I would like to see a compilation of EA series vehicles with a successful 5 lug setup. Pictures of your ride, maybe a few words of your recipe (list of knuckles,brakes,swaybars,axles,struts etc). Not a bunch of chit chat about how or what you did just pics of what the product looks like. I know there are individual build threads out there and some how-to's as well.

 

Here is a link to the write-up in the USRM: http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=50400

 

I would like to just SEE what people have done and make a consolidated thread of people who have ventured this path for the future 5-lug-swappers to search and find..... please.....

 

Thanks!

Edited January 5, 201115 yr by obk25xt

Soooooo..... Here's mine!!

 

1991 Loyale

 

Swap consists of 100% XT6 knuckles, brakes, hubs, sways, and control arms

Front struts are slightly modified Nissan Sentra

F/R springs are skunk2 coilover sleeves pulled from a Civic hatch

Axles are hybrid: XT6 with 23 spline DOJ's

WRX 16's with 205/55 potenzas

 

 

Edited December 27, 201015 yr by obk25xt

That thing is sexy as hell. Please please please, post pics and info how you did this!!!!

'92 Loyale

RX transmission (25-spline axle stubs)

XT-turbo rear trailing arms (sway bar mounts)

XT6 sway bars, rear hubs/rotors/plates/caliper brackets, front control arms

'92 FWD Legacy front knuckles, hubs, axles and struts. Also ebrake handle/cables

'88 Nissan 200SX rear calipers

'02 2.5RS front brakes

Moog EA81 tie rod ends

'02 Miata rear shocks

Ground-Control coilover sleeve springs, 250 lb/in front, 275 rear

Superpro poly bushings for the front sway bar and leading rods

17x8 +48 Rota Torques with 215/45r17 Kumho Ecsta ASTs

 

 

 

 

89 RX

EJ22T with RX trans.

XT6 control arms.

All XT6 rear (except trailing arms)

XT6 sways, front and rear.

95 Imp front hubs, axles and brakes.

GC coilovers with Eibach 250 rear, 400 front (stiff!)

17' ADR Sokudo wheels with Yokohama rubber (Summer)

16' WRX wheels with Hankook Icebears (Winter)

 

Here is what i currently have on my car for the 5Lug swap

 

Front:

 

1996 JDM WRX Knuckles

2003 JDM STI Rotors

2003 JDM STI Brembo 4Pot Calipers

2005 Legacy GT Tein Flex Coilovers

1989 XT6 Lower control arms

1989 XT6 Sway Bar

1989 XT6 Axles

SS Brake Lines

Drag D4 17" wheels W/ 205/40R17 Nitto Neo-Gen tires

 

 

Rear:

 

1988 GL-10 Trailing Arm

2003 JDM STI backing plate W/ Working Parking Brake

2003 JDM STI Rotors

2003 JDM STI Brembo 2pot Calipers

2005 Legacy GT Tein Flex Coilovers

1989 XT6 Sway Bar

Custom Hybrid Rear Axles (to run R180 Rear Diff)

SS Brake Lines

Drag D4 17" wheels W/ 205/40R17 Nitto Neo-Gen tires

 

 

Whole Car:

 

1986 XT Turbo with 1992 EJ20G engine (Legacy Turbo)

'92 Legacy turbo transmission (25-spline axle stubs)

 

Front:

'92 Legacy Turbo struts, hubs, discs, brakes, shocks and axles (all EJ)

Superpro poly bushings for the front sway bar and control arms

EA LII steering rack with L1 tie rod ends

 

Rear:

'92 Legacy VLSD diff

Crossbred 5 lug conversion kit (with rear e-brake)

'92 Legacy Turbo rear discs and brakes (+ e-brake)

Superpro poly bushings for the rear sway bar and control arms

Koni EA shocks with top mounts flipped

 

15" Speedline rims with worn tires.

Planning to upgrade shocks with KYB stuff.

 

 

 

Bram

I can't wait to add photos of mine. Im using the crossbred performance kit but am in the process of deciding if I want my car lifted anymore and trying to fit my tires if at all possible without the lift kit at least in the front half. Looking harder by the second though.

 

The rear was a snap, I can't believe how easy it was. Jeff in Australia that makes these kits makes a wonderful product that I am certain people are going to want here. Everything that has been "difficult" about it has been me trying to modify the car while doing the kit installation which really complicated everything.

