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:O

Hey fellas,

I'm still saving for mine, but in the mean time I've just been thinking about a few things...

I remember a while ago, a few of you were talking about making your Stagea RWD. Now I know it's all pretty immature, but I miss the "fun" that you can have with a RWD. I have been driving an AWD for about 2 years now, and it's great, but I'd like the ability to go out to a drift day or something from time to time.

Has anyone done the conversion? If memory serves me correctly, there is a drift Stagea in NZ?

How would they handle RWD? I'm yet to drive a Stagea :laugh:, do they get very sideways in stock form? Would they just be too "spin-happy" locked into RWD?

Finally, how hard is the swap? I know to do it in a VR4 you need to weld up the transfer case and make stub axles. I'm guessing it's fairly different in a Stagea since it uses Atessa.

Cheers :(

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get the 4wd and u can do both 2wd with the front driveshaft out, and 4wd with it in.

2wd u only got 1 option to choose :O

they are damn long and i wouldnt really even consider drifting in one unless for abit of fun one time, but not as a drift car or anything, plenty of wayy more suitable cars for that.

i think the other way is to drift in 4wd with over 500rwhp which is what i wouldnt mind doing in the near future :( wouldnt make a bad video would it :laugh:

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There are RWD Stageas available in Japan, but whether or not they'd be eligible for import under the SEVS/RAWS scheme is something you'd need to check...

Basically, an RS is RWD, and an RS-Four is AWD...

Can't find the website at the moment, but it may be well worth a hunt-down to see if the RS versions are eligible.

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Yeah there is a guy in Brissie with a non turbo rwd stagea....... be like driving a NA R33 sedan I guess...?

when I was looking last year there was a yellow rwd in a yard for 30 grand!!!!! Think it was a manual but not sure .

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when I was looking last year there was a yellow rwd in a yard for 30 grand!!!!! Think it was a manual but not sure .

wouldnt have been manual, unless it had been converted.

im pretty sure that only the series 2 rs four s came out in manual, and it is four wheel drive

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mine is RWD turbo factory. Handles a bit like a laurel you could say. Different suspension to skyline.

I suspect the 4wd would handle better but the RWD is a crapload lighter theyd be quite similar.

I have no traction problems at all in the dry but it can get a bit loose in the wet.

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3intheBack Rising Star

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I've got a RWD S2.

Ernie imported it for his wife so I dont know if that comes under the 'personal' imports.

Certainly does everything I wanted it to. I have booked a 'throttle oversteer' day at the local skidpan on May 20 so I'll post up photos after that. (Not allowed to mention the other word for insurance purposes)

Sheez I hope Boosted is not reading this, I just mailed the insurance form today!!!!

Speaking of throttle oversteer, all you need is an LSD and traction control turned off.

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mine is RWD turbo factory. Handles a bit like a laurel you could say. Different suspension to skyline.

I suspect the 4wd would handle better but the RWD is a crapload lighter theyd be quite similar.

I have no traction problems at all in the dry but it can get a bit loose in the wet.

its auto im assuming?

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they are damn long and i wouldnt really even consider drifting in one unless for abit of fun one time, but not as a drift car or anything, plenty of wayy more suitable cars for that.

They have the same wheel base as a R33 Skyline just a bit more over hang at the rear and a wider tracl width.

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I don't know why you'd worry about getting a RWD stagea. Just do what others have done and drop the front drive shaft (don't just pull the fuse) then you can enjoy both worlds. I'm yet to try removing the front shaft in mine but its not hard to get oversteer in wet or dry conditions, just gets a little scary when the attessa kicks in and pulls you back in and you go from snap over steer to understeer in a flash. Once you get used to controlling it its actually quite fun.

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