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4cyl to 5.0 suspension ???"s

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OK, im converting this 89 23.?auto hatch to a 5.0/5 speed carb'd.

What all is differant in the braking/suspension? Master cylinder? spindles? struts? rotors? calipers???

thanks!
 

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tbi92rs said:
OK, im converting this 89 23.?auto hatch to a 5.0/5 speed carb'd.

What all is differant in the braking/suspension? Master cylinder? spindles? struts? rotors? calipers???

thanks!
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spindles, struts, rotors, calipers, rear end is different. Springs are different, brake booster and ,master cylinder are also different. You can just look at the boosters and know they aren't the same.
 
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well hell. I heard calipersand rotrs were differant. Damn 5 lug is sounding better every day!
 

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+1 for the 5 lug conversion
 

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Are you guys sure the spindles are different??
 
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I have a 93 lx which I converted and I left the 4 cylinder stuff in and it rides and brakes well. To answer your question, the spindles, sway bar, struts, rotors and brakes are different between the 4 and 8 cylinder cars.
 
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so if i buy some strange struts, will i have to swap to V8 spindles or what? Ill leave them on there until i do a 5 lug conversion if itll work fine and stop well.
 
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