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Shooter83 · 04-16-2008, 07:35 PM

well it's obvious this thread was the beginning of something special!
look at my more current swaps:

*Picture Intensive* Over the top 100% AWD frame conversion on my Stealth ES <condensed write up version of this thread
*Picture Intensive* Bare minimal AWD conversion on DigiiManDans car
*Picture Intensive* Twin Turbo Swap & AWD Conversion on ReD3kgt95r's 1995 3000GT Base
Twin Turbo & AWD Swap on Kadams2822 1999 3000GT Base

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EDIT: Finished at last! the way my car was supposed to be

YouTube - AWD Dodge Stealth ES

well i've just finished extracting the parts i need to do an AWD conversion to my FWD car. most people don't understand why you cannot simply install the Z16A (AWD) rear end in a Z11A (FWD) car, i will do my best to first explain why.

for some reason that i cannot figure out, mitsu decided to design and install two different rear ends for the FWD car & AWD car. instead of simply using the AWD rear end without the rear diff or c/v axles. in order for them to use different rear suspensions, they had to design different mounting methods for each rear end.

first, on the rear of the FWD cars, the rear struts are mounted closer towards the front of the car. while in AWD cars, the struts are farther back towards the rear of the car to clear the c/v axle. because of this, our platform has two different types of inner fender wells/strut braces, one for AWD, and one for FWD. you can see an animated picture i made showing the difference in this thread:http://www.florida3s.com/forum/showt...%22#post105324

second, the FWD rear end uses trailering arm mounts that are installed on the frame rail, while the AWD cars have a mounting plate to connect the rear sub-frame. you can see this differance here: http://florida3s.com/forum/showpost....4&postcount=18

third, the FWD cars rear end is held in by 4 studs coming out of the frame. the rear of the AWD rear end only uses two of these and they are longer and thicker then the ones used to hold in the FWD rear end. you can see this here: http://florida3s.com/forum/showpost....1&postcount=22

and finally, the FWD cars have 2 of the 4 needed studs used to hold in the drive shaft. the rearward set contains both studs, but the forward set is missing both studs in the brace. you can see the Z16A brace and Z11A brace in the last attached picture of this post. and you see can see my progress here: http://florida3s.com/forum/showpost....6&postcount=65

here are some interesting pics i took of the extracted Z16A parts for my conversion:

04-16-2008, 07:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Shooter83 ^Human 3S Wikipedia Name: Evan Drives: AWD Stealth ES Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Lake Worth, FL Posts: 6,067 Rep Power: 71	My AWD Conversion well it's obvious this thread was the beginning of something special! look at my more current swaps: Picture Intensive Over the top 100% AWD frame conversion on my Stealth ES <condensed write up version of this thread Picture Intensive Bare minimal AWD conversion on DigiiManDans car Picture Intensive Twin Turbo Swap & AWD Conversion on ReD3kgt95r's 1995 3000GT Base Twin Turbo & AWD Swap on Kadams2822 1999 3000GT Base ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDIT: Finished at last! the way my car was supposed to be YouTube - AWD Dodge Stealth ES well i've just finished extracting the parts i need to do an AWD conversion to my FWD car. most people don't understand why you cannot simply install the Z16A (AWD) rear end in a Z11A (FWD) car, i will do my best to first explain why. for some reason that i cannot figure out, mitsu decided to design and install two different rear ends for the FWD car & AWD car. instead of simply using the AWD rear end without the rear diff or c/v axles. in order for them to use different rear suspensions, they had to design different mounting methods for each rear end. first, on the rear of the FWD cars, the rear struts are mounted closer towards the front of the car. while in AWD cars, the struts are farther back towards the rear of the car to clear the c/v axle. because of this, our platform has two different types of inner fender wells/strut braces, one for AWD, and one for FWD. you can see an animated picture i made showing the difference in this thread:http://www.florida3s.com/forum/showt...%22#post105324 second, the FWD rear end uses trailering arm mounts that are installed on the frame rail, while the AWD cars have a mounting plate to connect the rear sub-frame. you can see this differance here: http://florida3s.com/forum/showpost....4&postcount=18 third, the FWD cars rear end is held in by 4 studs coming out of the frame. the rear of the AWD rear end only uses two of these and they are longer and thicker then the ones used to hold in the FWD rear end. you can see this here: http://florida3s.com/forum/showpost....1&postcount=22 and finally, the FWD cars have 2 of the 4 needed studs used to hold in the drive shaft. the rearward set contains both studs, but the forward set is missing both studs in the brace. you can see the Z16A brace and Z11A brace in the last attached picture of this post. and you see can see my progress here: http://florida3s.com/forum/showpost....6&postcount=65 here are some interesting pics i took of the extracted Z16A parts for my conversion: Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Shooter83; 02-03-2010 at 02:07 AM..