Sa with rear disc brake questions.
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Sa with rear disc brake questions.
okay i searched around and from the answers i found, i am kinda confused! I have a 1980 SA and the back has DISC brakes.... at first i thought someone converted just the brake system over.... then i started going through this site looking at pictures of other SA and i see very few with my wheel... the cross looking setup. I havent tried yet, but i have a feeling that my front wheels would not fit on my rear hubs.... i have the strangest feeling that the entire rear end was swapped out with a gslse. how would i find out if that is the case without tearing the car down... i read something about the width of the pumpkin, but im not real certain. Did my car come with these wheels or did someone swap my rear end out and put some 4X114 wheels on the back? also look at the picture of the hub... there was a LIP there on the end which made it quite difficult to get the wheel off and it looks like someone grinded it quite a bit... where might this have come from?
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okay i am not really certain what that means Trochoid... so this wheel did not come off of a 1980 SA???? so can i measure the pumpkin? or are there any other ways to find out what rear end i have? did the SA ever come with Rear Disc? i know this is a Leather Sport 7 but thats about all i know.... would the vin help?
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I think Trochoid meant 81, not 91.
This guy must have a GSL rear end with a LSD and rear discs. Measure your bolt pattern, I assure you the front and rear are the same, 4 x 110. Those " + " wheels didn't come in 4 x114 as previously mentioned.
Or maybe you have an FB, not an SA haha
This guy must have a GSL rear end with a LSD and rear discs. Measure your bolt pattern, I assure you the front and rear are the same, 4 x 110. Those " + " wheels didn't come in 4 x114 as previously mentioned.
Or maybe you have an FB, not an SA haha
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I think Trochoid meant 81, not 91.
This guy must have a GSL rear end with a LSD and rear discs. Measure your bolt pattern, I assure you the front and rear are the same, 4 x 110. Those " + " wheels didn't come in 4 x114 as previously mentioned.
Or maybe you have an FB, not an SA haha
This guy must have a GSL rear end with a LSD and rear discs. Measure your bolt pattern, I assure you the front and rear are the same, 4 x 110. Those " + " wheels didn't come in 4 x114 as previously mentioned.
Or maybe you have an FB, not an SA haha
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1979-1980 SA's came with 4x110 bolt pattern as all first gen 7s did, but no rear discs and no lsd rear end wise. It's the same for 1981-1985 S, and GS models. I don't know about leather sports but I'm guessin the same thing. 1981-1985 GSL's and the 1984-1985 GSL-SE had rear discs and lsd.
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I was under the impression that with our vehicles, it was LSD and 4 Discs or regular setup after 81.
Maybe someone just took the rear discs off another car. or if it was done when the SA was still new, maybe took the front discs off another SA?
Maybe someone just took the rear discs off another car. or if it was done when the SA was still new, maybe took the front discs off another SA?
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If you don't have an LSD then someone problem just did a basic brake swap. Chances are though that they swapped the whole axle, so check to see that you have the LSD.
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partially Incorrect info from twinkletoes on wheel patterns about all 1st gens. the GSL-SE's did not have 4x110 bolt pattern, They had the 4x114.3 which is FAR more common
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so how do i find out if it is LSD or not??? if i rotate one wheel with the car up then is Justin correct? does the other one rotate the same direction?? or am i correct it rotates opposite direction. thanks.
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It should rotate in the same direction.
An LSD works to equalize the torque driven to a slipping wheel with the opposite wheel. In example, if your right wheel is slipping, the LSD transfers the majority of the torque to the non-slipping wheel to balance it out for you.((I think... ))
An LSD works to equalize the torque driven to a slipping wheel with the opposite wheel. In example, if your right wheel is slipping, the LSD transfers the majority of the torque to the non-slipping wheel to balance it out for you.((I think... ))