i have a 6 speed with the open differential and was wondering could it be possible for me to buy a HLSD differential and swap it out? i know u r going to say y didnt u order a HLSD but they werent exaclty out when i got my car and i got a good deal bc that was the car on the lot! so i just want to know if it would be JUST a differential swap if so i will do it if not what else would be involved? thanks in advance!

will

 

Will -
I'm in the same situation as you - A couple of months ago the dealer had the car I was looking for, offered me below invoice before the rebate, and I took it. I love the car, but I am without the HLSD, which sounds like would be very helpful on the icy streets. I called Nissan and was told that the factory HLSD cannot be installed after purchase, but I am not giving up on the idea. I have read about people installing VLSD trannys from slavage yards in cars with open diffs, and I have looked into the Quaife option as well. But at $1500 plus install, it seems cost prohibitive. Does $800 for install sound about right? Also I was thinking of waiting until 36000 miles so that I don't give Nissan a reason to avoid tranny work if the 6 speed proves to be a problem. Sorry so long, and I would really appreciate any advice or ideas. Thanks.

Brendan

 

Does anyone have suggestions?

 

Untill people start wrecking 02 Maximas the HLSD will be rare and ultra expensive. New Nissan parts would cost a fortune and I might guess there is a different trans casing.
If someone wants to trade pictures of a 02 trans w/o HLSD I will take pictures of mine with HLSD. The only way to tell not is the pedals which is suspect.