Looking to swap your 5.3L LT truck from an automatic to a 6-speed? Or, are you looking to drop the LT-based 5.3L engine into your T-56 equipped vehicle? Either way, Lakewood has you covered!
Official Release:
Lakewood T56 Transmission Installation Kit for L83/L84 GM Gen-V LT
Lakewood’s latest Transmission Installation Kit allows the use of a GM T56 six-speed transmission to a GM L83 or L84 Gen-V LT engine. The kit includes a bellhousing spacer, hydraulic release bearing spacer, pilot bearing, two transmission dowels, the transmission-to-bellhousing bolts, and the hydraulic release bearing bolts. OE specs will be retained when using a single-disc clutch.
Features:
- Allows use of a GM T56 transmission with an L83-L84 engine (with outer pilot bearing position)
- Bellhousing spacer and hydraulic release bearing spacer provide OE specs if using a standard clutch
- Includes bellhousing spacer, hydraulic release bearing spacer, pilot bearing, transmission dowels x 2, transmission to bellhousing bolts X 7, hydraulic release bearing bolts X 2
Rick Seitz is the owner and founder of GMEFI Magazine, and has a true love and passion for all vehicles. When he isn’t tuning, testing, or competing with the brand’s current crop of project vehicles, he’s busy tinkering and planning the next modifications for his own cars.
