Well i got all the slicks on today ALL OF THEM, so i wetted down the ground and let her rip, at first peg leg then the hovering sensation of LSD then a little bit of slideing then HALT back to the peg leg. so which year cars have the lsd and which year would bolt up to my 80 ??? theres alot of firstgens in out local junkyard i hope theres some lsd's left. Thanks guys c ya around

 

Hi-
Far as I know all year LSDs will fit, though using a GSL-SE rear could require some mods. By "fit", I mean the WHOLE axle assy. I don't think you can just swap pumpkins. Besides, with the whole axle you'll get the cool-looking, but not-as-good-to-stop (so say contemporary road tests!) rear discs, too. I think you need the 81+ brake hose back there, too. Buy a new one, or get an SS braided one for near the same price. And I understand there are some tricks with the hand brake cables, but nothing serious- I had a shop swap mine into my 80, so the details of the install are better left to others-
Stu Aull

 

Hi-again! There is another thread about rear diff swaps here, look it up. I forgot to mention that I believe the 83+ rear ends use a different drive shaft, which you might need if your donor car is of those years. Worth confirming...
Stu Aull
80GS

 

Thanks!

 

81-83 GSL but its best to get a 3rd member from a GSL with auto tranny. its less abused.

 

i dont want to replace the entire rearend. my friends rx3 has just the guts swapped. he swapped the internals with a LSD thats all.

 

the diffy assembly is the 3rd member.

 

Why don't you want to swap the entire rear end?

It's not hard. Probably easier and you can upgrade to rear disc brakes too!