dude15099 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 hi guys. been reading some of your posts and you guys know your cars . after reading some i'm more mixed up now than what i was before reading. not from you guys .but from me in not knowing about subaru at all. i want to buy a 1992 loyale with a auto transmission. the car only has 69000 miles and looks great. but i don't like the automatic trans. a friend has a 1989 gl 5 speed 4 wheel drive with high and low 4x4. the frame is bad on it. will the 5 speed trans go into the loyale . i think both cars have a 1.8 engine. i'm hope i can switch the transmissions . thank you for your time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman18 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 yes it will swap into your car. You'll need the driveshaft, clutch, flywheel, possibly the rear diff as well, and a few wires and odds and ends. But well worth doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 What he said ^^. Well worth the time and effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
()__1337_CRAYOLA__()> Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 well... the auto is 4wd right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subystomper Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 You also need the clutch pedal and all hardware to go with it, the cable, the console, and did someone say the drive shaft? You may need that too. Hope this helps. Well worth the swap. I have had the 4wd auto and it slipped around corners and felt like it was gunna drop out when it kicked back in. Good luck, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude15099 Posted February 10, 2009 Author Share Posted February 10, 2009 well... the auto is 4wd right? no the car is two wheel right now. does that mean it won;t work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bratman18 Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 no the car is two wheel right now. does that mean it won;t work. It will work but you will need the whole rear crossmember with the rear diff etc. And then you'll have to drill out the holes to mount the assembly. It has been done and can be done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torxxx Posted February 10, 2009 Share Posted February 10, 2009 unless you got the car for really cheap, they arent worth converting over to 4wd anymore. You can go out and buy a 4wd wagon for 1000 bucks thats in nice shape. Do the swap if you have the parts car for free, but 2wd to 4wd is a PITA when there is thousands of 4wds already out there with 5 speeds that are probably in the same shape as the 2wd you are looking at buying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 unless you got the car for really cheap, they arent worth converting over to 4wd anymore. You can go out and buy a 4wd wagon for 1000 bucks thats in nice shape. Do the swap if you have the parts car for free, but 2wd to 4wd is a PITA when there is thousands of 4wds already out there with 5 speeds that are probably in the same shape as the 2wd you are looking at buying It could be worth it for him since it sounds like the cars are both available to him for next to nothing. Also, if one where installing a lift kit at the same time............everything would be apart back there anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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