Rear end swap

joop1881 · 09-25-2018, 11:19 AM

I am planning on swapping the rear end off a 1990 DS to a 1993 DS.

My plan is to jack up rear end and frame, disconnect motor cables, disconnect brake lines, release the entire rear end with leaf springs on both carts, then swap bolt the leafs back on.

Obviously I will use extra hands to keep the motor from rolling and getting damaged.

Any considerations before I get started are appreciated.

Thanks!

BBBHC · 09-25-2018, 11:37 AM

Use extra patience and penetrating spray on the forward leaf spring bolts. The ones on my 92 DS were a pain! I hear a lot of people just cut them out.

Does one of them have a problem, different gear ratio?

joop1881 · 09-25-2018, 12:52 PM

Kind of a long story but, the '90 was recently fixed up (my avatar) including new leafs. Unfortunately it has some slight frame damage that I'm not 100% happy with. I recently also received a parts cart, the '93, but the transaxle has some old weld marks and it leaking. The frame is in great shape, so I'm transferring all the parts and converting to solid state. Nothing better to do.

BBBHC · 09-25-2018, 03:41 PM

shaffer88 · 09-25-2018, 03:46 PM

Jack stands, 2 jacks if you got them, spray the leaf spring bolts today with penetrating and let it set a day or two. You may want a big hammer and punch,

3 when I worked on my 93 3 bolts were easy as pie the fourth not so much ended up getting it off but went to hardware store and replacing it, don’t know why but factory had a different bolt there than the other three.

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joop1881 · 09-25-2018, 06:55 PM

Update: got all four out and rear end sitting on jack stand. Luckily this parts cart was shed kept and no road gunk.

Now to strip the other one and swap this weekend. Aka bribe some friends with beer and pizza.

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WalterM6 · 09-25-2018, 09:15 PM

Don't forget to disconnect the batteries.

joop1881 · 09-27-2018, 03:49 PM

I think I'm going to need a bigger garage for the rest of the swap.....

BBBHC · 09-27-2018, 06:08 PM

I'm with you on the limited garage space. Getting really good at real life tetris though..…...

_ogre · 09-28-2018, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joop1881

Aka bribe some friends with beer and pizza.

09-25-2018, 11:19 AM	#1
joop1881 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 30	Rear end swap I am planning on swapping the rear end off a 1990 DS to a 1993 DS. My plan is to jack up rear end and frame, disconnect motor cables, disconnect brake lines, release the entire rear end with leaf springs on both carts, then swap bolt the leafs back on. Obviously I will use extra hands to keep the motor from rolling and getting damaged. Any considerations before I get started are appreciated. Thanks!
joop1881 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 30

09-25-2018, 11:37 AM	#2
BBBHC Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,720	Re: Rear end swap Use extra patience and penetrating spray on the forward leaf spring bolts. The ones on my 92 DS were a pain! I hear a lot of people just cut them out. Does one of them have a problem, different gear ratio?

09-25-2018, 12:52 PM	#3
joop1881 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 30	Re: Rear end swap Kind of a long story but, the '90 was recently fixed up (my avatar) including new leafs. Unfortunately it has some slight frame damage that I'm not 100% happy with. I recently also received a parts cart, the '93, but the transaxle has some old weld marks and it leaking. The frame is in great shape, so I'm transferring all the parts and converting to solid state. Nothing better to do.
joop1881 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 30

09-25-2018, 03:41 PM	#4
BBBHC Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,720	Re: Rear end swap

09-25-2018, 03:46 PM	#5
shaffer88 Gone Wild Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 552	Re: Rear end swap Jack stands, 2 jacks if you got them, spray the leaf spring bolts today with penetrating and let it set a day or two. You may want a big hammer and punch, 3 when I worked on my 93 3 bolts were easy as pie the fourth not so much ended up getting it off but went to hardware store and replacing it, don’t know why but factory had a different bolt there than the other three. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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09-25-2018, 06:55 PM	#6
joop1881 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 30	Re: Rear end swap Update: got all four out and rear end sitting on jack stand. Luckily this parts cart was shed kept and no road gunk. Now to strip the other one and swap this weekend. Aka bribe some friends with beer and pizza. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
joop1881 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 30

09-25-2018, 09:15 PM	#7
WalterM6 Gone Wild Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: SE TN Posts: 2,227	Re: Rear end swap Don't forget to disconnect the batteries.

09-27-2018, 03:49 PM	#8
joop1881 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 30	Re: Rear end swap I think I'm going to need a bigger garage for the rest of the swap.....
joop1881 Not Yet Wild Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 30

09-27-2018, 06:08 PM	#9
BBBHC Gone Wild Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,720	Re: Rear end swap I'm with you on the limited garage space. Getting really good at real life tetris though..…...

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