Another stupd transaxle question (Sorry)

Hello,
Another dumb question. Sorry /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Is it possible to use 4WD transaxle in a 2WD application? If so what is required?


Thank You

Ted

 

[Bill D]

To my knowledge, no.

 

[Howard Jones]

Anything can be done with money but in this case there isn't a good reason to spend it. The 2WD versions of the audi's are many and cheep. It would cost many times the price of a 2WD audi transaxle to convert a 4WD to a 2WD. Even if you got the 4wheeler for free.

So... NO.

 

Bill, Howard,

Many thanks for your help.

So answer is NO.

Thank You
Ted

 

[Gary Gibbs]

From my memory of a conversation with a very experienced G50 rebuilder they routinely do this on a 4wd 6spd porsche style boxes converted to 2wd. Think it was California Motorsports.

 

[John W]

To do this to an Audi box you need to swap the output shaft and the rear casing, so it is a full strip/rebuild. The parts aren't cheap either.

On a 4wd box the output shaft is hollow so the rear output drive shaft can run through the middle of it from the diff.

A cheap method is to weld up the front/rear diff, and fit a cover plate to the back of the box, but it is longer too than a 2wd box, and may not fit in the car very nicely anyway.