd be amazing but I don't imagine it'll be that way haha
I was also thinking about doing a good scoop, for when do my ej22t swap (that spot in the hood where the spare tire sits looks like an awfully good spot for an intercooler), did any DL/GL vehicles come stock with hoods with hood scoops? Or am I gonna have to create my own?
Appreciate any advice, be it negative or positive :))
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So a Toyota transmission with an adapter to an ej? Where can one find such adapters? :))
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Here's where I bought it from https://www.1aauto.com/subaru-front-lower-passenger-side-control-arm/i/1aslf00530
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So I ordered a new control arm for my loyale, to replace the one I broke on my front passenger side. The one I ordered is #1aslf00530, I realized after It got here and I went to pair it with my stabilizer bar #21063ga080, the control arm is not the correct one!!! It is shaped more like a forested or legacy control arm, and has no flat spot with 2 threads to attach the stabilizer bar. I'm even more confused because when I search "Subaru loyale '91 lower control arm" it shows the same exact one.
I believe the control arm will fit, but I only ordered one and still have my stock loyale control arm on the left side.
I think the one I got is a legacy control arm, but for some reason the website told me it would be a fit for my loyale. The part number for the oem front control arm is #21061GA421 BUT IS DISCONTINUED EVERYWHERE.
I have had no luck finding other locales at pick n pulls and junk lots, and am starting to lose hope in finding parts for this car. Should I just get another legacy control arm for the left, and ditch the stabilizer bars? Just stick with the single sway bar? Any help is appreciated
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This is what I meant, not sway bar. Got me terms messed up
Would the one I linked (which fits a justy) work with my suspension? It looks fairly similar with the strut type rod with two screw holes on the end. Just not sure about the size
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Hey! Guess who f*#&ed up their subie?
I recently got into an accident, it wasn't major or anything but I bent my passenger control arm way in, my cv, sway bar and stabilizer bar. I've found every part to fix it up, but I found out the stabilizer bar on every single site is discontinued. Is there any other models that will fit my car? It's a 91 loyale wagon, ea82 1.8l
Im having major trouble finding parts for this car so I'm thinking about just completely rebuilding the front as a forested front end, and adding a 2" lift kit in the back but I'm not sure. Any ideas?
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22 hours ago, Numbchux said:
A lot of options. What do you plan to do with the car? Just a simple daily driver with stock suspension? Lift and offroading? Lowering and other street mods?
Any transmission that will bolt up to the EA82, will require an adapter plate to bolt to the EJ22. If you're going EJ anyway, I'd hold out and put an EJ transmission in it as the FWD will be pretty much useless with the EJ22.
I'm thinking about doing just a 2 inch lift so I can put bigger tires on it, and eventually upgrade my suspension. I am planning on doing the ej22 swap eventually, the only problem is I need to swap my transmission now because it's going out. I don't want to get another transmission after swapping the ej22 in so I'm hoping to find one I can use with ea82 as well as the ej22.
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On 9/1/2019 at 1:14 PM, FerGloyale said:
It's because on pavement ALL of that EJ22 torque will be hooked up solid, and if you mash the go pedal from every stoplight, and every time you grab the next gear, you WILL eventually break 2nd gear, 3rd gear, or the front pinion. In FWD it all goes through the front diff....it's pretty hard on it. Hard on clutches too.
with stock tires size it probably wouldn't be a problem.
but if you go up to 27" or bigger, all that torque forced against heavy, taller tires and try to drive like it's stolen, you will break gears.
I drive my wheeler slow and steady with as little throttle as possible around town. If you wanna haul rump roast, go to an EJ AWD trans......better clutch options, and the AWD spreads the torque around better for on road antics. Still be awesome for snow, but won't be nearly as good of a wheeler then though.
Thank You! I appreciate the info you guys are extremely helpful
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4 minutes ago, FerGloyale said:
Doesn't work that way. Trans is FWD with optional 4WD. If the above is the setup you want, get a truck
D/R 5-spd manual from an 85-89 is the trans to get if you want to offroad it.
It will hold up as well as any other non-turbo 5MT.
They are basically all the same inside. All the bearings, shaft diameters, etc are are the same.
I would advise don't hammer on the throttle driving around town in FWD.
Why are you advising that? Would the fwd setup just not be great for handling the power output?
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Another question,
My loyale is fwd, with the option of 4wd with the push button. I've been pondering this idea for a little, but I'm not sure how well it'd work out.
I thought it'd be pretty cool to set up the drivetrain almost in reverse, having the loyale in rwd for daily driving and drifting, with the option of the 4wd for taking it offroad. How would that work out?
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On 8/29/2019 at 1:49 AM, el_freddo said:
As Steptoe said. The push button operation is lost with the dual range - unless you get a dual range AWD gearbox from an RXII coupe, simply hook up your vacuum hoses the right way to lock the centre diff.
If you do manage to get one of these AWD EA82 gearboxes, you’ll probably want to swap the low range to the decent 1.59:1 found in the NA EA82 dual range gearboxes.
The EA82 AWD gearbox has a factory low range of 1.19:1 and larger diff output stubs (25 spline vs NA 23 spline). The L series MPFI and MPFI turbo use a 25 spline inner cup on the drive shaft. This interchangeable with any L series. This gearbox bolts straight in place of your current gearbox and will need the low range lever like the PT4wd box.
Many of the L boxes will hold up behind an EJ22, adapted using a modified EA82 flywheel and an adaptor plate
Cheers
Bennie
I was looking at an old gl wagon '87, they have the 4wd hi lo dual range, but would it hold up to the power of an ej22 when I eventually upgrade? I do plan on turning the loyale into an offroader, so from what I've seen a dual range transmission with hi lo would probably be best for that setup. I'm no expert yet though so hit me with that advice!
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On 8/29/2019 at 12:57 AM, Steptoe said:
We have many who run EJ engines with an adaptor plate to mate the EA82 gearboxes . Never heard of a self shifter being used now that I think about it.
If you can get a dual range box you need to get its matching console inside to cater for the 4wd hi lo lever and do away with solenoid selection of single range
You came across it or you bought it?
Bought it for $10, so basically came across it
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Hello! I have just came across a '91 Subaru Loyale. The tran is a manual 5spd with push button 4wd, and I've been noticing that it's popping out of 1st and 3rd gear, as well as grinding and making plenty of noise in the gear box while shifting.
I was thinking about getting a new transmission out of a donor car, but I'm not exactly sure what transmissions will work with my ea82. I was doing a little research and I think the dual range 5mt transmission would work, but I couldn't figure out if I would keep my push button 4wd active. I am also planning to upgrade to a 2.2 ej22, so I was hoping to find a transmission that would fit my ea82, as well as fit (and maintain the power of) the ej22.
Is this possible?
Serpentine belt?
in Old Gen.: 80's GL/DL/XT/Loyales...
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Bumping this thread,
I'm having issue selecting new v belts. Subaru doesn't offer any oem ones anymore so the ones I'm looking at through AutoZone and such are only listed as single v belts, but I know that the ea82 has the two v belts, one tensioned by the alternator and other by the tensioner pulley. What should I be looking for for the second belt? Would it be a.c. belt and drive belt? Thanks