dhh3 Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 Does anyone know it the transmission on the FWD is the same as the transmission on the AWD? If so, is there a way to bolt on the transfer case to the FWD transmission? Then, all I would need is the drive shaft, rear 1/2 shafts and rear differential. Does this sound doable; it would be a lot cheaper than trading in my 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhareFred Posted November 20, 2014 Report Share Posted November 20, 2014 I would think its not that simple. You probably need to upgrade/ change computers, etc. as all wheel drive is not the same as old fashioned 4 wheel drive. Maybe one of our resident wrenches will chime in... jkeaton and dhh3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkyssxt Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 At the ABSOLUTE very least you would need both a pcm and a tcm flash. Possibly a bcm flash as well. Seeing as the chassis are all made in the same run to save for tooling cost, it is pretty likely you can do a simply pull and place swap of the parts(to get the mechanics of it in there at least) dhh3 and jkeaton 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Expensive and time consuming. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobitz68 Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 It's not a true AWD system. The vehicle decides when you need AWD and activates it for your. There is definitely a lot of interaction with all of the control modules in the vehicle in order for it to operate. Are you have difficulty with FWD? A lot of our Canadian members use the FWD and are very vocal in letting us know that it handles great... Perhaps winter tires are your cheapest option if you are having troubles? dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted November 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) No troubles yet. Just curious. Forgot about the electronics. I did read that when the front wheels slip, the rear will engage. Must some kind of clutch pack with jelly in in. When there is slippage, the jelly gets hot and locks the clutch plates together. I'll just jack it up, and slide a Wrangler Unlimited Chassis under it. Edited November 21, 2014 by dhh3 jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B4ZINGA Posted November 21, 2014 Report Share Posted November 21, 2014 Definitely not simple. You might even need to add new rear suspension as well. FWIW I used my AWD for the first time yesterday and the day before while it was snowing in Metro Detroit. I could feel the AWD kick on around corners to correct understeer. Once or twice it overcompensated and I had to use opposite-lock to maintain control. I came from a 400 ft-lb RWD Charger last year with bald tires, so that was nothing new to me (I prefer it, much better control). Before said Charger I owned only FWD cars, and my 2.5-season toy is a FWD 300M Special, with which I had almost no traction issues, so I can't say I even need AWD now. I bought the car used wth 2000 miles on it, so whatever it was built with is what I got. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfurth Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 (edited) Come on man, put a NSFW label on that! Would the rear wheel bearings need to be changed as well? Most FWD vehicles I've owned did not have a means of attaching a drive axle into the hub for the rear wheels. Edited July 25, 2016 by jkeaton dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 would be easier and probably a lot cheaper to trade it in and update to a new awd journey and have a warranty with it... jkeaton and dhh3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtsr Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 If you've got the bucks to think about it you can probably afford and be ahead trading up to what you want. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted April 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 Well, my first Winter is finally over; I can honestly say that I did not miss having AWD. The car did exactly what I expected of it, and my confidence grew daily. Who knows what will happen in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluejeep Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Anyone know if there is an override switch so if the driver wanted AWD at any particular moment they could select it? I'm talking about manually selecting AWD, not letting the vehicle select it. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhh3 Posted April 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 As far as I know, it is fully automatic. I do not know what % of torque can be sent to the rear wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfurth Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Anyone know if there is an override switch so if the driver wanted AWD at any particular moment they could select it? I'm talking about manually selecting AWD, not letting the vehicle select it. If that is a function you really want, get a Jeep. dhh3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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