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[josephlibby4000]

Hello my name is joe and i just joined the forum. Im currently getting ready to build my first rally project. It a 1994 mazda protege 5 speed 1.8 n/a 4 door w/ 150000 miles. I went with this car because.....well......it was free lol. But its been taken care of all its life by 1 owner who is a master ASE tech.

I have a few questions im sure you guys can answer

Do you guys know if suspension for the same year 323 fwd will work on a protege? I plan on getting a hotbits kit for the car.

Also can the AWD part be converted into the 2wd models? i know it works this way for the vw's

Thanks any advice will be much appreciated

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welcome to the club!

[Saturna]

Also can the AWD part be converted into the 2wd models?

Do you mean can the RWD portion of an AWD be put in your FWD 2WD car?

I know the 323 AWD floorpan has a wider transmission tunnel than the regular FWD version to accommodate the driveshaft/exhaust and would expect the Protege AWD to differ in the same way.

You will probably have a hard time finding a donor AWD car as well. You need at the least the gearbox and back. These aren't common parts, at least in North America.

If you really want AWD, I would just get something common that has it from the factory. Otherwise build the car as a FWD.


Jay

[josephlibby4000]

Do you mean can the RWD portion of an AWD be put in your FWD 2WD car?

I know the 323 AWD floorpan has a wider transmission tunnel than the regular FWD version to accommodate the driveshaft/exhaust and would expect the Protege AWD to differ in the same way.

You will probably have a hard time finding a donor AWD car as well. You need at the least the gearbox and back. These aren't common parts, at least in North America.

If you really want AWD, I would just get something common that has it from the factory. Otherwise build the car as a FWD.


Jay

Good to know it was just an idea. If i really want a awd ill prolly get a 323 gtx in the future. anyways for now im gonna go with what i have. Ill be getting my suspension as soon as i can. Then the gutting and roll cage