1989 gl sedan, pw, pd, ps, 5 spd. noticed the gearing immediately. will cruise quite nicely at 80+. needs muffler... but it sounds cool the way it is. good speakers in the back. nice cd player. few dings, no scratches. 200,000 miles, $700. can i put 4wd shocks in the rear? I don't like the squatting look it has. will post pics tomorrow.

Congrats. you have the fastest secret high speed EA82 known to very few...neglected, prejudiced against beaten and left for dead in the homeless man's gutter. Don't tell anyone it is worth more than all of them when you add dollars to common sense...

 

The 4wd struts are too short for your 2wd. The 2wd already has longer struts. It is a goofy look until you drop the front.Do not raise the back end. My whole web site revolved around the 2wd for the 18months I loved mine. Maybe you can get something interesting out of it. Below is the front suspension hack cheaply. there is much better ways to do it. I did it as an experiment at first.

http://93loyale.com/clock.html

 

I did it the cheap way, it is a must have for handling. the droopy back end will reveal it to you soon enough if you drive in defensive places. It will cruise in the 80's for 400 million flawless miles.

The 2wd is seriously is my favorite with an ea82. I used to hop in the car and drive and drive and drive anywhere, anytime. How's the lack of rear diff noise and stiffness? Another thing I loved about my 2wd. The unibody realistically should last forever in the back end.

wanna swap my gl d/r for it?

nope. I'm growing very fond of the quieter ride, lighter feel, and spritier acceleration. hoping to get awesome gas mileage. but a check engine light is on... and it seemed to drink some gas on the 40 mile trip back home. probably an oxygen sensor or something.

nope. I'm growing very fond of the quieter ride, lighter feel, and spritier acceleration. hoping to get awesome gas mileage. but a check engine light is on... and it seemed to drink some gas on the 40 mile trip back home. probably an oxygen sensor or something.

 

The electrical is sensitive. the unpainted rusty driveshaft going to the back isn't there to eat everything the alternator has got for power. If there is just a slight problem, the 2wd lets you know. Code 34 and 35 was very common on mine. I eventually scrapped the egr part but kept the purge solenoid for the fuel vapors.If to keep things painted well, etc, even the lights are brighter than I have seen on the ea82s and the injection gets an even faster curve. I am glad you like it. The "majority" it seems, where I live is the 4wd fan club if it means bent bodies and broken parts just to keep that noisy rear end spinning 2 more tires.

 

On another note, I just learned something about the 2wd even after it is gone. I took the gas tank out figuring the wagon I just purchased may need one (it is 20 years old). The 2wd for most of its life sagged in the back. Guess what it did for strange heavier chemicals lurking in the back side of the tank...I had never run out of fuel so a heavier than fuel chemical never left it. Anyway, Upon storing the tank near my tires, a quick squirt came out the filler neck and hit one of my tires- The next day I noticed some tread nearly missing and an oil color rainbow around the edges of the soft spot created overnight. I knew it wasn't a normal gasoline.The tread melted off my 2 month old tires right where I spilled. Draining the tank entirely with back end way up in the air wouldn't be a bad idea. I am draining it out completely while it is out of the car. It may exlain why fuel additives were dramatically improving the engines tune in mine- all while there is no water in the fuel.

nope. I'm growing very fond of the quieter ride, lighter feel, and spritier acceleration. hoping to get awesome gas mileage. but a check engine light is on... and it seemed to drink some gas on the 40 mile trip back home. probably an oxygen sensor or something.

 

The electrical is sensitive. the unpainted rusty driveshaft going to the back isn't there to eat everything the alternator has got for power. If there is just a slight problem, the 2wd lets you know. Code 34 and 35 was very common on mine. I eventually scrapped the egr part but kept the purge solenoid for the fuel vapors.If to keep things painted well, etc, even the lights are brighter than I have seen on the ea82s and the injection gets an even faster curve. I am glad you like it. The "majority" it seems, where I live is the 4wd fan club if it means bent bodies and broken parts just to keep that noisy rear end spinning 2 more tires.

 

On another note, I just learned something about the 2wd even after it is gone. I took the gas tank out figuring the wagon I just purchased may need one (it is 20 years old). The 2wd for most of its life sagged in the back. Guess what it did for strange heavier chemicals lurking in the back side of the tank...I had never run out of fuel so a heavier than fuel chemical never left it. Anyway, Upon storing the tank near my tires, a quick squirt came out the filler neck and hit one of my tires- The next day I noticed some tread nearly missing and an oil color rainbow around the edges of the soft spot created overnight. I knew it wasn't a normal gasoline.The tread melted off my 2 month old tires right where I spilled. Draining the tank entirely with back end way up in the air wouldn't be a bad idea. I am draining it out completely while it is out of the car. It may exlain why fuel additives were dramatically improving the engines tune in mine- all while there is no water in the fuel.

 

Woops double post.