99 Nissan Maxima locked diff or not

Putting the two axles sided by side what would be the difference? Is one longer than the other or are the gears cut deeper . There has to be a difference. I'm going to get both and take back the one I don't need. Hope the difference is noticable.......thanks for ANY information

Putting the two axles sided by side what would be the difference? Is one longer than the other or are the gears cut deeper . There has to be a difference. I'm going to get both and take back the one I don't need. Hope the difference is noticable.......thanks for ANY information

My ANY info is pretty worthless: 3gen maximas have 'at least 5 types identical looking' axles. Only one works ... four fit and will eventually cause problems. Some lock/drop immediately, some later.

Seeing that known industry problems from 50's are recycled over and over again, my bet is that -99 model has 'seven fitting types' and only one is really ok.

I'd take my axles for a visit to a Nissan dealership mech ... whatever, make sure.

My ANY info is pretty worthless: 3gen maximas have 'at least 5 types identical looking' axles. Only one works ... four fit and will eventually cause problems. Some lock/drop immediately, some later.

Seeing that known industry problems from 50's are recycled over and over again, my bet is that -99 model has 'seven fitting types' and only one is really ok.

I'd take my axles for a visit to a Nissan dealership mech ... whatever, make sure.

OK so I ordered BOTH axles for the car One of the axles is about 2 1/2 longer than the other and is splined the extra length. I suspect that this is the Locking one. When I take the axle out I'll know better. So the axle for the LOCKED DIFF is longer than the standard axle...