my friend just picked up a 88 gl-10 turbo fulltime fourwheel drive I was wondering how the drive all works and what is it in the subaru family

my friend just picked up a 88 gl-10 turbo fulltime fourwheel drive I was wondering how the drive all works and what is it in the subaru family

 

Not to give you a hard time, but I don't quite understand your question.

-Jack

well the engine makes power which goes into the magic blue smoke in the transmission twhich transmits it to the tire through the use of kenitic energy the magic blue smoke allows maney different gear ratios allowing higher top speeds and faster pickup off the line

If it really is Fulltime 4wd it will either have a 4eat automatic or a S/R 5-speed with center diff lock.

It's really just a Legacy AWD tranny with the bellhousing for an EA series. They called AWD - Full Time 4WD back then. The RX, some GL-10's and the XT6 AWD all had it.

 

It's most likely single range with a diff lock, but there were dual range versions in the RX, and the XT6 had a single range with a 3.9 diff instead of a 3.7. All (except the auto) have the diff lock I'm pretty sure. Diff lock just turns it into a regular 4WD instead of AWD.

 

GD

It's really just a Legacy AWD tranny with the bellhousing for an EA series. They called AWD - Full Time 4WD back then. The RX, some GL-10's and the XT6 AWD all had it.

 

Except a Legacy AWD does not have a Diff Lock... the EA82 Full Time Box does.

so it sounds like it has a center diff which is lockable? would this be a good offroad car to be lifted and add tires or no

3.7 final ratio vs 3.9 in non turbo.

The low range of the full time 4wd tranny is not as low as the regular d/r

 

AWD has a limited slip center diff, the full time has an electronic locking center diff. The FT4wd may have a limited slip rear diff. Check it's tag.

An '89 GL-10 will almost certainly have an LSD, it was supposedly standard (though a couple have turned up without them). An '88 probably won't (extra cost option that year, but it was available).

An '89 GL-10 will almost certainly have an LSD, it was supposedly standard (though a couple have turned up without them). An '88 probably won't (extra cost option that year, but it was available).

 

As far as its position in the Subaru family...near the top of the hierarchy. Somewhat limited production (the wagons were more popular), not really sporty (not like the RX/XT/XT6), and not the most expensive/exotic. If it's an automatic, think of it as the current Outback 3.0R sedan--spendy, but not really exciting or top-of-the-line. If it's a manual, think Legacy GT-wolf in sheep's clothing.

 

Edit: Sorry, hit reply instead of edit above. If any mods want to clean this up a bit, feel free...my apologies.