prodriver1's 99' outback limited uber offroadaru lives on!

[prodriver1]

Fuel senders (both) or fuel pump... if you are going in there to replace either or you should just do it all one shot.
ok, this sounds like what i will do. another thing i was thinking was dirty fuel, i just filled up the other day. i always look out for the gas trucks filling up the station, i heard the stir up the sediment at the bottom, but the could have been there b4 i got there. but thats another thing i can check when i pull out the pump and senders, i have the ones from my old GT still so i'm glad for that at least.

[prodriver1]

now it will start but if it gets and gas it will shudder and die, deffinitly has something to do with the p0440 egr code, i replaced the egr with a goodish one off my GT, what could cause a car to eat through egr valves so fast?

[prodriver1]

fixed the pump (replaced with old GT unit, it had less rust too :smt023 )but im still getting p0440.

[prodriver1]

test drove another outback like mine only green, guy wanted $2800 for rusted, dented, both bumpers busted beyond repair, broken windshield, bad trans, bad engine with multiple codes, blowing exhaust, interior a wreck with busted switches and trim all over, mismatched tyres on scratched and oxidized rims, ripped seats..... I test drove it and then offered him a ride in mine, then told him I payed $500 for it and I'd give him $800 for his :lol: .
^ got a call from this guy, he still hasnt sold his mistreated suby, he told me when the last guy test drive it it died and he had to get it towed home and was wondering if i could look at it. well i took a look, when the test driver was checking the engine bay he must have looked at the air filter cuz one of the vacuum lines on the intake tube came off, just popped it back on and she started rite up. the guy looked frazzled as he just shelled out $50 for a tow. he then wanted to know if i would pay $1800 for it... :smt011 i pointed to my not so crappy subaru and left

[prodriver1]

i have a puddle of bright green coolant on top of the block on the pass side between the block and the head. low coolant more "oil" than i put in (smells like coolant) and the exhaust smells like burning coolant... :smt010 :smt009 :smt010 :smt009 . oh well, time to rebuild one of the bottom ends i have, any ideas on new heads? i need a set, should i upgrade somehow? lordflasheart, any ideas?

[Reason]

nd to delta cams, have the rework the heads and toss some stage 1-2 cams in there.

[prodriver1]

so winter is almost here and the thought of getting stuck again with my open diffs is making me sad. would someone please explain to me how to weld the rear end to a locked diff?

[MonstarMotorsports]

personally i'd highly suggest not welding it. Even the best welded diffs are going to grenade. Then your not only stuck, but you cant even get towed out and drive away.
better off picking up a cheap vicious diff. legacys,foresters, wrxs, stis, they all come with them, so finding your right gear ratio shouldnt be to hard.

Driving with a locked diff sucks too. specially in snow.

[grayguy]

Find an automatic WRX rear diff, it's 4.11 like your 5spd and bolts right in. That's what's in my car.

[prodriver1]

ya i want a lsd really bad and will get one for offroadaru's B-Day (feb tax refund) but thats a ways away. :(

[MonstarMotorsports]

should be able to pick one up at a u pull it for less than 50 bucks.

[prodriver1]

should be able to pick one up at a u pull it for less than 50 bucks.
word? i didnt think they would be that cheap :smt023 yards around here dont have many subarus with LSD's, a couple first gen foresters (most are autos) a bunch of 2.2 leg wagons, some outbacks, no wrx's no STi's no imprezas :(, i know the 00'-04' gt's and outbacks have them but most subarus in my town still work so...

[phi11]

Yup, I still have that LSD you wanted.
I sent you a pm and tried texting you,
But you have a New phone number...

[prodriver1]

Yup, I still have that LSD you wanted.
I sent you a pm and tried texting you,
But you have a New phone number...
oh ya!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sorry i did switch phones! I lost mine on that trip i met you on... wow that was a long time ago. :oops: . I dont have plans go go down there anytime soon though, but it would probably be cheaper and funner to get it myself. I love the shitties :smt023 . i'll talk to the misses and see if i can make it work with our schedule (kids and all).

[MonstarMotorsports]

Nice thing about upull it, is they dont give a shit if its LSD or a busted rear diff out of a hyundai. Its all the same price. Cheap. lol. You'll never find a wrx in one of those yards, but if you can scout one out of a forester or leg GT that will work for you, should be less than 50 bucks. i think i paid $38 for my last one?

I know i sold my last 04 wrx diff for $50 bucks.

Finding it from a personal guy on craigslist how ever, might be looking more in the $100 range. $200 if he's a d-bag that thinks a 02 wrx diff is worth a ton of money because it says wrx lol. But they aren't as expensive as you might think, just hunt around

[prodriver1]

:smt006 thanks all :smt023

[superu]

so winter is almost here and the thought of getting stuck again with my open diffs is making me sad. would someone please explain to me how to weld the rear end to a locked diff?

BAAAD idea for a DD :smt011

Find a VLSD (pretty available, or if you look and $$$pend you can find a CLSD from an RX and plug that in (like me :). . .

(I've been away for a few months, sorry to repeat...I didn't read the whole thread ;)
point is the same, get you a VLSD 4.11 and it'll be easy to find! :smt031

[prodriver1]

maybe ill just test drive another subaru a swap the rears LOL :twisted:

[prodriver1]

my coolant temp sensor is leaking!? coolant seems to be sneaking out the top sliver of metal that the wire plugs onto... stupid, i just replaced that stupid thing 4 months ago...

[r3v_v3ng3]

Did you coat the threads with teflon?

[prodriver1]

Did you coat the threads with teflon?
:smt011 no... :oops:
should i pull it and fix or should i just get a new one and do it rite this time?

[prodriver1]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qsPdFvY ... e=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qsPdFvYnc8&feature=youtu.be)
wtf? why is my temp sensor leaking oil?

[prodriver1]

i took it off this morning and resealed the two pieces that make up the sensor, i also thread locked it into place on the block, and it still leaks really bad.

[wentz912]

It leaks oil because that's the sensor for the low oil idiot light, not the coolant temperature. Both coolant temp sensors (ecu and gauge) are on the coolant crossover, underneath the intake manifold.

Also, are you certain it's the sensor leaking and not something nearby leaking bad enough to throw oil to the area?

[prodriver1]

It leaks oil because that's the sensor for the low oil idiot light, not the coolant temperature. Both coolant temp sensors (ecu and gauge) are on the coolant crossover, underneath the intake manifold.

Also, are you certain it's the sensor leaking and not something nearby leaking bad enough to throw oil to the area?
positive its the culprit. i took off the alt and pulled the sensor out cleaned the whole area really well and put it back together, when i started the car i went back to look and listen and it was leaking oil already, it squirts out around the little metal tab that sticks out the top for the wire to clip on.

[phi11]

bad sensor.

four months ago when you replaced it,
where did you order it from?

