Upgrade Base Z rear to posi traction...
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Upgrade Base Z rear to posi traction...
Do I have to go to the dealer or can my local mechanic handle this? I noticed the rear alone is about $1,000. Anyone install a posi traction rear in your base model Z? How much would something like this cost outside the dealer? Would saving money be worth it?
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around $900-1200 for the locker diff from Nismo, Cusco, or Kaaz. if you go with other than Nismo, you'll need a couple of parts to make it work from Nissan.
install should be around $200 or so unless you can do it yourself.
i had a Nismo 1.5 way purchased from my dealer when i bought the car and installed upon delivery of the vehicle. $850 installed tacked onto the price of my car... part was sold to me at cost.
install should be around $200 or so unless you can do it yourself.
i had a Nismo 1.5 way purchased from my dealer when i bought the car and installed upon delivery of the vehicle. $850 installed tacked onto the price of my car... part was sold to me at cost.
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Originally posted by drift350
around $900-1200 for the locker diff from Nismo, Cusco, or Kaaz. if you go with other than Nismo, you'll need a couple of parts to make it work from Nissan.
install should be around $200 or so unless you can do it yourself.
i had a Nismo 1.5 way purchased from my dealer when i bought the car and installed upon delivery of the vehicle. $850 installed tacked onto the price of my car... part was sold to me at cost.
around $900-1200 for the locker diff from Nismo, Cusco, or Kaaz. if you go with other than Nismo, you'll need a couple of parts to make it work from Nissan.
install should be around $200 or so unless you can do it yourself.
i had a Nismo 1.5 way purchased from my dealer when i bought the car and installed upon delivery of the vehicle. $850 installed tacked onto the price of my car... part was sold to me at cost.
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kinda off the topic. I got an 04 touring and I've heard that it comes with lsd. Sometimes when I take off too rough, I notice that the rear right wheel is spinning more than the left. Is this normal?
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Originally posted by Mantis3024
kinda off the topic. I got an 04 touring and I've heard that it comes with lsd. Sometimes when I take off too rough, I notice that the rear right wheel is spinning more than the left. Is this normal?
kinda off the topic. I got an 04 touring and I've heard that it comes with lsd. Sometimes when I take off too rough, I notice that the rear right wheel is spinning more than the left. Is this normal?
That is one sensetive driver.... you can really tell which wheel rotates faster or you just think you can?
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Originally posted by MadMax76
That is one sensetive driver.... you can really tell which wheel rotates faster or you just think you can?
That is one sensetive driver.... you can really tell which wheel rotates faster or you just think you can?
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Originally posted by drift350
around $900-1200 for the locker diff from Nismo, Cusco, or Kaaz. if you go with other than Nismo, you'll need a couple of parts to make it work from Nissan.
install should be around $200 or so unless you can do it yourself.
i had a Nismo 1.5 way purchased from my dealer when i bought the car and installed upon delivery of the vehicle. $850 installed tacked onto the price of my car... part was sold to me at cost.
around $900-1200 for the locker diff from Nismo, Cusco, or Kaaz. if you go with other than Nismo, you'll need a couple of parts to make it work from Nissan.
install should be around $200 or so unless you can do it yourself.
i had a Nismo 1.5 way purchased from my dealer when i bought the car and installed upon delivery of the vehicle. $850 installed tacked onto the price of my car... part was sold to me at cost.
The install is not a DIY unless you have the specialized tools required to check alignment or you don't care about the diff's lifespan. Lowest install cost I've ever seen was a estimate at a independent garage for $325, but the work was never done to know if it held up to reality.
Z1 Performance (Adam)
"Lots of us have Clutch type LSD's..install is not for the unexperienced. I had a drivetrain specialist install mine as there is specialized tools needed"
Edogg218
"I have a fair amount of mechanical knowledge and many specialized tools, but nothing like what is needed for this install."
"After reading through both the included instruction manual and the FSM, I would suggest that you have this installed by a transmission specialist. The tolerances are tight, and a small error in alignment could destroy the gears and require an entire new rear-end."
g356gear
"I got a stock viscous LSD from www.car-part.com for $300. You should eventually get a clutch type LSD like the KAAZ or NISMO because there is no way to get the power to the ground with the stock open diff. Look under CARRIER on car-part to find a used one."
lovetoclown
"The Nismo LSD is $850 and the install was around $400 I think. I had it done at Performance Nissan."
Jason@Performance
"well.. we charge about 480 for the install of the LSD... so its really up to you... have a tech who builds these up on a semi daily basis or (not insulting any ones tech's) someone who hasnt done one of these and just installing the pumpkin..."
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Originally posted by Mantis3024
kinda off the topic. I got an 04 touring and I've heard that it comes with lsd. Sometimes when I take off too rough, I notice that the rear right wheel is spinning more than the left. Is this normal?
kinda off the topic. I got an 04 touring and I've heard that it comes with lsd. Sometimes when I take off too rough, I notice that the rear right wheel is spinning more than the left. Is this normal?
this is why i went with a base and got the Nismo LSD instead of opting for the Enthusiast.
i was very disappointed with the performance of viscous LSD's when a friend of mine and i shared a WRX with stock viscous diffs for autocrossing. you could feel it wasnt fully locked up.
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Originally posted by 510dat
Is that a clutch-type LSD?
Is that a clutch-type LSD?
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Could anyone comment on the real world differences with the Nismo LSD compared to the stock open diff?
I have a Base and I am considering getting a Nismo LSD installed. I presume if at some point in the future I decided to add a supercharger, that the LSD will aid considerably in reducing wheelspin when accelerating? What other things would I notice are different during the course of normal driving with one installed?
I have a Base and I am considering getting a Nismo LSD installed. I presume if at some point in the future I decided to add a supercharger, that the LSD will aid considerably in reducing wheelspin when accelerating? What other things would I notice are different during the course of normal driving with one installed?
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