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FWD 5spd swap
well as it turns out my 94 L went through it's second transmission
and although i've been trying to get a rebuilt one, the price is...well a little crazy so, i looked at the kit from smallcar and it's cheaper then the 4EAT and it got me thinking....ive wanted to do a 5spd swap so why not now, however, im only FWD and im not sure if that kit would work. i called and asked and the owner (im guessing) and he said that all they have to do is cap off the rear where the rear driveshaft comes out....is that a safe move? would there be any problems? any help would be greatful p.s. has anyone had any trouble with that company's transmission? |
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Re: FWD 5spd swap
Unless you have a real desire to stay FWD, swapping to an AWD 5MT should be just about as much work as swapping to a FWD 5MT. All you have to do is swap in the rear diff, drive shaft and rear axles, IIRC. Which, in the grand scheme of doing a 5MT swap to begin with, isn't all that much more work.
Someone correct me if I'm wrong... I've never been under a FWD SVX.
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Re: FWD 5spd swap
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FWD on the right, AWD on the left Tom |
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