now in everything i found searching it doesn't say anything about using a stock ea81 crossmember, and ea82 dr 5-speed in a 4" lifted wagon...

 

so since my wagon is lifted i shouldn't have to do much of anything as far as beating on my trans tunnel, etc to get it to fit right?

 

and enlighten me on Jerry's kit ? didn't see anything specific on it.

just a couple mentions of it..

 

thx

There's no beating with Jerry's x-member even if you aren't lifted. You have to use the stock EA81 x-member, but you will have to fab new mounts. His is very custom with special brackets he fabs to accomidate the EA82 mounts on a lower profile to prevent it from rubbing the tunnel on stock EA81's.

 

Being that you are lifted, it wouldn't be hard to fab some mounts for it, but you will need some welding and metal skills.

 

GD

Being that you are lifted, it wouldn't be hard to fab some mounts for it, but you will need some welding and metal skills.

 

GD

 

only if you want to keep the interior stock.

 

if you can live with the console looking like this

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showgallery.php?cat=657

 

you can just redrill the ea81 tranny mount mounting brackets, and attach them to the ea82 tranny.

 

I just followed the USRM procedure for my swap in a lifted vehicle...

 

http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=49952

Regardless of what method you use on the cross-member, the stock EA81 4WD lever will work - you just cut and add exactly 1" to the rod. Then use the stock 5 speed linkage minus the 4WD shifter part. That's what Jerry does, but all I got from him was the cross-member and I did the linkage myself per his instructions. I could show you pics of my interior, but it simply looks like an EA81 :-p. It's got the black EA82 shifter rod instead of the chrome, but that's really the only difference. It's a really simple mod to make the interior stay looking stock.... and I got to keep my beautiful new shifter boot I got from Mick....

 

But if you don't have welding skilz, then Mick's method above works fine too - get a 4WD lever from an 85 - those are the easiest to grasp.

 

Oh, and the EA81 tranny mounts suck... HARD CORE. While you could definately use them..... let me put it this way. They suck so hard I fabbed up 5 speed mounts to my 4 speed cause I couldn't stand those skinny little things anymore.... here's my write up from when I did that - might give you some ideas.

 

http://home.comcast.net/~trilinear/4speed_mounts.html

 

GD