[Lethal Performance]

It can be done easily in your front yard

[keg65]

Originally Posted by Ryan_65Stallion

theres nothing really to swaping a rear end. just disconnect your break lines and your driveshaft, drop it and your pretty much done

If drum brakes you have to disassemble the rear brakes to remove the emergency brake cables.
not a big deal

[cmschlatt]

i dont think any of you know greg then... he doesnt touch his car without someone who knows what theyre doing with him. i basically installed his chin spoiler all by myself

[99stang]

haha so true chris so true.

[mustangmelish]

Originally Posted by cmschlatt

i dont think any of you know greg then... he doesnt touch his car without someone who knows what theyre doing with him. i basically installed his chin spoiler all by myself

Originally Posted by 99stang

haha so true chris so true.

haha bull shit chris. i just had you there to help me hold it in place. shit.

[96greengt]

Originally Posted by mustangmelish

if yall can do it for free then sweet! haha :P

No shop will do that for free Greg !! lmao

I never have free time.... otherwise, I'd assist by telling you what to do and how to do it. You can have your hired help, I'll call you and your buddies my minions while I sit back, crack the whip, open a beer and make fun of ya'll !!

[mustangmelish]

haha i know that no shop will do it for free i was kidding. and hey as long as someone was there telling me what to do id do it myself. i know most of it is just disconnecting stuff and removing bolts, but when it comes to takin off the springs and stuff im lost. ill do most of the work i just need help with a few parts you know?

[l_shizzle_l]

use a shoe string and tie it arround the spring right where it is if you take off the lower control arm.

[cmschlatt]

use a shoe string and tie it arround the spring right where it is if you take off the lower control arm.

this man speaks the truth

[Lampoon]

ok.....what is an 8.8? Yall talking about a rear end?

[Agent Jones]

Originally Posted by Lampoon

ok.....what is an 8.8? Yall talking about a rear end?

yes

[Lampoon]

Ive had new rotors and paads for my Pontiac G6 for 14 months now so I know
what its like to want someone whos done them before. Especiallly if its a Daily Driver.

I dont blame ya man.

Im waiting on someone to help me knock some ball joints apart on my GTO....ha haaaa

Where did you get rear end?


Ooops...I mentioned the G word. Sorry people.

[l_shizzle_l]

I typed this up for someone else a long time ago. have fun.

The 8.8" rearend swap.

1. Put the back of the car up on jackstands. place them on the frame
2. Take off driveshaft and slide it into the transmission a little bit. leave it in there.
3. Take off your wheels/brakes components.
4. Loosen the upper control arms, lower control arms, and shocks from the axle.
Now work one side at a time. Place floor jack under the pumpkin and raise slightly so you have not as much tension on those bolts. It really makes life easy to have 2 people doing this.
5. Take out the shock bolt. Then lower control arm bolt and upper control arm bolts. Tie the springs up here if you need to.
6. Repeat for the other side.
7. The axle should lower on the floor jack now.

Slide out the old and in with the new. Everything goes in the exact same spot on the 8.8.

1. Place the pumpkin of your new 8.8 on the floor jack and slide under and up in your car.
2. Reconnect the upper and lower control arms on both sides.
3. Reconnect the shock on one side, the axle will probally have to be pulled back in order to get the other shock back on. I have found an easy way to do this. Get a ratchet strap and place arround the axle(somewhere inbetween the pumpkin and brakes) and hook the other 2 ends up to somewhere else under the car. Make sure they are safe spots, not on anything plastic is a good rule of thumb. use the ratchet part of the ratchet strap to bring the axle towards the shock that needs to be connected. Then connect it and take the ratchet strap off.
4. Tighten everything down. I can get you a torque specs if you want them, i used the good-n-tight torque method.
5. Lower the floor jack from underneath the pumpkin.
6. Put the driveshaft on.
7. Put on brake components/wheels and you are good to go.

[cmschlatt]

Originally Posted by Lampoon

Ive had new rotors and paads for my Pontiac G6 for 14 months now so I know
what its like to want someone whos done them before. Especiallly if its a Daily Driver.

I dont blame ya man.

Im waiting on someone to help me knock some ball joints apart on my GTO....ha haaaa

Where did you get rear end?


Ooops...I mentioned the G word. Sorry people.

i think he got it off craigslist. and there is nothing wrong with a gto... i wish i had one!

[mustangmelish]

ya i got it off craigslist!

and gto's are awesome

[H0SS302]

damn you still havnt gotten n e one to help yet?

just do it greg.. if you have jack stands and a jack go for it.

the only way you will ever learn is if you do it yourself

[stangfreak]

he said GT6 not GTO....

[Lampoon]

Negative Sean of the Dead....I have a G6 GT as well as a GTO....two GTOs actually.
Now wheres my poster?? h ahaaaa

[stangfreak]

stop stealing the thread.... you already have a poster!
ha ha
did you check out GMof SA for your G6 GT ?
GTO ...... Getting Towed Often!
lol

[99stang]

Originally Posted by l_shizzle_l

I typed this up for someone else a long time ago. have fun.

The 8.8" rearend swap.

1. Put the back of the car up on jackstands. place them on the frame
2. Take off driveshaft and slide it into the transmission a little bit. leave it in there.
3. Take off your wheels/brakes components.
4. Loosen the upper control arms, lower control arms, and shocks from the axle.
Now work one side at a time. Place floor jack under the pumpkin and raise slightly so you have not as much tension on those bolts. It really makes life easy to have 2 people doing this.
5. Take out the shock bolt. Then lower control arm bolt and upper control arm bolts. Tie the springs up here if you need to.
6. Repeat for the other side.
7. The axle should lower on the floor jack now.

Slide out the old and in with the new. Everything goes in the exact same spot on the 8.8.

1. Place the pumpkin of your new 8.8 on the floor jack and slide under and up in your car.
2. Reconnect the upper and lower control arms on both sides.
3. Reconnect the shock on one side, the axle will probally have to be pulled back in order to get the other shock back on. I have found an easy way to do this. Get a ratchet strap and place arround the axle(somewhere inbetween the pumpkin and brakes) and hook the other 2 ends up to somewhere else under the car. Make sure they are safe spots, not on anything plastic is a good rule of thumb. use the ratchet part of the ratchet strap to bring the axle towards the shock that needs to be connected. Then connect it and take the ratchet strap off.
4. Tighten everything down. I can get you a torque specs if you want them, i used the good-n-tight torque method.
5. Lower the floor jack from underneath the pumpkin.
6. Put the driveshaft on.
7. Put on brake components/wheels and you are good to go.

i told u it was easy