[prodriver1]

bad sensor.

four months ago when you replaced it,
where did you order it from?
just got a cheap-o from autozone.

[Navi271]

^ cheap-o autozone ones leak all the time. I know at O'Reilly auto if you still have the receipt you can bring it back in for a free new one. Lifetime warranty. I've replaced mine once or twice now in the past few years. Pretty much any cheap-o auto store one will probably leak though.

[prodriver1]

^ cheap-o autozone ones leak all the time. I know at O'Reilly auto if you still have the receipt you can bring it back in for a free new one. Lifetime warranty. I've replaced mine once or twice now in the past few years. Pretty much any cheap-o auto store one will probably leak though.
:smt009 that sucks, should i get one from subaru? or is that going to leak too?

[phi11]

the one I got from subaru works well.

[wentz912]

We did in fact acknowledge that it's not a coolant temperature sensor though? Or am is it ME that's the idiot?

[lord flashheart]

i took it off this morning and resealed the two pieces that make up the sensor, i also thread locked it into place on the block, and it still leaks really bad.
i assume your talking about this...
http://www.autometer.com/article/bodyImages/96.jpg



thats not a coolant temp sensor

thats oil pressure sensor. the ONLY sensor that connect directly to the block is the oil pressure (the crank sensor technically bolts to the oil pump). right between the alternator and the power steering pump. the threads are tapered so it should seal without silicone, but RTV should still be used. subaru also used a aluminum crush washer on the adapter (the lower peice of the sensor).

coolant temp sensor is on the water cross over under the manifold.

like so..

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2013/01/coolant20temp20sensors-1.jpg

[lord flashheart]

also i have some if you need one.

[prodriver1]

i took it off this morning and resealed the two pieces that make up the sensor, i also thread locked it into place on the block, and it still leaks really bad.
i assume your talking about this...
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/



thats not a coolant temp sensor

thats oil pressure sensor. the ONLY sensor that connect directly to the block is the oil pressure (the crank sensor technically bolts to the oil pump). right between the alternator and the power steering pump. the threads are tapered so it should seal without silicone, but RTV should still be used. subaru also used a aluminum crush washer on the adapter (the lower peice of the sensor).

coolant temp sensor is on the water cross over under the manifold.

like so..

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2013/01/coolant20temp20sensors-1.jpg
yes sir thats it (tho its hard to tell, your engine is just to clean for me to reference lol) the only spot on it that leaks is the tiny metal tab that sticks out the top, the threads are leak free. i'll just go to subaru and get a new one, shipping is a hassle.
and if i may say, your knowledge of subarus has helped me many times now, you sir are AWESOME :smt023

[lord flashheart]

Haha glad to hear it.
And you will learn padawan.

[prodriver1]

Haha glad to hear it.
And you will learn padawan.
:grin:

[pleaidestar]

Hey guys...I have a question about a couple sensors also mainly I don't know what they do...the are emissions sensors that as located and bolted to the intake manifold..the one on the egr side has a cylinder looking piece on it with two barbs maybe three cant remember exactly, and the other one is bolted underneath the intake runner close to the hard fuel lines, it has two barbs.

I have almost finished my motor replacement and have lost track of where my vacuum lines go. The one y's off from the purge solenoid I think. Need help or possibly a vacuum diagram that isn't so vague like the one stuck to the hood of my car.

[pleaidestar]

Oh,and its a 95 legacy intake manifold and sensors automatic transmission with egr deleted : ) that would probably help a little.

[pleaidestar]

Wow I got a lot to learn about forums too...my bad.

[prodriver1]

i love having nice brakes, but i drove my dads friends RS6 and now my hawk pads feel like hawk feathers, i want to upgrade but i don't want to get rid of my snowflakes, what are my options? i already have hawk ceramic pads, ss lines, brembo drilled rotors, and good fluid.

[prodriver1]

one of my header bolts stripped out :( im going to get a 7/16th tap and a 7/16th bolt. anyone think this is a retarded idea?

[1996Battlewagon]

This might help:

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=13838&hilit=helicoil (https://sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=13838&hilit=helicoil)

[kiyo1990]

The tap idea may work

[prodriver1]

done, got a 7/16 tap and a bolt to go with (coarse thread) and got it done. also got a int clean whilst i was out in the garage, kids are dirty :)

[prodriver1]

Haha glad to hear it.
And you will learn padawan.
this was done shortly after btw, thanks again :smt023

[prodriver1]

new front calipers, hawk pads on all 4s, brembo fluid flush. DONE :smt023 it feels amazing, one of the old front calipers was rust frozen, only the piston side was pushing.

[prodriver1]

currently installing a subtle solutions 1" lift kit (half time) and wow am i having to fight the subaru all the way. i snapped the bottom bolt on the driver rear shock, ya the one thats really hard to deal with due to the axle being in the way of anything other than a wrench. and it was the bolt head on the "front of car" side so i had to deal with the problem from the "rear of the car" side which meant taking of the axle which did not go according to plan either, i could not get it to slip out! i had to undo the whole knuckle and used the axle nut and 32mm socket and pounded until i could get a pry bar in the back and alternate hammer hits and prying, it was fighting the whole way, every last mm the MF! the pass side needed a 2' long pipe and ol'torquey to get the bottom bolts for the shock, but the bolts didn't brake on that side so thats good. well i'm off to o'really :smt017 to rent some spring compressors as mine seem to have found a higher paying job elsewhere... and i can screw the rears back together and start the fronts. Hope it goes better with the fronts. :-?

[prodriver1]

someone please HELP! i cant get the shocks back on! :smt013 i am literaly sick to my stomach from trying to get those on. i thought it would be easy, just take of the struts put spacers on top and put them back in.. but thats not at all how it works

[r3v_v3ng3]

Disconnect the endlink on the sway bar. Also push the rotor down with your foot as you wiggle the strut/spring into place

[prodriver1]

it took the rotor off. it was just me, the knuckle, and strut, in a mexican stand off. here is what had to happen. I disconnected everything but the bottom bolt (the really long one that connects the two lateral links on either side) i just loosened that one so the knuckle could come forward. i also had to push the e-brake cable down and out of the ring on the control arm that keeps it in place, but like i said i unbolted all other connections with the knuckle axle, caliper&rotor, control arm, end links, the lot. then it was equally as difficult to get it all back together. the shock was jacked up with the stock subaru jack, the knuckle was jacked up with the floor jack a little to meet it roughly, it still took all my strength and all my pry bars to get them to meet up, i even used a screw driver to align up the bolt holes on the shock to the knuckle and pounded a bolt at a time into place with all that tension it two jacks. then it was a couple more jack moves, LOL, to get the control arm lined up for a bolt and the swaybar endlinks too. that combined with a thousand other newb mistakes i made like forgetting which tophat came from which side :smt011 it was a frustrating 2 days, but the fronts went on so fast i didnt even have to switch cd's in the sterio :smt023 and a test drive to the co-op was smooth and very lifted lol. i'm going to measure ground to wheel arch tomorrow and see whats what.

