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Changing 4x4 front wheel drive to rear wheel drive only


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U could keep the 4wd tranny and just take out the front drive cv axles and put it in 4wd and now you have 2wd to the rear. I had that happen, I busted an axle and I thought the tranny was out, put it in 4wd and got home. Went to the tranny shop thinking the tranny was garbage and it was only a broken cv axle. It would save you a bunch of time and money. 

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Does anyone know what type of rear wheel drive manual transmission will fit a 1984 Subaru DL 4x4 wagon

 

Need more information.

 

 

There's nothing that's a direct, bolt-in.

 

 

There are probably hundreds of options with enough fabrication......

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Install a 4WD trans

Disassemble front axles and leave outer CV joints in hubs

keep it in 4WD.

You now have RWD.

 

 

best to research and see whats been done before. I seem to recall there's an EA82 car out there that's RWD.

Subaru has never offered a RWD vehicle in the use - not at least in an EA/ER and newer mainstream vehicle. 

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Install a 4WD trans

Disassemble front axles and leave outer CV joints in hubs

keep it in 4WD.

You now have RWD.

 

 

Subaru has never offered a RWD vehicle in the use - not at least in an EA/ER and newer mainstream vehicle. 

 

Correct. This was a custom job. I'll see if I can find it.

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