it is clear that many have benefited from my info on the AWD conversion process, yet nobody has been kind enough to give credit where it's due..
with that said:
If any of my AWD conversion threads have helped you on your journey to converting your FWD car to accept the AWD rear subframe. then please give credit where it is due, and share the info that helped you become AWD, by adding a simple link to this thread, in your thread. if not, i will forever frown upon you...
and another FWD car that has graduated into manhood! this time i did "the one day" bare minimum AWD conversion, the complete opposite of the conversion i did to my car
. the car this conversion is being done on, is
Digiimandan3kgt's 1995 3000GT base. i had a very limited time frame on when this could be completed, so i wanted to make this as easy as possible. thanks to
Chask for some ideas/lending of tools. and
Bob The Great for the strut fix & DS fix.
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THIS SPACE WILL BE FOR EPIC FUTURE 15T AWD LAUNCH VIDEO
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you have four things you have to deal with when installing the Z16A AWD rear sub-frame to the Z11A FWD chassis. read up on my thread for more detail:
Shooter83's 100% Complete AWD Conversion (pic heavy) - 3000GT/Stealth International Message Center
1. in the rear, the FWD cars have a trailing arm mount. and AWD cars have a sub-frame mounting base.
2. the FWD rearward sub frame studs protruding from the frame are too small in diameter, and too short to pass through the AWD rear sub-frame.
3. the FWD cars only have two of the four mounting studs for the drive-shaft.
4. because of the differences in height, location, and angle of the rear strut towers between AWD and FWD cars. a rubber bushing needs to be added to the rear struts, to help give more of an angle like the AWD strut tower would.
