Difference between 89-90 and 91-92 S13 coupe?

[Riceking]

is there a difference in the body between 89-90 and 91-92? i heard the front quarter panels are a bit wider in the 91-92 years. is that true?

[GroundPerformance]

WHOEVER told you that should sell his S-Chassis car.

[7jpat]

e vs de,, sohc vs dohc

[Mishkin_707]

89-90 have a different front bumper from the 91-94 body wise

89-90 have a SOHC motor

91-94 have a DOHC motor

[reubencanyon]

The 89-90 has a pig nose front bumper and the 91-93 doesn't right?

[mowgli 240sx]

The 89-90 has a pig nose front bumper and the 91-93 doesn't right?

nope
91-93 has chuki front aka shark nose

[LI NY 240sx]

Yup, 89-90 have the pignose front bumper & SOHC engine.
The 91-94 have the chuki front & the DOHC engine. The fenders are the same, but the 91-94 have separate extension pieces where it meets the front bumper.
All 94's are convertible.

[tapdeznutz]

^...u mean all convertibles are '94?

[LI NY 240sx]

No, the convertibles were available from 92-94. In 94, you could only get a convertible. All of the convertibles started as coupes and were modified in California by American Specialty Cars, an aftermarket company.

This is for the US market. I think in some markets, 1994 was already the S14.

[S-Nation S13]

Wait did you just say front quarter panels..last time I checked they were called front fenders and rear quarter panels ..
GTFO

[S-Nation S13]

89-90 have a different front bumper from the 91-94 body wise

89-90 have a SOHC motor

91-94 have a DOHC motor

nope
91-93 has chuki front aka shark nose

This is all you need to know feed your brain start there

89-90
SOHC
PIGGY FRONT/PIGGY LIP
Zenki

91-93
DOHC
Shark Nose
Chuki

Everything is the same after that..

[sidewaysonmy180]

I've had lots of 240sx some hatches and some coupes years all over the place. Now this is my opinion. so don't take it as the word of god k haha. But from the 89 90 body's and 91 through 93 body's I've always gotten the sense while driving the 91 through 93 body's are better reenforced. The 89 and 90 body's I've owned one hatch one coupe. There frames felt flimsy while driving. Compared to my 91 up body's witch include two 93 and one 91 hatches and 2 91 and 92 coupes. All different miles the 93 body's even had higher mileage then the 89 body's. So couldn't blame the mileage. Haha anyone else felt the same sense ?

[TheRealSy90]

91-up you have to hold the door handle up when you lock the doors. In my 89 you don't. Both with power locks.

[xBtony]

Actually theres a slight difference on the fenders, ones a tiny bit smoother then the onther, I believe its the chuki fronts that have an extra almost invisible body line on the front fenders. It becomes obvious in the middle of body work when you have miss matches fenders haha.

[ghoti]

91-up you have to hold the door handle up when you lock the doors. In my 89 you don't. Both with power locks.

what?

msglngth

[drift freaq]

91-up you have to hold the door handle up when you lock the doors. In my 89 you don't. Both with power locks.


Actually you have that backwards. 89-90 you had to hold the door handle up when locking closed doors. 90-94 you did not. Trust me I have owned way to may of all the years. LOL

Oh and this thread needs to be closed now.