[superu]

Dood, sorry it was such a PITA!!! grumblegrumble!!

measure hub to wheel arch too, as well as rear diff to ground and front cat to ground.
the wheel arch to ground will change it/when you get oversized tires :twisted: But the hub to wheel arch whill measure your total lift (if you also did it when stock to compare ;)

Props for seeing through and make sure all your junk is torqued to spec! :smt023


it took the rotor off. it was just me, the knuckle, and strut, in a mexican stand off. here is what had to happen. I disconnected everything but the bottom bolt (the really long one that connects the two lateral links on either side) i just loosened that one so the knuckle could come forward. i also had to push the e-brake cable down and out of the ring on the control arm that keeps it in place, but like i said i unbolted all other connections with the knuckle axle, caliper&rotor, control arm, end links, the lot. then it was equally as difficult to get it all back together. the shock was jacked up with the stock subaru jack, the knuckle was jacked up with the floor jack a little to meet it roughly, it still took all my strength and all my pry bars to get them to meet up, i even used a screw driver to align up the bolt holes on the shock to the knuckle and pounded a bolt at a time into place with all that tension it two jacks. then it was a couple more jack moves, LOL, to get the control arm lined up for a bolt and the swaybar endlinks too. that combined with a thousand other newb mistakes i made like forgetting which tophat came from which side :smt011 it was a frustrating 2 days, but the fronts went on so fast i didnt even have to switch cd's in the sterio :smt023 and a test drive to the co-op was smooth and very lifted lol. i'm going to measure ground to wheel arch tomorrow and see whats what.

[prodriver1]

i will measure hub to arch, ground to diff and oil pan to ground (i dont have any cats tehe)
also when i pulled the fronts i noticed the shocks are for a legacy gt? are they the same as outback or did i get shafted?

[superu]

i will measure hub to arch, ground to diff and oil pan to ground (i dont have any cats tehe)
also when i pulled the fronts i noticed the shocks are for a legacy gt? are they the same as outback or did i get shafted?

shafted! :cry:
OB strut shafts (front) are about 5" from the top of the mounting flange to the bottom of the lower spring perch collar. Legacy, brighton, GT, etc will be about 3.5"ish.
I'm not sure, but the springs (if you got those) may be a little stiffer rate than legacy or OB (which as far as I can tell or have found, are the same (OB-legacy)).

[prodriver1]

things left to do:
new kyb's, they are 3 years old, and the fronts are gt shocks apparently :smt013
paint
roof rack
rallyarmor mud flaps
HID head light conversion
give the neon coil another shot
paint rims
get 1 16" snowflake or 16" forester steely for full size spare
small 4chan amp for door speakers
i can't think of anything else just now, i have already done so much to it its almost perf :smt023

[prodriver1]

getting some ideas together for a front skid plate, mud flaps, cutting the bumpers for more ground clearance, cutting the front fenders, universal (truck) bolt on fender flairs.

what should i use for wheel arch liners? mine are too small and the tyres rub on them in some situations.

[ecoflame]

Yo man sweet ride, and even sweeter exhaust tone!!! Do you remember what brand your glasspacks are/were? I'm thinking of throwing one on as a resonator and running a very similar set-up as yours.

[prodriver1]

Yo man sweet ride, and even sweeter exhaust tone!!! Do you remember what brand your glasspacks are/were? I'm thinking of throwing one on as a resonator and running a very similar set-up as yours.
i went to a hole-in-the-wall hardware store in a crap part of town and got them, dont remember if they even had a brand, i do remember they were only $50 each :smt023 , my GT b4 had the same exhaust but no resonators (glasspacks) and it sounded sooooooooooooo bad, it was really :oops: as i'm not "that kind of guy", really raspy and tinny like a super abused nissan sentra with straight pipes. i hate loud obnoxious exhaust on subarus, their just not that kind of car you know.

[superu]

Yo man sweet ride, and even sweeter exhaust tone!!! Do you remember what brand your glasspacks are/were? I'm thinking of throwing one on as a resonator and running a very similar set-up as yours.

I haven't dug up the exhaust note on prodriver1's rig, but I'll second this choice.
:smt023
I run 2.25" pipe cat-back through a 12" cherry bomb (as a resonator), then through a magnaflow out the back. It's nice, deep, mellow and NOT rawling, tinny roaring or obnoxious. It's mellow, deep nice and NOT loud.
(aspleenic on youtube has some with the exhaust note, check the videos with the cinderblock)

[prodriver1]

Yo man sweet ride, and even sweeter exhaust tone!!! Do you remember what brand your glasspacks are/were? I'm thinking of throwing one on as a resonator and running a very similar set-up as yours.

I haven't dug up the exhaust note on prodriver1's rig, but I'll second this choice.
:smt023
I run 2.25" pipe cat-back through a 12" cherry bomb (as a resonator), then through a magnaflow out the back. It's nice, deep, mellow and NOT rawling, tinny roaring or obnoxious. It's mellow, deep nice and NOT loud.
(aspleenic on youtube has some with the exhaust note, check the videos with the cinderblock)
ya i love the driving over cinder block vid, ground clearance FTW!

[ecoflame]

i went to a hole-in-the-wall hardware store in a crap part of town and got them, dont remember if they even had a brand, i do remember they were only $50 each :smt023 , my GT b4 had the same exhaust but no resonators (glasspacks) and it sounded sooooooooooooo bad, it was really :oops: as i'm not "that kind of guy", really raspy and tinny like a super abused nissan sentra with straight pipes. i hate loud obnoxious exhaust on subarus, their just not that kind of car you know.

Sounds like we're on the same wave length. How well is the glasspack holding up? Are you still running the glasspack? Has the sound degraded over time?


I haven't dug up the exhaust note on prodriver1's rig, but I'll second this choice.
:smt023
I run 2.25" pipe cat-back through a 12" cherry bomb (as a resonator), then through a magnaflow out the back. It's nice, deep, mellow and NOT rawling, tinny roaring or obnoxious. It's mellow, deep nice and NOT loud.
(aspleenic on youtube has some with the exhaust note, check the videos with the cinderblock)

How long have you had the cherry bomb installed?
Cinderblock? Lol. I'll look it up right now.

[prodriver1]

3 years, no problems, sounds great :smt023

[prodriver1]

i got the measurements finally. i will post the rear stuff due to the gt front shocks messing it all up :(
17" from axle nut to the wheel arch
9.25" from the ground to the rear diff
this is with 3 year old shocks i will get new ones soon (the right ones lol)

[superu]

getting some ideas together for a front skid plate, mud flaps, cutting the bumpers for more ground clearance, cutting the front fenders, universal (truck) bolt on fender flairs.

what should i use for wheel arch liners? mine are too small and the tyres rub on them in some situations.

wheel arch liners too small?? how so? dis you trim them too much or something?
I've thought about old.licensed plates for fender liera in the past. . . . .

