NISMO Rear swap

[06blackse]

What would I need to do a Nismo rear end swap on my SE so I can get a locker in the rear, or is there any rear lockers for the SE? thanks in advance for the help

[Inyourface1650]

NISMO rear end, and the NISMO ABS lines.....other than that....I think you need to make sure its a 2wd so the driveshafts bolt up. But I've never been too clear on the bolt issue there. Penski61 can help you with that a little more

[TerribleOne]

Shaft still won't bolt up unless you are a 4wd already. The 2wd nismo still has the same 4 bolt shaft if I am not mistaken. I am putting an m226 from a manual as we speak, I don't do any crawling so mine gets the trutrac and 3:73 gears. I couldn't find an m226 with a 6 bolt shaft. But, if you get a complete axle than there is nothing to it but connecting all the linkage and bolting it up. Talk to Penski about wiring up the locker, but it is a piece of cake just as long as you get all the wiring with the axle.

[Inyourface1650]

He just put in a switch, 12V+ to the locker bam done.

[TerribleOne]

Originally Posted by Inyourface1650

NISMO rear end, and the NISMO ABS lines.....other than that....I think you need to make sure its a 2wd so the driveshafts bolt up. But I've never been too clear on the bolt issue there. Penski61 can help you with that a little more

Why do you need the nismo ABS lines?

[Inyourface1650]

the M226 tone rings are different then the C200. So the cables are different. C200 ABS lines WILL NOT work with M226. Penski had to order em from Justin

[TerribleOne]

MOTHERFU(KER! Do you know if the speedo still worked? I already disconnected my ABS anyways.

[V8 man]

Originally Posted by black_pearl

Shaft still won't bolt up unless you are a 4wd already. The 2wd nismo still has the same 4 bolt shaft if I am not mistaken. I am putting an m226 from a manual as we speak, I don't do any crawling so mine gets the trutrac and 3:73 gears. I couldn't find an m226 with a 6 bolt shaft. But, if you get a complete axle than there is nothing to it but connecting all the linkage and bolting it up. Talk to Penski about wiring up the locker, but it is a piece of cake just as long as you get all the wiring with the axle.

My '08 2WD Nismo has the 6 bolt (CV style) driveshaft
Try and find an axle out of an '07 or newer. The added spider gears are a good thing over the '05. '06 is a mixed bag, depends on when it was built.

Electrical is fairly easy. 2 wires go to the solenoid, the other 2 wires go to the position switch. Done right you can use that as feedback if the locker is engaged or not. Not sure if a diff lock control module can be added or not for a factory operation. Have not tried that yet.

[TerribleOne]

Originally Posted by V8 man

My '08 2WD Nismo has the 6 bolt (CV style) driveshaft
Try and find an axle out of an '07 or newer. The added spider gears are a good thing over the '05. '06 is a mixed bag, depends on when it was built.

Electrical is fairly easy. 2 wires go to the solenoid, the other 2 wires go to the position switch. Done right you can use that as feedback if the locker is engaged or not. Not sure if a diff lock control module can be added or not for a factory operation. Have not tried that yet.

I am assuming you have an automatic? That is the one axle I couldn't find, a automatic, 2wd NISMO! SOB! Thank you for confirming this.

[Mainerunr]

so what if you already have an m226? still need the abs lines?

I've been talking about doing this for about as long as I've been a member here, just never looked far enough into it since I dont have the cash or the need for it yet.

I guess the other question is what models come with 4-bolt, what come with 6-bolt (and someday I'd have to go check what my SE has).