LSD Diff????

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Are LSD diffs rare? Whats the advantage of having one?


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im in winnipeg

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Some years had LSD, some didn't. IIRC, my '87 didn't, my '95 did, my '01 doesn't.

A limited slip diff will give better traction when it's slippery.


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Chuck Tribolet wrote:Some years had LSD, some didn't. IIRC, my '87 didn't, my '95 did, my '01 doesn't.

A limited slip diff will give better traction when it's slippery.


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how does one know if they have it or not

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Jack up your back end and rotate one of the rear tires. If the other tire rotates the opposite way of the one you're rotating, then you don't have LSD.
Or you can find a slippery patch of grass next to pavement and put one rear tire in the grass and one the pavement and see if it spins

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Or you can look on the diff and if it says LSD oil only, then you have it. I found out I had it that way.

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WPGQX4 wrote:Or you can look on the diff and if it says LSD oil only, then you have it. I found out I had it that way.
yep on the nissans its usually an orange sticker.
naladude911 wrote:im in winnipeg
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