4th gen 4wd platform into 3rd gen 4wd wagon

drfinkdrfink Wagonist
in Engine & Drivetrain
Anyone ever done it? How different are the rear diff mounts?

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  • NZ-DB8RNZ-DB8R Moderator
    Completly different, i.e. not even remotely the same
  • bam-bambam-bam Council Member
    I haven't seen or heard of it being done. Doesn't the third gen have a straight axle?
  • spinoutspinout Band Wagon
    87 3rd gens are similar to 4th gens I've been told, don't know about the rear end though (RTAs, rear diff).
  • drfinkdrfink Wagonist
    3rd gens do have a straight axle. I think it would be cool to try to use the rear diff of the 3rd gen, with the d series engine, because the rear end of the third gens is a solid axle with a panhard bar. Could probably take some abuse.
  • AbideAbide Council Member
    I would love to see someone swap the whole suspension and drivetrain over. that would be an amazing project, but wow would it be quite a lot of work
  • HaydzHaydz Moderator
    drfink wrote: »
    3rd gens do have a straight axle. I think it would be cool to try to use the rear diff of the 3rd gen, with the d series engine, because the rear end of the third gens is a solid axle with a panhard bar. Could probably take some abuse.

    I have never heard of anyone blowing up a rear diff in an EE/EF Wagon. AFAIK it's pretty tough.
  • 503Wagon503Wagon moderator
    I've given a lot of thought to this, and done a ton of measuring. It is doable but wouldn't be easy. Would require a lot of fabrication. I see the benefits if one wanted to lift a wagon further than what we have done. We being the ones who just swap suspension over and lift it up a bit like I did in my writeup.

    Overall its really not worth it. Would just be something someone wanted to do to be different really.

    Although if someone has some other reasons or benefits to do it, by all means share. I'd love to hear them!
  • wagonef8wagonef8 Wagonist
    D16a1 swap out of a first gen integra would be cool
  • drfinkdrfink Wagonist
    Benefits in my mind would be 1. I have access to a clean rust free4wd 3rd gen for cheap 2. I have a fresh built vitara z6turbo ssetup, and 3. The tuneability of obd1 and aftermarket support for the d series.
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