Suby

[ftcjimmy]

I scored a free mid or late 80's subaru legacy wagon. HELL YA! anyways, has anyone here ever takin advantage of an oldschool suby bein AWD and doin something with it? im considering a slight lift somehow, hacking the hell out of the fenders and slappin some tires on this bad boy.....then hopefully having it put togther before the first snow. Im just lookin for any ideas. Thanks. DJ

 

[DavidB]

RAWK ON....keep us updated. Building cars is hardcore

 

[Geargrinder]

Back Yard Boys makes a 3", 4", and 6" lift for 'em. They have adjusters on them stock that let U lift 'em about 1.5". If it's a 5spd dual range then U have 3.90 dif's, if it's an auto then they are 3.70's U can use the transfer case and front diff. from an old Datsun pick up and have about 70:1 crawl ratio
Chaeck out www.usmb.net and go to the forums, U can do ALOT with a Subaru.
I usteo wheel a turbo wagon w/DR 5spd, and it kicked @$$!!

 

[3rdshiftdesign]

my friend had one with 200k, wheeled the crap out of it and lasted a long time after that. it did really wheel offroad, with bald tires too....

 

[Greg72]

I think if you want to be cool with the other Subaru folks you have to call it a "scooby"....

I have a buddy with a WRX, and that's about all I've learned so far.



....that and you'd better not mess with a Stage2 Scooby, cause you'll probably get spanked.

 

[DavidB]

Saw a vid of a WRX running comp hill at glamis.

 

[HarryH3]

Shawn (of Potent Rodent fame) has a wicked WRX these days. Seems like it's basically a street legal race car now...

 

[steve_kibbe]

there was one in 4wp mag, had a 3-4" lift running 28" swampers

 

[Geargrinder]

I had 28" Remington Mud Brutes on mine, welded rear diff. bumpers, roof rack, and a 3000# winch. The only thing that would stop me was BIG rocks. Mine was a little low for a rock crawler. I was BIG into Subarus for a while, kinda wish I had one now with gas as high as it's gotten
I have 3 friends that did the Rubicon in Subarus, I have the whole trip on vid. it's amazing what they can do off road when set up right
If U got to the web site in my sig. U can see my bumpers (on the snow coverd wagon) and my roof rack for these cars.

 

[Shawn]

Shawn (of Potent Rodent fame) has a wicked WRX these days. Seems like it's basically a street legal race car now...

Its a slow 12 second car...