[ua_xterra_bwidow]

Good morning everyone,

Yesterday I google searched re-gearing Xterra threads and found some dated back from 2015 & 2017 in this forum.

My neighbor told me it will come cheaper if I regear my C200 rear diff on Xterra 2012 SV rather than swapping a M226 rear diff and install AirLock as well because M226 have the 4Low lock only and it's best to have the lock in 4High.

I got, in my titan swap collection, a M205 titan front diff and I wanted to have your opinions what you think it's best to do.

C200K Titan Swapping

Ok all, I have been working on figuring out an less expensive step up to the M205 diff and Titan front suspension. Reasoning for this is to gain a better bomb proof diff with bolt on CV's (my preference), and the possibilty to have 35's. I currently have a C200K in the 3.13 flavor as well as a...

www.thenewx.org

After reading this page, i went to RR( Nissan Xterra Ring & Pinion Gears (N50) 2005 - 2015 ) and searched the 4.10 gears for front M205 and rear C200 but couldn't find any. I see only a mix of M205 and M226.

Where do you suggest, with your experience, to get the 4.10 gears if RR don't have it available?

 

[zanethan]

The M226 is a far better/stronger differential/axle. Since you’re retro fitting the M226 you will be able to activate the e-locker in 4-hi as your X lacks all the electronic safety check stuff. Also note not all m226 have the e-locker as manual Xterra’s had them in all trims.

If it were my $$ I’d go M226.

 

[Motivatedsolid]

I recently did a t-swap and a m226 swap. While I have yet to wire the e-locker, you or any shop just wire the locker up to work in 4hi or 4lo or even 2hi. The m226 is way beefier aswell. In all reality you could do the axle swap yourself, a regear you're gonna want help from a shop which will cost more in labor unless you are more handy than the average.

My (used) axle with about 80k miles costed around 1.2k from an online salvage yard, which if i recall is a decent deal. A regear/airlocker/compressor will run around 1.5k in parts, and then more in labor.

See what prices you find floating around and do the math for yourself!

 

[early 2010]

Your neighbor knows a little bit, but not enough. From the factory, with all the factory electronics, true the locker only works in low range. But in a retrofit, with you being the logic behind activating the locker, it can happen whenever you want. All depends on how you choose to wire it and when you flip the switch. So your neighbor is wrong in it only works in low range on a retrofit application.

Next correction is that with manual transmissions. While true that all manual transmission vehicles get the M226, the fact they don't come with lockers isn't correct. If it comes from an off-road or Pro-4x model you get a locker with a manual transmission.

 

[rm975]

Ignore your neighbor.
If you swap in a 226, you wont have the factory nanny circuitry that causes the 4lo requirement.
You'll power the locker direct and have anytime engagement.

 

[Lowcountry idn]

If I were going to do it - I would get the much cheaper non-locked M226 and put a ARB air locker in it. There is nothing wrong with the e-locker but its really expensive at the junk yard to start with, and it was hard to get parts for the e-locker system when its new - likely only going to get worse.

But no - upgrading the C200K is not worth the effort. I think the gears for it are way more expensive as well - very low volume.

 

[eighty]

If I were going to do it - I would get the much cheaper non-locked M226 and put a ARB air locker in it. There is nothing wrong with the e-locker but its really expensive at the junk yard to start with, and it was hard to get parts for the e-locker system when its new - likely only going to get worse.

But no - upgrading the C200K is not worth the effort. I think the gears for it are way more expensive as well - very low volume.

Alldogs is selling Australian elockers now for both m226 and r180 as well. Not sure if it’s better than the arb air locker tho Harrop Elocker for Nissan Frontier / Xterra / Titan M226 Rear Differential


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[vmorris]

I was debating something similar after adding 33s. Ended up finding a 3.69 m226 and matching front diff locally on CL for ~1k. opted to remove the e-locker for an arb in the rear. Nisstec said they wouldnt even install an arb in the C200