It appears that every year may have 32 spline axles and may accept the same TrueTrac, carrier, and lockers. Proceed at your own risk.

http://www.titantalk.com/forums/tit...ngine-transmission-drivetrain/140635-08-titans-do-not-have-35-spline-axles.html

 

It appears that every year may have 32 spline axles and may accept the same TrueTrac, carrier, and lockers. Proceed at your own risk.

08+ Titans do NOT have 35 spline axles!!!!

Hey man @CL 8 2WD,
I've been reading your post on rear end replacements for 04-07 titans, I just had my rear end go out and I ordered a replacement from Arizona Diff for the D44 with truetrack. I'm currently running 37 with a 6" lift on my 06, everything is geared to 4-5-6. Is there anything else I should be aware of to ensure longevity on this replacement?

 

Lasted 4 Years Driven Hard and Put Away Dirty

OK I have a new real world perspective of the Nissan Dana 44.
It has been 4 years since I changed to a 4.56 gear set rolling 37's.
Last Tuesday I stared hearing some noise coming from the rear end.
I took it to a diff shop to find the ring & pinion gears had a couple of teeth missing and the axles had some play. This shop did not like the way my gear set was set up and said it could have contributed to the failure. They also said it looked like the gear set had a sudden uneven load shock. Possibly from some firm hits off road being air born and the tires distributing a uneven load from each wheel upon landing. Any Hoo The entire rear end was rebuilt.
Also the passenger front hub assembly was showing signs of wear and I was asked if I wanted to have it replaced, I told him there are two new hub/bearing assemblies in the tool box and have at it. So the Front hub assemblies and rear bearings lasted 6 years and the 4.56 gear set lasted 4 years and possibly could have lasted longer if it was a set up issue when I had the axle housing disassembled sleeved and trussed 3 years ago.
So with everything taken into consideration I believe the Titan 44 held up pretty good considering the extreme service I put it though. Hey Lou! remember the poker run in Cal City :teethmast I am going to gently break the new parts in, work lots and pay off some debt and sell this good axle because the type of driving I do at times, rolling heavy a$$ tires I need......no want a stronger piece. Oh one last thing..............the axles seals never blew fluid :lol:

 

Old setup was Hoopers huh, who did this rebuild for you?

 

Unitrax • Differential and driveline parts and service. Ratio Changes & Overdrives. Axle Shafts. Using parts from the most reliable companies in the drivetrain industry: Dana Spicer, American Axle, Timken, Gear Vendors, OS Giken, Autotech, Federal Mo

Original setup was Hoopers, then J&S Gear in H.B.

 

Hope mine holds up, going the tru trac way this Friday with a complete rebuild. Just want it to last otherwise my T is going bye bye.

 

The TrueTrac will make all the difference in the world improving reliability and traction. Also the shops I have dealt with recommend a good non synthetic gear fluid for a LSD/TrueTrac. And as a side note, Guy's cant expect to throw heavy duty use at a piece rated for normal 1/2 Ton use and expect it to last forever, I have never owned a vehicle I didn't mod or drive spirited. If you use your Nissan in a heavy duty application like heavy duty towing,drag racing, off roading, rolling much larger heavier tires etc....some applicable parts must be upgraded. Its a fact of life, you must pay to play!

 

Please edit out all the 35 spline axle stuff that is completely false. No more people need to waste thier money on a problem that doesnt exist.

 

The 32 spline axles from a Titan/Dana 44 fit the 32 spline D60 carrier.But you really want to go with the 35 spline axles because EATON doesn't make a TrueTrac for the 32 spline D60 only the 35 spline. Arizona Differential can make you custom 35 spline axles and transfer the tone rings .

 

Re: Broken diff

anyone have a solution to replacing the broken lockers on a stock 2004 titan.
Dealer tells me its not possible to purchase parts for diff. They are asking for $$$$ to replace entire housing.

 

Re: Broken diff

anyone have a solution to replacing the broken lockers on a stock 2004 titan.
Dealer tells me its not possible to purchase parts for diff. They are asking for $$$$ to replace entire housing.

Your options are a truetrac, arb locker, or new factory elocker, contact JTs Parts & Accessories, Justdifferentials.com or Nissan Parts, Nissan Truck Parts, Nissan Suspension Kits, 4x4 Parts | 4x4parts.com. If you need to replace the gears too, hit up Arizona Differential | Differentials Done Right!

 

Just oredered 3.73 gears an tru track wondering how this will effect factory shift point and if it does what do i need to do to fix

 

I have a 2004 nissan titan
i need to replace gears
im running 37' goodyears wranglers
i do desert racing
gears ?

 

i have a 2004 nissan titan
i need to replace gears
im running 37' goodyears wranglers
i do desert racing
gears ?

..............4.56

 

Could you make a video of you driving, like a hard take off, 20-80 etc? im about to do the gear swap and wanna know what im gonna get :rollingey

 

Good info. There are even more options for the rear besides the M226 specific ratios, but here are some links to parts that are all M226 specific:
The rear axle is pretty small for the application, so good to see you've addressed some of these areas. here is a list of links to some of the parts we offer to fix your rearend:

Titan Rear Bearing Kit:
Nissan Titan Rear Master Install Kit M226

Titan wheel bearings and seals(04-07 use AKSET10, 08+ use AKSET80:
Nissan

Titan gears:
Nissan M226

Titan 4 pinion E-Locker:
Nissan Titan M226 32 Spline Electric Locker, New Stronger 4 Pinion Design!

