Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Well, Ill just jump in and say this before some dickhead says it..

"Just do a line locker bro .. just do a burnout .. der"

I know this isnt the answer your looking for, so the only other way that i know of is..

Get your car up on a hoist, and then attempt to spin one rear wheel by hand, if the other wheel spins at the exact same rate, you havea LSD and its fine..

if the other wheel spins and is kinda joly/grippy this means your LSD is on its way out .. proberly a busted side arm or teeth being chipped off

(Note: Exercise only practiced on race tracks)

Naturally.:rofl:

Yeah, the viscous LSD always seemed to have a mind of it's own as to how many wheels it would spin eh, but we shouldn't be using these fine Nissans just for smokeshows now, should we? :D

But you're right, the question was to check for an LSD, and jacking it up and spinning the wheels is the best way.

Perhaps there's a cue to the internals by looking at the back of the diff housing?

But you're right, the question was to check for an LSD, and jacking it up and spinning the wheels is the best way.

yes that's the best way.

attempt to spin one rear wheel by hand, if the other wheel spins at the exact same rate, you havea LSD and its fine..

That doesnt make sense.

If you spin one wheel the other wheel will spin in the same direction if it's LSD.

If it wasnt originally lsd one wheel will spin in the opposite direction to the other.(single spinner)

However you'll find that most skylines come with lsd.

If your spinning one wheel and the other is spinning in the same direction but not at the same speed it might not be working properly.

if you wanna find out if your car has LSD then you could give your VIN to an authorise Nissan Japan service center (or any Nissan Dealer in australia) or infact anyone with the NSSAN Japan FAST system, they could plug it in and let you know if your car got one from the factory.

When I first got my car, I got it serviced and the dude goes "wow you have an LSD on yours". And I was like "huh? don't they all have em?" (coz I had a viscous LSD (2) on my ex-drift 180sx). He informed me that not all R32s came with an LSD, so I checked up on mine at my local nissan dealer n found out that mine had a factory LSD (dunno if its 1 or 1.5), and not only that it was a limited edition V Selection 2 which was given the trimmings of a GTR and LSD n HICAS n strutbars n all the goodies lol

Uhh.. i Thats exactly what i just said ... wasnt it?

Edit:..

Quote:

attempt to spin one rear wheel by hand, if the other wheel spins at the exact same rate, you havea LSD and its fine..  

That doesnt make sense.

If you spin one wheel the other wheel will spin in the same direction if it's LSD.

If it wasnt originally lsd one wheel will spin in the opposite direction to the other.(single spinner)

However you'll find that most skylines come with lsd.

If your spinning one wheel and the other is spinning in the same direction but not at the same speed it might not be working properly.

Thats pretty much the exact same thing i just said .. how does it 'not make sense'

lol now youve got me confused :D

The ECR33 (R33 GTS25t) has a factory LSD (8/93 onward).

From I think 95 onwards there was a factory option for an Active LSD which is obviously better than the standard LSD in that there is some sensors and a computer to control the way the LSD works.

The easiest way to tell whether you have active LSD is to look on the dash and if there is a SLIP or A-LSD indicator in the middle you have A-LSD.

Very few cars have the Active LSD so don't get your hopes up.

  • 2 weeks later...

Ok then.....

attempt to spin one rear wheel by hand, if the other wheel spins at the exact same rate, you havea LSD and its fine..

like I said before an lsd has both wheels spinning in the same direction at the same rate.

Single spinners also spin at the same rate but in opposite directions.

Hope that clears things up. :(

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • The cross sectional area of a circular hole scales with the square of diameter. So a 2mm diameter hole is 4x the area of a 1mm hole. Not double. The 1.7mm hole is nearly 3x the area of a 1mm hole. You do not need restrictors at both ends of the oil supply line. If you have new, additional restrictors at the turbo end, that you did not have before, then you do not need a restrictor at the inlet end.
    • Hi all. Been a while but things are moving along. I just have something that I am wondering about. Since I will use OEM turbo oil pumbing, I got myself a new bolt, the one that goes into the engine block oil feed. As I recall (and see visually) this bolt comes restricted with I think a 1.7mm hole? Not quite sure but it was something around that size. The turbos have 1mm restrictor bolts installed, as necessary due to ball bearings and my higher oil pressures. Can I now just use that OEM bolt with the 1.7mm hole in for the engine block or will this actually be too much oil flow restriction and I have to drill it out first? In my head it would make sense for the bolt to be at least 2mm wide as both turbos take "1mm of oil flow". Do let me know if my logic is flawed here, I just want to make sure I don't kill my turbo bearings with too little oil. Don't know if I can trust the saying I read somewhere that ball bearing turbos essentially only need an oil mist
    • There are several aftermarket options available, from not-too-painful moneyhttps://justjap.com/collections/driveshafts-bearings/products/d-max-reinforced-replacement-rear-driveshaft-set-fits-nissan-s13-s14-s15-r32-r33-r34-c35 and  https://justjap.com/products/crank-motorsport-billet-rear-axles-fits-nissan-skyline-r33-gts-t-r34-gt-t?srsltid=AfmBOorQk4xkGUa98kO7v2ePLUiNt-HRrM2AwWNw9mbSIVE1ujBVwY__, all the way up to The Driveshaft Shop https://driveshaftshop.com/skyline-cv-axles/
    • Yeah based on old XRC5964S specs, it looks to be roughly GTX3576R sized? But this 5964S compressor will flow 90lb airflow somewhat similar to the compressors in both the GTX3584RS or G35-1050.. I fully expected the 0.64 rear A/R to choke up top - seems way too small from typical convention - but these are seemingly beneficial over the prior 0.82 results.. Be interesting to see if he comments on the EFR question in that thread - he mentioned in a prior video that BW EFR's were the "cats pajamas 10 years ago", but by the sounds of things all his kits have been using Xona for quite a while now.
    • Yeah it’s still got the oem manual gearbox and clutch, only kinda mods are a blow off valve, coil overs, and a aftermarket intercooler. Also had it for about 2 months now with a lovely midnight purple paint on it.
×
×
  • Create New...