hey guys,
So I have had my 2008 speed 3 for about 4 years now, and for the past 2 or so years I tossed around the idea of do the awd swap out of a speed 6/cx7. my car has seen better days and the Michigan winter has taken its toll on the rear quarters so I decided to go ahead with the swap. I built the motor myself (Wiseco pistons, Manley h beams) when I first got the car so I figured that AWD would be a cool step forward with the chassis for better or worse (that's what were gonna find out)
the parts list so far
-cx7 subframe
-cx7 rear diff
-cx7 driveshaft (I believe I will need the driveshaft out of a speed 6 though for the shorter length)
-speed 6 T-case
-Speed 6 trans
-adjustable everything (toe links, camber arms) in the rear to help alignment
-cx7 trailing arms (modified to fit the speed 3)
-cx7 shocks
-all rear brakes are cx7( which are a bigger vented rotor and not a twist in style caliper which is a plus)
-fuel system is the rather tricky part as im still figuring it out 2/12/2021
-front driver side axle shaft is from the speed 3 but the passenger side is a speed 6 axle due to inner spline diameter
-I was able to retain the stock lower motor mount but a custom mount from the trans itself to the factory mount will need to be made. about 8 inches total length.
-lower control arms in the rear will have to be custom made out of the inner part of the speed 3 arm and the outer arm of the cx7 to fit in the trailing arm
-Cx7 abs sensors in the rear
Now I'm about id say %75 of the way finished with this project, rear is completely bolted in, driveshaft has been cut and made to fit until I can get some measurements to get a complete new custom one made. the t-case trans and motor are back in the car mounted. I'm just putting all the little pieces back together to make it a running car again. this is really just the starting post for more to come. I will be uploading pics of what's done so far and to give all of you guys an idea of what needs to be done, that's why I'm doing this is to help the community get some clarity on this swap since it seems to be so vague. maybe I overlooked some posts on this subject but I can not find a single post on this subject so here I am.
Thanks guys
Roger
So I have had my 2008 speed 3 for about 4 years now, and for the past 2 or so years I tossed around the idea of do the awd swap out of a speed 6/cx7. my car has seen better days and the Michigan winter has taken its toll on the rear quarters so I decided to go ahead with the swap. I built the motor myself (Wiseco pistons, Manley h beams) when I first got the car so I figured that AWD would be a cool step forward with the chassis for better or worse (that's what were gonna find out)
the parts list so far
-cx7 subframe
-cx7 rear diff
-cx7 driveshaft (I believe I will need the driveshaft out of a speed 6 though for the shorter length)
-speed 6 T-case
-Speed 6 trans
-adjustable everything (toe links, camber arms) in the rear to help alignment
-cx7 trailing arms (modified to fit the speed 3)
-cx7 shocks
-all rear brakes are cx7( which are a bigger vented rotor and not a twist in style caliper which is a plus)
-fuel system is the rather tricky part as im still figuring it out 2/12/2021
-front driver side axle shaft is from the speed 3 but the passenger side is a speed 6 axle due to inner spline diameter
-I was able to retain the stock lower motor mount but a custom mount from the trans itself to the factory mount will need to be made. about 8 inches total length.
-lower control arms in the rear will have to be custom made out of the inner part of the speed 3 arm and the outer arm of the cx7 to fit in the trailing arm
-Cx7 abs sensors in the rear
Now I'm about id say %75 of the way finished with this project, rear is completely bolted in, driveshaft has been cut and made to fit until I can get some measurements to get a complete new custom one made. the t-case trans and motor are back in the car mounted. I'm just putting all the little pieces back together to make it a running car again. this is really just the starting post for more to come. I will be uploading pics of what's done so far and to give all of you guys an idea of what needs to be done, that's why I'm doing this is to help the community get some clarity on this swap since it seems to be so vague. maybe I overlooked some posts on this subject but I can not find a single post on this subject so here I am.
Thanks guys
Roger
