apintonut Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 in my quest to find subaru parts to build my buggy i ended up with a 86 dl i want the trany out of (a non hi/lo 5 speed) so i hafta lift it and drive it a bit. so here is my lift attempt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 i bout accord rear springs and temo/topaz front springs (the front springs look like they will not work so well) look to big FORD ESCORT(1985 - 1989) FORD TEMPO(1985 - 1994) MERCURY LYNX(1985 - 1987) MERCURY TOPAZ(1985 - 1994) then i couldnt find my spring compressors so i went and got a new one (what a pos) it was the only one they had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 any one lift there car like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uberoo Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 (edited) what is wrong with the tempo springs?can you post a pic of them?I have lifted my car with springs before. Edited August 22, 2013 by Uberoo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 they are WAY to stiff could have just welded it solid going to cut a coil and try again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 some pics of my pos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted August 22, 2013 Author Share Posted August 22, 2013 pic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loyale 2.7 Turbo Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 they are WAY to stiff ... I am one of those who have used Tempo Coil Springs on EA82 Subarus, and as far as I Know the V6 Tempos with Auto Trans + A/C uses a Coil Spring which is way too stiff, some USMB members have cutted one and a half turns out of those in order to let them work; I used the ones from a 4 Cyl, engined Tempo with manual trans, also the ones I used where from a Junk Yard, so they were not too stiff, I used them Without cutting anything. The Part Numbers of those two different Tempo's Coil Springs are given in This Writeup: ~► http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/106807-improved-shock-absorbers-and-spring-coils-on-loyales/ I Guess that you obtained the Stiffer ones. Kind Regards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 (edited) nope 4cyl / 5 speed / junk yard / 50$ Edited August 23, 2013 by apintonut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted August 23, 2013 Author Share Posted August 23, 2013 not sure how far to go with the lift? 2" w/ springs and 2" blocks w/o body lift or if im going to body lift it should i do 2" 4" 6" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subruise Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 go huge my friend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 W/ 2inch strut top lift AND stiffer/taller springs you are gonna want to drop the crossmember a bit. 1 or 2 inches. If not you will be hitting the axle shafts against the A-arm pivot points, and you'll eat axles and tires like crazy. Also, you will want to undo the clip on the small end of the inner CV boots. Slide the small end of the boot up the shaft a bit, and reclamp it. Running this "over stock" geometry will stretch and tear the CV boots shortly if you don't reposition the CV boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share Posted August 24, 2013 well im going 2.5 body 4" suspension 14" wheels 225/85/r14 tsl (kinda funny found my wheels at the wrecking yard had them for a few days went to drill them out and seen some one had marked 3 of them to drill for a subaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share Posted August 24, 2013 well im going 2.5 body 4" suspension 14" wheels 225/85/r14 tsl (kinda funny found my wheels at the wrecking yard had them for a few days went to drill them out and seen some one had marked 3 of them to drill for a subaru 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted August 24, 2013 Author Share Posted August 24, 2013 one washed wheel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 Has any one tryed this? Its a pice of 2" tubing said 1.84 id 2 od i was just standing in the garge looking at my painted parts and thought ide try it looks like it worked good and realy cheap but its probly been seen by every one els im just a noob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 Has any one tryed this? Its a pice of 2" tubing said 1.84 id 2 od i was just standing in the garge looking at my painted parts and thought ide try it looks like it worked good and realy cheap but its probly been seen by every one els im just a noob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted August 27, 2013 Author Share Posted August 27, 2013 Its been raining and the mess is a garage so no room to get the car in. So i havent worked on it painted my lift blue and one of the others red and one black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted September 3, 2013 Author Share Posted September 3, 2013 Still waiting on the title for this car if i dont get it soon ill just part it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 Well still no title. Mager bummer, time to part it out. And build somthing els. Ive had a buggyworld.com frame i had sitting in my dads shed for 10 years so i drove down and picked it up and started mock up today. Going to part out the dl into this frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 Well this would be less work if i was using 4th gen parts but im going to make due but if some one had some garbage front struts for a dl i cut the bottoms off of that they would be willing to donate that would be cool as i want to make a upper control arm's im near kent wa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Has any one tryed this? Its a pice of 2" tubing said 1.84 id 2 od i was just standing in the garge looking at my painted parts and thought ide try it looks like it worked good and realy cheap but its probly been seen by every one els im just a noob Will make it sit up stiff and tall, but since you aren't making the strut longer you will be shortening the amount of travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted September 13, 2013 Author Share Posted September 13, 2013 Will make it sit up stiff and tall, but since you aren't making the strut longer you will be shortening the amount of travel. Just thouught it was better than buying honda springs and these older cars can be droopy in the bum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted September 14, 2013 Share Posted September 14, 2013 Just thouught it was better than buying honda springs and these older cars can be droopy in the bum Teh spring would be so compressed once assembled, that there would be no travel left. The coils would be touching eachother. might as well put a solid bar in there. Similar in concept to this mod I've done, but much less extreme. I used the old spring perch from an old shock, flippped over underneath the perch of the new shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apintonut Posted September 14, 2013 Author Share Posted September 14, 2013 Teh spring would be so compressed once assembled, that there would be no travel left. The coils would be touching eachother. might as well put a solid bar in there. Thats an idea good thinking if you have the parts there Similar in concept to this mod I've done, but much less extreme. I used the old spring perch from an old shock, flippped over underneath the perch of the new shock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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