What did the 4-bolt rear end come in? Any easy way to tell the difference between 3 and 4 bolt?
4 bolt rear end, wow, thats gotta be weak
-Borsty
man.. whats with all these dsm questions lately? www.dsmtuners.com or www.dsmtalk.com Those guys know there stuff, just do a search there and I'm sure you'll find what you need. They are about as responsive as people on here, so you could ask and have an answer in minutes.
You gotta be a member to search at dsmtuners and I only have free email accounts which you can't register with there.
alright.. i'll try and find what you need..
Borsty wrote:4 bolt rear end, wow, thats gotta be weak
in a car that makes what? 180 hp tops? pretty weak yes. adequate, possibly.
k, from what I've found. the 4 bolt rears are in the 92.5-99 GSX's. 3 bolt rears are in the earlier 90-91 GSX's. As for how to tell the difference, there's no real easy way, just make sure you know what year car you're looking at. Hope that helps.
Ok thanks alot man. I'm looking at a 90 talon. I'm going to have to ask the guy what he knows about it.
The 4 bolt is supposed to be somewhat stronger than the 3 bolt, i guess it'd be equivelent to a ford 9" rear end comparativly
3 bolt???
how the f do you pull that off
crazy
other cars, better cars?
lol at these people. do some research be4 you speak nemore wtf or how could that be.
They don't call it a 3 or 4 bolt because tht's the number of bolts holding the cover on. They call it that because that's the number of bolts on the axle flanges.
Here's a good link on how to swap rear ends.
4 Bolt Swap
if you are reffereing to me, i meant w/o breaking anything
other cars, better cars?
The only option on rear end (other differences being year) is the LSD. Those are clearly marked if you can find one. They are also kinda rare. If a DSM has a LSD then it will say so right on the serial plate. Crawl under and look, that's the rear you're looking for.
Good luck.
PAX
Hahahaha wrote:The only option on rear end (other differences being year) is the LSD. Those are clearly marked if you can find one. They are also kinda rare. If a DSM has a LSD then it will say so right on the serial plate. Crawl under and look, that's the rear you're looking for.
Good luck.
PAX
rare? every dsm i have ownedcame with the stock lsd, im pretty sure if you have an awd you either have lsd or abs. thats what i hear at least.
and borsty, my little 4 bolt rear end held up pretty well against all 3 ls1's and both ls2's i walked at the track last weekend. oh well i guess they just need more boost and nitrous.
Every DSM I have owned or worked on has had ABS and no LSD... Maybe it's an area thing. People likely preferred ABS here because of our winter. Maybe the LSD was more popular in the south.. All I know is I have yet to see the LSD marking on a DSM in real life, only pictures. Many "phantom" thingies installed up here.
PAX
i could have swore that the newer second gen gsx's and tsi's had lsds in them, i have a 91 tsi and it has a 3 bolt in it. i was going to swap in a 4 bolt but im just going to sell the car and buy another cavy .
2002 cavy with 5spd ecotec(RIP)
1991 eagle talon tsi awd 5spd(sold)
1999 audi a4 1.8l turbo 5spd
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Hahahaha wrote:Every DSM I have owned or worked on has had ABS and no LSD... Maybe it's an area thing. People likely preferred ABS here because of our winter. Maybe the LSD was more popular in the south.. All I know is I have yet to see the LSD marking on a DSM in real life, only pictures. Many "phantom" thingies installed up here.
PAX
so i guess maybe its true that you either have one or the other.
Hahahaha wrote:Every DSM I have owned or worked on has had ABS and no LSD... Maybe it's an area thing. People likely preferred ABS here because of our winter. Maybe the LSD was more popular in the south.. All I know is I have yet to see the LSD marking on a DSM in real life, only pictures. Many "phantom" thingies installed up here.
PAX
You're talking the AWD versions correct?
Is there any other ?
Yes.. I'm pretty sure the FWD DSMs don't have a rear differential
My 96 does not have a LSD, so certainly not all 2G DSMs have it. I know the Phantom Grip was discussed a lot in the club back when I was active.
I know they are labelled, and I know I haven't seen one. That's all I can be 100% sure of.
PAX
you have LSD in front wheel drive cars, you never said it was just in the rear.
