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May 4th, 2011, 10:10 AM

slowdime

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newbie from north carolina

hi yall.
anybody here try to put a 455 in a G body
i have a 83 cutlass with a v6 but i want to put a455 in it
should i change the springs up front too?

May 4th, 2011, 10:15 AM

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May 4th, 2011, 10:17 AM

73toro

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Welcome, What part of nc are you from?
Newbie here myself from the raleigh area.

May 4th, 2011, 10:49 AM

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May 4th, 2011, 11:18 AM

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I think that you would need to replace those front springs if they are the stock from '83.

May 4th, 2011, 05:29 PM

slowdime

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i am in Winston-Salem

everybody just calls it winston lol

May 8th, 2011, 05:55 AM

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May 8th, 2011, 06:14 AM

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Yah- you should put a heavier-rate spring in for a 455. Just remember that when you ask for 455 springs for a G-body car, everyone is gonna tell you they can't get anything like that. Eibach may have something that will work if you don't mind dropping a couple inches of height.

Check over on oldspower.com . They're hard and heavy into G-body and several guys over there have done this swap and can tell you what you'll need.