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Alaska442
01-31-2023, 12:43 PM
I have a 73 omega and some F41 suspension 1979 firebird.
What can be swapped into the 73 unibody suspension. Can the front unibody frame fit the omega or -Springs, spindle, sway bat, steering box-etc be swapped to the 73 frame.
Any rear springs and sway bar cross exchange available?

Thanks

BonzoHansen
01-31-2023, 03:24 PM
IIRC a 73 omega is like a nova. That's basically a 1st gen f-body suspension. The 79 bird is a 2nd gen f-body, so most of the parts don't translate between the two. Steering box will. Maybe the rear springs.

79T/Aman
01-31-2023, 06:32 PM
Nothing, except the steering box and inner wheel bearings.

Alaska442
02-01-2023, 08:48 AM
I take it the whole front sub frame does not interchange as well.

I thought it is a diffrence of front bumper mounts. has anyone tried to swap sub frames from the older generation from the 79 f body to the 73 nova.
Thanks

Josh@Ridetech
02-02-2023, 09:56 AM
I take it the whole front sub frame does not interchange as well.

I thought it is a diffrence of front bumper mounts. has anyone tried to swap sub frames from the older generation from the 79 f body to the 73 nova.
Thanks

Negative, there really aren't any similarities in those subframes.