Ive found a 03 Xterra that a guys parting out. Im wanting to buy the rear end to put under the hardbody. Is there anyway I can use the VIN # to find the gear ratio for the rear end and if it has a limited slip. I want to make sure its got the 4.9's in it and a limited slip would be nice, but its a little bit of a haul to just go look for myself. I would ask him to look under the hood for the plate on the PS fender or the driver door jamb but i dont think he knows what to look for and i dont want any miscommunication.

If you get the VIN, I can see what it turns up. PM it to me if you'd rather not post it up here.

Can you get a shot of the door jamb sticker? that'll have the axle code.

yeah thats what i fugured i would end up doing, is there anyway to tell if it has the limited slip other than jacking the rearend off the ground and seeing if the tires spin in the same direction

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Originally posted by danielmid:
If you get the VIN, I can see what it turns up. PM it to me if you'd rather not post it up here.

PM'd ya, thanks

The software I have doesnt recognize the VIN you sent me.

You think i might have the wrong VIN or its just the software?

Thanks though for giving it a try.

Its worth a shot to verify what you sent me, but it could be the software also. But I wouldnt invest a whole lot of effort into this, I dont think my decoder can tell me axle codes and options.

yeah im going to call the guy tommorrow and see if he can get me a picture of the door jamb sticker, I should know this since my HB has a limited slip, but will the door jamb sticker also tell me if it has a limited slip?

I dont think so, I think its just the tag on the rearend. Im not 100% on that though.

Cool, well i appreciate the help.

Thanks Cory

If it is NOT a supercharged X then it should have the 4.90s. Doorjamb sticker won't tell you LSD, but he can look for the orange sticker on the diff housing...

Correct, if it's NOT supercharged, it's 4.90 gears in the diffs.
It is most likely LSD, not many didn't have it. However, the 2003-2004 LSD is damn near useless anyway, not something you would want to make an effort to find, that's for sure.

Brent

whats wrong with the 03-04 limited slips?

They backed the pressures way down, so its practically an open differential at that point. The early Pathys 90-94 or so had the tightest then they steadily declined from there.