Gotmike: You should send this one into me for the Reade's Rigs section. I would run it. Better yet send some shots of it in action.

 

i'd love to... but i'd have to ask his permission... he's built it all himself... when it still had the ifs front he re-machined a dana 35 locker to make it fit... it was pretty awesome... especially with the 28" TSL's... I'll see what he says about pic's though... he's had like 3 or 4 of these things...  they're awesome on and off-road...  

i wanna wheel it!!!!  

Haha! That thing is SICK! I want to drive it.  

ok... since we've stolen this poor guys topic off talking about subarus i've started an AMC Eagle topic  

Ok the site you need to got to is Ultimatesubaru.org look in the photos section and also Subarubrat.com has a 12 inch lifted brt on his page and how to build it transfer case and all and Sjrlift.com located in vancouver b.c. has a sit on the lifts and vehicles with lifts on his site AlliedArliment.com is where my lift came from If you need anymore info please dont hesitate to email me. All I ask is a photo in the mag so my best friend can go holy **** thats mike but wait until I get a action shot and that will be cool. I have a friend with a wagon WHo wheels with guys in lifted 36 to 40 inch crowd I will get him on here to

thanks I hope this is enough information  

i cant wait to check these sites out!!!  

I owned two Subarus. I bought a 81 and 86 GL 4x4 wagon(s) new (86 replaced 81) I drove them until late 89 when my "family" out grew them because they were too small. They were good solid cars stock but I would never lift one and install bigger tires as the power loss would make it pretty lame and there is really no after market gearing to correct this nor would drive axles like bit tires long if they could be properly regeared. I put on well over 100K miles on them combined.  

You can do a engine swap and once you lift it 6 inches most guys put in a transfercas from a ford ranger or nissan to help increase the gear for final drive and low range there are guys on the site that drive around on 30 to 33 to 35 inch tires because of these mods. so there are mods you can do. also a lincoln locker for the rear or limited slip is an option and upgrades to the brakes and bolt pattern for toyota trucks are offered for a better rim selection  

They don't tend to be rock crawlers, but do well on "difficult" trails.
Here's a few and what we do with them.
http://hatchpatrol.com/


In 03, we took a group of 3 of them thru part of the Rubicon.  There are pics out there somewhere, I shot the vid.

The bottom of Cadillac Hill.
 

I've had a bunch.  
http://community.webshots.com/album/37919799NGXlOA

Here's my Gallery at the USMB.
http://www.ultimatesubaru.org/photos/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=142


Here's the one I have now.  Built it 5 years ago, sold it, flew down to Idaho and bought it/drove it back to Seattle last June.


Here it is next to my 85 efi Toy just after I got it back.
 

Part of the reason we do what we do is because there is no after market, you'll find that most of us who lift and modify our subbies spend alot of time thinking outside the box in stead of going through a catolog and picking out shiny new parts. As for axles, all I have to say is "GCK". Don't knock it untill you try it. Here is a link to one of my albums, take a look around.......
The Mighty "RUZILLA"

 

Weber makes a kit to adapt the 32/36 carb.  It helps quite a bit.  5 speed swaps from the "newer" GLs help too.  

Here's my '87 GL with an Ozified 4" lift running 29" swampers.



Fabbing a new front bumper as we speak.
These cars will surprise you with what they are able to get through.  

wow! you guys are makin it happen. and lookin COOL doin it!!!