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[johnyreb]

Anyone else notice that their pathfinder drifts & breaks loose lot & not on purpose especially on wet pavement i know all vehicles have reduced traction on wet roads but I've never had 1 that breaks loose as often as my pathy

[Kyle94]

Do you have an Limited slip rear differential? Check to make sure its oil properly and with the correct lsd oil or lsd additive. also, tires have a lot of effect on how easy they break loose... mud terrains in my experiance break loose really easy when wet out, and all terrains have more of a grip. but it doesnt take much to break teh rear end loose anyway. I just sit back and enjoy it.

[Slartibartfast]

Check the LSD fluid. My LSD rear end breaks loose pretty easily on gravel or snow/ice, but I haven't had any trouble on wet pavement. Then again, I live in a desert.

 

How's your tire tread? And what're they inflated to?

[johnyreb]

Lsd is working fine and tread is fine on street tires inflated to 35psi and im not complaining i have fun with it jw if i was the only 1

[pathybuilder]

There really isn't a lot of weight on the drive tires. I know I've notice that they break loose easily too. Especially if making U-turns while getting on the gas. The LSD will bias and try to spin you around a little. I noticed it a lot more before I removed my rear sway bar, because I wasn't nervous about throttling it a little while cornering. I don't imagine you get to drive on ice too much in oklahoma, but you'll really notice it if you do.

 

I don't think you're the only one to notice this. It think it's pretty normal.

[nismothunder]

Mine never had a problem unless I would brake stand it too get the Rpms up.

 

Now it would go side ways in 4x4 on snow and mud though.

[johnyreb]

There really isn't a lot of weight on the drive tires. I know I've notice that they break loose easily too. Especially if making U-turns while getting on the gas. The LSD will bias and try to spin you around a little. I noticed it a lot more before I removed my rear sway bar, because I wasn't nervous about throttling it a little while cornering. I don't imagine you get to drive on ice too much in oklahoma, but you'll really notice it if you do.

 

I don't think you're the only one to notice this. It think it's pretty normal.

it actually snowed this morning lol we get more ice and snow than u think

[Precise1]

Squirely? As in behavior or atributes akin to a Knight's servant or shield bearer?

 

Yeah, its the LSD. My first one spun me around a few times before I got used to babying it when appropriate.

 

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[bushnut]

As the rear end slides out just yell "MORE POWER"!

[devonianwalk]

[johnyreb]

Its tendency to break loose combined with my tendency to push my luck got me in trouble today.....

first ticket ever i unexpectedly broke loose and drifted beautifully around a turn and decided to try again on the way back wouldn't you know it there was a county mounty comin round at the same time

[Precise1]

Well, then you learned a few things...

 

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[Inyourface1650]

you guys think these things break loose easy? Lol. Not even CLOSE to my 2005 6-speed Frontier. That thing you would stick in 2nd and wood it and arroooouuuuuuuunnnnnd it would go. No LSD, no locker, no weight, and 265HP.

[crazyhayseed]

Good tread or not, you have @!*% tires.

I had the same problem. Did the same thing in front of a cop (he let it slide *pun*). Then I changed to 12.50 Pro Comp Mudders.... Never lost traction again.

Cheap, hard-compound tires with f you in the a.