92_rugby_subie Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 I am thinking of buying a 1984 GL I want to get a 2, 4 or 6 inch lift on it. My friend is gonna give me his 31 inch tires... But I wanna know what kinda costs Im looking at... Much appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subruise Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 (edited) http://www.sjrlift.com these guys can help you. or, if youre welder savvy.........buy some tubing and get to work. dont forget to drop the diff if you lift Rob Edited July 21, 2010 by Subruise link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted July 21, 2010 Share Posted July 21, 2010 31" tires, I would go with 27 to 29" for clearence and gearing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael appel Posted July 22, 2010 Share Posted July 22, 2010 I can build a 6inch for you to put the 31s under it let me know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrap487 Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 I recomend against 31" tires unless you plan on spending a LOT more time and money on gearing solutions. I ran 29" TSL/SXs that measured a bit over 30 on my '81 and it was a dog getting up some hills without longer than comfortable running start. My suggestion is try to find differant tires, and get tires to fit your lift, not build your lift to fit your tires. If I were to do it again I'd only go about 4" and try to get a least half of that through some suspension modification instead of all from body lift/blocks, get some super skinny 27s or 28s, somewhere around 7-8.5 wide and weld the rear diff, convert to spfi or drop in an ej25 with ej22 heads on it... list continues for a bit.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted July 26, 2010 Author Share Posted July 26, 2010 Well thank you Trevor Its your 84 Im buying Lol. I ordered Tranny mounts today, should be here Tuesday at the latest (the 3rd) and that way we can put them on the Subaru. Im thinking 4 inch lift and 27 or 29s would make most sense, probably 27s would give me most clearance right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 Put aside $1000 to do it right. $500 if you get lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted July 30, 2010 Author Share Posted July 30, 2010 Well I do want a 4 inch lift. Thats final Undecided about 27 or 29 inch tires. I want my lift to have springy-ness to it, so I dont mess anything up, so should it be partly a suspension lift too, not just body blocks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael appel Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 4inch suspension 4 inch body got to keep everything like stock or you ruin axles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 4inch suspension 4 inch body got to keep everything like stock or you ruin axles Wait What you mean keep it all stock? Like no lift? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott in Bellingham Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 stock geometry , on a EA81 I would keep stock axle stress , on a EA82 you can go 1" over without issues , 2" on the front if you really want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 Again, does this mean I shouldnt lift it? Im so confused haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one eye Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 you will use all your stock running gear with 4" blocks between your body and running gear, so your ride will feel pretty much stock......... search through some of the threads of 4" lifts and that will give you an Idea how its done............. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 Ohhh Thank you Lol. So I see mudding videos where in the description, they say "oh and you hear the axle snap" Is it super easy to snap an axle? Im new to the whole wheeling idea, and I dont wanna kill myself, or my Subaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one eye Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Ohhh Thank you Lol. So I see mudding videos where in the description, they say "oh and you hear the axle snap" Is it super easy to snap an axle? Im new to the whole wheeling idea, and I dont wanna kill myself, or my Subaru It the Gen2s the Bells kinda like to blow up if you are wheeling them hard enough, GD has a good write up about how to build EA82 belled axles with the EA81 shafts, it pretty easy, but then you get to the next weak link, the Axle stubs in the rear end, they like to break if you are throttle happy, but they are also a pretty easy fix............ As you build your car you will get to know it, you'll figure things out pretty fast as they break, because it will......................... Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one eye Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 Also, I wouldn't go to much bigger than a 30" tire, you will kill the hell out of your clutch, I have 30's on mine and I still have to slip the clutch in places, unless you want to get real good at swapping out the clutch I would stay around a 30" tire thats more than enough, with the 4 speed its just hard on them, I've gone through 3 trans's in my 82 Brat, just figure on loosing 3rd gear real quick and then blowing up reverse so it doesnt ever work again. Of couse it depends on how hard you Wheel it too, I put my rigs about through the max............... Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted July 31, 2010 Author Share Posted July 31, 2010 Also, I wouldn't go to much bigger than a 30" tire, you will kill the hell out of your clutch, I have 30's on mine and I still have to slip the clutch in places, unless you want to get real good at swapping out the clutch I would stay around a 30" tire thats more than enough, with the 4 speed its just hard on them, I've gone through 3 trans's in my 82 Brat, just figure on loosing 3rd gear real quick and then blowing up reverse so it doesnt ever work again. Of couse it depends on how hard you Wheel it too, I put my rigs about through the max............... Jeff Im sure when I get into it, I will wheel them hard, to keep up with my friends soon to be lifted 91 pathfinder and my other friends jeep... But for now, Im going to be gentle, stock height and everything, day after I buy it (thursday) its going wheeling haha I decided like a 27 inch tire will work? I mean, bigger = more expensive, so Id prefer to keep the cost low. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenix747 Posted July 31, 2010 Share Posted July 31, 2010 I decided like a 27 inch tire will work? I mean, bigger = more expensive, so Id prefer to keep the cost low. If you go bigger it can also be cheaper in a way. http://www.treadwright.com/shopnow/product/tabid/61/productid/8/sename/23575r15-crawler-mt-c.aspx they are 29", only 60 bucks a pop, and aggressive as hell. yea they are retreads but check out some reviews out there (moab jeeper has good info) and you will see they are pretty darn good. I plan to run them on my Brat. -Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted August 1, 2010 Author Share Posted August 1, 2010 Ill have to pick up a set:banana: Showed my friend with the pathfinder, when his 27s die he will get 29s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEECHBM69 Posted August 1, 2010 Share Posted August 1, 2010 (edited) Nevermind. Edited August 1, 2010 by BEECHBM69 Late to the party. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivantruckman Posted August 3, 2010 Share Posted August 3, 2010 you gotta lift it, but go with 27,s, perfect fit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noury86hath Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I have fit 27's comfortably under a stock height 86 hatch with some fender cutting... If I am runnin a 4 inch on a 84 wag id cut the fenders a little bit and run 29's... You get most of your ground clearance from bigger tires and if your going to try to be keeping up with jeeps that's what i would do... the price difference is next to nothing from 27's to 29's.... I run 30's on a 88 with a 2 inch and cut fenders and it works like a charm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92_rugby_subie Posted August 4, 2010 Author Share Posted August 4, 2010 I have fit 27's comfortably under a stock height 86 hatch with some fender cutting... If I am runnin a 4 inch on a 84 wag id cut the fenders a little bit and run 29's... You get most of your ground clearance from bigger tires and if your going to try to be keeping up with jeeps that's what i would do... the price difference is next to nothing from 27's to 29's.... I run 30's on a 88 with a 2 inch and cut fenders and it works like a charm.... In that case, I will go with 29"s Will it be too much drag on my clutch though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noury86hath Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Na your Clutch can handle 29's... There's a bunch of guys runnin 30's out there with not to many clutch problems... Just make sure your not slipping it though or it will go out faster than you blink.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one eye Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 I run 30's on a 88 with a 2 inch and cut fenders and it works like a charm.... I cut about 2 1/2" of fender out the the front and rear, but that neither here nor there............. Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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