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Old 03 May 2006, 09:31 PM
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I know it sounds strange, but i want to run permenant front wheel drive!

I've been running permenant rear wheel drive at my local club all of last season, and due to winning outright ( 112 points ahead of the guy in 2nd place ), The spoil sports are banning rear wheel drive impreza's !

Theres no way i can oppose or petittion this because i am in the vast minority being the only impreza owner in the club. I did try to tell them that an impreza would clean up, but was pretty much laughed at before i started racing it... there was talk of it having just too much power to get traction on dirt... so anyway, i showed them, but now i think they have taken the huff and outlawed me.

So in a vane attempt to get my own back, i plan to change class to front wheel drive, and preferably lock the diff. So if anyone has info or links on how to do this, i will be eternally gratefull.

Please help put a smile back on my face.
Old 03 May 2006, 10:05 PM
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dont some of the lower powered cars run 2wd?

will the box nit fit from one of them? if you are on dirt then it should not stress it to much?
Old 03 May 2006, 10:25 PM
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Dont know? Can anyone confirm..

Surprising how much stress load there is actuall, snapped drive shafts are common... 5-6000 rpm and dumping the clutch off the line, then spinning all the way until you hit a dry or hard patch, i used to run a r1 engined special build single seater, could'nt keep drive shafts in 1 piece !
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remove prop, weld centre and front diffs?
Old 04 May 2006, 09:57 PM
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Any pics of where to weld? i know it sounds easy, but have you looked in there?
Pics would be appreciated. Ta.
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