GU patrol front differential options

[milsomr]

I don't have lockers. Rear LSD provides more road safety than I'd want to give away, have thought about a front loccka or similar and as a result of those discussions it was suggested that a 2.7td rear lsd will fit straight in and provide most of the benefit without significant cost....

Your thoughts please?

[threedogs]

The OE LSD is the best in the business, Im fitting a Pro-Locker to the front and leaving the rear as is.
If money was not an option Id fit Pro-Lockers front and rear

[milsomr]

i agree the rear LSD is excellent. i can feel it bind up if i go to full lock turning on hard stuff. i wouldn't get much benefit from messing with that, im thinking about a trip to the scrappers for a 2nd hand 2.7 LSD diff (im assuming out of a terrano or similar ) and slipping it in the front end.

im expecting the cost of this to be $250 parts rather than $1500 for a locking system and also for it to be there full time on the road should i be using 4wd in winter, for example.

someone in the club said they had done it, i wanted a second opinion. quite a few readers of this post but no-one with anything to add.... perplexing?

i dont want a debate over the relative merits -of course locking differentials front and back off road would be great but so would 35" tyres and a lift kit.

these also would have a significant on road cost / reduction is practicality, safety etc.

im expecting that Nissan got it about right out of the factory, the reality is my truck gets driven around 30,000km on tar seal a year and 50km a month on dirt.

the club also has a 33" tyre size cap, so a lift kit isnt essential, i might put a 25/30mm spacer under the spring seat but thats it.

the advice im really after is - yes, it works. you want one of these..... (link to ebay or something with an actual model that is suitable)

thanks for reading. R.

[threedogs]

I did read once where a rear Navara diff would fit the front of a Patrol
'but not 100% sure on that.
Some here have fitted a Lock-rite style locker to the front with good feed back

[MudRunnerTD]

Yes it will go in. You need to match the diff ratio. Sorry not sure what model your chasing but I understand it's a Navara rear LSD.

[MudRunnerTD]

You want a H233 rear out of a Navara I think

[threedogs]

You want a H233 rear out of a Navara I think

Would that compromise your steering effort with a LSD in the front

[MudRunnerTD]

No more than a clunky auto locker I don't think.