SKU: GFCGF-LSAR5-KIT
MPN: GF-LSAR5-KIT
The LS To AR5 Transmission Adapter Kit from G FORCE CROSSMEMBERS solves the bellhousing mismatch that stops a lot of LS swaps cold. It mates a short-crank LS Gen 3 or Gen 4 engine to the Aisin AR5 5-speed manual transmission, the gearbox that came in the Chevy Colorado, the Canyon, and the Solstice/Sky roadsters. This kit is built for swap builders who want a proven manual behind an LS without cutting or fabricating their own adapter plate. Everything needed to bridge the engine block to the AR5 case ships in one box, alongside our wider drivetrain parts catalog.
The adapter plate is machined from 6061 T6 billet aluminum, so it holds tolerance under engine torque without the flex you get from cast pieces. The kit includes the G Force bellhousing adapter, a clutch release bearing spacer, a pilot bearing, and a full hardware kit. It works with a standard LS Style 4L60e bellhousing (sold separately) and the F-Body LS1 T56 clutch and flywheel setup. Clutch actuation runs through an F-Body style throwout/slave cylinder (LUK number 5100041770), and the build requires a remote bleeder since the slave sits inside the bellhousing. AR5 cases from both 2WD and 4x4 trucks are supported. If your project still needs a flywheel or a throwout bearing, we stock those separately.
Reach for this kit when you're dropping an LS into a chassis that already runs an AR5, or when you want a five-speed manual behind a junkyard LS without engineering your own coupling. It's a common path for engine swaps in the small trucks and roadsters that carried the AR5 from the factory, and for hot rod builds that want a compact overdrive box. Pair it with the right release bearing spacer and remote bleeder line and you have a clean, repeatable install. Browse the rest of our release bearing and clutch components to round out the swap.
It adapts the Aisin AR5 5-speed manual transmission to a short-crank LS Gen 3 or Gen 4 engine. The AR5 came in vehicles like the Chevy Colorado, the Canyon, and the Pontiac Solstice and Saturn Sky, in both 2WD and 4x4 versions.
No. The kit uses a standard LS Style 4L60e bellhousing, which is sold separately. The kit provides the G Force bellhousing adapter, clutch release bearing spacer, pilot bearing, and the hardware needed to mate the two assemblies.
The kit is built around the F-Body LS1 T56 clutch and flywheel. Clutch actuation runs through an F-Body style throwout/slave cylinder, specifically LUK part number 5100041770, and the install requires a remote bleeder because the slave sits inside the bellhousing.
The adapter is machined from 6061 T6 billet aluminum. Billet construction holds tolerance under engine load better than cast pieces, which keeps the engine and transmission centerlines aligned during the swap.
Yes. The kit supports AR5 transmissions pulled from both 2WD and 4x4 trucks, so the same adapter covers a wide range of donor gearboxes for your LS swap project.
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