wich rear axel do i have

1. stingray1987 Regular Poster Joined: May 2008 Stoke on Trent Posts: 421

   #1 10th January 2011, 00:05

   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.
2. saxo_singh Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2009 Birmingham Posts: 4289 02 VTR'd Furio, 07 Audi A4 Avant S Line

   #2 10th January 2011, 02:07

   Just but a VTR/S axle, and fit that. Direct fit.
3. saxomax Regular Poster Joined: Aug 2010 Nuneaton /banbury Posts: 304 black mk2 flatty. 2007 corsa d

   #3 10th January 2011, 10:39

   why not just buy a 1.1 106 axel or one off a 1.1 saxo?
4. spudders Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 shrewsbury Posts: 476 306 dturbo x2 saxo vtr

   #4 10th January 2011, 10:54

   go for the vtr/s axle then ur upgradeing to disks on rear and there the same fittings and i think cables
5. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

   #5 10th January 2011, 12:34

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by saxo_singh 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
   
   

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by saxomax 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
6. stingray1987 Regular Poster Joined: May 2008 Stoke on Trent Posts: 421

   #6 10th January 2011, 17:51

   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?
7. LSOfreak Saxperience Addict Joined: Jan 2008 west london Posts: 13810

   #7 11th January 2011, 01:46

   just has discs instead of drums and a thicker antiroll bar i thought
8. user_32315 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo

   #8 11th January 2011, 10:54

   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