[superu]

Yo man sweet ride, and even sweeter exhaust tone!!! Do you remember what brand your glasspacks are/were? I'm thinking of throwing one on as a resonator and running a very similar set-up as yours.

I haven't dug up the exhaust note on prodriver1's rig, but I'll second this choice.
:smt023
I run 2.25" pipe cat-back through a 12" cherry bomb (as a resonator), then through a magnaflow out the back. It's nice, deep, mellow and NOT rawling, tinny roaring or obnoxious. It's mellow, deep nice and NOT loud.
(aspleenic on youtube has some with the exhaust note, check the videos with the cinderblock)
ya i love the driving over cinder block vid, ground clearance FTW!


heh heh heh :twisted:

thanks :smt023

[superu]

I haven't dug up the exhaust note on prodriver1's rig, but I'll second this choice.
:smt023
I run 2.25" pipe cat-back through a 12" cherry bomb (as a resonator), then through a magnaflow out the back. It's nice, deep, mellow and NOT rawling, tinny roaring or obnoxious. It's mellow, deep nice and NOT loud.
(aspleenic on youtube has some with the exhaust note, check the videos with the cinderblock)
How long have you had the cherry bomb installed?
Cinderblock? Lol. I'll look it up right now.

I've had my exhaust set-up for 7 or 8 years... all good

[prodriver1]

getting some ideas together for a front skid plate, mud flaps, cutting the bumpers for more ground clearance, cutting the front fenders, universal (truck) bolt on fender flairs.

what should i use for wheel arch liners? mine are too small and the tyres rub on them in some situations.

wheel arch liners too small?? how so? dis you trim them too much or something?
I've thought about old.licensed plates for fender liera in the past. . . . .
b4 i got the lift the tyres would pull on the fended lip, id push it back with my fingers every time i got out but now the liner doent stay tucked under the lip and its warn out in a couple spots where the bolts to hold the liner in place have rusted out, there is basically nothing holding the liner in place now LOL,

[prodriver1]

finally installed the braided ss clutch hose i had sitting on the shelf in the garage, feels pretty good, not much difference but its a bit better.

[prodriver1]

cost $500 and given 3 years as my daily driver:) I LOVE YOU SUBARU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[prodriver1]

time for a front wheel bearing replacement. I have been doing some research on this and it seems to be beyond my means, I dont have a big press or anything to get the old bearing out and the new one in. can i do this with a simple tool i can get at harbor freight or something? I can get the knuckle off the car and back on i have done that a bunch of times on lots of subarus but i have never done the bearing. i have watched a couple youtube vids on the job and none of them use regular garage tools, is it possible for me without a press?

[superu]

No.
You'll need a press and some appropriate rings, old races, etc. etc. to propperly fit the bearings and press them out evenly. Presses are scary with LOTS of forece and tension in them, a little off and bad things can happen.

you will save a lot of money if you have a press and appropriate tools available to you, but without them I'm confident in saying it is NOT a job to half-ass and try to rig w/o appropriate tools.

When I priced a front end job (both half shafts, both front bearings, both inner and outer tie rods and a lower ball joint from 3 different stealerships, i got 3 different price quotes; that said they all said subaru doesn't sell bearings but sells bearings installed in knuckles. If you get knuckles from a dealership THAT is a non-speciality tool job, but also LOT$ more moolah. The money you'd save getting bearings will not buy you a press, or the experience needed to use or know how best to use it...

Its a tight spot, but worth exploring use of a school's shop, finding a friend that's a mechanic or someone in school that can press out the old and press in the new for you. Follow instructions appropriately. If not done in the right order, you'll ruin your new bearings (I did that on one of mine...)

I know probably not what you wanted to hear, but its a validly critical job to do with the right tools.


time for a front wheel bearing replacement. I have been doing some research on this and it seems to be beyond my means, I dont have a big press or anything to get the old bearing out and the new one in. can i do this with a simple tool i can get at harbor freight or something? I can get the knuckle off the car and back on i have done that a bunch of times on lots of subarus but i have never done the bearing. i have watched a couple youtube vids on the job and none of them use regular garage tools, is it possible for me without a press?

[prodriver1]

well I'm not a half-assed noob lol, i work on lots of subarus and have done everything up to an engine swap, clutch job, tore down many subaru parts cars, blah blah blah, so i'm not doubting my skills to do a good job, i do know how the job goes start to finish with a bearing job, i've just never done it myself and was wondering if i could use a simple tool like one of those claw looking bearing pullers instead of a big arse machine i could never afford.

[superu]

No worries dude. I'm not bagging on you bro, just don't want you to go down a road of no return.
I'm probably in about the same-ish boat experience and comfort wise as you (although on my big jobs, I've had a friend with lots of car wrenching experiences (not on soobs, but overall) looking over my shoulder).

My buddy has a fairly well equipped shop with tools and tricks-of-the-trade on hand thus making my engine and trans pulls (clutch and transmission swaps) much more manageable (when compared to my first strut-swap lift with all hand tools ;)
He has a press which allowed for the bearing job, but it was still slightly terrifying thus I would humbly advise against trying to use simple tools. Like hammer and old bearing races would not give you the accuracy of 'pressing' out evenly along the same plane. It would be easy as hell to get pushing crooked. :smt012

I hope you can get hooked up with a press though. Doing bearings with my front end was a great experience to add to my Subaru resume :smt005
I wish you the same :smt020


well I'm not a half-assed noob lol, i work on lots of subarus and have done everything up to an engine swap, clutch job, tore down many subaru parts cars, blah blah blah, so i'm not doubting my skills to do a good job, i do know how the job goes start to finish with a bearing job, i've just never done it myself and was wondering if i could use a simple tool like one of those claw looking bearing pullers instead of a big arse machine i could never afford.

[prodriver1]

i really appreciate your responses, :smt023 I think i will pull the knuckle and bring it in, though last time i did that the shop manager said "it's easier to do it on the car" LOL what he meant to say is i get more money when i have to do the whole job :smt005 any recommendation on brands for the front bearing or just subaru dealer parts?

[prodriver1]

and i think you got me on subaru experience, i have never torn open a trans or diff, and i have yet to crack my first head bolt even lol, i just swap engines i cant fix them :lol: but i have done everything else there is to do on a subaru.

[superu]

Word! :cool:

I'm looking up replacing an Engine Coolant Temp sensor and came across this thread then thought og you...
http://lovehorsepower.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45&Itemid=61
key excerpt, "I brought the knuckle to a local gas station where they pressed in a new bearing for $84.00. The new bearing cost was about $45.00 and was purchased from buyautoparts.com."

