ok i got an 86 sport.. 5lug 4 piston... etc.. and i was just wondering everywhere ive read it hasd been said THAT NO BASE/SPORT MODELS CAME WITH LSD.

now i was under ym car and i spun one tire and the other stood still (open diff i was thinking) so i look and there was a tag that sai d "limited slip gear oil, etc" does this mean i have a clutch type lsd??:

 

S4's came with limited slips, your is just worn. Next time search the FAQ

 

Sports did not come with a LSD, however it is not unusual for an owner to swap out a GXL rear end that does have a LSD into a sport.

Your sport does not have power windows right???

 

Dope

 

well see you can't rule out that he does not have a GXL, and just thinks its a sport because it has the 4 piston front brakes and the same 5 lug wheels

 

my favourite method of determining lsd or not is the tried tested and true burnout patch evaluation method....hehehe

I would imagine that in this case its simply a worn out lsd....mostlikely if it has been swapped in - the diff has gone through at least 2 tours of duty - so more than likely its very worn.........I have had some people claim that their GXL must not have come with an LSD since their GXL couldn't burn both rear skins....however it was only because their diff was toast....

 

Actually that method only works to tell you, you have poor traction.

Almost any base/SE with the stock wheels/tires you can do that method and break both wheels loose yet they do not have a LSD

 

Then how come on my 88 Base without LSD (stock when I got it) left a nice patch in a parking lot one afternoon? Not patches. This was on the stock 14" "phone dial" wheels and all season's.

 

ive had several non lsd rx-7 and sometimes i can get both wheels going every once in a while

,it will only happen if the spidergears and crap inside the diff is aligned just right, then sometimes it will act like a lsd for second or two....

 

if the lsd is out. does it just not spin both wheels anymore or are there other symptoms. im afraid to think mine is totally toasted. can it seize on me? mine makes lots of nosie when im making a left or right turn.

 

a lot of noise generally means that the wrong gear oil is used or the diff is worn out

 

it has power windows and locks i think.. atleast windows.. so is this a gxl??

it also has a sunroof.. metal..

 

Power windows means it is a GXL. Sports did not come with power windows Only GXL (and 91 A package coupes) and Turbo and convertibles came with power windows.

You have a GXL not a sport

 

thanks for the clarification.. from day one i told my friend who i bought it off of that it waS A GXL, BUT HE SAID NO ITS JUST A BASE... but i told him the base has 4 lug wheels and junk.. thren my other friend mentioned it could be a sport since it has 4 pot cals and 5 lug,.... but then i saw the lsd tag and was like .."im soo confused.." i thought i had some sort of frankenstein car or somehting..

thanks again

 

You may wish to read this sticky thread from the top of this section, it lists all the options and standard features:

https://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/specifications-what-did-2nd-generation-rx-7-come-w-options-standard-features-249616/

 

i read that but never put 2 and 2 together lol.. i actually forgot i had power locks and stuff till yesterday when i was workin on the car :P

 

thamks. i'll check up on that.