Backpacker Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 I found an 88' on craigslist with a bad ecu for $600 with lots of goodies on it I would like to throw on my 89'. Nissan pre runner style bumper, stainless magna flow exhaust, thorley headers(it has a 97' 3.0 swapped in it), tubular upper control arms, sway away torsion bars, HD rear coils, and a limited slip(mines open). Seems like a great price for all that stuff plus all the other parts I could pull over the years. Just wondering what I could put to use from it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Yes they'll fit. Don't need cats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Citron Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 No one needs cats, smelly creatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleFR Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 I wouldn't waste my time with that LSD sell it to a sucker and get a real locker in there. I have an LSD and it's a nightmare. It'll get you killed when it's wet or Icy and won't do a darn thing in the mud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Sounds like a score! You say it's got a '97 engine, you sure that's not a 3.3? AFAIK there shouldn't be much that won't exchange between an '88 and an '89. I would be a little wary of wiring and sensors, though, until you figure out what killed the ECU (if the ECU is in fact the problem). I say go for the LSD. I drive on wet roads and through snow a lot this time of year and it hasn't killed me even a little. Yeah, it gets tail-happy if you stand on it, but I don't stand on it when the road's slick. The few times I drove my dad's open-diff R50 I found myself spinning tires where my WD21 didn't. Not even wheeling, just starting off on gravel. I have had the LSD let me down in deep snow, but to be fair, I was pushing through wet snow up to the frame on summer tires... I probably wouldn't have made it as far as I did with an open diff. And I like my cat 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backpacker Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 I wouldn't waste my time with that LSD sell it to a sucker and get a real locker in there. I have an LSD and it's a nightmare. It'll get you killed when it's wet or Icy and won't do a darn thing in the mud.Yeah that's a good idea. I've been weighing the two options lately. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 I wouldn't waste my time with that LSD sell it to a sucker and get a real locker in there. I have an LSD and it's a nightmare. It'll get you killed when it's wet or Icy and won't do a darn thing in the mud. That's only the crappy r50, and xterra LSD. The wd21 version is way better from the factory. 200+lbs breakaway if i remember correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PathyAndTheJets Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Could be a 97 engine out of a hard body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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