2006 Outback 3.0R 180kw VDC project

so new car , new project m new plans for it , and gathering new info what could be done witt it and choosing what fits me

what i bought

how it looked in my yard next day

changing inside and some outside bulbs to led's

examples for myself how lift would look with my rims and how bumper cut would look

so normal steps for me do lift at least as much as in that pic, and then maybe cut bumper

car how its sits now, how +5cm would look and then +7cm wheel is in the air
would need bigger tires for better look there.

checked front arches for rust and how it looks, and put some bitumen spray over there , and then put back that plastic cover back

front grill plasti dipped to black

how it looks in dark with some lights

 

[scalman]

thats it i just needed name CV tripod joint, so looks like its must be kinda oval and some loose there, strange

so if its suppose to be like that then bad news for me if its not cv axle gives vibrations then its something else there
and i guess its that shape and not round so it could move on more angles like that

 

[ABFoz]

Hmmm. Some models use the tripod and some the Rzeppa. I don't remember seeing oval pins or dowels on any of the tripod ones, even on Toyota tripods. Maybe those being oval is the cause? When the roller and needles are installed into those pins/dowels, they shouldn't have any play at all. Those oval ones look like they are made like that. Perhaps, the lack of grease caused too much friction and the needles reshaped the pins/dowels?

that was new hyundai Kona electric car. it was drivign with us only on good roads and some on light gravel roads and little mud hill but thats it, its low car and not awd i think so what it can do there?

Oh OK. In the US, the Kona is marketed as something that can take on the XV/Crosstrek off-road. Oftentimes, they are just marketing, as with other models competing with the Subaru lineup.

 

[Ben Up North]

In the US, the Kona is marketed as something that can take on the XV/Crosstrek off-road

Ha! (or is that not meant to be funny?)

 

[scalman]

Konas with awd looks kinda like imprezas i guess and they awd systems are pretty good, but most new awd cars have ok capabilitys i guess. And subaru said by 2030 they will have most of they models EV too they will increase them with every year now.
Yh mine tripod has lots play to sides and up down so i will try to find some used oem cv axle and just change it and see what will happen maybe it will fix problem.
Other thing outbacks this year some had larger brake discs and some smaller so again i wanted to buy new pads they asked me do i have larger ones or smaller. So i took them off and measured , so looks like i have smaller ones 137x52.

 

[ABFoz]

Ha! (or is that not meant to be funny?)

That's what I thought when I heard the marketing ploy. They advertise the cars like that, hoping to get a bit of that the XV's market share. When you see them, they lack some of the things that have been basic to off-roading Subarus like better articulation, active AWD, ground clearance, etc.

Most cars competing the XV and the Forester are still on-demand AWD. They may have a locking centre diff but they will disengage at around 60kph max. Above that speed, they are already FWD. I guess they just put a lock to the centre diff and claim off-road capability when in fact, they are still just high-riding on-road vehicles.

Konas with awd looks kinda like imprezas i guess and they awd systems are pretty good, but most new awd cars have ok capabilitys i guess. And subaru said by 2030 they will have most of they models EV too they will increase them with every year now.

Yes. Many AWD cars have good low-speed traction because of the locking centre diff but would overheat once used in high-traction surfaces because of binding. Hyundais overheat their transmission when the driver uses fluid drive too much, such as in low-speed off-road conditions. Even in the on-demand mode, when power is transferred to the rear much more often, the AT temp light would just show up.

Regarding your disc brakes, are you referring to the front discs and their radius in mm? Cheers.

 

[scalman]

So minus 100 euros but vibrations now gone with used oem cv axle and they beafier for h6 models vs h4 ones. Then used oem ignition coil again used but work great and new brakes in front that was needed . New parts would be like twice as much i think.

Will be spraying water later on that 4 cilinder to see if it get that error or not anymore. But ignition coild l worked well on dry at least.

For brake pads yes they where smaller and larger ones on this gen front and rear too. So mine smaller ones in front and rear same size as previous gen from 2002 when they changed to bigger ones, i looked at my old 2001 pads and they where same size just differrent that pin size so you cant uset them, welk with lots grinding you could make them fit.
I guess when this gen got restail from 2008 then it got bigger brake disc, means i could still fit smaller wheels maybe even 15

 

[scalman]

upgraded reverse light with same leds from 2001. not dark yet will test proper in couple hrs

then had some fun in sand tracks just its very dangerous as all that empy area are cuted trees so if you hit any of those your tire RIP. still had some speed there at some places even too much speed maybe

here just sand , no dangers but mostly straight track so not so fun but very nice still drive and go sideways then straight back , lots fun, burned lots fuel too lol

i duno why but car response to acceleration more like turbo car its gives nothing at first then then in couple seconds it shoots like rocket its some dangerous if you not ready for it , lets say coming from sand corner its hesitating first so you keep pushing pedal down and then one moment it shoots bam and you flying... shouldnt H6 engine be more responsive on low revs ? or its just how auto works you cant floor on sand lets say and get that wheel spin , and i turned TC off.

as i named it poor man dakar rally well it looks slower then car goes in real kinda. for me it was not so slow. and shaking just terrible , i need gimbal for phone .