If you can get JUST bearings from a dealer, that's the way to go, otherwise I recommend Car Quest (got mine there) or NAPA for any parts...
Years ago I was a pep boys/auto zone/checker shopper (cheap-ass college student), since then I've learned about the variety in quality of aftermarket parts, I've switched to the quality parts stores. Sure the part cost a scosh more, but its better and you don't have to re-replace it ;)

keep on keepin' on! :smt023


i really appreciate your responses, :smt023 I think i will pull the knuckle and bring it in, though last time i did that the shop manager said "it's easier to do it on the car" LOL what he meant to say is i get more money when i have to do the whole job :smt005 any recommendation on brands for the front bearing or just subaru dealer parts?

[superu]

:smt041

its funny, I'm still timid when thinking about some car jobs, but with my buddy pushing me along I'll go for it vicariously off his confidence.
With my first clutch (which was conveniently a transmission swap). . . . with the transmission out on the ground, I was concerned the car would never run again
:smt005

Since then another transmission swap and engine pull with minor reseal, plus timing (which Gary did) and a few strut swaps in the mix and I guess I've had some stuff out and in in the car.

Funny how it all adds up though. Next thing you know you'll have gotten into an engine, watched a turbo swap, or opened a transmission to "ooo" and "aah" at the magic inside!


and i think you got me on subaru experience, i have never torn open a trans or diff, and i have yet to crack my first head bolt even lol, i just swap engines i cant fix them :lol: but i have done everything else there is to do on a subaru.

[prodriver1]

took another crack at the neon coil pack, it worked just fine, i did the same thing as last time when it didnt work, :smt017 , idk, it works so im happy, took a couple drives to get it to all mesh but after a while it feels a LOT better, no misfire code, no shudder on cold startup, and what feels to be a few more hp, she's pulling hard again (for a stock ej25d)

[prodriver1]

went offroading, living further from town has a lot of perks, when i was in duluth the trails were full of hippies and blocked by boulders complaining about my car ruining their nature, up here there are hillbillies complaining my car isn't a stupid americrap truck and i will surely get stuck, LOLOLOLOLOLOL keep hating on my outback offroading world I LOVE IT :smt029 !!! drove from hibbing to chisholm on just old mining trails:) and if you were from here you would know thats awesome :smt023

[grayguy]

Where did you move too, that is awesome

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[prodriver1]

Where did you move too, that is awesome

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Da' range :)

[superu]

Where did you move too, that is awesome

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Da' range :)

Like where the deer and the antelope play??

:smt026

[prodriver1]

Where did you move too, that is awesome

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Da' range :)

Like where the deer and the antelope play??

:smt026
northern MN has an area of small mining towns called the range, lots of deer but no antelope, and the deer are NOT playing or having any fun rite now as its deer hunting season, LOL. but lots and lots of offroading, trails, old mine pits and the Pièce de résistance, a huge offroading park! I will make vids next spring of the outback dominating the trucks :D)))) Oh and the best part, the cops are awesome, they are totally cool and dont give anyone a hard time about anything, the only thing they care about is community and service to the citizens they work for, i have never experienced anything like it, pull off a 4wheeler trail onto the hwy you get a thumbs up and a smile, from stoplight to 70mph as fast as the outback will go rite next to a cop, no problem, rev the suby for the kids and the cops smile, they wave as they drive by you instead of staring you down, the kids can sk8 anywhere they want and cops just smile and wave. its so refreshing to deal with cool cops:)

[grayguy]

You should come to the offroad open house at the park, 3rd Saturday in may.

Also, I've wheeled with a lifted outback and loyale, I know for a fact you won't hang with my XJ haha. Either way I'd love to see the outback out there, there is a ton you could do up there

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[prodriver1]

http://youtu.be/g8Qo5b7PhhU
http://youtu.be/icSS42koHQU
sorry about the truck comment, I love toyota trucks;) I was just caught up in the moment :lol:

[superu]

http://youtu.be/g8Qo5b7PhhU
http://youtu.be/icSS42koHQU
sorry about the truck comment, I love toyota trucks;) I was just caught up in the moment :lol:
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:smt023

What's this set-up again? :smt025

[prodriver1]

KYB GR-2 shocks, outback springs, subtle solutions lift kit, 27.62" grabber AT-2's mounted on 16" "snowflake" rims, rallitek swaybars front and rear with the rear swaybar mounts spaced and welded to the frame, I just got new snow tyres at 205/75/15 (27.11") so they should look super-beefy-meat-shake mounted on the tiny 15" outback rims! :smt023

[prodriver1]

11.5" FROM GROUND TO DIFF!!!!! SUBARU OFFROAD MENACE! :smt028 :smt029 :smt027 :smt023 :smt007

[superu]

KYB GR-2 shocks, outback springs, subtle solutions lift kit, 27.62" grabber AT-2's mounted on 16" "snowflake" rims, rallitek swaybars front and rear with the rear swaybar mounts spaced and welded to the frame, I just got new snow tyres at 205/75/15 (27.11") so they should look super-beefy-meat-shake mounted on the tiny 15" outback rims! :smt023

NICE! so your dailys are, what 215 65 16?

HAH, tiny 15s you say!

I'll show you tiny! :smt007
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2013/11/P1030251JPG-1.jpg

:smt023

[superu]

11.5" FROM GROUND TO DIFF!!!!! SUBARU OFFROAD MENACE! :smt028 :smt029 :smt027 :smt023 :smt007

So just spacers in an outback?
That's surprisingly high at the diff, awesomely high!! :smt023
Put gen 2 forester struts in there to lift an OB PLUS spacers!! :shock:

it'll be kind of like the ratio of my car to a stock legacy as that lift is to a stock OB. . . :smt025
here's mine (diff protector takes about a half inch of clearance to the diff itself)..
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2013/11/P1030258JPG-1.jpg



just sayin' lifting awesomeness is awesome awesomeness!! :grin:

[prodriver1]

its awesome all rite:) my driveway is up a small hill so when i walk through the ally i can see straight under the car and there is a LOT of room under there, i changed my oil without a jack;) :smt023

[prodriver1]

i did the forester shocks and springs, lasted for about 2 hours till i switched back to outback setup, the forester stuff was way WAY to soft and saggy. and it looked shorter, that was b4 the lift kit. now i can drive rite over the big rocks they use to block of the trails :smt029 :twisted:

[86bratman]

Thing about the forester parts is that the rear struts are shorter, but the springs are longer, rear still sags on a wagon though. My sedan sat with a bit of forward rake with outback struts and Gen 1 forester springs.

[prodriver1]

ya the shocks were a big disappointment, but the springs seemed to be softer as well, they are taller i can see that when i stand them next to the outback springs, but the coils seem to be smaller and softer sprung. I probably got a old worn out set of forester takeoffs so it was a bad example, especially compared to my nice stiff KYB's.

