Hey Guys, So I recently finished building my 1990 loyale into a wheeler. Reid and his Dad helped with lifting my wagon. A big thanks to both of them for the help. It has 6" SJR  suspension drops ront and rear. Home built "BJ"  4" drops everywhere else with rock sliders and bracing. Swapped in a 5 speed dual range. Welded the rear diff. 15" Peugeot wheels with 235/75/R15 Maxxis BigHorn tires (29"). Original 1.8 engine.

 

I took it out on the trail for the first time this last weekend. Reid and I went to walker valley. It was a good time and cannot wait to do it again. Here is some footage. 

 

Edited October 6, 201411 yr by tedbull

So awesome! Love the vid, love your wagon

thanks for n sharin, let me know next time you go out, Im itchin to go

Thanks guys. This was just a shakedown run. Wanted to make sure everything was good to go before going on a group run. We should plan a group run and go in a couple weeks.

I agree with said statement ^^^ I haven't done any wheeling with the hatch yet, except for WCSS this year ...

Beautiful wagon thanks for the video. Always loved wheelin Walker Valley.

That car has the absolute least amount of travel I've ever seen from a Subaru.  

It looks like your riding the clutch a bit.Let off the clutch and let the torque of the car carry it over things.If it starts to bog out then give it more throttle,With a good battery and starter sometimes it is easier to let it stall out.

 

Also as Zap said, it doesn't have alot of travel, are the sway bars still hooked up?

 

And finally, when ever possible try to put the tires on rocks,stumps,whatever rather than straddle the same thing because usually the rock,stump,whatever, has more traction than the dirt and it also lifts the body clear of things that might snag it.Although sometimes it takes more effort to climb the obstacle than just run it over...

Edited October 9, 201411 yr by Uberoo

Sway bar is gone. Why would I have limited travel? Other than the Honda springs in the rear.

Just having a suspension lift kills most of your downtravel. Then The stiffer springs mean that the suspension can't tuck up into the body as it should so less up travel.

It looks like your riding the clutch a bit.Let off the clutch and let the torque of the car carry it over things.If it starts to bog out then give it more throttle,With a good battery and starter sometimes it is easier to let it stall out.

 

I agree.  I see clutch replacement in you're future.  Clutch should be like an on/off switch not a dimmer