wich rear axel do i have

[stingray1987]

ive been looking at refurbed rear axels for my 1998 106 quiksilver and ive been looking at rear axels but the only ones i have seen say either 1.1 and desiel or vtr/vts and mine is neither mine is a 1.4.

it does have the same front brakes as the 1.1 247mm soild discs so is the rear the same????

it does have rear drums not discs.
if i brought the vtr/vts rear beam would that fit using my drums or would i need to convert to discs to use that axel.


some info would be great it seems to be a missed subject in the faq section and a search on here and 106 owners seems to come up with allsorts.

cheers guys/gals.

[saxo_singh]

Just but a VTR/S axle, and fit that. Direct fit.

[saxomax]

why not just buy a 1.1 106 axel or one off a 1.1 saxo?

[spudders]

go for the vtr/s axle then ur upgradeing to disks on rear and there the same fittings and i think cables

[jeffchiz]

Just but a VTR/S axle, and fit that. Direct fit.

its not a direct fit, it will fit but you need a differnt handbrake cable and the brake pipes need to bent iirc

why not just buy a 1.1 106 axel or one off a 1.1 saxo?

what?? hes asking if the 1.1 is the same as his, not where to get a 1,1 beam from

and to answer your question yea you'd have the same beam as a 1.1 but fit a vtr/s one if you want discs on the back but it wont go on as easy as a drum beam, if you get a vtr/s one make sure it doesnt have abs on it

[stingray1987]

except for rear discs which im not that botherd about as the front brakes do most of the work anayway what benifits do the vtr/vts rear axel have over the other?

iknow the vtr/vts rear axel is thicker but how would that affect the car?

[LSOfreak]

just has discs instead of drums and a thicker antiroll bar i thought

[jeffchiz]

yea the arb is thicker therefore better handling, but id stick to a drum beam, my mate had a cammed 16v 106 xsi with brembos on the front and standard drum beam and it braked/handled fine