hey, i have a 96 a4 fwd 2.8l that i wanna know if i get a rear diff. and the drive shaft and all the stuff to go to the back can i just bolt it all up with out changing the computer or the tranny???
i dont just want to sell it and get a AWD car i wanna do this setup because parts are avail..

 

Well, I believe the 2wd has a solid rear end, might be wrong, so there would be alot of fabbing up to make it work. The transmission is gonna need to be different because it is also the 'transfer case'. And, the computer controls the Awd system, so would most likely need a new Awd computer as well. If you can find a wrecked one, thats the only way you can get all that stuff cheep. I say sell it, and you could almost buy an all wheel drive for what you sell the 2wd for.

 

well the car has no rear end and they come in awd and the tranny has a spot to unbolt it and put a drive shaft or some other part in there, i dont wanna sell it for some reasons i love the car i just wanna make it awd

 

Which direction does your motor sit? if it's transverse then it will cost twice as much as the car is worth.

 

what u mean which direction deas the motor sit in???? i never seen a audi a4 with the V6 facing n e other way then straight, u mean to say like the 4 cyl, goes left to right like the honda civics??? or like the newer 1.8t that goes like a s2k engine??? my car is a 2.8l v6 it sits like any other v6 straight not like the cadillac devilles northstar v8....

 

all 1.8T a4's are longitude setup, do you have the 1.8T or the 2.8 V6?

n/m, you answered my q above.

 

so does n e one really know if it is that simple to convert my fwd a4 to an awd if i got a wreked awd one??? can i bolt it all up without changing the tranny or n e thing else?? or can i swap a 1.8t in it also?????

 

Quattro is purely mechanical. Its not controlled by the ecu at all. Youd be way better off selling the car for a quattro model though. The gas tank and everything is different including the suspension, fuel lines, and exhaust and a lot more.

 

so can i put a 1.8 in it?

 

You'll put more money into a swap like that than the car is worth or at least very close to it. Are you opposed to selling it?