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Old 04-26-09, 05:02 AM
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Rearend Swap Question

hi i have a 84GSL-SE and the rear end is tweaked/bent some what from the time i bought it supposedly spun out and hit a curb anyhow i found a 83GSL rx7 rearend at the Salvage and was wondering if i could use the GSL rear end and swap over the Rotor's and Caliper's from my GSL-SE or what all i need to do i heard there nearly the same
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Not going to do you any good because the rotors will not work with the GSL axles and you cant use the Axles from the SE in the GSL because the bearings are larger.

Is the whole SE rear end bent, or is just the axle that is bent on one side?
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i was told the rear end was bent could be just a axle i'l have to pull it out can you just buy the axle somewhere if it is just the axle?
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It's rather hard to bend the rear end housing, an axle is more likely and those can be found and replaced. If the housing is bent, it won't be the only suspension part that suffered damage.
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i would pull both axles check each one for any warping. any chance that a wheel was bent in the curbing? what are the symptoms you are experiencing?
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yea a wheel did get bent and they replaced it but it still wobble's if you drive it so it's not being driven atm but im betting its probably a axle to, the housing sounds like it would be prety hard to bend it so i think i'l check that out tommorow i hope its just a axle
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I agree it is more than likely your axel.
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Make sure the trailing links are straight too. If he hit that hard, then they are probably tweaked.
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