rx7 rearend question
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rx7 rearend question
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?????
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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)
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)
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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
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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.
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.