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'88 Turbo Vortex with 5 stud hubs
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 11:59 am
by sammynb
On ebay today a 1988 turbo Vortex standard with 5 stud hubs was sold.
I thought only the XT6 left the factory with these?
Anyone seen one before?
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... TQ:AU:1123
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 2:48 pm
by RSR 555
Never seen the XT4 with 5 stud but it may have been converted using XT6 stuff.. I remember about 10 years ago bringing lots of XT6 stuff from Japan. I'm sure it happened all over Aus. To my memory too, that front bumper bar and side indicators are imports also.
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 6:00 pm
by sven '2'
Recall a thread years ago about when the models approached EOL, cars would be made up from leftovers - esp for the OS market.
Nice car - owner obviously knows its rarity...
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 6:07 pm
by H-top
WRX Struts?
my 1989 was all AX7 gear.....ripped off
Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 11:47 pm
by Johnny T
I was interested in this car awhile ago, everything in it was original except for the hub conversion.
If anyone knows if there are anymore working vortexs can you please send me a PM.
Thanks
Johnny T
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 12:35 am
by steptoe
The five stud hubs were bigger brakes eh T'subaru?
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 11:46 am
by T'subaru
steptoe wrote:The five stud hubs were bigger brakes eh T'subaru?
Yessir:)...love the xt6 brakes
Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 2:02 pm
by RSR 555
Bigger brakes than XT4s yes but exactly the same as Aussie delivered Gen1 Liberty
they use the same hub as the EJ series cars.. they even had the awesomely great front air struts that came in the Gen1 Ser1 AWD D/R Liberty.
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:19 pm
by steptoe
So, if this car featured on ebay has had a hub conversion to five stud what are the mags from?
Look so much like these don't they ?
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:30 pm
by steptoe
Hey look TOONGS [img]yada%20yada%20yada[/img] WORKED !! from memory
Found the pic online, tried to copy it did not work, then viewed it, copied its location and viola !
(viola and merd - the only two words of French I know
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Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:33 pm
by steptoe
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 0529935831
don't click on this just get a time out clock ??
[img] did not work
[img]ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?VISuperSize&item=190529935831[/img]
Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2011 9:43 pm
by steptoe
OK, found a subtle difference there now.....
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:25 am
by Gannon
are you trying to copy ebay images and paste them here?
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 9:37 am
by steptoe
uh huh! Are they gonna come get me?
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 11:06 am
by RSR 555
steptoe wrote:So, if this car featured on ebay has had a hub conversion to five stud what are the mags from?
Look so much like these don't they ?
The ones on the Ebay car are the genuine XT6 wheels.
The ones on this XT Turbo are genuine 4 stud that were optional when new. Very pricey so you don't see many around.
Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2011 1:45 pm
by discopotato03
Um , no XT6 brakes are unique to that breed all round well USDM ones anyway .
What Subaru used was a knuckle casting similar to but not exactly the same as first generation Libs . The vertical section is wider and I believe there is some difference in the inner front hub bearing and or it grease seal .
Probably the most significant difference is the wide caliper mounting bolt holes because Subaru lifted the L Series handbrake caliper and used them on XT6s . The caliper is actuallly the only comon assembly in the front of an XT6 . Actually the DOJ is RX L Series too .
If you look up XT6 front disc dimensions I believe they are slightly narrower and fractionally larger diameter than 1st gen Lib .
If you are going to do 5 stud conversions to XT4/L Series you really need to use all XT6 bits or all Lib/Imp bits .
If you could get them XT6 bits are the easiest because a Vortex is basically a wider two door L Series with an identity crisis and a sweet on Buck Rogers ...