79 SA front end and rear end into 85 gsl se
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79 SA front end and rear end into 85 gsl se
I recently bought a gsl se and the rear end is going out plus the guy did a really bad job lowering it. This may sound stupid.. But i was just wondering it the 79 sa front end and rear end would swap into a 85 gsl se.
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I just don't understant why go with a 79 rear end ?I just did the swap from my 79to, se complete swap and all I can say is that I love it.This car stops so much better and you get the all mighty se bolt pattern. Not sure the GSL is any better than the se, all I know is that is in demand for auto cross because you still get lsd plus disc brakes = awsome.
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I just don't understant why go with a 79 rear end ?I just did the swap from my 79to, se complete swap and all I can say is that I love it.This car stops so much better and you get the all mighty se bolt pattern. Not sure the GSL is any better than the se, all I know is that is in demand for auto cross because you still get lsd plus disc brakes = awsome.
EDIT: From what I hear. I have yet to put my GSL rear in. I am still running the one-wheel-peel setup.
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If you do the swap you are going from disk to drum brakes in the rearand loose you limited slip diff, but the other problem in the rear is that the brake line thread pitch is different. and you may need new parking brake cables. in the front you have the same thread pitch problem with the brake lines. the wheel bearings are larger on the SE than on an SA also you will need to swap out the wheels because of the different bolt pattern. you should just try to repair the rear diff in the SE.
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Well, in that case if you have wheels and brake lines from the donor car and don't see a problem.You also may have to swap the brake master cylinder,remember I did the se swap to my sa and I had to do all this because as mention above the lines will not fit. Good luck
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What do you mean when you say the rear is going out? Start now looking for a replacement. even if it costs you a couple hundred to keep it stock, it would be worth it.
I would recommend against the swap because you are going to get crappy SA strut tops that cost 3X as much as the FB ones to replace and make your steering harder. Crappy brakes and no LSD. I just finished doing a complete GSL swap into my '79 and wouldn't go back even if I was given brand new SA parts to use.
You can do it but I promise you wont be happy with it, IMO.
Plus it will take you a week to do the swap.
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use the springs from the '79 and put them on your GSL-SE = really bad lowering job fixed.
What do you mean when you say the rear is going out? Start now looking for a replacement. even if it costs you a couple hundred to keep it stock, it would be worth it.
I would recommend against the swap because you are going to get crappy SA strut tops that cost 3X as much as the FB ones to replace and make your steering harder. Crappy brakes and no LSD. I just finished doing a complete GSL swap into my '79 and wouldn't go back even if I was given brand new SA parts to use.
You can do it but I promise you wont be happy with it, IMO.
Plus it will take you a week to do the swap.
What do you mean when you say the rear is going out? Start now looking for a replacement. even if it costs you a couple hundred to keep it stock, it would be worth it.
I would recommend against the swap because you are going to get crappy SA strut tops that cost 3X as much as the FB ones to replace and make your steering harder. Crappy brakes and no LSD. I just finished doing a complete GSL swap into my '79 and wouldn't go back even if I was given brand new SA parts to use.
You can do it but I promise you wont be happy with it, IMO.
Plus it will take you a week to do the swap.
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AGREED, WHY WOULD YOU WANA DOWN GRADE THE CAR FOR THE SAKE OF A BIT OF MONEY, I WOULD REMOVE REAR END AND FIND OUT WHAT WENT WRONG WITH IT, HECK YOU CAN GET A CENTER SECTION FOR NOT TOO MUCH MONEY, AND i BET YOU CAN SELL SOME PARTS FROM THE 1979 TO PAY FOR IT.
TO SWAP THAT IN, YOU WILL NEED NEW BRAKE LINES, CHANGE THE MASTER CYL AND PROP VALVE (TO DEAL WITH DRUMS) AND CHANGE FRONT END. YOU WILL NEED TO SWAP ALL BRAKE LINES FROM 1979 TO MATCH UP WITH 1979 THREADS OR GET SOME ADAPTERS.
PLUS LIKE SAID BEFORE YOU ARE SERIOUSLY DOWN GRADING THE PARTS A LOT.......
TO SWAP THAT IN, YOU WILL NEED NEW BRAKE LINES, CHANGE THE MASTER CYL AND PROP VALVE (TO DEAL WITH DRUMS) AND CHANGE FRONT END. YOU WILL NEED TO SWAP ALL BRAKE LINES FROM 1979 TO MATCH UP WITH 1979 THREADS OR GET SOME ADAPTERS.
PLUS LIKE SAID BEFORE YOU ARE SERIOUSLY DOWN GRADING THE PARTS A LOT.......
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