LSD Swap?

[MikeV]

I just bought a 95 XE automatic, as my 95 manual trannie frame broke. I had to get to work and back, no time to disassemble and weld (above rear axle by gas tank)

Question is my XE has drum rears, SE has disc: is it easier to swap out the entire axle as the drum style has a thrust block I believe from previous reading.

Both are LSD, I have to put my rancho 9000's & 4" springs in back anyways.

more than likely replace a few more parts while I am in there to keep her driving strait.

 

Just making sure I am not creating more work for myself.

 

I am going to POR-15 this frame as it is from a place where road salt didn't live!!!

-bounce-

MV

[88pathoffroad]

Doing the whole thing would be a bit easier than disassembling both to do the swap.

[Simon]

Are the master cylinder's not different from Drum brake to Disc brake versions, or am I out to lunch on this one?

[mws]

They should be different. Disc brakes require considerably more pressure than a drum, so a disk/drum setup has to have something (usually called a proportioning valve) to significantly reduce the pressure to the drum end. I'm assuming it is incorporated in the master cylinder on Pathy, but I don't know for a fact. I know it is a seperate component on my Chevy.

[88pathoffroad]

Yes, they're different, but the lines are all the same and a direct swap should be easy enough.

[MikeV]

THANKS!

You guys ROCK, :bow:

I will be swapping the rear axle and the master cylinder then.

Again Thanks!

I will be having some spare parts soon (In WI)

My 95 manual's frame is 2 far gone for me to repair, so I bought the 95 auto.

Love my Nissans!

 

(Just sold my 91 Z TT )

no more breaking the sound barrier for me! It was the Pathy or the Z!

[Slick]

just a reminder... if you are not swapping BOTH axels. the axel gear ratios are different between auto and manuals

[88pathoffroad]

Eeh, some are, some aren't. I've seen autos with 4.3 gears and manuals with 4.6 gears.

[sammyb33]

i dont understand then about nissan and their choices for the gears.....

[MikeV]

Do I have to pull covers and count teeth or are their "model" #'s to tell me what the gear ratio is?

It is definately wierd getting in without the lift!

Thanks again guys (& gal)

[88pathoffroad]

The build plate under the hood will tell you what the original gearing is. It will have either a "HG43" or a "HG46" next to "Axle Code". There aren't any diff covers to pull to count teeth, if you hadn't noticed...

[sammyb33]

good lord 88....MOD (or ADMIN) enough sites???

[MikeV]

Never had to look at it as it always worked without any issues, my buddie changes my fluids as he has a "pit" in his garage. I was raised in a UAW family so I was "learned" on ford n' chevy. When I bought my first Nissan (71 240Z) I was almost disowned.

I got as far as the brakes and noticed the drums, been stuck in Algona, Iowa for 2 weeks doing server upgrades so I couldn't physically look at anything, when I get home I will have at least 4 days of time off to work on the swap. So if I asked the questions now I can just get it done when I escape hell here in Iowa.

Thanks Again!

Mike

[88pathoffroad]

good lord 88....MOD (or ADMIN) enough sites???

The more, the merrier!