May 22, 200718 yr It will so long as it is not the big one piece console like in some auto cars. I have a radio console from a 2wd hatch in my 4wd hatch.
December 17, 200718 yr Author It will so long as it is not the big one piece console like in some auto cars. I have a radio console from a 2wd hatch in my 4wd hatch. Its actually the big one peice part out of a 5 speed 2WD.
December 17, 200718 yr Won't fit without modifications. The transmission tunnel sheet metal is physically different and larger. Of all the tunnels the 2WD 5 speed was the smallest. My lifted wagon had that console originally. I swapped it for the 4WD stuff. GD
December 17, 200718 yr The 2WD shifter sits farther back than the 4WD. No it will not fit, not even modifications will allow it. You would have to destroy the console or move your shifter.
December 17, 200718 yr I suspected something like that, but I never tried it out myself so I wasn't sure. What I do know speaks to the validity of that claim though as I had to elongate the shifter hole rearward in order to fit a stock 4 speed shifter into my formerly 2WD 5 speed wagon. GD
December 17, 200718 yr Will a 2WD radio box fit into a 4WD car?No. 2WD box is one piece and 4WD box is in two halves. 2WD box interferes with the 4WD linkage and you have trouble shifting gears. Odd, my neighbor just had that problem tonight. We spent about an hour trying to make the 2WD console work and finally gave up. I guess it could be done but we ran out of daylight and packed it in.
December 18, 200718 yr Author I had to cut my trans tunnel to swap in the EA82 5 speed, so that might work out. I would really like this to work since it would give my dash area a lot more functionality. I'm going to give it a try anyway. On a related note, do you think that a short throw shifter would allow the appropriate clearance? I've been thinking about doing Skip's shifter mod...
August 8, 200817 yr Author The research continues... I installed the upper 2WD mounting bracket and modified the lower bracket to fit the drill holes in the factory 4WD transmission tunnel. The shifter is indeed very close to the console, but I think it will work out. I also need to verify that the modern stereo will still clear the shifter and heater core.
August 9, 200817 yr The research continues... I installed the upper 2WD mounting bracket and modified the lower bracket to fit the drill holes in the factory 4WD transmission tunnel. The shifter is indeed very close to the console, but I think it will work out. I also need to verify that the modern stereo will still clear the shifter and heater core. Depends on what deck you get. But in general, they stick out at least a inch.
August 11, 200817 yr I got mine to be flush with the rest of the dash. It was super tight but it fit.
August 11, 200817 yr Author Yesterday I trimmed the underside of the shifter area to clear the EA81 style 4WD shifter. After seeing what needed to be done, the current setup is a prototype. A LOT of material had to be removed around the shifter hole to clear the drive selector and it will look kind of cheesy until I figure out how to deal with that. Now the work begins on the stereo, power mirror switch and gauges. I test fit the stereo from my old setup and it appears that I will have enough room to mount the stereo comfortably, but I'll have to remove the console to unplug the head unit, so space back there will be tight for sure.
September 26, 200817 yr Author Finally uploaded some pictures of the swap and the finished product. http://rides.webshots.com/album/82375733opxCiZ?vhost=rides&start=24 Edited September 26, 200817 yr by carfreak85
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