I would like to convert my cent st2 4wd to 2wd... any suggesstion? which is good and bad between 4wd and 2wd?

just get that centre dogbone shaft out of there and see for yourself.... it won't take 10 mins. its great fun on wet tarmac - you can get some serious drifting. slowing down will be harder tho as the car only has the rear wheels to brake with. hope that helps

Trust me you dont want to do that. I did when one of my diff cups up front was broke. All it does is spin out and u cant go fast at all. It only does donuts.

If you go 2wd I suggest switching it over to a slipper clutch, and changing the front diff case to a bulkhead. to change it over correctly it requires some parts and time. It takes more than just a center drive shaft removal, if you do that it puts to much power directly to the wheels to quickly hence the drifting/spinning out. The slipper clutch makes the power more controlable.

If your driving is like bonifield's then i wouldn't advise you to, but if you have good control over your car it will be fine.... so give it a go!! - sorry bonifield.... i'm sure your a good driver really

Honestly, don't just take the center shaft out. Doing that will only result in more broken diff cups and other parts. Making it 2wd will make it more like an actual st. I say do it, but do it correctly. You can probably call CEN and they can tell you advantages, and what parts to use.

Its ok, I know i have a lead finger. [>:]

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The two wheel drive trucks and buggies have a battery box mounted off of the back of the car to add weight to the rear end for traction. The two wheel ST and MT parts should interchange with the ATX with the exception of the shock tower which you shouldn't need to replace.
Without lightening up the front end and adding weight to the rear you will have traction problems especially without the slipper clutch.
As far as which is better it depends on how and where you run your truck. Four wheel drive will allow you to stop, accelerate, and handle ruffer conditions better than two wheel drive. Two wheel drives are usually faster (top speed) and corner better than four wheel drives.
CEN makes a four wheel drive conversion kit but I don't know about a 2 wheel drive kit. Try emailing them to find out.


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Thanks for the advice... this will really help... i think i should stay in 4wd... because the become very unstable when in 2wd....

When converting any 4wd car or truck into a 2wd you much remove all the extra rotating mass from the front wheels or you will greatly reduce the rear traction of the car or truck. Its like pushing a heavy wagon, your feet are going to slide all over the place in comparison to pushing a light shopping cart. I would highly recommend you remove the front differentials/ drive gears, driveshafts, and bearings ect. which add up to allot of extra weight in the front of the car. You will definitely want to re-position the battery into the rear of the truck.

Thanks for the advice,

I will think about it again, because it will take alot of modification on it, i afraid if the modification will become worst...

Now i got a new problem, when i start my engine with a starter box, certain time, all of the gearing part at the engine will come out from the place, when it happend, i'll have to fix it and need to take out the engine... that make me sick... every time that thing happend, i will check either the gearing or the mounting part loose... there is no loosing part in there... what should i do?

would love to help you out shidie, but your problem has not translated very well. i understand that something is working loose when you try to start it, but which parts are they exactly? part numbers may help us understand - this may help: www.toyhaus.com/ff4wdmt.html

Here is the picture That have been marked... any idea why? did i do somthing wrong?

the things you have circled are the clutchbell and pinion gears. they should be held on with a screw and a washer. is the screw there?

I'm going out on a limb here, but are you sure the starter box is turning the right way... It sounds like the starter box is spinning the flywheel the wrong way and loosening the shaft that holds the clutch bell clutch to the engine... To check this, look fron the back of the engine at the flywheel... It must turn counterclockwise or it will fall off...

it may be the flywheel that your talking about... and thinking about it, it probably is. i've never had the engine apart on my car as nothings gone wrong... so far! so i can't provide any help if it is the flywheel sorry.

Gee...thats a beautiful truck in that picture........

Yes, the screw and washer are still there...i'm sure that my starter box don't turn to wrong way... i think i should change the screw and washer first, and then reset my starter box to maku sure that nothing wrong...

Anything happend i will post it here.. thanks for the advise and oppinion...