Centrifugal Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 not sure if this would be the right forum to post this in so mods feel free to shunt the thread elsewhere. anyway, i like drifting. i also like rallying. i also am trying to get ahold of a first-gen legacy. sooo, in light of reading threads on NASIOC etc. regarding RWD conversions for WRXs and STIs, i was wondering if it would be possible to semi-easily convert a legacy to RWD just by welding or disconnecting something. i kind of know what i'm doing, but only kind of. so feel free to not get super-technical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamal Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 http://www.rocketrally.com/managed/mod-CMpro-viewpage-pageid-91.phtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrifugal Posted April 18, 2007 Author Share Posted April 18, 2007 thanks for the link, but that's a crapload of money. isn't there a more ghetto-riggable way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericem Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 thats very expensive! i heard one guy did it and he said he "welded the diff"?? i don't know how to do it, but i guess it can be done, maybe some JB weld? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reveeen Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 How I would do it: Adapt older style (EA82) transmission to 2.2 (EJ22) (selectable 4WD transmission), leave front axles out (but outer CV joints installed to retain the front hubs), make driveshaft (unless you find one that fits), lock in 4WD, and have at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86BRATMAN Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 I've heard of doing this before and put in a bit of research when I had my 95 wagon. Basically you would weld the center diff just like to offroaders do to their rear diff, remove the front axles, and bolt the outer join back in the hub to keep the wheel bearings happy. Drift away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodsWagon Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 with the manual tranny, just pull one of the front axels, leave the outer end in and pop the outer CV apart. Drive the car around for a bit. The center diff should overheat and start baking toghether pretty quick. Give it a few drive cycles, and it should bake toghether fairly solid. If it doesn't sieze solid enough, then you could take the tranny apart and weld the center diff up. Someone needs to test how solid the viscous diffs will fuse together. If you want to go RWD anyway, you're the perfect candidate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamal Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 with the manual tranny, just pull one of the front axels, leave the outer end in and pop the outer CV apart. Drive the car around for a bit. The center diff should overheat and start baking toghether pretty quick. Give it a few drive cycles, and it should bake toghether fairly solid. If it doesn't sieze solid enough, then you could take the tranny apart and weld the center diff up. Someone needs to test how solid the viscous diffs will fuse together. If you want to go RWD anyway, you're the perfect candidate. No that's not how it works. When the viscous coupling overheats, the fluid loses it's ability to resist shear, meaning no power transfer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmanaenk Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 I'm no expert, but here's a dude selling smth similar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamal Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 I'm no expert, but here's a dude selling smth similar actually search that guy's posts there and on nasioc. He has a welded center diff and drifts his outback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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