[86bratman]

You're right on the springs, gen1 forester do have a lower spring rate than legacy/outback. Gen 2 however are stiffer, if you could find them for a decent price I'd say you'd like them much better.

[1996Battlewagon]

Did the ride quality change with the Subtle Solutions spacers? Also, what about the steering feel? I've been thinking about these things for a while especially given the price.

[superu]

i did the forester shocks and springs, lasted for about 2 hours till i switched back to outback setup, the forester stuff was way WAY to soft and saggy. and it looked shorter, that was b4 the lift kit. now i can drive rite over the big rocks they use to block of the trails :smt029 :twisted:

gen 2 forester lift on your gen 1 OB? or gen 1 forester lift in your OB

I know gen 2 will lift and OB, but I'd bet gen 1 wouldn't, maybe lower..... I know the gen 1 forester springs are taller than OB springs, but they're also for a lighter car AAAND the lower spring perch is lower than that of a gen 1 OB strut.....

BUT it was SOFT? Hmm, that's good to hear.
I mean not really good to hear, but its beta.

I've heard the foz lift on OBs but hadn't heard the ride was softer.

verry interresting. . . . :smt002


good additions to the lifting libraries!!! :smt023

[superu]

Thing about the forester parts is that the rear struts are shorter, but the springs are longer, rear still sags on a wagon though. My sedan sat with a bit of forward rake with outback struts and Gen 1 forester springs.

copy that. My BD sedan has forester springs in OB struts inthe rea and the springs lift about .5" (settled) over the OB springs did, but I have SVX springs in front so no rake, if anything the rear is a scosh LOWER than the front (SVX springs are thick, burly and tall!).

[superu]

You're right on the springs, gen1 forester do have a lower spring rate than legacy/outback. Gen 2 however are stiffer, if you could find them for a decent price I'd say you'd like them much better.

Yeah I've wondered about that. I've never had gen 2 foz springs in hand but have wondered about different fitments, like a mellower lift of gen gen 2 FOR struts with legacy or gen 1 OB springs, hell even impreza springs... to get bigger tires but not too high to worry about the drive line lowering stuff..
Or gen 1 OB struts with gen 2 FOR springs to get lift for tires AND taller from springs... like a cheaper way of a king spring lift... you know, higher spring rate and lift from factory parts instead of king spring cost... I know it wouldn't be the same rate or lift increase (even the OEM kings lift), but $ for $ it might be a better option.

[superu]

none the less prodriver!! You've got a sweet setup and you've added to the lifting discussions!!

NOW I'm pretty sure I've never seen photos of your rig. . . . .well not lifted anyway ;)

[prodriver1]

Did the ride quality change with the Subtle Solutions spacers? Also, what about the steering feel? I've been thinking about these things for a while especially given the price.
I didnt think it would make that big a difference but it did, its a huge difference. its like lifting a truck it feels totally different, not like its going to roll or anything but every jostle and side to side and roll is multiplied by a lot. I feel like i'm going to use up bushings more often:) but it looks cool and i can get out when martial law comes so i'm cool :smt023

[prodriver1]

i did the forester shocks and springs, lasted for about 2 hours till i switched back to outback setup, the forester stuff was way WAY to soft and saggy. and it looked shorter, that was b4 the lift kit. now i can drive rite over the big rocks they use to block of the trails :smt029 :twisted:

gen 2 forester lift on your gen 1 OB? or gen 1 forester lift in your OB

I know gen 2 will lift and OB, but I'd bet gen 1 wouldn't, maybe lower..... I know the gen 1 forester springs are taller than OB springs, but they're also for a lighter car AAAND the lower spring perch is lower than that of a gen 1 OB strut.....

BUT it was SOFT? Hmm, that's good to hear.
I mean not really good to hear, but its beta.

I've heard the foz lift on OBs but hadn't heard the ride was softer.

verry interresting. . . . :smt002


good additions to the lifting libraries!!! :smt023
ya it was a 98 or something foz at the local yard, when i moved a couple months ago i threw the shocks out, i could play them like an accordion so they were trashed. the springs also were quite warn so.... but gen 2 sounds like a good one, tho i already have the lift spacers installed on my outback tops will those swap over to the gen 2's or do i need a new spacer set for the front?

[superu]

i did the forester shocks and springs, lasted for about 2 hours till i switched back to outback setup, the forester stuff was way WAY to soft and saggy. and it looked shorter, that was b4 the lift kit. now i can drive rite over the big rocks they use to block of the trails :smt029 :twisted:

gen 2 forester lift on your gen 1 OB? or gen 1 forester lift in your OB

I know gen 2 will lift and OB, but I'd bet gen 1 wouldn't, maybe lower..... I know the gen 1 forester springs are taller than OB springs, but they're also for a lighter car AAAND the lower spring perch is lower than that of a gen 1 OB strut.....

BUT it was SOFT? Hmm, that's good to hear.
I mean not really good to hear, but its beta.

I've heard the foz lift on OBs but hadn't heard the ride was softer.

verry interresting. . . . :smt002


good additions to the lifting libraries!!! :smt023
ya it was a 98 or something foz at the local yard, when i moved a couple months ago i threw the shocks out, i could play them like an accordion so they were trashed. the springs also were quite warn so.... but gen 2 sounds like a good one, tho i already have the lift spacers installed on my outback tops will those swap over to the gen 2's or do i need a new spacer set for the front?

Yeah 1st gen FOZ allow smaller tires than 1st gen OB struts (this comes from trying to ift factory low rigs ;)
BUT 2nd gen forester struts [and springs and tophats] will lift a 1st gen OB. http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/81-wheels-tires-brakes-suspension/17450-using-forester-springs-struts-shocks-lift-1st-gen-outbacks.html
that thread gets tangential and full of side notes, but the point is in there.

and YES, the strut top spacers will go right on those struts too!!

checkit, 2-3' lift ON AN OUTBACK!!! :twisted: :shock: :shock: :shock: :twisted:

So yeah, as far as I know you could just put your tophats onto the gen 2 Forester struts, BUT i think you'll need the forester FRONT upper spring perch (possibly rear but I really don't know) :smt017 .,....um, so that said, i guess I can't say for sure :smt012

[superu]

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[prodriver1]

did the best mpg in the outback so far 24.46mpg, so much better than my first outback i ran into the ground, the old one would get 17.5mpg on a good day and 13.2 on a bad day. I didnt even think stock suby injectors could even flow that much LOL. but still not as good as the GT it could get me over 400 miles to a tank on 100% hwy

[prodriver1]

I hate those image sharing sites, have you read the agreements on those sites? they have full access to your system, sell your info to spammers, share your pics vids and info with government agencies! no thanks. if you want you can give me your cell # and i can text you them or i could email them to you.

