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Old 04-29-02, 04:54 PM
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GSL-SE Suspension swap How-To w/PICS

ok here it is ,
this will all be on my site when i get back home.

ok before ripping away at the rear end let me tell you that you will need the brake line from the gsl-se,

the one that runs across the top of the diff

here is a shot of the fitting on the non se diff




and here is a shot of the one you need,




yes i know i cut mine not knowing,

learn from my mistakes,

ok if you cut yours or if you can get it out etc...

then go to the front of your donor and steal a front line,
it will work but it will be a little long,



also advance auto parts sells the line for $13.00 but i was being cheap
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ok you can leave all the control arms attached to the car except for one,

here is a shot of the one that has to stay on the diff because it wont slide off unless you take off that monster bolt


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ok here is nopt the easiest way to do the front but im going this route because i want that monster sway bar and this is the fastest way to get it wll at once.

this is a shot of your lower a arm,

unbolt it


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unbolt three out of the four bolts in this area,

one you can leave in ,

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unbolt the tie rod end at this location so you dont throw your alignment off


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unbolt the top of the struts and watch the whole front suspension drop





by the way yes those are the racing beat strut lifts to lower your front end,

this car had the most complete suspension setup i have ever seen in my life,

huge sway bars on the front and rear,
poly bushings,


rb strut lifts,

kyb shocks and struts,

some of the tightest wound springs i have ever seen,

some peopel say there eibach pro kits,

bad *** weds wheels wrapped in 205/50 ? tires,

and a full mariah body kit.

what a lucky guy
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Why would you have to undo the tie rod end? It doesn't attach to anything you gotta change...
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Originally posted by peejay
Why would you have to undo the tie rod end? It doesn't attach to anything you gotta change...

um it is attached to the front suspension.

you must have missed the part where i said se suspension swap,

which means the whole front suspension and rotors and calipers and struts and control link and sway bay and lower control arm
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Oh.

Well the control arms and steering arms are the same for all 1st-gens... no need to swap them out unless they're bent or the balljoint is hosed.
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Originally posted by peejay
Oh.

Well the control arms and steering arms are the same for all 1st-gens... no need to swap them out unless they're bent or the balljoint is hosed.
Yeah 2 bolts under the strut housing and you can disconnect everything and leave the lower control arm
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Originally posted by MIKE-P-28


Yeah 2 bolts under the strut housing and you can disconnect everything and leave the lower control arm

i dont know,
it looked like easiest way
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