awd ??

[mr2ordie]

a friend of mine who is into 4wd, said if i were to take out my front drive axles and plug the holes so no fluid would leak out, that it would make it rear wheel drive would that work???WTF

 

[Dream On]

It would be, but I can't really comment on how good it is for the car. I wouldn't recommend it personally though.

 

[joosdawg]

thatd be one ghetto rigged rwd setup, are you asking this because youd like to be rwd or just because your friend said "hey, u got awd if you want rwd just take the axles in front out and plug the holes."?

 

[reeper]

you will distroy the rear end of the car, it isnt designed to handle all the power of the motor.

 

[mr2ordie]

i have the 4 bolt rear that isnt strong enough

 

[joosdawg]

to be honest i dont think it would. Have you checked out the other rwd dsm's? they all dont have some upgraded diff beyond the stock 4bolt? check out buschur's website they have a rwd conversion and in the parts theres nothing to make the rear end stronger or replace it with anything.

 

[mr2ordie]

ok thanks

 

[joosdawg]

besides that you need a welded center diff, if you want more info PM me and i could hook u up

 

[madmike]

also the transaxle splits the power so you are going to be losing power to drive the car (torque loss) I dont have my factory manual handy but its like 65% to the front and 35% to the rear...

 

[knighteclipse1]

Why out of curiousity would you even consider this? AWD rules!

 

[Enki]

also the transaxle splits the power so you are going to be losing power to drive the car (torque loss) I dont have my factory manual handy but its like 65% to the front and 35% to the rear...

I thought DSMs have a true 50/50 setup?

 

[knighteclipse1]

I thought DSMs have a true 50/50 setup?

I have seen it argued both ways in these forums. It would be nice to get the correct answer though. Any takers?

 

[spoold]

I have seen it argued both ways in these forums. It would be nice to get the correct answer though. Any takers?

I agree 100 %, and i always hear it as being 100% true one way or another. I'd like to know too!

As per the original question; that would be a bad idea, the rear end wouldnt be able to handle it. Search www.streetfire.net for "wicked burnout", a guy with a 1g did exactly what you are asking. His rear end gave out shortly after i have heard. But it did make for a sweet burnout!

 

[natedogg814]

Like you guys said it been argued alot. I've always heard and read its more like 40 front 60 rear. But i dont know. Thats just some of the research I did.

 

[steve]

Guys, the factory says it's 50/50. We've posted the manual pages. What more do you need?

Seve

 

[GSTinCO]

It starts as 50/50 but with the viscous coupler it can change when it senses wheel slip.

 

[knighteclipse1]

Guys, the factory says it's 50/50. We've posted the manual pages. What more do you need?

Seve

Oh, just to hear it from you Steve Thanks for the info.

 

[steve]

Oh, just to hear it from you Steve

Wiseguy

Steve

 

[knighteclipse1]

HHmm... DSMWiseguy...kinda catchy....j/k