Swapping an engine without the suspension to go with it will do that. A 3.8? The car will plow like a tractor with that much weight on a stock suspension!
I've seen some crazy swaps that I'd like to have tried... the kookiest have to be the Altima-engined Sentras... imagine a 2,000 pound B13 with a 3.5 liter Altima motor up front... 13 second quarters and no balance at all...
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Originally Posted by IsaacCarlson
I was thinking of keeping putting front hubs on the rear beam and extending the beams past the hub so there is about a foot sticking out toward the rear and putting air springs on them.
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Not know the specifics of the suspension, but suspecting it's a rear H-Beam... no. You will be swapping the entire front suspension, with subframe, into the rear. The rear H-Beam is not built with drive-axles in mind. You'll be looking at some expensive machine shop work. Been there, done that (with a previous engine swap... I wouldn't wish custom CV Joints and drive axles on anybody. They're bad business. Especially if the car is being built to drive hard.
Using a front suspension out back means that your suspension is properly tuned for the weight that's put on it. This gives you beefier shocks and springs under the motor, to boot.