4WD Civic conversion

Hey all :p
I found this on hondacivicwagon.com in the RT4WD info thread :
Q. Can my RT4WD be made into AWD?
A. Yes. You can remove the viscous coupler in the centre of the drive shaft and have a new drive shaft made up.

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Originally Posted by trism

why cant you use the 4wd civic/wagonvan trailing arms and rear hub, and the crv box/rear diff etc, then just get custom drieshafts made up?

would be easier than cutting and shutting the crv arm

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with that in mind...
EG/EK trailing arms, B20B, 4wd trans and transfer case, custom driveshafts.
Being a B series you think the trans would bolt straight in apart from mounting the T-case and driveshafts/diffs?

You guys think the CR-V swap would work?
The CR-V trans would provide drive to the rear wheels just with a different centre diff application.

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Originally Posted by emanuera

Hey all :p
I found this on hondacivicwagon.com in the RT4WD info thread :
Q. Can my RT4WD be made into AWD?
A. Yes. You can remove the viscous coupler in the centre of the drive shaft and have a new drive shaft made up.




with that in mind...
EG/EK trailing arms, B20B, 4wd trans and transfer case, custom driveshafts.
Being a B series you think the trans would bolt straight in apart from mounting the T-case and driveshafts/diffs?

You guys think the CR-V swap would work?
The CR-V trans would provide drive to the rear wheels just with a different centre diff application.

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I say try it and dont give up!

i know i like the idea of crv running gear

hey guys... found this site when searching for awd civic stuff

wanted to drop in and say nice work to everyone on all of the research so far

emanuera- congrats on snatching up that fuel tank :thumbsup:

i'm here in the states and have my own awd civic project going, I'm still working on trying to convert the clutch pack to some sort of viscous and getting an lsd in the rear, but other than that it's still a matter of sourcing the rest of the parts

Do you have a build thread on H-T?

Whats the engine number for the 4WD civic?

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Originally Posted by ~Sp33~

Do you have a build thread on H-T?

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me? I dont yet only because I've been focusing on the driveline build first rather than the car, I want to make sure I can get everything working the way I want before I even bother attempting to swap it all into a chassis

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Originally Posted by stmotorsports

me? I dont yet only because I've been focusing on the driveline build first rather than the car, I want to make sure I can get everything working the way I want before I even bother attempting to swap it all into a chassis

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Sounds thorough. Keep us updated!

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Originally Posted by Gio

Whats the engine number for the 4WD civic?

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Depends on what model grade, though generally all the engines offered in the 4wd civic were also offered in the 2wd variants.

Hey all :p
How we all doin?
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Yep 4WD EG/EK Civic rear trailing arms, straight from Honda Japan,
$1000 even. (Thats COST price,shipped to Australia)
Still miles to go yet..
"How many roads, must a man walk down"......... Stevie Wonder

miles to go but your further along the road than you were before
nice work buddy!

> $1000 even. (Thats COST price,shipped to Australia)

Emanuera, you got b$lls!!!!!

You are required to photograph and document this build or I will personally organise a lynch mob to come around and replace your civic with a Leyland P76....

Now for the serious bits.

What bearings/spindles/axles are needed? Whats the bore ID?

A quick look at the silver flange suggests the four holes are identical to a regular
fwd EK trailing arm.
Can we conclude the brakes on the 4wd version are the same as the brakes on the 2wd version?

The CR-V trailing arm has a VERY similar flange. Who's got pictures?

Nick.

very very interested in the final product! keep it up mate!