rockof150 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Has anyone out there tough trucked a 1987 subaru gl wagon and what would be good mods for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skishop69 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Well, let's see.... First mod is a major one. Turn it into a Chevy, Ford, Nissan or Toyota. Next, build up from there. Seriously, I wouldn't even try. I ran both my 3/4 ton Chev and my heavily modded Jeep J10 pickup in tough truck rounds and still broke stuff. Granted my foot tends to rest on the accelerator like a 100lb lead brick... I have driven all of my Brats hard. Done things to them I should be ashamed of. Mostly, they hold up. The biggest problem you're going to have is the unibody. It is not designed to, nor will it take the abuse of tough truck. My second Brat we ran mercilessly in the dunes. Jumping off dunes, taking whoops and doubles. It caved in the strut towers and bent the struts. The control arm bushings ceased to exist and the tie rods liked to bend when coming down hard on a hard surface with the wheels turned. I'm not saying it can't be done. It would be cool to see a Subie run tough truck, but you will all but destroy it in short order without bracing the unibody, using poly bushings, shoring up the strut towers, finding larger struts to fit, and addressing tie rod issues. The amount of time and money you'd put into getting it up to snuff to make one round just wouldn't be worth it IMO. Of course, I'm finally starting to tone down my off road thrashing of vehicles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockof150 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Hey thanks for the feedback i was jist thinking about it because its the only vehicle i have to do it with unless i find a ranger or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colemanapp Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 whoa, don't give up yet. Do a search on youtube "Subaru clark county fair" look like they'd work fine, and if you're breaking gm, jeeps, etc, at the tough truck, why not break a subie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockof150 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 I saw that thats why i thought about doing it and someone at my fair had a legacy and he stomped all the trucks but im 16 and i just want to have some fun ive been watching since i was young but now i want to be involved Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skishop69 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 If that's what you've got and you don't care about thrashing it into oblivion, then go for it. At the very least, brace the upper strut towers across the engine compartment and have extra struts on hand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockof150 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockof150 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Is there anything else you would do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spazomatic Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 You're going to want more horsepower, too. Ive seen a couple guys try to run them, and they ALWAYS missed a double and hit hard straight into the second berm. Cars were bent, and they were done. Had they had more power, they couldve cleared it. They lack the rigidity of a full frame, and they dont have near enough wheel travel. I can attest that subarus can take a serious beating....but they are not built for running tough truck tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockof150 Posted February 12, 2015 Author Share Posted February 12, 2015 Idk how to get more horses for cheap ou of a 1.8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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