hey guys looking for some good indepth info on a solid axle conversion for my 88 hatch

heres a link to the t-case faq I wrote up:

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=24388&highlight=t-case

 

Find some pics of qman's brat for some ideas on mounting the rear axle.

 

You can use pretty much any solid rear axle that is 6 bolt (to match the front)

 

v6 toyota pickup rear axles are the widest toyota rear axles, and use a removable 3rd member design so you can find any 4wd toyota pickup axle and swap 3rds to get the ratio you need.

 

most 2wd datsun 720 pickups have rear axles with a 3.9:1 ratio to match a stock subaru diff for the front. 4wd 720 rear axles usually have higher ratios like 4.11:1 or 4.375:1. Also a plus is that they can use the same driveshaft flange as a subaru. A little too skinny though, qman needed spacers to match the front width

 

qman just swapped in an isuzu rear axle which was a better width than the nissan and also has disc brakes. so theres quite a few possibilities.