Hey, me and MIlemaker13 were thinking about an idea. We both like the easy engagement of the pushbutton setup. Around here in winter you will encounter clear, plowed roads, Then take one left and all of a sudden you're in 6 inches of snow. Some times you don't even make a turn, the roads can just be patchy with drifts. I don't like to have to grab for a second lever when I need my 4wd quick. And trying to hit 4 but not 4 LO. BUT, the D/R trans is obviously better for off-road. We have seen the dual stick *2wd LO* modification. That's when it hit me. Why can't we have both setups?

 

here is the "can it be doen question"

 

1. Could you take a D/R tranny, set it up with a seperate lever to control the HI/LO

 

2. Take the tail section of a S/R and it's vaccum servo and cable(which controls all the 4wd transfer) and bolt it on to the rear of the D/R case.

 

3. Leave the Hi/LO shifter in high for normal driving. Use the pushbutton setup to switch in and out of 4wd. Shift Hi/LO lever manually when LO range is needed, 2 or 4wd.

 

would it work? Would the 2 sections mate? Phiz?

heh, what about a dual range 2wd tranny, to turn any old stock 2-wheeler into a sleeper at the redlight?? I'm probly just blatantly displaying my ignorance, but whadevah.. if the retrofit Gloyale is talking about is possible, then why not the 2wd, right? :-p

heh, what about a dual range 2wd tranny, to turn any old stock 2-wheeler into a sleeper at the redlight?? I'm probly just blatantly displaying my ignorance, but whadevah.. if the retrofit Gloyale is talking about is possible, then why not the 2wd, right? :-p

 

Well, we're not modifing any part of the dualrange setup. Just attachin a seperate lever to it. It's all contained up in the front section above the differential. The part we are talkin bout swapping is the tail section. I think a 2WD tail section has differnt shaft/bearing/gear setup. to do a 2wd like this you'd basically have to turn a 4wd trans into a 2wd. And there would be no point in that. You could just put the DR trans into a 2wd car and not hook up the rear driveline. You'd need to somehow plug up the rear so as to not lose fluid.

 

And you'd wind up so quick, you'd have to shift 3 times before you got to 30 mph. Subaru trannys are not real happy with forced shifts, so the honda you're racing would pull ahead while you're grabbing frantically for shifts.

I've been wanting to try this mod for awhile, but have yet to find a good D/R at a reasonable price. (like, less than $200 at my door)

Yes.

 

 

But you would need to custom build a low range shifter rod for your original 4WD/LO selector lever. At the moment the low range is operated through the casing that holds your 4WD gears. So with a S/R rear end you won't be able to hook up the standard selector rod at all.

 

If you want 2wd, why not pick a honda.. :-p Sorry, just had too.

 

FT4WD 1.59D/R FTW!!!

Yes.

 

 

But you would need to custom build a low range shifter rod for your original 4WD/LO selector lever. At the moment the low range is operated through the casing that holds your 4WD gears. So with a S/R rear end you won't be able to hook up the standard selector rod at all.

 

If you want 2wd, why not pick a honda.. :-p Sorry, just had too.

 

FT4WD 1.59D/R FTW!!!

 

Sweet! so the S/R rear section will bolt to the D/R front case? Shafts and gearsinside are the same just the selector is different? Awesome

We knew that the Hi/Lo lever will need to be rigged seperate from the 4wd control. Kick butt.

Not 100% sure, but about 98%... I'll have a quick look in the top cover of my S/R and D/R and get back to you

Yes, they are interchangable.