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| Mountain_man Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Right side of Offas Dyke Posts: 756  
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Just thinking outside the box. Can anyone identify a 4x4 vehicle that has been built with a transverse (front) engine that also has a HI/LO transfer box?
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28th Mar 2021 7:29am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5846  
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Old Fiat Panda 4x4 ? 1999 Defender TD5 110
Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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28th Mar 2021 10:01am |
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| Mountain_man Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Right side of Offas Dyke Posts: 756
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From Wiki..
The Panda 4x4 was launched in June 1983, powered by a 965 cc engine with 48 bhp (36 kW) derived from the Autobianchi A112 or Fiat 100 series engine. Known simply as the Panda 4x4, this model was the first small, transverse-engined production car to have a 4WD system.[citation needed] The system itself was manually selectable, with an ultra-low first gear. Under normal (on-road) conditions starting was from second, with the fifth gear having the same ratio as fourth in the normal Panda. Austrian So no cigar  |
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28th Mar 2021 11:28am |
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| Mountain_man Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Right side of Offas Dyke Posts: 756
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EDIT: Post removed
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28th Mar 2021 11:31am |
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| Philip Member Since: 09 Mar 2018 Location: England Posts: 510
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Can’t think of anything beyond the some of the old Japanese systems (like the Toyota Tercel) which had a lower main-gearbox first gear only accessible in 4WD.
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28th Mar 2021 12:07pm |
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| Mountain_man Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Right side of Offas Dyke Posts: 756
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Haha, that was my removed post. I thought of the Justy (I still have a scrap one under the hedge), but they only had a 4WD shift button on the top of the stick. No transfer box. My old Imprezza 1.8 and the GLF I had before that had a HI/LO transfer box, but they were fitted in line behind the flat 4 engine. They were unusual though in that the Diff and driveshafts for the front axle came out of the front of the gearbox so there was no front propshaft as such. I don't think it had a seperate transfer box either, rather all the gubbins for the low ratios were inside the main gearbox. Clever cars they were to be fair.
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28th Mar 2021 12:08pm |
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| 90 Dreamer Member Since: 13 Jul 2019 Location: Oop North Posts: 2161 
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Yes Subaru has one main casing that contains the ggearset, front diff and centre diff units........but basically RWD style arrangement behind the engine
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28th Mar 2021 1:13pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6093 
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My mum used to have a Tercel. Engine dropped a conrod IIRC. shame was a good car. |
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28th Mar 2021 1:34pm |
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| lohr500 Member Since: 14 Sep 2014 Location: Skipton Posts: 1317 
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2014 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
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28th Mar 2021 4:36pm |
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| Philip Member Since: 09 Mar 2018 Location: England Posts: 510
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Good call - think they’re more gear reduction units front and rear rather than a transfer box as such, but I doubt there’s anything much else.
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28th Mar 2021 4:59pm |
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| lohr500 Member Since: 14 Sep 2014 Location: Skipton Posts: 1317
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Think it is a proper two speed transfer case in Active Drive II configuration :
https://www.topspeed.com/cars/car-news/a-d...79348.html |
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28th Mar 2021 5:08pm |
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| Philip Member Since: 09 Mar 2018 Location: England Posts: 510
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You'll have to use a VPN or similar to read it:
https://www.fourwheeler.com/vehicle-review...cherokee-/ "Traditionally, we would give you the rundown on the transfer case next, but one doesn’t exist in this platform. In its place is a PTU (power transfer unit) that splits power to the rear differential. Instead of having one set of low range planetary gears in the transfer case, the 2.92:1 planetary gears are placed with each differential assembly. This unique system provides gear reduction, but without the parasitic loss and weight of a transfer case. This system was not only innovative, but necessary since the unibody Cherokee is based on a front-wheel-drive platform-one that is shared with Fiat and the Dodge Dart" |
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28th Mar 2021 6:44pm |
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| lohr500 Member Since: 14 Sep 2014 Location: Skipton Posts: 1317
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28th Mar 2021 6:50pm |
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