RE: LSD in e30

["Fadeev, Alex" <alex.fadeev@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

neil [mailto:neil@domain.elided] wrote:
> 
> Alex wrote:
> >Janis Ziemelis [mailto:janisz@domain.elided] wrote:
> >>
> >> Can anyone tell me, which E30 models have LSD difs by default?
> >
> >Janis,
> >An M3 certainly does ;-), other then that it is market dependent.
> >In North America, all 's' (is/es) models came with LSD while it 
> >was an option for 'i'/'e' models.
> 
> Not quite...the 318is (90/91) did not come with the LSD, 
> unless you got the winter/towing package.

I stand corrected.
I keep forgetting about those pesky 4 cylinder E30s ;-)

> >There are at least three ways to find on a particular car:
> >- - lift both rear wheels and spin one. If the other spins 
> >in the same direction, you've got LSD. If the other wheel 
> >spins in the opposite direction, you've got an open differential.
> >- - clean the dirt off the rear differential's part number. 
> >If there is an 'S' stamped into the part number, it is a LSD.
> >- - go to a nearby BMW dealer with the VIN and have them 
> >print out the list of options for that particular car.
> 
> Option #1 is the best.
> The tab mentioned in option #2 is often rusted beyond recognition, at
> least up here in the northern states (mine is). Alex doesn't have that
> rust problem in the south, so it would work for him.

not after this winter ;-(

alex f 

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