[superu]

I hate those image sharing sites, have you read the agreements on those sites? they have full access to your system, sell your info to spammers, share your pics vids and info with government agencies! no thanks. if you want you can give me your cell # and i can text you them or i could email them to you.

but but... you'll do you tube? :smt017
http://youtu.be/g8Qo5b7PhhU
http://youtu.be/icSS42koHQU

stand by :smt024

[superu]

I hate those image sharing sites, have you read the agreements on those sites? they have full access to your system, sell your info to spammers, share your pics vids and info with government agencies! no thanks. if you want you can give me your cell # and i can text you them or i could email them to you.

What? Who reads that shmak!?
Trust trust trust. It's not like there's anyone out there to get you, c'mon man!! :lol:
And hey, what's wrong with our Government? They already know about you anyway, why not learn about your sweet ride too?

But waitaseccond, you're okay with youtube. . . :smt017
http://youtu.be/g8Qo5b7PhhU
http://youtu.be/icSS42koHQU

Besides I AM THE GOVERNMENT!!!


stand by :smt024

(OOPS dbl post..computer had to be rebooted and didn't know the first post took ;)
lo siento

[grayguy]

Prodriver is a bit... Eccentric

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[Sub-Goon]

11.5" FROM GROUND TO DIFF!!!!! SUBARU OFFROAD MENACE! :smt028 :smt029 :smt027 :smt023 :smt007

So just spacers in an outback?
That's surprisingly high at the diff, awesomely high!! :smt023
Put gen 2 forester struts in there to lift an OB PLUS spacers!! :shock:

it'll be kind of like the ratio of my car to a stock legacy as that lift is to a stock OB. . . :smt025
here's mine (diff protector takes about a half inch of clearance to the diff itself)..
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2013/11/P1030258JPG-1.jpg



just sayin' lifting awesomeness is awesome awesomeness!! :grin:
Just for comparison, I measured my rear axle, with my stock Outback suspension and tires. 8" to the bottom and 9" to the center of the drain plug!
Damn it, you two, for making me start thinking about lift again! I just met a guy a couple weeks ago at our local meet who put WRX struts/springs on his '04 Forester(Gen2). This is supposed to be the simpliest lift option. So I might have to ask him about his takeoffs! I need to figure out whats up with the steering, something is leaking and take care of the tierod ends. I wonder if a Uni Ball conversion would be worth the added cost?!

[prodriver1]

I hate those image sharing sites, have you read the agreements on those sites? they have full access to your system, sell your info to spammers, share your pics vids and info with government agencies! no thanks. if you want you can give me your cell # and i can text you them or i could email them to you.

What? Who reads that shmak!?
Trust trust trust. It's not like there's anyone out there to get you, c'mon man!! :lol:
And hey, what's wrong with our Government? They already know about you anyway, why not learn about your sweet ride too?

But waitaseccond, you're okay with youtube. . . :smt017
http://youtu.be/g8Qo5b7PhhU
http://youtu.be/icSS42koHQU

Besides I AM THE GOVERNMENT!!!


stand by :smt024

(OOPS dbl post..computer had to be rebooted and didn't know the first post took ;)
lo siento
ya i got on youtube because my buddy (VW jetta guy) moved away 3 years ago and wanted to show is friend the vw subaru race, it was the way we chose to see it, then all the offroad subaru vids made me want to post the lift kit vids.

I love the constitution but the government doesnt thats why i hate them, and they want to take my guns and thats just not ok with me, they are trying to poison me and everyone else with nasty chemicals in food and water, and turn my fellow americans against each other through fear so we dont band together and see what they are doing, all the while anyone who drinks tap water is getting large dosses of prozac so they dont care about any of it. INFOWARS.COM!!!!!!

[prodriver1]

Prodriver is a bit... Eccentric

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I guess thats one way of marginalizing it lol.

[Sub-Goon]

I love the constitution but the government doesnt thats why i hate them, and they want to take my guns and thats just not ok with me, they are trying to poison me and everyone else with nasty chemicals in food and water, and turn my fellow americans against each other through fear so we dont band together and see what they are doing, all the while anyone who drinks tap water is getting large dosses of prozac so they dont care about any of it. INFOWARS.COM!!!!!!

EXACTLY!

[superu]

11.5" FROM GROUND TO DIFF!!!!! SUBARU OFFROAD MENACE! :smt028 :smt029 :smt027 :smt023 :smt007

So just spacers in an outback?
That's surprisingly high at the diff, awesomely high!! :smt023
Put gen 2 forester struts in there to lift an OB PLUS spacers!! :shock:

it'll be kind of like the ratio of my car to a stock legacy as that lift is to a stock OB. . . :smt025
here's mine (diff protector takes about a half inch of clearance to the diff itself)..
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2013/11/P1030258JPG-1.jpg



just sayin' lifting awesomeness is awesome awesomeness!! :grin:
Just for comparison, I measured my rear axle, with my stock Outback suspension and tires. 8" to the bottom and 9" to the center of the drain plug!
Damn it, you two, for making me start thinking about lift again! I just met a guy a couple weeks ago at our local meet who put WRX struts/springs on his '04 Forester(Gen2). This is supposed to be the simpliest lift option. So I might have to ask him about his takeoffs! I need to figure out whats up with the steering, something is leaking and take care of the tierod ends. I wonder if a Uni Ball conversion would be worth the added cost?!

Mwah hah hah! Exactly my point!! heh heh heh :smt026
:smt025

:smt023

[superu]

I love the constitution but the government doesnt thats why i hate them, and they want to take my guns and thats just not ok with me, they are trying to poison me and everyone else with nasty chemicals in food and water, and turn my fellow americans against each other through fear so we dont band together and see what they are doing, all the while anyone who drinks tap water is getting large dosses of prozac so they dont care about any of it. INFOWARS.COM!!!!!!


That's definitely one way of summarizing it! :smt025

[prodriver1]

good pics are on page 4,5,and 6. I will take some more tomorrow when i get the new winter rims and tyres on :smt024

[prodriver1]

been doing a little work on the suby lately. it has been throwing codes for a while p0301 and 302 (misfires) along with a knock sensor code and the usual p0141 (i dont have a cat) so i got a knock sensor (2.2 was the only one in stock so i got that, same thing as 2.5 KS) that fixed the misfires and the hesitation of the line. now the only code is p0141 the 2nd o2 sensor which is not on the car right now, i have full custom exhaust on it and the sensor popped out from the rusty crap welds so i unplugged it. it has been this way for a few months now.
a day after the new KS was installed (ran fine the first day) i am getting more hesitation than b4 and power loss all through the powerband and it studders when driving at consistent speed like holding it at 60 it will jump and studder a couple times then b normal. i am not throwing any codes other than the p0141 code for the 2nd o2 sensor. what could this be?

[1996Battlewagon]

So you're just driving around with a unplugged 02 sensor?

[prodriver1]

So you're just driving around with a unplugged 02 sensor?
yep, the hole is fixed but ya, i have no 2nd O2 sensor.

