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Old 20-05-2019, 08:26 AM   #1
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Default AU1 Forte to AU2 XR

i'm planing on buying an AU2 XR6 and swapping out everything that's upgraded to my AU1 Futura
i'm not up on all the differences on the base model to XR spec
i think all i'm going to swap is the diff, trailing arms, springs from the back end and front brakes & springs
the XR has full exhaust so that too

I was going to sell the XR front and seats and bin the rest

is it worth while taking the head and cam off?
are there any other parts worth taking off and swapping over to my Futura?

my futura is staying looking like a futura i just want a 3.45 lsd and slightly lower stance so its less floaty and handles and stops better

also is it worth the time putting all my old bits back on the XR and selling it as a runner or just get a truck to take the body away for free
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Default Re: AU1 Forte to AU2 XR

In AU III the XR and T series have independant rear end which is different to the trailing arm setup in the other models and is not transferable due to different mounting points on the body
I would assume Series ! & 2 would be the same
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Default Re: AU1 Forte to AU2 XR

its the 'HP' live axle model, pretty sure S2 still had the LSD but S3 it was an option
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In AU III the XR and T series have independant rear end which is different to the trailing arm setup in the other models and is not transferable due to different mounting points on the body
I would assume Series ! & 2 would be the same
Close, but not quite. In sedan form, XR6 VCT, XR8 and T series got IRS (with problematic upper mounts), but the base XR, the good old XR6 HP, got live axle rear end.
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