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What Rear end did the first gen come with?

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Old 05-19-04, 12:21 AM
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What Rear end did the first gen come with?

what rear end did the first gen come with a posi rear or a lsd? thanks appreciate it
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Only the GSL and GSL-SE models came with an LSD
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did it ever come with a posi rear n e of them? becasue this kid talkd smack to me saying that it comes wit a posi and not a lsd and i knew it was an lsd but he wouldent believe me. so wait till i send him this page thanks lotus
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I know that posi is a generic term for a LSD now days but wasn't it specific to a certain car maker like GM or Chrysler(can't remember).
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GM used the term Posi-Track rear end
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Posi IS the same, nowdays as LSD. Back in the day the LSD was just that, limited slip. One side would slip before the other caught. Also known to some I think as a cone or clutch rear. All of this info comes from GM in the 60's. I think now the comparison to then might be what they are calling an open rear? Hell, so much has changed in the terminology it is hard to keep up with. I seem to be stuck with the OLD deffinitions and alot of the guys misinturpret. more info on what used to B can be found at http://www.442.com/oldsfaq/ofdif.htm
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Posi/Positraction is a Chevrolet tade name for a clutch-type limted slip. Not all LSD's are Posi but all Posi's are LSD's.

One of my big gripes.

I had a friend who thought "Posi" meant a limited slip diff but "limited slip" meant traction control. I didn't realize this until we were having a damn-we're-15-and-can't-wait-until-we-can-drive BS session and I said that for sure he'd have a limited slip, and he said that he didn't want limited slip, but he did want a Posi. I was all WTF for a moment and then proceeded to explain...

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