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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 01:38 PM
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Quick question:

How can I determine if a rear end is a 3 or 4 channel if all i'm looking at is the rear by itself? Only way I know how differentiate is to see if the car has a tcs button on the dash. But the axle I'm looking at is standalone from an unknown transam.


Do the numbers on the rear tell me anything?

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Old Jan 7, 2009 | 01:53 PM
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Picture the rear in the car. A four channel will have either a sensor or a hole for a sensor on each brake backing plate right under the axle.

A three channel will have either a sensor or a hole for a sensor right on top of the center section.
These holes are all about 7/8" in diameter.

If the brake rotor is off a four channel will have silver reluctor wheels behind the axle flanges.

If it has drums it's not a four channel.
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Also a 3 channel has ABS, a 4 channel has ABS/TCS.
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Originally Posted by SS1875
Also a 3 channel has ABS, a 4 channel has ABS/TCS.
Thats not helping ID a rear sitting without a car.
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4 channel axle will have a reluctor ring on the end where the wheel would mount to.

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Originally Posted by 9000th01ss
If the brake rotor is off a four channel will have silver reluctor wheels behind the axle flanges.
Originally Posted by Badazz 97 TA
4 channel axle will have a reluctor ring on the end where the wheel would mount to.
Yea thats the one.
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