can an 86 d/r wagon be safely towed on a tow dolly as is, or does the rear driveshaft need to be disconnected?

can an 86 d/r wagon be safely towed on a tow dolly as is, or does the rear driveshaft need to be disconnected?

I towed my '83 d/l wagon and my '86 d/l hatch on a tow dolly as is with no problems, just kept it at the speed limit.

it only takes like 5 minutes to disconnect the rear driveshaft....

 

i'd recommend that. that way, you KNOW you're alright

I towed a 84 wagon with a dolly and had no problem

you only need to disconnect the drive shaft if it is fulltime 4wd other wise keep it in fwd and your good

....do they make a dual range...2 wheel drive transmission? and if its not single range 4wd.. its not fulltime? <---confused???

nuclearbacon - with the subaru trannies, when NOT engaged in 4wd they run in FRONT wheel drive. this goes for the pushbutton versions as well as the dual range versions.

 

there are several "types" of drivetrain -

2wd is front wheel drive only

4wd pushbutton (button on gear selector to engage)

4wd dual range (separate lever to select hi, low or 2whl)

and full time 4whl drive (or all wheel drive)

 

the first three can safely be towed on a dolly as long as they are in 2 whl mode.

the last one MUST have the rear drive unit disconnected before towing on a dolly to prevent damage - prefered method of moving is on a flatbed, all four wheels off the ground.

 

Hope that clears it up for you.

thanks for the help, sounds like it's fine? this will be a ~4 hour trip at 60-70mph.