May 16, 201015 yr So it begins my '90 wagon, was ea82t / 4eat..been sitting for a year or so picked up a BOSS 4/6 lift an ej20g quad cam engine a set of pugs..( may use ) installed rear lift ( you rock Bill! ) reman axles and a 4:11 to go with the ej 5 speed so far so good, will install front end lift next weekend after picking up new axles Edited May 16, 201015 yr by T'subaru
May 16, 201015 yr Everything Looks Very Good! ... I Like your Subie and by the Picture seems like you have many Great Old School Subies! ... Awesome! But I Kindly want to Ask you about the Great Stress Angle I Noticed in the Rear Axles... Do you Plan to Lower the Differential or you´ll Leave it like That? ...´cos the Great Stress Angle will Wear the Axles very, very Fast. Kind Regards.
May 16, 201015 yr I wouldn't worry about that angle on OEM axles, but remans, and horspower.....yikes. carry a few spares!
May 16, 201015 yr Author The diff has been dropped 4" as well as the rest of the rear suspension. The struts have been lowered 6". Ill have to see how it handles the miles I drive and the horsepower im putting under the hood:)
May 16, 201015 yr I run my rear axles at that angle and I've never had a problem, but I am running OEM axles, so can't say how the remans will take it... I don't anticipate any problems with it though. -Bill
May 16, 201015 yr Author Im not to worried about the axles. Ive had these remans for a couple of years and decided to put 'em in. My originals were good so I have spares. Are you guys buying oem axle assy's or new ends?
May 17, 201015 yr I just grab used OEM axles as long as the boots are in good shape, the rears dont fail nearly as much as the fronts... -Bill
May 17, 201015 yr I ran a NAPA reman'd axle on the ChuxWagon for it's first trip. with a 2" difference between diff and hub.....it blew up (seriously, the DOJ cup exploded) less than 24 hours after purchase. replaced with a re-booted OEM axle that I got at the junkyard, which lasted the 2 years until I sold the car.
May 17, 201015 yr Author sounds like some excellent advise guys, my remans are cardone, havnt really ever liked their quality and they tend to rebuild the non rebuildable.
May 17, 201015 yr Keep some weight in the back and it will be fine. (gonna have weight in there when wheeling likely anyhow) I would also recomend welding in some blocks onto the original bump stop spots on the control arm. I was having lots of trouble with over extending axles on compression till I limited the uptravel. You want as much as you can get, but if you break an axle then teh uptravel doesn 't help squat.
May 17, 201015 yr With the stock rear coilovers he is using there is no where near enough up travel to break any axles under compression. Plus with the 2" of extra lift, the axles will be almost straight level at full compression. Ea81's with torsion bar rears are the ones that have uber uptravel -Bill
May 18, 201015 yr Author well I couldnt talk my son into the wagon, he wants the RX and hes not getting the ej"g" in his first car so I get the wagon as my daily...whatever the use will be it should be a fun ride and not one that you see everyday:) go big....or go home:grin:
May 18, 201015 yr With the stock rear coilovers he is using there is no where near enough up travel to break any axles under compression. Plus with the 2" of extra lift, the axles will be almost straight level at full compression. Ea81's with torsion bar rears are the ones that have uber uptravel Yeah, I was thinking more EA81. I guess the coilover acts as a stopper once the spring is fully compressed on EA82.
May 18, 201015 yr cant wait to see this done ! mmm New Parts! and cant wait to see videos ! Excellent work ! -John
May 19, 201015 yr Author cant wait to see this done ! mmm New Parts! and cant wait to see videos ! Excellent work ! -John Thanks, should have the lift finished this coming weekend then its time to get the engine / trans installed and fill out the wheel wells.
May 23, 201015 yr Author I installed the front lift yesterday, just need to relocate the front brake hose brackets and fab a support bracket for my fuel pump and the lift is done:) Today it gets a tilt column and prepared for a pedal box. Long weekend coming up and its time to round up gaskets, seals and clutch stuff. Mark
May 23, 201015 yr Author Nice! a freshly installed lift is a great feeling woohoo!!, if I had to put it into words:grin: Edited May 24, 201015 yr by T'subaru
May 23, 201015 yr Author ok guys, pony up the pug nut orders, he almost has enough ordered to start fab'n:banana: Im itching to put wheels and tires on:) Edited May 24, 201015 yr by T'subaru
May 27, 201015 yr New to Soobie land, could you tell me more about the wheel. Are they 14" or 15". What years were these models on cars? Are they 505 wheels? I see alot of the 1" spaced fan type wheels and I used to have a 505 that I think had the rims you have the picture of, but that was in 1905, or so it seems. Thanks, the wagon is looking saweeet........
May 28, 201015 yr Author New to Soobie land, could you tell me more about the wheel. Are they 14" or 15". What years were these models on cars? Are they 505 wheels? I see alot of the 1" spaced fan type wheels and I used to have a 505 that I think had the rims you have the picture of, but that was in 1905, or so it seems. Thanks,the wagon is looking saweeet........ Thanks Dude, The pugs I have are 15" off a 505 turbo diesel. Check with "Scott in bellingham" as he had some advertised, he's a member here.
May 28, 201015 yr I hate you! (j/k) such a nice clean wagon!! no body rust visible anywhere - must be nice! The lift is looking absolutely AWESOME!! and yeah, you need to get some rubber in them there wheelwells! they look too empty! looking forward to seeing more!
May 29, 201015 yr Author I hate you! (j/k) such a nice clean wagon!! no body rust visible anywhere - must be nice! The lift is looking absolutely AWESOME!! and yeah, you need to get some rubber in them there wheelwells! they look too empty! looking forward to seeing more! Thanks, I wont make the progress this weekend that I had hoped, but its getting a rear sway bar and some other details finished up. The car has a couple of surface rust spots due to some scrapes in the paint but it gets a paint job, sun roof and window tint when the mods are finished up. Cheers, Mark
May 30, 201015 yr Author Not alot of progress today, but I installed a pair of RX inner arms and a sway bar. Ive decided to source longer brake hoses instead of relocating the clamps and I had to put a little heat to the fittings so all the hoses will be replaced. Cheers, M Edited May 31, 201015 yr by T'subaru
June 1, 201015 yr Thanks' date=' I wont make the progress this weekend that I had hoped, but its getting a rear sway bar and some other details finished up. The car has a couple of surface rust spots due to some scrapes in the paint but it gets a paint job, sun roof and window tint when the mods are finished up.Cheers, Mark[/quote'] What you call rust there in WA is nothing compared to what happens here in WI - gauranteed! Lost my old GL wagon to the cancer that was so bad we were afraid she would break in two going over the RR tracks! Engine only had 265K and was still going strong. Still miss the old girl! (was my first) In the middle of tinting my Lego's windows - using a heat reflective (67%) limo black (5%) - looks pretty cool and helps keep the interior a bit cooler as well! (already has a power sunroof )
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