 4Wheel drive conversion, please help |
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 Aug 12, 2003 - 4:10 AM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Aug 30, '02 From Anaheim, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
lol, why not get a 240 then? -------------------- 1994 Celica GT4 WRC Edition
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Aug 12, 2003 - 12:53 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 4, '02 From Davenport Iowa Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
k - time to settle this debate...
Converting to AWD isnt worth it...period. Trust me I know I did this conversion almost 2 years ago. 1st off.. you dont need the GT4 floor boards.. that is Jarco or toysport trying to sell more parts. Relocating the gastank and cutting out ur sparetire well will do the job just fine. 2nd... Im not sure if you can even do this in the 96-99 celicas, that depends on how the exhaust is ran.. the 94-95's are already tunneled for a driveshaft except the exhaust runs thought that area so you have to relocate it. 3rd... most of the rear axle will fit fine on the rear but you will need springs and struts for the GT4. we did have to do a couple of welds to fully support the rear end though and that is where we messed up. when we welded the rear axle we where off on our measurements by just 2 to 3 degrees and what would happen is the rear end would try and steer the car to the right... which gets kinda scary at 100+ mph. an alignment to counter this would help but only for about 1-2 weeks.. It just became too much of a hassle to keep up with it, so when I tore my car apart this last time I took the time to weigh my options and after about 6 months of debating which way to go.. and a nice offer for the rearend parts, I decided to scrap the awd and just return to FWD. Point is.. YES IT CAN BE DONE... but is it worth it? I dont really think so but if you could have a shop do it and make sure everything is dead one then yea go for it. BTW as for using a 5th gen alltrac rearend.. I would believe this would work just fine.. have been told that the rear axle is almost identical to the 6th gen one the only problem I could think off that you would run into is the drive shaft not being the right length but a good transmission or machine shop would be able to make a new driveshaft for 100-200 range. --------------------  99 project version 3.0.. hello SEMA 2010 =) |
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Aug 12, 2003 - 7:16 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 9, '02 From Longmont, CO Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Because a 6th gen Celi looks 10x's better than a 240 IMHO. Neverstop--Have you ever posted any pics of your car when it had the AWD conversion? Do you have any? |
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Aug 12, 2003 - 10:22 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From Anaheim, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
my 97 has the well for the drive shaft.
and my exhaust is in it too. -------------------- 1994 Celica GT4 WRC Edition
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Aug 16, 2003 - 7:14 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 30, '02 From Anaheim, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
the rear differential is all that is interchangeable between the 5th gen and 6th gen. other then that, you wont be able to use 5th gen parts. the floor pan is a must because of what gt2gt4 said, it has the diff. mounting points. its a lot of work and should not be taken lightly. any one that is mechanically inclined could do it, but you would need the tools, the time, and the money. -------------------- 1994 Celica GT4 WRC Edition
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