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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 07:26 AM
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4th Gen suspension swap to 5th Gen and vise versa

Hey guys im looking to swap out my kyb/progress setup out of my 4th Gen to a 5th Gen and taking the 5th Gen coilovers to put on my 4th Gen.

my question is does it work? will there be a perfect fit or will there have to be some modifications done in order for it to be a perfect fit or will it not fit at all

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Old Apr 24, 2007 | 12:02 PM
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Can anyone answer my question? would greatly appreciate it,thanks
Old Apr 24, 2007 | 12:43 PM
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I think the rear is kind of different and you need to do some modifications however I don't remember exactly..............
Old Apr 24, 2007 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Nissan 6
I think the rear is kind of different and you need to do some modifications however I don't remember exactly..............
Cool...... But the fronts are straight forward correct?
Old Apr 24, 2007 | 06:46 PM
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It can be done, but you're gonna have to modify both suspensions in order to do the swap.
Old Apr 26, 2007 | 09:41 PM
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It will not be easy. Both front and rear need to be modified.
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I'm using 5th gen progress springs on my 1999 with no modifications but using 4th gen struts so i don't know if that changes anything.
Old Apr 26, 2007 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by nismology
I'm using 5th gen progress springs on my 1999 with no modifications but using 4th gen struts so i don't know if that changes anything.
Springs are easy, I ran 4th gen Eibachs for a long time. The struts however have completely different mounting holes for the front hub, as well as the rear tops I believe.
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