 

[scalman]

so now i can see where im reversing, its not ideal , could be better with some extra offroad leds maybe on roof rack when i put it on, but for now it looks stock and doesnt do any damage, and lights pretty good

now in mirrors is much better as well

 

[Kevin]

The reverse lights work well.

 

[ABFoz]

Yes. The reverse lights look brighter than usual.

i duno why but car response to acceleration more like turbo car its gives nothing at first then then in couple seconds it shoots like rocket its some dangerous if you not ready for it , lets say coming from sand corner its hesitating first so you keep pushing pedal down and then one moment it shoots bam and you flying... shouldnt H6 engine be more responsive on low revs ? or its just how auto works you cant floor on sand lets say and get that wheel spin , and i turned TC off.

If your H6 is an AVCS model, then you may be experiencing the AVCS doing its work at higher RPMs.

 

[scalman]

pitch black in forest road, going backwards and its fallen tree there, no problem now to see it with better reverse light

second pic is front lights all with high beams and then rear... its pretty good, itsn ot lead bar good or some halogens good but its good still

 

[scalman]

still touches tires in rear when maximum flexing, first time i catch that and heard from car but it was pretty bad even cut trough some corner of tire rubber.

less wide wheel spacers would solve this in rear but i wont buy now new wheels pacers just for that, and i cant remove them as after lift tires somehow started to rub in rear , not sure why, didint had that problem on 2001, and rear links are same on this as was on 2001 so its should work same too i think.
tried to bend there some metal but will need test again on harsh diagonals to get car in that situation to see, cant do that in city, need go to forest at test again , maybe remove those plastic covers and see precisely what part rubs tire.

 

[ABFoz]

Looking good, @scalman! It seems like you are getting more and more acquainted with that version of the VDC.

 

[scalman]

Yes its amazing and to find problems on your car and then think of solutions its just great, i just love it. I wont learn that by driving it in city but there you just hear everything thats going on and with time you learn how to use that system . Its just fun to push it to limits too and find moments where its not working too. So then next time you know how to make it work best for your situation.
Now i allmost likr know what everysound means or whats wrong with it whats rubs whats doing whag by just listen to it. I think front wheel bearings will need to be changed as they started to work loudrr now. But first my ignition problems and lpg injectors isues i need solve those now. As others thinking working much on my car but for me its just maintaining it or modifying for my needs or trying something. Otherwise it would be boring for me.

 

[scalman]

so tires too wide or wheel spacer too wide if do full flex , front is fine its never reaches wings , but rear has more problems

i thought that with lift it wont reach arches with tire but looks like that it does going inside with those size tires. well good lesson for me if will buy some AT tires for it i wont take this size, maybe 215 would be better then those 225 too wide

to cut plastic is not problem there, problem is that it touches metal wing under that , so thats bad will damage tire.

 

[scalman]

so another test shows that its not that hard to put car in some hard situation that even TC off couldnt handle it if front wheel is up hill and its into some hole then it could be too hard for VDC to put there enough torque , but with some line changing then it can be easy again, so it depends. and its because i stop in middle so then its even harder, for real life situation i wouldnt stop in middle and just go through, but all point for me is to find weakest points in system

 

[scalman]

removed wheel spacers and washed car, i think wheel spacers removing will solve my rear problems with tire not fitting in arch and in front all rubbing is gone too well for now as much as i did tested in dark but i cant hear that anything would touch, its not so cool looking maybe now but should work practical now ok in those flexes. one thing i little worried about inside as tire is so close to spring , i could just fit fingers there its just that small gap to spring, and when wheel moves down itsk inda comes even closer to spring .but on road i dont hear nyathing rubbing so maybe it will be ok . but its very close to spring there.

trunk with hi lift and other stuff

 

[scalman]

other thing about lift, with smaller previous tires yes it looked like lifted when it was lifted 2'' , but now those larger tires eaten that lift looks and it looks like stock outback now, so why is that ? where is my 5cm lift ?

doesnt look from side like 5cm lifted does it ?

so those larger tires made more ground clearance but that cv axle angle maybe not change that much well by looks at wheel its almost on same angle as was stock does it not ? i mean that gap between tire and fender now looks like without lift, well almost. my 2001 lifted looked like proper lifted from side, and with this you cant even tell almost. looks like i could do like another 5cm lift on it and then it still would look ok with those larger tires, does it . but another 5cm should be body lift then. just thinking

 

[Kevin]

Yes it's normal when you fill the wheel arches with rubber the vehicle looks normal.

another 5cm should be body lift then

Yes

 

[scalman]

Didnt worked out, out wheel spacers back because when rear wheel liftd in air it touches spring and not just touches but rams into it hard so you cant spin wheel with hand even. So those back and thid time hammered more that rear fender metal to bend it more inside , maybe that will help there.
Top pic car sits on wheels without wheel spacer some gap left and bottom pics when wheel lifted

So with spacer its enough space there now, not much still

fixed some my LPG injectors one that was bad found out about it more info how to take them apart and such , but mostly find that one part was not in correct height as it needed to be , so tried to fix it some at least. in place, didint took all them out. maybe other day i will take them all out , clean them and such. but for now car feels better allready on LPG