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Too much weight. Subarus aren't very capable tow rigs.

Typically they use the same wire. The idiot light is an on/off switch inside the sensor on the engine and the dash has a light bulb. The gauge sender just varies resistance and the gauge reacts to that. Same plug in the cluster and same connector on the engine.

You're just trying to be an enabler, aren't you? Trouble is, I can't flat tow the Subaru or put it on a tow dolly. And a car hauler would exceed the tow rating on the truck.

I'm going through that area in a couple of weeks. Too bad the Subaru won't have enough to tow that back with me...

Sometimes you just need a little bagpipe in your rock 'n roll to start your Monday.

That's a good name for this project....

I decided to go ahead and fix everything in the suspension and steering. I did ball joints and all the tie rod ends, along with wheel bearings when I refurbished the front axle a while back. The steering shaft had loose joints. The steering gear box was loose as well. The rubber bushings were beyond shot so the axle would move side to side. Turns out, the steering stabilizer used a plate to mount the shock that stuck between the spring and the axle housing. Because of that plate, the pin on the spring didn't align in the hole on the spring perch. Since it came with a Rough Country lift kit, I decided to swap out the crappy springs and shocks while I was doing bushings. I dropped the steering gear box and replaced it along with the steering shaft. I upgraded to a MORE steering box mount that adds strength. The rear springs were swapped out without a ton of trouble beyond the standard bolt rusted to the sleeve in the bushing in the fixed end. In the end, 3 of the 4 required a Swazall to get them out. And they got new 9/16" bolts at all 4 corners. The shackle bolts all came out fine. I've been getting the front end swapped out but it's hot in the afternoon which slows progress. I got the front springs in but I need to get them properly torqued to the axle. And I need to get the steering hooked back up. While the steering box was out, I mounted the Warn winch blate base pieces to the frame. The steering box blocks one of the nuts. Good progress overall but a bit more to go before it's back on the road.

I can look at my 2 parts donors. Both 1993s. I could probably give you a motor and arm if you like.

I've been on an obscure 80s kick off and on for a while.

It works well enough. Very small bits are hard to line up right. But it does give life to worn out bits.

I've had JKS on several Jeeps. Happy with all of them. I would shoot some grease in them when greasing steering joints every oil change. That seemed to be enough.