1LE
20+ Year Contributor
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- Aug 1, 2002
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Sylvania,
Ohio
What's the bare minimum parts I need to swap to go from AWD to FWD? Can we pull the driveshaft, replace the rear-end and hack/weld anything in the trans to make it not care that there's nothing to drive back there anymore? I have a trans with some really nice custom built internals in it, hate to have to swap it out for a stock FWD specific trans.
I'll just proactively answer the first question... "Why?". Wheel bearing died in the left rear. The assembly is a big ball of rust. Not all the damaged parts are available new anymore (either OEM or elsewhere) and all the used ones we've come across so far have been in even worse condition.
I'd rather have a FWD DSM that can move than an AWD DSM that's a large paperweight.
I'll just proactively answer the first question... "Why?". Wheel bearing died in the left rear. The assembly is a big ball of rust. Not all the damaged parts are available new anymore (either OEM or elsewhere) and all the used ones we've come across so far have been in even worse condition.
I'd rather have a FWD DSM that can move than an AWD DSM that's a large paperweight.