so a 1979 RX7 had stock drum brakes in rear but looking up brake pads on TireRack or other sites, they clearly show BRAKE pads and BRAKE rotors (instead of drums and shoes)

even rockauto.com states discs and pads


is it because so many have converted over to rear disc upgrade that this is the case?

 

There were no disc brakes on the SAs available, even as an option. Its probably an error. Try to order them and install, see what happens

 

Only the GSL and GSL-SE models had rear discs and the GSL wasn't intorduced until 81. More 7s produced came with drum rears than with discs. Perhaps you aren't looking under the right section for shoes/drums.

 

ok

thanks

 

No, I just checked on tirerack and autozone. I speced a 1980 mazda rx7 and they both show rear calipers and pads. Its a screw up for sure. A lot of these places use the same backends for their web parts lookup applications. I know autozone and advanceauto both use partsamerica on the backend. So if the backend has it wrong then a lot of places will show it incorrectly and its probably not even their fault really.

 

Could of been like from that turbo edition. But they where not common production.

They where options on GSL I think too? (82-85?)

 

Not in 79 or 80, There were no turbo editions, not inm the states anyways.

 

When neither of you know the facts about the turbos, why post guesses?

 

Ok, what are the facts? Now I'm intrigued.

 

When you call someone out, atleast post what they don't know


Series 3 came with 12at's out side N.A. instead of 13b's.

 

In my experience, parts databases are full of bad information about our cars. That's just one of the wonderful things about owning an idiosyncratic automobile, I suppose.
I do remember that I had a hell of a time finding replacement drums for my '79, because every database I came across has discs listed for all years of the rx-7. In the end, I just had to take detailed measurements and go through a catalog to find something that would fit, and they still weren't quite right.

 

We didn't get 12AT's or Turbo II convertibles in NA, but we are the only ones to get the GSL-SE.

 

id trade the se for the 12at model anyday.

:AA:

 

This is why you just call up or PM Atkins Rotary and see if they have a set on hand. Saved me a lot of trouble and the price was smokin'...

 

see, it's not just me.. every source I could get to showed rear disc brakes... calipers and pads... go figure....