drftem

ok well i went to my local junk yard to get a 1.8 rearend swap well the miata was striped already. but i saw a bunch of 7s . so what all can i use from the seven? for 206 i can get the dif axles and drive shaft. what else will i need to make it work? also how can i tell what rx7 has a lsd and which are open?????

magnamx-5

iTrader: (7)

you can use the whole assembly but itl take alot of fab work. The lsd swaps on a 1.8. as farr as knowing the difference pop the pumpkin open.

zoom2zoom

iTrader: (5)

just grab the VIN and call the dealer, but all GXL and TII models had the LSD, the GTU models did as well I believe but are rare to find.

drftem

all the rx7s in there were gxl
but what will work in the swap to my 1.6? will it all bolt up? if i pull the rx7 third member axles and drive shaft will it all bolt up???? or will only certain parts work?

zoom2zoom

iTrader: (5)

all were GXL's? ok. you would need a 1.8 rear diff housing and axles I believe. or you might be able to just swap out the upper diff bushings from your 1.6 rear. try a search on it, there are many threads on here and m.net

drftem

i tried and couldnt find a definate answer. i currently have a blown pinion gear in my 1.6 vlsd and just need to know what i need to swap it out.

Braineack

iTrader: (62)

1.8 driveshaft, 1.8 halfshafts, 1.8 rear-end assembly.

want the rx7 lsd, open the diff and drop the unit in....supossely.

or you can do the TII rear (8") which requires a lot of effort.

zoom2zoom

iTrader: (5)

well, might have a Torsen type II for sale very soon, but probably over your budget. unless you have a red hardtop to trade, lol.

dc2696

iTrader: (2)

You can use the rx7 housing (swap bushings from miata housing), stub shafts if using 2piece miata axles(kinda rare) and the lsd unit, thats it for the basic swap.

So don't take the axles driveshaft or thrid memeber (take out lsd unit) rest is junk.

You need miata third memeber (b/c of ppf mounts and short pinion) then u need miata axles(kinda hard to find) and a 94+ driveshaft(everywhere for 50bux)

dc2696

iTrader: (2)

Turbo II's have 8'' rears and are vlsd

zoom2zoom

iTrader: (5)

I simply said they had an LSD, not which type.

bripab007

The Turbo II's, like the naturally-aspirated RX-7s, came with both clutch-type ('86-'88) and viscous ('89-'91).

drftem

so could i use these parts and would it work?
86-91 NA RX-7 rear housing
86-88 NA RX-7 stub shafts
86-88 NA RX-7 LSD
79-85 RX-7 or RWD 626 or B2000/2200 short pinion gears.
94-95.5 Miata halfshafts
94-01 Miata driveshaft

olderguy

iTrader: (19)

http://members.aol.com/solomiata/Drivetrain.html

This might help

dc2696

iTrader: (2)

Just get a miata thrid member with an open diff, then slap the ring gear from it onto the rx7 lsd and into the third member. I'd use one piece miata axles if I were u (thats what I used, i have an rx7 lsd) Then get the miata driveshaft. Then use the rx7 housing and press out the bushings and transfer in the miata ones and thats about it. Aside form tsetting backlas h and jazz

dc2696

iTrader: (2)

I know thats why I said that they have vlsd.

magnamx-5

iTrader: (7)

hey can you get more than one lsd if so can you pick one up for me ill pay you,

bripab007

Magna, he was probably like, "Hmmm...should I get one of those rear-ends for him? I don't know....oh wait, what's this? He'll PAY ME for one of them! Well, hot-damn, I'm totally doing it!!"

BTW, if you're going to make him go through the trouble of pulling a second RX-7 rear-end for you, you'd better pay him a bonus for removing it: they're a ******* pain in the *** to get out of the RX-7. Much more labor-intensive than the Miata.

zoom2zoom

iTrader: (5)

Last rx7 rear I pulled I charged the guy $150 for removal in addition to what he was paying for the part. It is not an easy task at all.

andreyiv

You might find this pdf usefull: http://members.aol.com/solomiata2/RX7LSD.pdf