[1996Battlewagon]

So you still have the upstream one or are you COMPLETELY without a 02 sensor anywhere?

[prodriver1]

So you still have the upstream one or are you COMPLETELY without a 02 sensor anywhere?
ya i still have the 1st one on there.

[superu]

sounds like she's really not taking the discussion of a new boosted power plant very well. :smt005

[prodriver1]

she's all good, only thing wrong now is THE TRANS IS FAILING! oh well, I'm going to get a WRX and lift it as high as i can with my outback suspension and subtle solutions lift kit and big ass mud tyres:) that should piss off the ricers sufficiently :smt005 HAHA! I havent seen a really lifted WRX just a small 1'' lift, so I think I will be the first:) so I guess I'll be parting out the offroadaru a little, most of it I will need for the liftings, not that anyone will be interested in anything off that rusty beast :lol:

[Dead91silvia]

If you needed an Outback auto, I have one you could have for like $50, but it's a bit of a drive. It's in my way... LOL

You would like it over here in the NW, we off road anything. :smile:

Just a couple guys from WCSS 2013... No one cares what you do over here, we all get along. :smt023
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[chevyman1968]

My friend has a lifted WRX on Forester Struts and springs with strut spacers. I think its lifted 3 and 1/2 inches over stock. I don't have any pics of it lifted though. He runs 17 inch Drag wheels and I am not sure what size tire he runs. Its a good bit bigger than stock size though. All the pics I have are from when he bought it. It was slammed on coilovers.

[superu]

Google Subaru stomper for a template, then go bigger!
;)

[prodriver1]

If you needed an Outback auto, I have one you could have for like $50, but it's a bit of a drive. It's in my way... LOL

You would like it over here in the NW, we off road anything. :smile:

Just a couple guys from WCSS 2013... No one cares what you do over here, we all get along. :smt023
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fuuuuuck ya! thats a good time. I get a little cynical due to the h8rs around here, the subaru isnt allowed to play any reindeer games so when she gets stuck i'm on my own till my wifes XC70 comes to the rescue (the volvo doesnt like getting dirty :roll: ) I'm just getting a rebuilt trans and keeping my car, going to get a little more crazy with it tho, my cousin is going to make me tube bumpers for cheap and im fabing some skid plates out of road signs and sheet metal:) going all out zombie apocalypse/ road warrior on it;)

[prodriver1]

and I'm still going turbo, just not yet....

[superu]

sup? I just stumbled in here and thought, " sup?"
how b the things?

[prodriver1]

sup? I just stumbled in here and thought, " sup?"
how b the things?
GOOD! just got internet back, living in the country is hard lol. I have been super super busy with the volvo of late so not much time or $ for the subaru. the volvo has gotten a HD turbo solenoid, throttle body spacer, K&N intake, hawk pads, IPD turbo inlet and intercooler piping, IPD engine mount, IPD trans mount, new fuel pump, new fuel filter, new FPR, trans flush, she's running castrol edge per volvo forum recommendations, its hot stuff, the one and only WRX up here got its ass handed to it by the 2 ton black beast! I dont really know how to feel about that being a subaru guy :wink: we are thinking of upgrading to a 19T turbo and IPD software but that will come after the volvo R brake upgrade and IPD swaybar kit and bilstein shocks, shes a big girl and needs more help b4 more power can be added, its fast enough as it is.

[dynonacht]

Where in mn are you?

[prodriver1]

Where in mn are you?
up in the north, on da' range :lol:

[superu]

Oh home on da range... where the deer and the ant....
ooh wait, i said that last time ;)

[dynonacht]

I need moar people in my area.

[prodriver1]

I need moar people in my area.
me too, mostly hillbillys up here, they are lame... :-?

[prodriver1]

the time has come, I am going down south to get a rust free outback and I'm starting over, this MN car is just too rust to keep going and I just can't go without an outback in my life, I have spent the last 2 months trying to find a new car, I'm getting older now and its time for a new ride, the offroadaru has many issues now. I talked to my bank and they cleared me for a lot more $ than I ever thought i could get so I thought to myself STi time or that volvo V70R 6spd I have always wanted or a nice cozy legacy spec-B, but the huge reliability factor of my trusty old outback just cant be ignored, I have had many outbacks in my life and they have all served me without fail even when they fail. I have had many number of things go wrong or break in my subarus but they always make it home, "no crank pully, belts, or oil? no problem, I'll get you home" ohh trusty subaru... so I am getting the best rust free low miles example I can find and going even crazier with it :)

[r3v_v3ng3]

Can't wait to see what's the next car. I always tell my friends and relatives to buy subaru since I have massive backup parts lol

[prodriver1]

379heres the new ride, much better in every way.

[prodriver1]

I couldn't say goodbye, the offroadaru lives on! I have completely removed the swaybars, wheel well liners, bumpers, A/C system, and part of the intake that runs through the fender and made a snorkel that goes up the A pillar, then the front fenders got rolled up and pulled out to look like a rally truck, I'll be fabbing skid plates soon, the rear wheel arch has gotten the trim and rubber removed and pounded up to make more room, I'm getting wheel spacers and getting bigger tyres than the 27" already on there. the only thing that will cost $ are the tyres so this will be fun! forgive the no pics yet but i am exhausted after swapping 2 engines and a multitude of other parts between 2 subarus all by myself in 1 day and 3 afternoons. cheers.

[prodriver1]

707

[prodriver1]

so here it is in its new form, I love it its so bad ass! and yes I have the bumpers and yes they are for sale.

[Huffer]

Holy crap dude.

[prodriver1]

its so much more fun to drive without swaybars, it just crawls up shit so easily now.

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Holy crap dude.

what do you think papa?

[prodriver1]

https://youtu.be/9S5iSGl6hrU pops and crackles, sounds even better when its on the road, deceleration is the best, pop pop BANG pop.

[LeggyxPower]

Reminds me of my old EJ22E would pop like no tomorrow. My favourite is sometimes when I would shift it would pop in between the gears.

[nepbug]

Just a wee bit rich eh? Your tire low or do you just run it that low for offroading?

[prodriver1]

it has been sitting for a long time, I currently have 4 working cars and never use them, I live in a small town and just walk everywhere, my wife uses her volvo but refuses to exercise my cars lol so they just sit there, this one has been undriven for almost a year unfortunately, I use my black outback for trips, this one is all offroady and thats not very nice for hwy driving long distance and thats all I do other than walk, the grocery store is 1.5 hours away so we take the super cozy and luxurious volvo or if i'm going by myself I take my other outback that is much more civilized on the road as its stock with rallitech swaybars. I do run lower tyre pressure offroading but not that much, I dont have beadlocks so that would be too low. I have a K&N filter and fill straight through exhaust (no channels in the muffler plus 2.25" piping, borla rep's and 2 glass packs) so I spaced the O2 bung to make it run richer, better than it going lean due to the mods and blowing my engine.