Hello!  My name is Corey and I live in Arvada Colorado and own a 94 Subaru Loyale Wagon and would like to beef it up. Get a lift on it maximize my engine power and upgrade the tranny/drive to allow for some off-roading and mudding. 

 

 I invision a "mad max" style road warrior car and i wanna do it right but still holding on to some of my cash while i do it. if anyone has any information on how to:

 

 Lift by at least 4"

Upgrade the current engine or suggest upgrade options

 Any information on what i need to do to ensure sufficient power for transfer case/drivetrain. 

 

 

I do have a second 88' Loyale I was going to use to cannibalize for parts which has everything in tact, just older. but again suggest what i can and cannot use from that for what I would like to do. 

 

 thanks for checkin it out! 

 

 - Corey

Best power upgrade is an EJ22 swap. You can find lists on here and write ups. Adapter plates cheaply sold by Infurno fabrication. And lifts.

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/topic/148582-anderson-design-fabrication/

 

What size tires are you Wanting to run?

 

Prwa

I was hoping as large as possible. I would prefer running all terrain tires so I can use it as a daily driver as well. 

 

If i can get larger than 20" that would be cool.

You can fit up to 27" tire on a 2" lift. A lot of people hack a little and fit 235/75/15's.

 

Prwa

right on thanks. I think i may have found a project 2.2 boxer that i can work on while i drive the car still. im gonna to a bottom up rebuild on it if I get it. any first steps or suggestions? 

 and if i do pull the EJ22 Swap into my Loyale, running new wiring is necessary from what I have seen. easiest way to make this happen as well? 

 

 I am a "do it yourself" guy and wanna get my hands on all the work so i will be doing the work. I just bought a Chilton Subaru 1985-96 repair manual book and have this as a resource as well.

 

 

 thanks again for any information! 

Best thing your going to want to do is get a doner legacy for a swap. That way you have matching engine and harness from a known running car. Makes life Easier, that way you know it was running prior to swap. And start acquiring parts for the swap. They can be time consuming and costly. But doing it your self helps a lot.

 

This will be your best freind if you do it all your self.

http://www.numbchuxconversions.com/downloads.htm

 

Also there's a ton of personal experience write ups on here.

 

Prwa

What that dude said ^

 

Personally i'd go with a 90-94 Legacy as the donor just for the ease of not having to mess with OBD II but then again having the diagnostic plug in capabilities is cool too.

 

What part of Arvada are you in? You also have to remember to make your car fully emission passable. Which isn't too difficult, i did it there before. I own a house right by the air care colorado in Golden and i did a EA to EJ swap using a 1990 Legacy 2.2 into an 85' GL Wagon. Just had to have the car inspected by a guy down on federal somewhere that signed a paper verifying i installed a cat and oxygen sensor. Good luck with your rig and if you're looking for any parts i might have a few. It should be noted however that i now live in Cheyenne, WY but rent our house on Golden out so i come down every now and then.

 

Levi

thanks Levi. yeah i live off wadsworth near olde town arvada district. Im sorry im so green but what is an OBD II ? lol Yeah right now im just lookin for information and the first steps to take while I still use the car to commute. I'd like to try to tackle each smaller project one at a time so that way i can progressively upgrade it and its not off the road for a long time.

 

 would i be able to use a legacy swapper car for any other parts as well or just the engine and harness?

 

I was gonna use my 88 loyale (which has its engine/tranny removed) for any other parts for my car ( i need new window motors, rear strut and various other cosmetic things) 

 

 could i use a legacy from the same era as my 94 loyale to replace any of those previously listed items or should i use the 88 loyale for it? 

I believe the 88' is actually a GL because they started the Loyale in 1990, basically the same thing though. Tell me does the 88' have a hi/lo 4WD tranny? Also its not a turbo car is it?

 

Pics would be totally rad if you can.

is the port cars 1995 and newer have which can tell you things going on in the engine and alot of other systems of the car. From what i've seen/read about OBD II which is 1995 and newer in subies can be a pain with certain sensors and what not. The easiest by far is the EJ22 swap from years 1990-1994 which is OBD I, still has diagbostics but not as advanced as OBD II.

 

If you're really serious and interested you are going to spend countless hours reading and researching on this site brother haha

P.S. The Tandoori Wings paired with a Himalayan IPA is about the greatest thing ever in life at the Yak and Yeti near olde town Arvada.

well thanks for the input man! ill swing thru yaknyeti soon! but yeah I know ill be researching a lot on here. I wanted a jeep originally but I really like how these rigs look! Totally up my alley! 

 

Anyways, yeah ill have pics soon of what I am driving and what ill be getting my hands into.

 as far as i know the 88 doesn't have a turbo and its a standard shifter no hi/lo 

Good to see more Colorado members. I'm in Golden, and I have a buddy who is a machinist down in Windsor that can do the 6 lug conversion to your hubs/drums when you decide to mount up some bigger wheels and tires

I have put struts and springs from a H6 outback but I have a 2001 it took it up a little . There is a company on line that sells a lift kit but it takes the body up 2 inches I hape this helps