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  1. Am I remembered around these parts? not sure.. 
    I'm starting ot hit the forums alittle as I have things to share but we'll see how it goes.. 

    Today I'm popping in to share some tech on 2 way radios that are common in the off-road desert racing space on VHF here on the west coast. The same pricipals apply for other radios as well, but the math in the video would need to be tweaked.

    I hope someone learns something from this here:
     

    Your radio doesn’t actually suck, but your antenna system can probably use some help. Here is the first video in a 2 part antenna system series where I attempt to simplify the importance quality coax, antennas, antenna setup and tuning. The results are quite drastic. These videos are just a quick hiatus while the KRX is getting geared up for more demos and lowrance tech testing.

    For 110-Watt coax calculations, pause the video at 4:40.

    Please comment below the vide on YouTube with any questions you may have and don’t forget to subscribe!

    Check out the video here:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=598Z5J22pzo


     

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  2. Hi Guys, Yes it was found with about $2k - $3k worth of stuff gone.
    I appreciate everyone that was part of helping find it. the work of this spread like wildfire on social media and we found it the same day I realized it was gone.

    My wife and I just moved to a new place over the weekend, with a garage which is where it will be kept moving forward.
    I have downsized from having shop space to just an office for a bit, and we has been in apartment, just trying to save money and in hopes of buying a house here in CA (wish us luck.. lol)

    But it's good to have a garage with a place to keep the pathy and have a place to tinker.

    Insurance money is covering most of what is gone, and I have a bit of work ahead of me. but it'll get there.

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    Honestly, costs. Deals were hard to pass up (saved $600 over the costs of two new ARBs), and when all is said and done, after buying parts and selling things off, it'll be a cheap(ish) upgrade and still several hundred under the costs of two new ARBs alone. This was probably a long-term upgrade, but it's tied into some other projects that I can tackle now (like a rear disc swap).

     

     

    Thanks Steve!

     

    So does a 4-pinion open carrier with 33/s side gears with the teeth cut like 31/s actually exist? I couldn't find any proof for US models, but there are too many Patrol variants and no convenient way to cross-ref. But even if re-using the 33/s side gears (which presumably all have rounded teeth, judging by cross-referenced side and spider gears on multiple platforms), I would think they would be damaged by, or cause damage to, the LR-3220. Unless there's a 33/s equivalent to the 31/s side gear, I still think it's a misapplication.

     

    And that's some good news on the gears, but if I read that right, it's for the H233B fronts only (including your Diamond Axle SAS), right? No hope for some reverse cut 4.90 or 5.13/5.14 for the R50 R200A?

     

    I'm actually not sure if the 33-spline split carrier exists.. atleast in the US. I've never seen one. I just looked in FAST WD22 & R50, it only lists 2-pin Carrier and LSD.

    However I did just do some digging in FAST and found 2 piece/4-pinion open carriers in the late 90's patrols, which are likely 33-spline but it's hard to say for sure.

    I have thought that the Just Differentials listing was a mistake but there is still a small glimmer of hope that it's true overseas.

     

  4. Hi Guys,
    There is some good axle shaft info in this thread!
    It's good to see that in depth tech info is still being shared on this forum.

    As far as the locker goes, Just Differentials is the only ones that lists the lockright for the 33 spline diff. Following the tech note, I don't see why it wouldn't work with the 4 pinion case. However in my experience the 33-spline side gears in a 4-pinion case are pretty rare. I'm used to seeing LSD's or single piece 33-spline carriers.

    Also just a side note, I'm having Revolution Gear & Axle make H233B gears 5.57 and 5.89. in both standard and reverse rotation.
    These ratios were previously available through Nissan but only in standard rotation. Having the reverse rotation gears will now allow for patrols to have more gearing options as well as open up more gearing options for SAS rigs.

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  5. I know that the R50 guys have been using the OME springs to get about 2" of lift even though they are spec'd at 0.5".
    OME does have a rear spring part number of #2920. Does anyone here have personal experience this this spring? are they getting .75" ? or maybe more?

     

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  6. There were only 2 other pathfinders there that I saw besides mine!!!

     

    C'mon guys!

    Hopefully we'll have a better turn out next year.

     

    I do have some pictures but I haven't loaded them in to the computer yet.

     

    However this one was caught of me on hells revenge:

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  7. Yeah that'll happen. I went silent on the boards for a long time but I'm more steadily poking in here n there these days.

     

    These pathys are great platforms btw. I know you're sasing but do you have any engine plans? The 3.0s will run forever but they won't exactly put you into a wheelie.

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  8. thorley used to list it in their app guide that way. I don't think they actually ever test fitted them on the truck with a manual trans but I know they fit from personal experience and many others have done it as well. I've run them for years and usually have them in stock. They are are good set of headers.

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