'92 Loyale

RX transmission (25-spline axle stubs)

XT-turbo rear trailing arms (sway bar mounts)

XT6 sway bars, rear hubs/rotors/plates/caliper brackets, front control arms

'92 FWD Legacy front knuckles, hubs, axles and struts. Also ebrake handle/cables

'88 Nissan 200SX rear calipers

'02 2.5RS front brakes

Moog EA81 tie rod ends

'02 Miata rear shocks

Ground-Control coilover sleeve springs, 250 lb/in front, 275 rear

Superpro poly bushings for the front sway bar and leading rods

17x8 +48 Rota Torques with 215/45r17 Kumho Ecsta ASTs

 

 

 

Did you have to use any spacers or clearancing ??

 

I have my 08 WRX 17 x 7 55mm offset wheels on with a 5mm spacer in the rear and the tires are super close to the body in the rear

no, no spacers.

 

this picture pretty much tells all:

 

 

fender lip is rolled. plenty of clearance. I had ~400lb/in springs on it then, so there was very little travel. Shortly after that, I switched to the G-C setup (275 lb/in in the rear), and the static ride height went up about a 1/2" to give some extra room for travel.

89 RX

EJ22T with RX trans.

XT6 control arms.

All XT6 rear (except trailing arms)

XT6 sways, front and rear.

95 Imp front hubs, axles and brakes.

GC coilovers with Eibach 250 rear, 400 front (stiff!)

17' ADR Sokudo wheels with Yokohama rubber (Summer)

16' WRX wheels with Hankook Icebears (Winter)

 

OMG!, this makes me wanna get to work on my RX, it's been sitting in the garage untouched for over a year. If i get a decent tax return im gettin my megasquirt and droppin the 2.2 turbo in it. after looking at this picture i went to the garage and starred at it for a good 10 min. Anyone have an XT6 they wanna part out?

1987 GL coupe or also known as my "RX":D

Front:

'96 Imp knuckles

'96 Imp rotors and single piston calipers

'89 XT6 lower control arm

'89 XT6 outer tie rod ends

'89 XT6 swaybar

KYB AGX struts with ebay coilover sleeves (for a '96 Imp)

'89 XT6 steering rack, with modified inner tie rods.

 

Rear:

'89 RX rear subframe and trailing arms

'89 XT6 swaybar

'89 XT6 rotors and calipers

'05 LGT rear shocks with ebay coilover sleeves

 

Wheels and Tires (currently on the XT6)

**Summer** 17x8" 5x100 45mm Enkei RPF-1s in Bright Silver and 215/45R17 Toyo Proxes 4s

** Winter** Stock '02-'05 WRX alloy 16x8" wheels painted black and 205/55R16 Blizzak WS60s

 

 

My '89 XT6 (pictured with Rob's RX at WCSS11)

Front:

Stock brakes except for drilled and slotted rotors

KYB GR2s with ebay coilover sleeves

 

Rear:

Stock except drilled and slotted rotors

Stock shocks with ebay coilover sleeves

 

 

I'm currently collecting a bunch of parts for both vehicles so I can do more upgrading this spring, especially to my XT6:drunk:

And another one from Ukraine!

 

Front:

 

99 Impreza turbo knukles, rotors and calipers, KYB gas struts

Impreza reworked ball joints.

 

Rear:

 

Redrilled drums, wings little wider

 

Wheels:

15 Advanti SH01 with 195/50/15 Nexen (summer) and 185/65/15 Yokohama (winter)

 

 

 

 

Also thanks for everyone, and, especially, Turbone for good suggestions about 5 lug swap!

Just got this done (the five lug swap anyway) tonight. I sill have a bit to do with the suspension and tire rod ends. It's getting a 2.5 frankenmotor and AWD! The suspension is stock in the rear (so far thinking about ea82 coilovers)

xt6 rear brakes and hubs

the front has xt6 control arms

custom ea82 mounts welded to the subframe

1997 Legacy GT front spindles and brakes

Front struts are from a 92 Legacy

impreza springs

ea81 strut mounts

ea81 turbo sway bar

and more to come!

 

 

I've been toying with the idea to make some front control arms that will bolt into an EA81 but have the ball joint taper from an EJ. Maybe make them a bit wider so the EJ axles could work.....

 

Also had the same idea for the EA82 and make a full custom rear subframe and diff mount, so then I can bolt EJ stuff directly into my car....

caboobaroo, Ive had the same thought, building the ea81 control arms.

 

Im gonna send you a PM, maybe we can bounce some ideas back and forth.