brainy

Just wondering, but do Maxima's come with LSD's stock?

Thanks in advance for anyone that can help answer this for me.


Brian

itdood

Not stock, it's an option on '03 and I'm almost positive on '02 also. also need the manual tranny.

SkyDaver

Was an option on the 06 with manual transmission.

BEJAY1

iTrader: (19)

Yes VLSD stock config on the 2001 Anniv editions.

Larrio

iTrader: (10)

also vlsd on the i30 trannies in the 4th gens

SteVTEC

02-03's have HLSD optional. I think it goes if they have cross-drilled pedals, then they have HLSD.

brainy

Thanks for all the info guys. Here in Australia max's only come in auto's.
I tried searching everywhere on the net for this info. Had to ring 2 nissan dealers before i even got a partial answer.

Thanks again guys

SteVTEC

correction...

...that's for 6spds only. All autos (at least in US) are open differential.

speedy2k1

BEJAY1, are you saying that all 5-speed AE have a VLSD? That would be cool if mine did.

Larrio

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tsk tsk..... u didn't know that?

All 5spd A.E.'s in the U.S. have VLSD (just look at the paper with all the options and price of your car if you bought it new)

All 5spd and Auto A.E.'s in canda have VLSD

sloppymax

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all AE in the US whether auto or manual have VLSD.

Larrio

iTrader: (10)

whoops... thanks for the correction.

I've heard that ALL maximas in canada have VLSD... that was what i meant to say

Cutler

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Autos did? I learned something new today

bluemaxx

I did not know that. Can it be retofitted to non VLSD autos?

speedy2k1

Thanks guys, I learn something new from here every day. My next question is, what is the difference between VLSD and HLSD?

sloppymax

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i am not sure about that one. i know most that wanted lsd just went with a whole tranny that had it already. i have not heard of anyone trying to retrofit it.

Larrio

iTrader: (10)

it does not need to be retrofitted. The LSD itself is internally inside the tranny differential (IIRC)

So if you bought a VLSD auto tranny, it bolt right up to your maxima

Hence the fact that alot of 4th gen guys look for the i30 tranny with vlsd and how some 5th gen guys like bigdogjonx have custom lsd's built into the tranny and also how some companies this thing (forgot name) to act like a lsd that bolts up into our differential

hlsd vs. vlsd
h= helical (mechanical)
This is as close as it gets: "The spring pack pushes the side gears against the clutches, which are attached to the cage. Both side gears spin with the cage when both wheels are moving at the same speed, and the clutches aren't really needed -- the only time the clutches step in is when something happens to make one wheel spin faster than the other, as in a turn. The clutches fight this behavior, wanting both wheels to go the same speed. If one wheel wants to spin faster than the other, it must first overpower the clutch. The stiffness of the springs combined with the friction of the clutch determine how much torque it takes to overpower it"
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential6.htm

v= viscous (liquid)
"The viscous coupling has two sets of plates inside a sealed housing that is filled with a thick fluid, as shown in below. One set of plates is connected to each output shaft. Under normal conditions, both sets of plates and the viscous fluid spin at the same speed. When one set of wheels tries to spin faster, perhaps because it is slipping, the set of plates corresponding to those wheels spins faster than the other. The viscous fluid, stuck between the plates, tries to catch up with the faster disks, dragging the slower disks along. This transfers more torque to the slower moving wheels -- the wheels that are not slipping"
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/differential7.htm

speedy2k1

Thanks for the detailed answer. I didnt know there was that much to it.