Well i picked it up for $300 running on 2 cylinders it was the crappy wiring subaru did witch corroded under the passanger seat.

 

 

And i had it on a little hill

 

And in a hole wich i almost got stuck in (darn not posi)

 

NOW ILL TELL YOU MY PLANS

swap doors and fender with my good ones

dual range 5-speed- own

possable engine swap

Lift- homemade or bought 6+ inches

rims and tires

posi front and rear

 

 

GIVE ME MORE IDEAS!!!

Edited September 26, 200817 yr by 89subiext

I plan to run it around this weekend so ill get more pics of it in action.

Would love to see how you plan on putting a "posi" in the front.

 

Will definatly look cool lifted though!

Would love to see how you plan on putting a "posi" in the front.

 

Will definatly look cool lifted though!

 

well i know 2 subaru mechanics and i was told you can weld the front or something about the svx front dif. idk but theres a way of doing it i was told

Sweet, when you figure it out let us know. There are a ton of veteran Subaru off-roaders here who have been wheelin, lifting, and modifying these cars for years and are still trying to figure out a way to lock the front diff.

 

 

You can weld it, just hope you dont plan on turning left or right anymore

Sweet, when you figure it out let us know. There are a ton of veteran Subaru off-roaders here who have been wheelin, lifting, and modifying these cars for years and are still trying to figure out a way to lock the front diff.

 

 

You can weld it, just hope you dont plan on turning left or right anymore

 

 

Yeah i dont know exactly but i was told there is a way, if i find anything out ill let you know.

Gonna have some fun with that.

 

Could there be a front LSD that would fit the front?

Guru's will have to inform.

 

Welding would take your steering into the near nonexistent realm.

And most likely be real hard on the axles.

 

I have seen some Honda kids with welded diffs. But not real sure on how nasty it actually was to drive.

 

I say go for the rear welded first and try it for awhile. I'm certain you'll be quite impressed.

 

(I was)

all 5MT front diff carriers are the same. so an aftermarket front LSD for an EJ 5MT would fit in an EA one......

 

 

 

but, it'd cost more than your car, and you have to split the tranny case to install it. and most are helical, which would be worthless offroad.

LSD is what i was thinking of lol yeah im gonna do the 3.90 posi rear at least.

If this is gonna get lifted 6 inches and het monster tires, LSD won't do you much good off road. You'll want to just weld the rear diff.

 

Do let us know what you figure out about that front part.

 

 

Im not planning on welding the rear dif im gonna get a 3.90 posi

Im not planning on welding the rear dif im gonna get a 3.90 posi

 

I think what he is trying to say is that with big tires the lsd will slip it is after all a LIMITED slip differential so with a a lot of force, like big tires will give, it might slip more than actually work. So welded might be the way to go if you plan on wheeling it a :)lot!

Would love to see how you plan on putting a "posi" in the front.

 

Will definatly look cool lifted though!

 

Good o' mudrat put a phantom grip I believe in the front of the lifted ranger that had a dual range in it and also tried selling d/r trans with posi front diffs (phantom grip). I also believe the WJM found that all the front diffs were basically the same so anything that works in a wrx or such would work for our old dual ranges. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=49241&highlight=front

 

I could be wrong though and this information could be bad, sorry if it is.

 

Zap is right on the Welded diff. Having run large tires and a limited slip unit. You really limit where you can go once one rear tires starts to slip. Some have thought about putting a turning brake on the rears but I haven't seen/heard about good results there either.

Edited September 26, 200817 yr by Knichol

Good o' mudrat put a phantom grip I believe in the front of the lifted ranger that had a dual range in it and also tried selling d/r trans with posi front diffs (phantom grip). I also believe the WJM found that all the front diffs were basically the same so anything that works in a wrx or such would work for our old dual ranges. http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/forum/showthread.php?t=49241&highlight=front

 

I could be wrong though and this information could be bad, sorry if it is.

 

Zap is right on the Welded diff. Having run large tires and a limited slip unit. You really limit where you can go once one rear tires starts to slip. Some have thought about putting a turning brake on the rears but I haven't seen/heard about good results there either.

 

I spoke with john about the phantom grip in the front diff and he did say its not as easy as just putting it in, some mods need to be done but once completed it works great but I would recommend having a great deal of knowledge about the tranny before tearing into it!!

well i want to be able to actually drive it so i dont want to weld it

well i want to be able to actually drive it so i dont want to weld it

 

You can drive it if the rear is welded, yeah you will notice a difference but it is still driveable and its very common to do on a subaru that you do plan on wheeling with

You can drive it if the rear is welded, yeah you will notice a difference but it is still driveable and its very common to do on a subaru that you do plan on wheeling with

 

yeah im gonna look into it

Well i dont wanna be like "oh theres a trail lets go put my axle in so we can go" i wanna be able to just go.

I spoke with john about the phantom grip in the front diff and he did say its not as easy as just putting it in, some mods need to be done but once completed it works great but I would recommend having a great deal of knowledge about the tranny before tearing into it!!

 

John told me the same thing and it may be true, but when he first told about it he said it was kinda secret how he didn't want others finding out. He then went on to say it and was very difficult and thats why I should hire his services. Then I find out that the new and old front diffs are the same and they make them that fit right in, so know knows... :-\

 

Back to topic of thread... I have drove a welded diff for quite a bit on street and off. turning sharp you will end up churping tires and if your get into a muddy/snowy situation it tends to push you straight. The LSD works well until you get difference in grip. These LSD's are not as strong grip wise as the ones you maybe used to in american muscle cars or pickups.

 

yup I second that

John told me the same thing and it may be true, but when he first told about it he said it was kinda secret how he didn't want others finding out. He then went on to say it and was very difficult and thats why I should hire his services. Then I find out that the new and old front diffs are the same and they make them that fit right in, so know knows... :-\

 

Back to topic of thread... I have drove a welded diff for quite a bit on street and off. turning sharp you will end up churping tires and if your get into a muddy/snowy situation it tends to push you straight. The LSD works well until you get difference in grip. These LSD's are not as strong grip wise as the ones you maybe used to in american muscle cars or pickups.

 

I second that as well!