awd to fwd conversion??

[classic69]

are there any problems with taking off the driveshaft and the tranfer case and driving the car in 2wd mode? i will be swapping to a FWD manual as soon as possible but i need this as a temporary thing, any problems with this??

 

[tstkl]

i dont really know why you would want to, but there is this thing for sale, its called the vicious copling eliminator, it allows awd ppl to dyno on a fwd...aka it lets you drive as a fwd, and im sure you could remove most of the stuff after it..or if you just need the rear wheels not moving you could just have it installed...

 

[80OZT]

no idea why you would want to? but as above or just have it welded to permantly run fwd

 

[punishercb]

Haha, that's the first time I've heard that question. It's always been the other way around. Why exactly are you using a FWD transmission? Did you get a good deal on it or something?

 

[Ultimatedsm]

You will miss out on the AWD launch!!! FWD isn't that fun, because you don't go anywhere.

 

[Ultimatedsm]

When I said FWD isn't fun, I mean't to launch. But they are quicker on the highway due to less moving parts.

 

[BISHILVR]

I've been driving one for over a year with everything removed and it does just fine, no problems with anything, go ahead and rip everything out and roll dude.

 

[CyberEye]

I've been driving one for over a year with everything removed and it does just fine, no problems with anything, go ahead and rip everything out and roll dude.

From what I'm told, unless you have a fwd transmission in it, or a viscous coupler eliminator, your viscous coupler will, well, eat itself. Which is why my car has been sitting in the driveway for the past month ( ) while my slow ass mechanic gets me a new transfer case. If it was safe to drive with just the t-case and driveshaft off I'd still be driving it. Plus it had NO torque when I drove it home like that (hence the purpose of the VC, it's still trying to send torque to the rear wheels)

 

[kikkinbac]

So there was this guy i was talking to and he said that going the other way (FWD to AWD) was a bad idea and it would never run the same is this true? Also is it easy to find the parts to do this? Could i buy this guys 1g stuff for my 2g or is the suspension geometry different? sorry not trying to steal thread just asking a couple of question since we are on this topic.

 

[ChicksDigBoost]

The gas tank is in the way when going FWD to AWD