TravisCadello

got 99 with i beleave a lsd tranny cause all my burnout are both tires never just one.


my question is is it ok to put a non lsd in will it work or does it make big difference and better run locking one?

maxed_out_99

the only differance you will see is the one wheel peel the locking lsd is da shizzle

you have to replace an axle to swap them i believe the driver side

TravisCadello

k. ill go with locking like i have. one wheeler peelers is embarrassing.

Excalibur23

iTrader: (3)

The only reason why you should even consider non-locking is if your current trans went and you couldnt find a replacement vlsd....

Tyutyunnik

iTrader: (1)

If you live anywhere near snow then you will hate your life without an lsd.

KRRZ350

iTrader: (29)

Chances are you have a non-locking one in there anyways bro'. If both tires have near equal traction you will still spin two with an open dif. No 4th gen Maxima's came factory with a locking dif tranny unless your speedo is in Kilometers. 3-ways to tell- look at trans code on firewall, jack up front end and spin tire- watch direction of other tire, if it spins the opposite direction it's open dif or a cooked vlsd. Or simply look at the driverside axle to be sure.

KRRZ350

iTrader: (29)

Gotta disagree, I find open difs MUCH better in the snow because they don't want to go off the road with a little throttle, the vlsd is obviously much more likely to get you out if your stuck, but for actually driving in the snow I like open dif.

JNCoRacer

iTrader: (6)

My vlsd tranny recently went out on my car. Swapped in a non-locking tranny with no problems. Just had to change the drivers side axle.

asand1

iTrader: (1)

Kinda OT and hypothetical. I don't know which models come with what, and that's not my question. What I'm wondering is, would 5spd open diff tranny internals fit in a 5spd LSD transaxle? Say if I bought a bad LSD trans, and a good open diff trans, to build a low buck LSD tranny?

JNCoRacer

iTrader: (6)

Thats a good question. Why you would want to do that is another question. Taking just a visual inspection...the axle seal on the drivers side of the LSD tranny case is much bigger that the open diff tranny. There might be small differences like that.

maxed_out_99

Yes but you would need to replace an axle

T_Behr904

I just want to point out that a limited slip differential is different from a locking differential. Using the term "locking" is inaccurate. Just thought I'd throw in my 0.02 cents.

TravisCadello

well i had a 15 inch spare on and a 20inch rim on other side and to do a burnout the 20 had to start loosing traction before the bald 15inch did. thats why i think mines lsd.



how can i tell if its lsd by vin number?

comingup

If your tranny code ends in V, you have a locking diff, if it ends in A, it is an open differential. I believe it is down on firewall on the VIN plate, passenger side.

wirelessdude04

iTrader: (24)

Everything bolts up and swaps over expect driver axle need a LSD. Finding one is rare these days

TravisCadello

yah it ends in a A. so non locking. kool. everyone i called didn't have lsd tranny.