How do i change my 07 Liberty to rear wheel drive??

by **Josh_07Liberty_2.5** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 5:35 pm

Hey guys just wondering if i could change my 07 libertys AWD to just the rear wheels. i heard from someone that there is a fuse that you can disconnect in the electronics?is that tru? or how else could it be done?
thanks heaps

by **Resonate** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 7:08 pm

There are some threads on the legacygt forums about this topic but imo the easiest thing to do would be to go buy a rwd car.

With regards to the fuse, it is intended for auto's and is only meant to be used during emergencies (eg. towing). It puts the lib into fwd mode, not rwd. This feature is in the American legacy's but not sure if we have it.

Lifted this directly from my owners manual (section 9-3):

NOTE:
If your vehicle is an AWD AT vehicle of a model other than the following models and is to be driven using the temporary spare tire, you must before driving, put a spare fuse inside the FWD connector in the main fuse box located in the engine compartment and confirm that the "AWD" warning light in the combination meter comes on. The all-wheel drive capability of the vehicle has now been deactivated. After reinstalling the conventional tire, remove the spare fuse form the FWD connector in order to reactivate all wheel drive.

The above instruction does not apply to:
- 3.0l models
- VDC equipped 2.5l models
- VDC equipped 2.0l non turbo models

by **Josh_07Liberty_2.5** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 8:17 pm

Thanks Resonate,
would you or anybody know if dynamic stability control can be installed on my 07 Liberty.
Apparently they came out on the 08 models as standard. once again i was told its a programing mod to the braking system.
thanks josh

by **Arith** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 9:58 pm

So you want to disable AWD yet install DSC? Not to be rude but aren't you better off getting a Holden or something which has RWD and ESC already on the car?

by **Resonate** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:10 pm

Best bet would be to email Subaru's head office and ask them. I don't know of anyone who has managed to get vdc installed in their car post purchase.

by **smythie** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 11:25 pm

IF you are going to be disabling the front drive of the car, VDC would be a complete waste of time IMO. It would have been calibrated to react according to the capabilities of the AWD setup and would be either completely confused by the goings on or react incorrectly to a bad situation but most likely both

by **Josh_07Liberty_2.5** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 3:11 pm

nahhh its cas i wanted to no if u could change AWD to RWD temporarely and then change it back. and i was just wanting to no if stability control could be somehow installed lol. thanks anyway guys

by **tangcla** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:03 pm

Anything's possible... what's your budget though?

by **541NTT** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 4:32 pm

... when i see a thread like this, it brings a tear to my eye...

by **loweart** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 5:19 am

Yeah...... kinda sorta defeats the purpose of having AWD doesn't it.

by **jdm rsk** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:34 am

your joking :roll:

by **Subie Boy** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:19 pm

I am interested to see how this goes..... :lol:

by **AndySTi** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 2:26 pm

Don't know what to say about this.....

by **jdm rsk** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 8:44 pm

take out the front drive shaft..... :lol:

by **Turtlez** » Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:47 pm

seen it done on a 2003 model wrx, MRT shop down this was has a blue rex running on rwd. has some good power, but is not much of a turner, if you catch my drift.

How do i change my 07 Liberty to rear wheel drive??

How do i change my 07 Liberty to rear wheel drive??

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