No wonder Nissan is about to cancel the Titan. They need a permanent fix for our diffs, so the expensive warranty claims go down, and they can actually make a profit.
Are you f'n kidding me? Let's wait until I'm upside down in the ditch, then I'll shift to 4wd and see how that helps. What part of 12" of snow covered roads isn't compatable with 4wd in your world? Bring out the 4wd mafia to tell us we shouldn't actually use the 4wd on these trucks b/c the diffs won't handle it...but blame it on the user.pogi69x said:In my opinion I would have waited until I got stuck before putting her in 4 by. Was the snow powder or wet snow maybe your tires were still hitting pavement by chance?
Juday said:Well I hate the be the bringer of bad news, but this might happen to you too. Like you I had put my Titan into 4Hi driving through some adverse conditions and turning left when I heard a loud pop. I took it to the Nissan dealership the next morning to figure out what happened to the front differential. Turns out I had broken the left front axle at the knuckle. Nissan (being the kind, loving people they are) decided to not cover my front axle due the the PRG 2.5" lift kit I had installed. They claimed that since I added the lift (or any aftermarket part for that matter) I changed the angle of the front axle and put too much strain on the knuckle so it broke. I was so pissed at the dealership that I had to walk out of the service department for about 10 minutes to cool down so I wouldn't explode on someone. They said it was going to cost me $750 to replace that axle. I couldn't help but laugh out loud at the service manager (know that he was f-ing me). Seeing how I had no chance in hell of fixing the problem under warranty, I just drove (more like limped over) to my local mechanic who charged me half that price to get it fixed.
So, I'm just warning you if you have any aftermarket parts that could affect your suspension setup, don't be surprised if they deny your warranty.
Anyways, I'm sorry to hear about your truck, but I'm even more sorry to hear about the loss of your friend. Like SJYokel said, " At least the truck parts are replaceable." My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Well let's see, 4WD is not going to help you stop so if you see yourself going to a ditch 4WD is not going to help. I was just saying that maybe the tires we're hitting pavement I wasn't bashing on the user. I have lived in Alaska for 20 years and really haven't a need for 4WD during the winter unless I wanted a quicker take off from stop.SJYokel said:Are you f'n kidding me? Let's wait until I'm upside down in the ditch, then I'll shift to 4wd and see how that helps. What part of 12" of snow covered roads isn't compatable with 4wd in your world? Bring out the 4wd mafia to tell us we shouldn't actually use the 4wd on these trucks b/c the diffs won't handle it...but blame it on the user.
Anyway...Vector, sorry about the loss of your friend and the front drive. At least the truck parts are replacable.
:bangit:pogi69x said:Well let's see, 4WD is not going to help you stop so if you see yourself going to a ditch 4WD is not going to help. I was just saying that maybe the tires we're hitting pavement I wasn't bashing on the user. I have lived in Alaska for 20 years and really haven't a need for 4WD during the winter unless I wanted a quicker take off from stop.