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04-25-2008, 07:17 PM
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Converting a 2008 impala SS into a rear wheel drive?
how much would it cost and how hard do you think it would be?
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04-25-2008, 07:17 PM
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It would cost more than buying a high performance rear wheel drive car, it would give you all kinds of grief for insurance, licensing, etc, it would void your entire warranty, give you all kinds of handling problems, etc. Should I go on? If you're thinking that NASCAR does this, they really don't. Those cars are built on a custom fabricated frame, with a fiberglass replica of a (Monte Carlo, Impala, Charger, etc.) body fitted to it.
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Your crazy!
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wow thats gonna cost some money. and i assume that you are still paying for it so thats even more money. you need an axle, new suspension, engine mounts make the tunnel for the exhaust bigger cause you need a tranny and driveshaft in there. new computer all sorts of crap. good luck if you do it. hope you have the time and what it takes.
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7200 hundred dollers u have to take out the engine get and engine from cheverolet thats capable of fitting in the car and changing some front suspention and rear supenion componentes labor about 5600 dollers good luck and a bad idea i would say doesnt make no sence to me
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04-25-2008, 07:17 PM
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more than it's worth
because the under body nor the rear end is designed for that. you'd be better off taking the frame off and putting it on a rear wheel drive car. the engine could be modified fairly easily but running the drive shaft and the transmission would be costly.
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04-25-2008, 08:13 PM
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even if you did convert it, you would have to put a heck of a lot of thought into engineering the suspension and placement of components in order to make it handle correctly which would take you a long time to get dialed in. i agree with the G8 GT. i dig that car.
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04-25-2008, 08:19 PM
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It's just not worth it. If you want a rear drive car then buy a rear drive car. I do like my rear drive Impala that I have. I have not yet driven the FWD Impala's.
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04-25-2008, 09:56 PM
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i have and they don't hook up. IMO, that has always been the problem with front wheel drive cars. the weight distribution when they lauch kills all of the traction.
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