I30 (Limited Slip) - Max 5 speed tranny swap completed !!!
04-09-2002, 05:51 PM
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I30 (Limited Slip) - Max 5 speed tranny swap completed !!!
Just got my max back today with my Infinti 5 speed (Limited Slip Diff) tranny installed. All I can say is 
. As I entered the highway around the curve I hit the gas, the front wheels kept on grabbing and asking for more, cool.
You see, my maxima's regular 5speed tranny bearings started to give out on me, so i took it to the dealer for estimates. They told me about $700 to fix the bearings, VS. $1500 for a used tranny w/installation. So at this point, after I picked up my jaw from the ground, i left the dealer in hopes of finding other options, poooor college student. So I went back to my room and just sat there gazing at my wall. Then it hit me, the INTERNET. I punched up my computer, looked at ebay and guess what I saw. An auction for a 1997 Infiniti I30t 5Speed transmisson with Limited Slip Diff. The cost, starting at $100. So after about 3days of waiting for the bid to close I place a bid during the last 2 minutes for $200 bucks, I ended up winning the auction for about $126. That's right $126. And it was located in Maryland, i just so happened to have a friend that lives there and was coming up to NY the same week ($0 shipping cost
) After days of researching maxima.org as well as local shops i found a competent tranny place who was willing to do the swap for $312, so I gave him the go-ahead and also got my clutch replaced and flywheel resurfaced one time. The SACHS Clutch, is really smooth. After I bought the axle seals from infiniti, about $5/side, and I got the d/s axle from carquest ($79.99) - (I did not need P/S as it is the same on either tranny and I just had the P/S axle rebuilt about 2 weeks ago), I put her into the shop, and that's where I am at now.
Also, just in case any one wants to know, the only thing I had to change was the d/s axle (the p/s axle is the same).
Total Cost break down:
EBAY (1997 Infiniti LSD Tranny) - $126 + $0 shipping
D/S Axle - $79.99
SACH Clutch Kit - $165.00
Labor (Tranny Swap + Clutch Install + Flywheel Resurface) $380.00
Total = $750 (not to bad for all the work that was done in my humble opinion)
All in all I am very happy with the outcome and I think that I am now among the few who can say they have a U.S. Spec 1995 Nissan Maxima SE with Limited Slip Diff.
. As I entered the highway around the curve I hit the gas, the front wheels kept on grabbing and asking for more, cool. You see, my maxima's regular 5speed tranny bearings started to give out on me, so i took it to the dealer for estimates. They told me about $700 to fix the bearings, VS. $1500 for a used tranny w/installation. So at this point, after I picked up my jaw from the ground, i left the dealer in hopes of finding other options, poooor college student. So I went back to my room and just sat there gazing at my wall. Then it hit me, the INTERNET. I punched up my computer, looked at ebay and guess what I saw. An auction for a 1997 Infiniti I30t 5Speed transmisson with Limited Slip Diff. The cost, starting at $100. So after about 3days of waiting for the bid to close I place a bid during the last 2 minutes for $200 bucks, I ended up winning the auction for about $126. That's right $126. And it was located in Maryland, i just so happened to have a friend that lives there and was coming up to NY the same week ($0 shipping cost
) After days of researching maxima.org as well as local shops i found a competent tranny place who was willing to do the swap for $312, so I gave him the go-ahead and also got my clutch replaced and flywheel resurfaced one time. The SACHS Clutch, is really smooth. After I bought the axle seals from infiniti, about $5/side, and I got the d/s axle from carquest ($79.99) - (I did not need P/S as it is the same on either tranny and I just had the P/S axle rebuilt about 2 weeks ago), I put her into the shop, and that's where I am at now.Also, just in case any one wants to know, the only thing I had to change was the d/s axle (the p/s axle is the same).
Total Cost break down:
EBAY (1997 Infiniti LSD Tranny) - $126 + $0 shipping
D/S Axle - $79.99
SACH Clutch Kit - $165.00
Labor (Tranny Swap + Clutch Install + Flywheel Resurface) $380.00
Total = $750 (not to bad for all the work that was done in my humble opinion)
All in all I am very happy with the outcome and I think that I am now among the few who can say they have a U.S. Spec 1995 Nissan Maxima SE with Limited Slip Diff.
Enjoy the (your new) ride!
04-09-2002, 09:46 PM
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Originally posted by 1FSTMAX
So all you need to swap a Infinity tranny into a Max is a new clutch, and driver side half shaft?
Thanks
So all you need to swap a Infinity tranny into a Max is a new clutch, and driver side half shaft?
Thanks
SuDZ
04-10-2002, 12:19 AM
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<click- bang> Man I searched the internet for a month for an I30t tranny and then you find one on ebay for $126. I feel like a schmuck now. Congrats on the VLSD though, I've driven a Max with a Quaife and it is definately sweet.
04-10-2002, 07:37 AM
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Originally posted by Nealoc187
<click- bang> Man I searched the internet for a month for an I30t tranny and then you find one on ebay for $126. I feel like a schmuck now. Congrats on the VLSD though, I've driven a Max with a Quaife and it is definately sweet.
<click- bang> Man I searched the internet for a month for an I30t tranny and then you find one on ebay for $126. I feel like a schmuck now. Congrats on the VLSD though, I've driven a Max with a Quaife and it is definately sweet.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/e...item=1818184405
I started a thread yesterday about this diff on ebay....but I saw it about an hour before it ended, and I posted it for all on the org to see!
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?threadid=111428
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