ahole Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Add another lifted wagon to the list! My 91 Loyale, "Uggo", finally has the lift that it needed so badly. It has a 3.5" Ozified lift (actually more like 3.75 F and 4.25 R) and 225/70R14 (26.5") Destination AT's. I've also equipped it with dual stick and cb. [/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towel Rail Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 LOL, are you going to do the front too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahole Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 My driveway is rutted and the spring is compressed. I'll have to take better pics :-\ Don't you like that cool 70's jacked-up look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Nice. My tires aren't quite as big as yours, but still rub, and I need to lift it... So you're one of those light blue loyales that there are so many of running around boulder eh.... I've owned two of them at various times (and two light blue EA81's too), but currently no blue ones in my fleet... Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahole Posted October 6, 2007 Author Share Posted October 6, 2007 Yes yes. Uggo will sport only the ugliest color that Subaru ever put out. It's the slight nuances like this that earn my automobile the destinctive title of Uggo. I've seen your pics and your wagon looks super cool(a lift would make it even cooler):cool: . My tires still rubbed a bit even with a slightly monsterous lift. I had to do minor trimming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crockettbrat Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 Your car looks great. I just put destination a/t's on my brat. I love those tires. Super quiet and they do great in the snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucky92 Posted October 6, 2007 Share Posted October 6, 2007 I want a lifted EA82 wagon:( They look so cool especially with some offroading lights on the front or across the roof.But every potential I find gets bought out from under me. Thought about lifting my Imp alittle ..but why dump money into a rotbox. I want to see pics of it playing in the snow when you get some! Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Hey nice wagon! Yeah the jacked up 70's look! :-p I want a lifted wagon so bad buit don't know what to buy and how to do it right... I only want a 2" but from what i've see all the kits are like $600 and up! I can't figure how the aussie guys can afford it? Anyhoo cool EA82 and nice Pugs too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eponodyne Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 You know, for that size tire, a person doesn't rally **need** all that much lift; the car would IMHO look a little better if it sat a little lower, so the wheels filled the wells. In your opinion, what would the minimum lift for that size tire be? Like a 2", plus maybe clocking the torsion bar a spline and cranking the stock suspension up all the way? OR would I need more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milemaker13 Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 I don't think the loyale has a torsion bar. I'm not 100% sure, but I think that is earlier cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeshoup Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 I don't think the loyale has a torsion bar. I'm not 100% sure, but I think that is earlier cars. Only the EA81s and earlier have a torsion bar. The EA82 series use coils instead. Sure those tires may not fill the wells, however, it probably requires less bashing to keep things from rubbing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivantruckman Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Hey nice wagon! Yeah the jacked up 70's look! :-p I want a lifted wagon so bad buit don't know what to buy and how to do it right... I only want a 2" but from what i've see all the kits are like $600 and up! I can't figure how the aussie guys can afford it? Anyhoo cool EA82 and nice Pugs too! hey man i made blocks out of round nylon scrap i got at work. you can easly get 2 inches of lift by blocking the strut springs without any camber issues. ill try to get some pics if you need.., reguards Ivan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 hey man i made blocks out of round nylon scrap i got at work. you can easly get 2 inches of lift by blocking the strut springs without any camber issues. ill try to get some pics if you need.., reguards Ivan No offnece but isnt that like a Half rump roast idea? Now that's like spring spacers an't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahole Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 There's actually only 5" between the fender and the tire in the front. I'm going to lower the rear an inch or so, so the tire will be sitting at about 6" from the fenderin the rear. I think I could have gotten away with a 2" lift, but the would be much more trimming with the pugs (offset) and less clearance. Here are some better (?) pics to show the clearance arrangement. The toolbox under the diff is about 2 ft x 10 " tall. There's also a pic or my hi-lo shifter. [/img]' alt='a>'> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reveeen Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 You know, for that size tire, a person doesn't rally **need** all that much lift; the car would IMHO look a little better if it sat a little lower, so the wheels filled the wells. In your opinion, what would the minimum lift for that size tire be? Like a 2", plus maybe clocking the torsion bar a spline and cranking the stock suspension up all the way? OR would I need more? You know: I question the reasoning behind criticizing someone's ride. This whole thing is about building/doing what you want and what meets your specific needs. I certainly would not build something to meet with someone else's approval. BTW: mine is up 7" on 31" tires, and no, I'm not offering, or waiting, for your approval! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahole Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 Right On! By the way, I'm all for your 31's...even though you don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eponodyne Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 You know: I question the reasoning behind criticizing someone's ride. This whole thing is about building/doing what you want and what meets your specific needs. I certainly would not build something to meet with someone else's approval. BTW: mine is up 7" on 31" tires, and no, I'm not offering, or waiting, for your approval! Well. I certainly didn't mean what I wrote to be translated as being negative about it. I just meant that, to my eyes, what might another set of circumstances result in? And for what it's worth, positive feedback and kudos are criticism as well; they're just forms of criticism that we like to hear. If I were to be so rude as to tell somebody, "Dude, your ride's butt-ugly and you have all the taste and restraint of a raccoon on meth," that'd be a different story. Perhaps I should have chosen a different thread in which to ask my questions. However, since I have proved my ringingly poor social skills and 'satiable curiosity already, I've got to ask: Ahole, how did you do that hi-lo shifter? That's a super-sano install, and something I think I'm going to copy because it looks so ***************in.' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahole Posted October 9, 2007 Author Share Posted October 9, 2007 Thanks, man! I just disconnected the hi-lo switch on the side of the tranny from the 4wd shifter linkage. Then I used a 4' piece of 3/8" steel rod. I welded a bolt on the end to screw into the original ball swivel/ hi-lo shifter mount thingie. Then cut a hole in the tranny tunnel below where I wanted to mount the shifter, making it long and skinny to allow movement. Then, using trial and error methods, I bent the bar so it went from the hi-lo swith to the hole. The bar has a 90* bend at the end so it enters the cabin about an inch or so. After satisfaction with the routing of the steel bar, I welded a nut to the end (interior). I then made a shifter out af a (broken) breaker bar handle with two holes about an 1 1/2" apart, and a piece if 1/8" steel strap, and other various parts that you can figure out yourself if you made it this far. Here's a close up so you can see it better.[/img] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eponodyne Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Cool. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivantruckman Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 No offnece but isnt that like a Half rump roast idea? Now that's like spring spacers an't it? heck no its full rump roast(troknot), my tires dont rub any more, and the car is level, whatdua want from a michigan redkneck...lol, hehe pork rhinds rule Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivantruckman Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 There's actually only 5" between the fender and the tire in the front. I'm going to lower the rear an inch or so, so the tire will be sitting at about 6" from the fenderin the rear. I think I could have gotten away with a 2" lift, but the would be much more trimming with the pugs (offset) and less clearance. Here are some better (?) pics to show the clearance arrangement. The toolbox under the diff is about 2 ft x 10 " tall. There's also a pic or my hi-lo shifter. [/img]' alt='a>'> dude thats an awsome shifter for a dual range tranny. i hate the stock one its way to close to the main shifter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLoyale Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 heck no its full rump roast(troknot), my tires dont rub any more, and the car is level, whatdua want from a michigan redkneck...lol, hehe pork rhinds rule Well can you get a pic of what they are? And how to put them in? Just so i can get a better idea on what youre talking about....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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