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Old 01-09-2004, 09:46 AM
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Do 4th gens have LSD?
I need to purchase a driveshaft and they asked me if the car has LSD. Is there a number on the transmission or some other tell tale sign to look for to see if it has LSD?

Its an automatic 98 GLE
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Originally Posted by G_Loc
I need to purchase a driveshaft and they asked me if the car has LSD. Is there a number on the transmission or some other tell tale sign to look for to see if it has LSD?

Its an automatic 98 GLE
Take a look at this pic, this is located on the drivers side firewall.

The number at the bottom that says transaxle is RE4F04V, that indicates that its an automatic with LSD, if it does not have LSD it will read RE4FO4A.

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Old 01-09-2004, 09:58 AM
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i believe that very few have lsd trannies. is that correct. i thought that i heard that they were more rare than the non lsd's.
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Old 01-09-2004, 10:39 AM
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Pretty much only the canadian Maxima's had LSD... those and the i30s.
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Old 01-09-2004, 10:54 AM
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pardon my ignorance, what is LSD?
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Old 01-09-2004, 10:55 AM
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Limited slip differential
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Old 01-09-2004, 11:08 AM
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the other easy way to tell is if you go around a sharp turn and give it some gas, the inside wheel in the front will slip and spin some if you don't have LSD. If you do have it, you will have great response from both wheels aroung the corner.
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Old 01-09-2004, 11:09 AM
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found this online -

When one of the drive wheels begins to slip, the limited-slip differential automatically sends a greater proportion of the engine's power to the wheel that is NOT slipping. Limited-slip doesn't reduce the power applied to the drive wheels, but instead redistributes it.
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Old 01-09-2004, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Ceasars Chariot
found this online -

When one of the drive wheels begins to slip, the limited-slip differential automatically sends a greater proportion of the engine's power to the wheel that is NOT slipping. Limited-slip doesn't reduce the power applied to the drive wheels, but instead redistributes it.

You read my mind....hey ceaser is your car leaning in the picture?
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Old 01-09-2004, 07:48 PM
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Only maximas available in canada have the LSD option. I'm not aware if it was available in the GLE. Checking the VIN plate is the most surefire way to know.
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Old 01-12-2004, 10:25 AM
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I never new the code to check the VIN plate. Thanks guys for the useful information.
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Old 01-14-2004, 11:43 AM
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Are there any 5-speeds w/ LSD?
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Old 01-14-2004, 12:32 PM
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what will it say if you have an 5-speed?
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Old 01-14-2004, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by G_Loc
I need to purchase a driveshaft and they asked me if the car has LSD. Is there a number on the transmission or some other tell tale sign to look for to see if it has LSD?

Its an automatic 98 GLE
According to the brochure I got with the car, only the SE has limited slip, available in both the manual and the auto. By the way, this is a Canadian Maxima, not to sure what the folks in the U.S. get.
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Old 01-14-2004, 02:34 PM
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Only the 99 Maxima had the "Traction Control System" option. Learned this a few weeks ago

http://www.edmunds.com/used/1999/nis...num3.1.nissan*
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