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Has anyone put a rear end and front suspention from a 84 into a 83??

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Old Aug 25, 2001 | 07:29 AM
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Has anyone put a rear end and front suspention from a 84 into a 83??

I know the mounting spots are diffrent on the body for the 83 than the 84-85's, do I just need to use the 83 rods to mount the 84 rear?? Also I have a front suspention fron a gsl-se that I'm going to want to put into the 83, is it a bolt up? I plan on using the whole front suspention (crossmember and everything).


Any help would be great!
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Old Aug 25, 2001 | 07:38 AM
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I could be wrong, but I thought the 83’-85’ were pretty much the same suspension.

Ah just found my British Vic Catalog, for front control arm assembly, it lists 2, one for the 79’-82’, and another for the 83’ to 85’. The rear appears to be the same situation.
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Old Aug 25, 2001 | 08:08 AM
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Damn I hope your right, I'm going to have enough problems swaping a 13bt into it.
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Old Aug 26, 2001 | 02:12 AM
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I swaped in a rear axle from an SE to my '79. Bolted right in. Only issue was adapting the brake line fittings which wasn't that hard.

Front spindles from an SE also are just a bolt in thing.
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Old Aug 26, 2001 | 07:22 PM
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I put,i don't know the year,GSL rear end W/disks and LSD in my
1982 GS,,,if that helps,,
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Old Aug 27, 2001 | 12:48 PM
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ditto what mark said. i put a 84-85 lsd w/ discs in my 82, bolts right on perfectly.
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Old Aug 27, 2001 | 06:12 PM
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Sweet! Thanks for the info. I was SUPPOSED to get the car today but somehow the title got screwed up so hopefully tomorrow will be the day
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