AWD?

STtuner05 · Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:34 pm

Thank you harold! and actually you have no idea how hard it will be because i dont know if you know of anyone that has done it iminhell! there are many conversions done over seas as i think someone has pointed out already. and usually when guys do an awd switch in a focus (for personal use other then racing) they use the setup in the old cosworths. and you want to talk about bragging rights? anyone can tell you that the bragging rights of the drivetrain and potential of the mkIV escort cosworth! Also i think that being from MN it would be much more fun to have a powerful AWD focus in the winter then a powerful FWD focus in the winter.

STtuner05 · Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:36 pm

oh and i dont know about you iminhell but many people like to work on their cars themselves. im not worried about my car being down for months, especially when it means i get AWD

(so labor will mostly free)

Patalrob · Mon Sep 08, 2008 7:49 pm

Ah I had forgot that I really want to do a AWD in my 48 Ford Truck. More than likly from a Explorer with a Supercharger of course

I do know a fully tubed Box would be faster or a Corvette or Mustang driveline would be better hadleing but every other truck that is in the same era as my old truck is like that.... If somebody does the AWD before me I'll be bummed but then again it would be something to outdo

focinite · Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:04 pm

all right.... i have put many an hour on the throne with this one. the best way to do this with out sorcing parts from over seas is find a junk volvo s40 t5 awd. it is the awd focus. our chassis was born from this car. the bad thing is this set up if front bias on the drive train. now if you wanna get trixy take the drive train from a mazda speed six and youll have to fashion rear arms from a s40 but this set up is a 60/40 rear bias. it has a six gear and uses a 2.3 ,but if you wanna stick true to rally foci use the s40 and have the drive traine reprogramed.

STtuner05 · Tue Sep 09, 2008 3:05 pm

thank you for the info on that one, some of the most helpful so far. actually if i dont do the AWD in the focus my next option to look at is buying the new speed6 when it comes out!

closetfordfan · Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:19 pm

Ford at one time sold all the part required to do a V8 rear drive swap. You may still be able to find the parts, I don't know if ford sell them anymore though. It would solve the rearend problem.

http://www.kugelkomponents.com/

harold · Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:07 am

closetfordfan wrote:Ford at one time sold all the part required to do a V8 rear drive swap. You may still be able to find the parts, I don't know if ford sell them anymore though. It would solve the rearend problem.

http://www.kugelkomponents.com/

The problem with that is it uses a live axle setup.

zurno · Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:52 am

STtuner05 wrote:well i found a few things, either M-sport who does all the WRC work for ford motor company. also there is NACS (north american cosworth specialists) who may be able to get me some info. also if anyone is in want of one NACS has a cosworth escort for sale!

oooh

zurno · Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:59 am

focinite wrote:all right.... i have put many an hour on the throne with this one. the best way to do this with out sorcing parts from over seas is find a junk volvo s40 t5 awd. it is the awd focus. our chassis was born from this car. the bad thing is this set up if front bias on the drive train. now if you wanna get trixy take the drive train from a mazda speed six and youll have to fashion rear arms from a s40 but this set up is a 60/40 rear bias. it has a six gear and uses a 2.3 ,but if you wanna stick true to rally foci use the s40 and have the drive traine reprogramed.

you mean that car was born from our car I am guessing. Good luck finding one, you'd be better off finding jag components

focinite · Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:55 am

zurno wrote:
focinite wrote:all right.... i have put many an hour on the throne with this one. the best way to do this with out sorcing parts from over seas is find a junk volvo s40 t5 awd. it is the awd focus. our chassis was born from this car. the bad thing is this set up if front bias on the drive train. now if you wanna get trixy take the drive train from a mazda speed six and youll have to fashion rear arms from a s40 but this set up is a 60/40 rear bias. it has a six gear and uses a 2.3 ,but if you wanna stick true to rally foci use the s40 and have the drive traine reprogramed.

you mean that car was born from our car I am guessing. Good luck finding one, you'd be better off finding jag components

as we type im staring at 5 in the metro in a salvage mag. all but one has minor sheet metal damage and there looking aroud 3-5 grand for them. i also found about 4 s40s 2 are t5 awd.

zurno · Thu Sep 11, 2008 5:03 am

focinite wrote:
zurno wrote:
focinite wrote:all right.... i have put many an hour on the throne with this one. the best way to do this with out sorcing parts from over seas is find a junk volvo s40 t5 awd. it is the awd focus. our chassis was born from this car. the bad thing is this set up if front bias on the drive train. now if you wanna get trixy take the drive train from a mazda speed six and youll have to fashion rear arms from a s40 but this set up is a 60/40 rear bias. it has a six gear and uses a 2.3 ,but if you wanna stick true to rally foci use the s40 and have the drive traine reprogramed.

you mean that car was born from our car I am guessing. Good luck finding one, you'd be better off finding jag components
as we type im staring at 5 in the metro in a salvage mag. all but one has minor sheet metal damage and there looking aroud 3-5 grand for them. i also found about 4 s40s 2 are t5 awd.

but do they have manual transmissions? maybe people just don't sell them, and only crash them

focinite · Thu Sep 11, 2008 10:24 am

all speed sixs are six gears they didnt make an auto fo it. most s40s that ive seen are that auto with slap stick thingy, i have seen only a few s40s with a 5 gear.