zerobalance
Well-known member
Sorta 4x4 related, figure I'm safe in newb.
Rear engine vehicle (VW bus), thinking of ways to make it all wheel drive. There were syncro Vanagons, that used a drive off the main shaft of the trans for a front output like so:
They work ok, but are stupid expensive and not really tough. I've been trying to come up with a way to have a modern rear engine, with a driveshaft to a diff in the front. The probably easiest option is to get a subaru transmission and run a reversed ring and pinion, still expensive and not super robust.
The ideal solution would be using the engine transverse, with an awd transmission, then figure out how to get the formerly rear output to the front wheels somehow, this would use all off the shelf parts that are pretty tough and easy to find everywhere. The problem is how to get the front drive pointed the right way.
How the OEM version is layed out
Who has some crazy ideas? Could be other than VW parts, I can machine adapters and whatnot. Ive been considering how I can modify the rear diffs to be a sort of angle box, they have a 1:1 ratio and I have 7 or 8 of them.
Rear engine vehicle (VW bus), thinking of ways to make it all wheel drive. There were syncro Vanagons, that used a drive off the main shaft of the trans for a front output like so:
They work ok, but are stupid expensive and not really tough. I've been trying to come up with a way to have a modern rear engine, with a driveshaft to a diff in the front. The probably easiest option is to get a subaru transmission and run a reversed ring and pinion, still expensive and not super robust.
The ideal solution would be using the engine transverse, with an awd transmission, then figure out how to get the formerly rear output to the front wheels somehow, this would use all off the shelf parts that are pretty tough and easy to find everywhere. The problem is how to get the front drive pointed the right way.
How the OEM version is layed out
Who has some crazy ideas? Could be other than VW parts, I can machine adapters and whatnot. Ive been considering how I can modify the rear diffs to be a sort of angle box, they have a 1:1 ratio and I have 7 or 8 of them.