I have a well used 88d/l wagon that has rusted out in the wrong place. It is a awd. I also have an 88 d/l 2wd with a good body. Has anyone swapped a 4wd setup into a 2wd? If so what issues did you run into?

mr. radon at xt6.net has an excellent thread about this with pictures and details. he converted from FWD automatic to AWD Manual. he didn't have too many troubles, but he is very proficient. he did have to create some mounting holes that others with FWD already had in place. so it sort of depends on your vehicle. if the mounting holes are already there (and often they are) that's certainly much easier. if they arent' then it gets trickier. for the XT6 it seems some have them, some don't.

 

center driveshaft support, rear crossmember mounting location, and rear diff mount are the ones that you would hope are present. in yours, i would bet they would be. a peak under the car would tell you if the center driveshaft mounting holes are in place. that's 2 bolts on either side of the center indent that houses the driveshaft so to speak.

 

swap over the rear end - hub assemblies, axles, driveshaft and diff and you should be golden.