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Old 02-14-2009, 09:03 AM
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ABS is one nice thing to have, but I see it as being a lot more important for the front wheels so they retain steering in the slick shiit. Traction control? I ALWAYS switched mine off, unless it was raining heavily. Do you drive the car in the snow? If not, I wouldn't be as **** about the traction devices.
 
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Old 02-14-2009, 12:37 PM
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I don't feel like I need traction control (it's not like the Camaro goes out in the snow much anyway), but if he gets the wrong rear-end he'll have an ABS InOp light constantly lit on his gauge cluster and his ABS won't function at all...
 
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Old 02-14-2009, 03:02 PM
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well i dont have TC and neither does specs, so it would work? would it not?
 
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Old 02-14-2009, 05:33 PM
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ABS only uses a single speed sensor on top of the differential housing. ABS + TCS uses speed sensors at each rear wheel. So if the sensor wiring does not match, the ABS won't work. The axle should bolt up either way.
 
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Old 02-15-2009, 07:56 AM
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there is also a 3channel and 4 channel abs. I dont know where everything ets its name, but prehaps the 3 channel is both front wheels and 1 at the axle? aka non tcs? 4 channel is 1 at each wheel?

I know I have a 3 channel ABS, cost me an extra couple hundred when i bought my damn rear end....
 
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Old 02-15-2009, 11:03 AM
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Yes, three channel has a total of 3 speed sensors, one in each front wheel and one in the center of the rear axle, by the differential. Four channel has a speed sensor on each of the four wheels.
 
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Old 02-15-2009, 06:07 PM
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well i bought a complete rear end today i found off another forum for 175$ i found on another forum, that was closer to home too and has less than 4k miles on it off a 98 trans am. im gonna have some 4:10 installed before i swap rear ends.

where can i find some 4:10 or 4:11 for my car at a fairly good price?
 
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Old 02-15-2009, 06:56 PM
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btw heres a pic of the ring and the 3 broken teeth and the chip on the 4th one...

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Old 02-15-2009, 07:15 PM
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we have the same posi too (yellow springs). there are 2 types in GM's cant remember what the toher looked like, but when i replaced fluids last year i saw the yellow springs in mine.
 
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Old 02-15-2009, 07:19 PM
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i have to say that that is the worste smelling fluid in the whole entire car...i hate the smell of diffi fluid. lol
 


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