April 10, 201213 yr I picked up a '98 foz S model , 2.5l, 4eat, lsd. The plan is to lift it , mud terrains, cargo basket, lights ,Primitive skid plates, Primitive offroad bumper w/ winch.
April 10, 201213 yr Did it come from the factory with the LSD? I was wondering about mine. I have the same thing only green. Just in case you don't know, you have to put the newer 03-08 style rear struts in to be able to clear a bigger tire.
April 13, 201213 yr Not a bad looking Foz! I want your wheels... when I do the 5 lug swap on NED Imma put those one with 205/50/16s Edit: Also, Fozester on here has a Primitive Racing skidplate he may sell, hes in Sherwood if youre in the Newberg Im thinking of.
April 14, 201213 yr If you pull the drain plugs out and shine a light in the bottom one, you should be able to see through the top one if it's open or LSD. I'm tempted to start looking for a fozzy over a wagon for a new DD. The more I see awesome fozzies, the more they're growing on me.
April 15, 201213 yr Author If you pull the drain plugs out and shine a light in the bottom one, you should be able to see through the top one if it's open or LSD. The S model comes with an LSD factory..FYI
April 15, 201213 yr The S model comes with an LSD factory..FYI Thanks for that info! Great to know. I look forward to see what you do with yours.
April 17, 201213 yr Sweet. CB fits perfect. What's the big ol' clock deal? Every fozzie I've seen has a cubby with a lid there (which I very much like). I that some crazy reincarnation of the trip computer from the digi-dash 80's?
April 17, 201213 yr When he brought it over I saw it was a compass/temp/barometer combo. Proly has other info it shows too.
April 17, 201213 yr Author I retrofitted my primitive front skid plate from my outback to fit the foz.. It's only a temporary so I can save for the lift.
April 17, 201213 yr I want to put my rally armor skid plate on mine, but I doubt it will clear the aftermarket header without modification.
April 23, 201213 yr Author I noticed a bad vibration and seemed the timing was off..The front crank seal was leaking so it was time to check it out. First off the crank pulley bolt wasn't even tight ..! The damper was damaged FUBAR.. The woodruff key was rolled over..! I had an extra dampner on hand and the crank, gear were ok.. It had throw the timing off about a tooth w/ missfire codes on cyl. #1, #2.. Alot of miss information out there on crank pulley bolt torque. Subaru recommends 130ft lbs. The good news is I saved it and runs perfect now...
April 24, 201213 yr Nice find G!!! I second what was already mentioned, doing the 2nd gen foz strut lift for tire clearance, just that plus 4EAT would make a sick commuter/DD Seems like everyone's getting a foz these days! Personally, I've been way in to Foresters for a while, but now running 2 car seats, that foz back seat (comparing to our 03 OBS') just doesn't have the space I now need :-\ Anyhoo, nice looking addition to the lineup, which one does the wife get?
April 24, 201213 yr Author Anyhoo, nice looking addition to the lineup, which one does the wife get? She has a 07 mazda 3... Were looking at new impreza..maybe a BRZ..."honey can borrow the car to go get ya some wine....."Three hours later ....
May 10, 201213 yr Author For Oregon trail rally I had to find the perfect spot to park... Finally got the Foz dirty...
May 11, 201213 yr Author excuse me sir. but you have a little food stuck in your teeth. something green.... That's a "Scooby snak" lol
May 11, 201213 yr and you got lucky with ur crank pulley compared to mine. mine came off and completely messed everything up.
May 30, 201213 yr Author I christened the foz while hunting for a campspot @ Mt.Bachelor foothills. I stumbled on some kewl back roads to test the foz out. I was fully loaded @ 3750lbs. Skis, ski pulk, camp gear.. I brushed the foz abit , then took the foz for a dip... click on the first pic for video.. My kinda trail bushwack...! Yes I did drive over that...those that know me well... Edited May 30, 201213 yr by scoobyclimbs
June 9, 201213 yr Author a few upgrades yesterday.. I found an '02 am/fm weatherband cd player for $30 What to do with all those 80's cassettes...? lol I painted the grille black with bumper paint. Also a set of 15" steelies. King springs are on order, HDPE 1" strut spacers as well.
June 9, 201213 yr Nice! Just out of curiosity, what did the King springs run? And they lift roughly 1.5" right?
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