Alex GL-10 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 My friend wanted to know if you could take the front axels out of his 95 Legacy and drive it around with RWD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andyjo Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 i wouldn't.... there's that whole issue with the tranny trying to power the front, and not being able to... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LosDiosDeVerde86 Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 i wouldn't....there's that whole issue with the tranny trying to power the front, and not being able to... agreed. the power just doesn't work that way. there are ways to convert it to rw but i don't know what it is and that's not it. it has been done though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex GL-10 Posted December 11, 2005 Author Share Posted December 11, 2005 I don't know what kind of a person would want to make a AWD subaru into a RWD. That just takes the fun out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodsWagon Posted December 11, 2005 Share Posted December 11, 2005 If it was a manual tranny, Yes, you can convert it to RWD. But then you can NEVER GO BACK to Awd. The manual trannys have a silicone liquid that hardens as it heats up, giving a LSD effect to the center differential. When that fluid overheats enough, it becomes a solid. Permanently. So the car now has a locked center differential. This lets you drive the car in RWD with the front halfshaft removed, but if the front halfshafts are ever replaced, the car will experience major binding on turns. So it's a one way street, with a new tranny needed if he ever wants to go back to AWD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zyewdall Posted December 12, 2005 Share Posted December 12, 2005 If he put a 4wd transmission in it from an EA82 car instead of the AWD transmission the legacies came with then it's not problem. I ran my '82 GL as a rear wheel drive for a while when I stripped a front hub on it. But why? If you want to slide around ineffectually in the snow, get a '70's american V-8 coupe with an auto transmission and bald tires.... don't nueter a subaru. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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