1986 Chevy Celebrity

1986 CHEVROLET CELEBRITY
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ALBERT FLORES
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Brakes problem
1986 Chevy Celebrity 6 cyl Two Wheel Drive Automatic

how would i kown what brake system do i have ja1 or ja2 to fix my rotors.
Sep 14, 2009 at 11:28 PM
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JDL
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Welcome to the forum. I'd take the old rotor off and take it to autostore to compare. One is heavy duty the other isn't. I don't know which one you have?
Sep 15, 2009 at 1:54 AM
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DANAUTHIER
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jdl123 suggestion is good, match them up to be sure.
If you can not, if this is your only transportation than you'll have to go by the code.
JA1 is the standard brake system, used on the majority of sedans, JA2 is the HD brake system used on most station wagons, some sedans and the Euro version. THere sould be an option code label, found in the glove compartment or trunk. It's a white lable about 3" x 4" with a black stripe at the top. it will say SPO or service parts options on it and have several rows of 3 character codes on it in alph-numerical order.
if you can't find the lable measure the bolt pattern, the JA1 system has a smaller bolt pattern than the JA2 system.
Hope this helps, let me know.
Dan
Sep 15, 2009 at 2:16 AM
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