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Ok so I changed my 2wd 92 loyale to 4wd d/r 5 speed, which is just awesome. but I have a few little problems. Maybe you guys can help me. And if anyone wants to know how to do a 2wd to 4wd conversion pm or what not

 

email: crashed240z@yahoo.com

 

1.) wagon has honda springs, but it has stock 2wd springs in the front. after the conversion it sits really high in the back! It has a serious rake to it, which wasn't their before. Is the gl rear suspension different then a loyale's? or are my front springs too soft?

 

2.) Then the d/r tranny is missing some electronic sender or something because my check engine light came on right after installation. their is a 2 wire plug from the car's harness which the 2wd tranny had and the d/r dosen't. anyone know what it is, or how to rewire it, or make the light shut off?

any help in this matter is much appreciated!

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The light is code 51, the neutral switch. I know this from experience but have not yet got around to finding a solution because my car is almoast FUBAR.

 

Thanx man I appriciate that, saves me some time.

 

sorry about your your offroad trip gone bad. I'd throw another motor in. junkyards are your friend!

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yep, FWD struts are shorter than 4WD struts, and I think loyale struts are shorter than GL struts. plus the honda spring, I bet you've got a crazy rake going there!

 

yep, neutral switch, older gl's had a clutch switch, newer ea82's had it on the tranny. it'll throw the code, but that's about it, as far as I can tell...

 

oh yea, and how did you go about attaching the center driveshaft bearing?

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oh yea, and how did you go about attaching the center driveshaft bearing?

 

For now i have a 3 foot flat bar which is 3/8" thick bolted to the floor pans. 2 bolts per pan. Also the driveshaft bearing's mounting holes are offset a 1/4" like this _ - so I put a 3/4" spacer under one and an inch spacer under the other, bolted it to the flat bar and bolted it to the floor pans. works great from what I can tell.

 

Problem with the struts being shorter is that i didn't change struts. They are stock struts. The rears only have honda springs nothing else. they are 2wd struts all around. so am i missing something? is the rear suspension different in a gl?

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