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ZUKIWORLD Model Specific Suzuki Forum => Suzuki Equator Pick-up 2009 - 2013 => Topic started by: mersingt on November 22, 2009, 06:50:03 AM

Title: do the equators have the same front diff as a frontier?
Post by: mersingt on November 22, 2009, 06:50:03 AM

if so its weak and watch out.....

Title: Re: do the equators have the same front diff as a frontier?
Post by: ebewley on November 23, 2009, 08:15:54 AM

Quote from: mersingt on November 22, 2009, 06:50:03 AM

if so its weak and watch out.....

How do you know? This sound like some very important information...

-Eric

Title: Re: do the equators have the same front diff as a frontier?
Post by: mersingt on December 03, 2009, 07:23:41 PM

well the equator is made by nissan right? well the frontier and xterra have crappy front diffs check out www.thenewx.com (http://www.thenewx.com)

Title: Re: do the equators have the same front diff as a frontier?
Post by: fordem on February 25, 2010, 06:10:44 AM

I fail to see the logic there - and the link to the newx website didn't make it any clearer.

That's like saying all Suzukis have weak front diffs because the GV has a weak front diff - when in reality some GVs (those with aluminum front diffs) have weak diffs, whilst others don't (some have steel diffs) and there are very few complaints about the Samurai & SJs.

As far as I can tell - in reality even the so called weak GV diffs are upto the task that Suzuki required of them - they don't start to break until folks start to abuse them, larger tires, lower gears, rock crawling, etc., etc., etc., - in my neck of the woods, it's mud & sand, and I've never heard of anyone here breaking one.

Where's your evidence ??

Title: Re: do the equators have the same front diff as a frontier?
Post by: Oscello on March 23, 2010, 07:54:46 AM

There is a sticky on the new x concerning diff failure.
http://www.thenewx.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5479 (http://www.thenewx.org/forum/showthread.php?t=5479)

Do a search on "titan swap" alot of the frontier/xterra guys will swap basically the whole front suspension because they break the front diffs. Also the titan swap allows for more front end travel

http://ruggedrocksoffroad.com/blog/2009/01/06/lockn-it-up-update-on-2nd-gen-nissan-lockers/ (http://ruggedrocksoffroad.com/blog/2009/01/06/lockn-it-up-update-on-2nd-gen-nissan-lockers/)

http://www.clubxterra.org/forums/showthread.php?p=100179 (http://www.clubxterra.org/forums/showthread.php?p=100179)

http://www.nissanoffroad.net/messageboard/index.php?topic=5471.msg63118 (http://www.nissanoffroad.net/messageboard/index.php?topic=5471.msg63118)

This guy ended up doing a solid axle swap because he went through 2 diffs.
http://www.nissanoffroad.net/messageboard/index.php?topic=7587.0 (http://www.nissanoffroad.net/messageboard/index.php?topic=7587.0)