Titan True Trac:
Nissan M226, 32 Spline, Eaton/Detroit Truetrac Limited-Slip Differential

ARB:
ARB Air Locker Nissan Titan Rear, 32 Spline

 

After all the reading just wondering, if I change from my 2.94 to 3.54 ( I dont have any crazy tires like 37's, just a set of 24's with some low pros on them). What else would be needed since this seems to be a factory gear set. Sorry if this seems to be a stupid question but I could not find the answer to this at this time.

 

your speedometer will be off and will need calibration, i never did i use the GPS. Calculating with the stock tire size 265.70.18 32.61" tall , with the 2.94 1576 RPM with the 3.54 1897 RPM. the truck will drive much nicer with those heavy 24's , don't know if it's enough to lose cruse control???

https://www.ringpinion.com/calculators/Calc_RPM.aspx

 

I've searched the forums and haven't found what I'm looking for, if someone could direct me to the right place I would be thankful. Sorry if I am just missing where to find the info, I try hard not to clutter up the forums with questions that have been asked 100 times. I ordered a Yukon Grizzly locker and it should be here today. I was wondering if anyone knows the specs for the Ring Gear and Caps torque values? Also the back lash, and pinion preload specs? I'm not doing a new ring and pinion, just swapping the stock carrier out for the Grizzly and reusing everything I can... I got a set of new Timken bearings for the Grizzly, I don't want to reuse those. I am hoping that I wont need to replace the axle seals and bearings as they are leak free right now... if they do leak after the install from removing the axles I will deal with it then, but I digress. If someone could direct me to the specs I need to know I appreciate it, and any other useful info that anyone might want to pass on. I have done some differential work in the past, but I am no expert by any means. Thanks in advance.

One more question, does this version of the Nissan D44 uses side adjusters instead of shims? Is that correct? Haven't popped off the cover yet as I'm still waiting for the Grizzly to arrive...

 

After further searching on another forum, I think I may have found the info I am looking for if someone could confirm... sounds the same as for Jeep's JK version of the D44. I am coming up with 135 foot lbs. on the ring gear bolts and 80 foot lbs. on the caps, with a back lash setting of 6-10... Thanks.

 

Hello. Im sonny I have a 2004 Nissan titan my spider gears gave out on my rear end I was wondering if the front gears will fit on the rear one

 

No, the front and rear are entirely different housings and carriers. You will need a new set of rear spiders, but if you're having trouble finding those, do yourself a favor and buy a TruTrac and have it installed in place of your OEM carrier. A good differential shop should be able to do that swap with your existing ring and pinion if they are not fouled from your spiders giving out.

 

I installed a trutrac with 411 60000 miles ago, i never opened it up to do any adjustment on torque, if the load is right , nothing backs off period. Rock solid

 

Better late then never... I need help/opinion on swapping differentials on my own.

I have a 04 titan with open diff. I know Eaton Truetrac makes a limited slip for 32 spline axles. I'm keeping my gear ratio as stock so i don't lose cruise control. In addition, i'm only doing mild off-roading. How hard is to replace the stock spider gears with the truetrac. I'm just worried about tolerances. The shops around either charge too much order don't know what i'm talking about. I want to do it myself but hard is it? I'm somewhat knowledgeable about trucks.

 

Setting gear backlash and contact is a bit of an art form. I would not recommend DIY your first time. Find a good differential shop and tell them you want to swap your stock open diff for a truetrac, using your existing ring & pinion. Plan to spend about $800 on the Truetrac, and another $250 on an install kit with new bearings, bolts, and seals, and whatever the shop labor is for the install.

Alternately, DIY it and plan to buy a new Ring&Pinion in a year and pay a shop to do the swap then after you learn you are not ready to set up differential gears by yourself on a first try.

Buy once, cry once. There are only three jobs I won't tackle on a vehicle. Differential work, auto transmission rebuilds, and bodywork. All three require practiced skill and I don't have the practice time to do it right. Anything else (motor rebuild, electrical, manual trans or transfer case, etc.) I'm all in. But those three are off my list. It's cheaper to pay once to have them done right than to pay for parts twice and extra labor to fix what I tore up.

 

Yeah, I plan on having a shop do it for me. I found a decent shop that will charge me $400 for labor.

 

I’ve heard a lot of good things about Arizona Differentials, Nate over there should take care of you. I would’ve taken my truck over there if I could drive it when my rear end blew. My suggestions since your getting a new rear end or a rebuilt one, I would get a Yukon master overhaul kit since the installer is doing all that already with the trutracs.

 

What benefit does that kit bring? Is the kit for the Dana 44 on the 07+ Rubicon the same.

 

It pretty much replaces your factory rings, seals, bearings, gasket, bolts, and some others stuff I forget. It’s about $150-$$200. You might as well do that kit so you don’t have to in the future and pay extra labor. My truck is a 2005 but I replaced with a 2008 rear end by the way. One more thing to think about to is to have new rings, seals, bearings for your rear axle as well if it’s leaking? I’m pretty sure the mechanic knows all this and will string you the right way if needed. Oh yeah after all this don’t forget to do the rear axle vent mod to prevent failure when your running through water, mud, and launching your boat.