it's from a '97 i30 I found from car-part.com and it had only 2k which is unbelievably low....but now i'm a little worried since some prevous thread said all i30s come with locking tranny which would not be a direct swap for my '97gxe. How can i tell if it's locking or non locking. If it' locking what part and it's part# do i need, how much and cheapest place to get from. Thanks for any info.

 

all I30 are lsd I believe. you will need the LSD axles too if you dont have them

 

arrrgh...that means i need to spend more $$$...so do i need both axles and where can i get it for cheap, preferpably oem. thanx

 

best bet would probably www.raxles.com for the best rebuilts or if you can find some off a junked I30. BTW is this auto or manual tranny?

 

All I30s are not lsd. All of the t models have lsd, the other models might have it. You will have to check the plate on the firewall. If the tran code ends in V , it's lsd.

 

this is for auto maxima gxe

 

The LSD is easy to differentiate because of the large difference in the seal size for the shaft from drivers to passenger side. The drivers side is very, very noticibly larger that the pass side on the LSD.

 

I thought they were all like that. on my 5sp there was 1 large seal and 1 smaller one and I dont have lsd

 

I mean very very large. Like 3". On the open diff its like 2" on one side and 1.5 on the other. There is a difference but nowhere near like the LSD.