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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 03:31 PM
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
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front springs and sway bar? v6-v8 swap

i will be doing the v6-v8 swap in a few weeks, just had questions about the front springs and sway bar... if the v6 will be good enough and if not what springs to get.. thanks
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 03:43 PM
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: L92/LQ4 (both w/4" stroke)
Transmission: 4L80E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
I put the V8 sway bar on (just the SC variety) during the swap before I drove it. Just seemed like the right thing to do, comparing their relative sizes.

I didn't do the springs right away. The V6 springs had been replaced by the previous owner just before he let the block freeze, so I figured they would be okay. Wrong! I was bottoming out constantly, put the "old" SC V8 springs in, problem solved.

Others have reported no problems with V6 springs. If you don't have AC, or have a manual transmission, you can probably get away with it.
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 04:51 PM
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im gettin the 350 tpi tranny wiring harness +cpu from a donner 87 gta... if i can get the springs and sway bar from him... would they work in my 91 camaro?
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 05:15 PM
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They will work.
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 05:40 PM
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