I have an 1989 Trans Am GTA and went to the parts store to get front brake pads, rotors and wheel bearings. I was asked if it was a special performance. I had no idea. I noticed on the center black wheel hub that it shows WS6. Does this mean that its special performance? I know that GTA's have upgraded supension. What is the special performance GTA? What makes it different from just a GTA.
Thanks

 

Just go to another parts store where they'll ask you which size motor you have. Some parts stores try to over complicate things by asking a bunch of unnecessary questions. The 1989 Turbo Trans Am has different brakes, but that shouldn't even come up as an option if you ask for brakes and bearings for a 1989 Trans Am GTA with either the 5.0 or 5.7 motor.

 

Special performance GTA is referring to the 1989 Turbo Trans Am with the turbocharged 3.8L V6.

 

they ask that because some cars came with 1LE as a factory option. chances are they will ever sell a set of those pads but they ask that anyway. when I was first asked that I asked the counter guy to show me a set of the performance option pads and it was the 1LE set.

 

The only problem with your explanation is that, no Trans Am GTA was ever made with the 1LE option.

 

I was giving an explanation on why they ask.

 

Gotcha.

I guess I just don't understand those automotive parts store's systems. My thinking is this: If you feed the computer the exact info about a particular vehicle in question, certain options shouldn't even pop-up if they weren't originally available for that particular vehicle to begin with.