Poor man's 2WD conversion
#47
Taking the front diff off is not difficult but it creates new problems that require solutions to keep the car safe to drive. I pulled my diff on my GT700 car and took her for a drive. The rears spun through the first two gears and well into third. The front of the car was slightly higher than the rear. The car was very light on the front under high boost.
To solve the traction problem I put some Toyo R888s 315/30/18 on the rear which fixed that issue. The stock coilovers are not adjustable so I bought a PSS10 which again remedied the problem with the suspension.
So the cost for going RWD for me was about $5000. It's still alot less than a GT2 but not an insignificant amount of money and time. For me it was worth it and I would never put the car back to RWD.
To solve the traction problem I put some Toyo R888s 315/30/18 on the rear which fixed that issue. The stock coilovers are not adjustable so I bought a PSS10 which again remedied the problem with the suspension.
So the cost for going RWD for me was about $5000. It's still alot less than a GT2 but not an insignificant amount of money and time. For me it was worth it and I would never put the car back to RWD.
Last edited by MBailey; 08-10-2010 at 07:42 AM.
#50
I still need to solve the suspension "issue" associated with going RWD.
BUT, I can't even imagine going back to AWD, the car is really alive now, you can feel she's happier to rev, and not to mention the overall better feeling of thr steering.
You realy need coilovers tho...especially if you have more power than stock.
BUT, I can't even imagine going back to AWD, the car is really alive now, you can feel she's happier to rev, and not to mention the overall better feeling of thr steering.
You realy need coilovers tho...especially if you have more power than stock.
#51
I still need to solve the suspension "issue" associated with going RWD.
BUT, I can't even imagine going back to AWD, the car is really alive now, you can feel she's happier to rev, and not to mention the overall better feeling of thr steering.
You realy need coilovers tho...especially if you have more power than stock.
BUT, I can't even imagine going back to AWD, the car is really alive now, you can feel she's happier to rev, and not to mention the overall better feeling of thr steering.
You realy need coilovers tho...especially if you have more power than stock.
#52
what "issue" are you regarding to?
A good cilover setup and good swaybars will erase the issue.
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