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How hard is it to make a 2WD a 4WD??
Can it be done?? What would I need for the swap?
Thanks Jeff |
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AWD Trans
AWD TCU AWD Rear subframe Driveshaft Rear Diff Rear Axles
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It's INCREDIBLY EASY! Just take it to your nearest tom and say "plz make it happen..."
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Re: How hard is it to make a 2WD a 4WD??
Are the two rear hubs( with rear wheel bearings) required as well???
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Re: How hard is it to make a 2WD a 4WD??
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Re: How hard is it to make a 2WD a 4WD??
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(My feeble and weak attempt at applying a Chuck Norris style joke to the two Toms)
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Re: How hard is it to make a 2WD a 4WD??
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IF you have ABS on the FWD-piece of cake. Lee
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Re: How hard is it to make a 2WD a 4WD??
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It does not matter if there is ABS or not. You reuse the same hubs from the car.. Just route the sensor wires the same way they were on the old subframe. Even if you do not have ABS on your FWD you can use ABS hubs, the sensors and tone rings just don't do anything. There are no spline differences in the hubs themselves, they simply have a spindle/axle stub Tom |
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Re: How hard is it to make a 2WD a 4WD??
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I ran ABS hubs on my FWD non ABS car for one bearing iteration. (removed them from my parts car) Once I replaced the bearings, I put the correct hubs back on. Lee
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Re: How hard is it to make a 2WD a 4WD??
ah, I understand.. Personally I hate ABS but this is from a performance aspect and not a daily driving. The wiring would be intense to run a whole ABS system as I don't think much of it is there
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