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  1. That's what we were thinking when we did the front first. We figured it would be best to get the hard/time consuming part out of the way first. Thanks for the kind words everyone!
  2. MICHIGAN: There are some pretty fun "unimproved county roads" around/in Yankee Springs Recreation Area in Barry County, Michigan. I can put a map with the 'roads' highlighted on here if anyone wants. I can do most of them in my stock QX4. That being said, there are some spots where I was probably pushing my luck, and quite a few mud holes I went around when I went after it had rained. The only things you need to go on is a Parks and Recreation Pass.
  3. Haha, I guess that makes the decision easy! Does it really make no noticeable difference? I'm just a little cautious about removing the rear swaybar because the highways near my house have a couple of nasty S-curves. I could always just take it a little slower I suppose... I guess I'll just decide once it's all apart.
  4. pepperjack26, thanks for those instructions! That's more or less how I was planning to do it, but I had forgotten about the panhard bar. Also, thanks for the warning about brake lines-those would be a disaster if they broke! I'm still torn on whether or not I want to remove my rear swaybar. I intentionally left the front because at full extension the CVs bind and I don't want that to happen while flexing on a big obstacle. The rear on the other hand will probably just be determined based upon how hard it is to remove.
  5. This is how she sits with only the front half of the lift installed. Unfortunately, it looks like I'm going to be driving around with some minor Cali-lean for the next few days.
  6. Well, lift things started happening yesterday! Seeing as this is the first major wrenching I've ever done, I had both my dad and an experienced mechanic with me to help get tough bolts loose (I need to work out apparently ) and provide instruction. Also, we were able to drive over to the mechanic's shop that he work at to use their wall-mounted strut compressor. Somehow just the front took almost 5 hours, so we called it a night at 9:00. Still not sure when I'll have a chance to do the rear so the lift can be finished-hopefully soon! Regretfully, this is the only picture I've gotten so far. The hardest part for this part was wrestling the struts into/out of position without causing damage to the brake lines, CV boots, etc. It was awfully cramped near the bottom! It looks like the sun is starting to come out (it was storming this morning) so I'll go try to get some pictures of how the truck looks with half of a lift.
  7. New tires look good! What size are they?
  8. It depends on the condition of your original parts. If the shocks and struts need replacing, then I say do that. If you're just looking for a way to spend money on the truck, I would get upgraded things such as the Warn hubs.
  9. Looks like fun! Glad to see someone else got in the mud over the holiday.
  10. I agree with Enjoi408, I'm surprised no one else commented! That's a nice looking Pathy you've got. Is the brush guard the stock one? Where did you get yours?
  11. I like the 4x4 badge! It fits in really well. I'm going to have to see if I can find one for my R50 now.
  12. The request for lots of pictures has been noted; I'll do the best I can! The front might be a little harder to get pictures of, as I may need to take it to a shop so the coils can be compressed. Memorial Day weekend couldn't work out better, because now I have 3 days in case something goes wrong!
  13. Honestly, I would fix it. If it doesn't last the year you want it to, then what? I'd prefer to be safe then sorry. Plus, it will resell for a lot more if it's not (at least not as obviously) on its last legs.
  14. Kudos to fleurys for the fast shipping! My lift spacers and stickers have arrived and look great, can't wait to install them this weekend!
  15. Yeah, that's my biggest problem with black. It's either gotta be squeaky clean or muddy, and I don't like to leave mud for too long! Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk
  16. Thanks for helping to clear this up guys! I had the knowledge about 4 wheel drive and Ackerman steering and whatnot, but for some reason my mind got a little too excited and convinced myself that I had a front locker. Would have been cool if I did, but anyways, thank you to all of you for helping me to clear up this issue. I guess that's one more thing to add to the ever-growing list of future upgrades!
  17. So is the difficulty when turning on pavement due to the center diff being locked? My parents never owned 4x4s and this is my first one, so I'm still inexperienced with what they're like in the real world.
  18. Nice looking Pathfinder! They sure do look good in black. I'm about to get Fleury's lift, so I'll let you know how that goes.
  19. I know it has locking hubs, and I am referring to the differential. I can't find anything anywhere that would suggest that it has them either, but from experience using it (both in the dirt and on dry pavement) I feel quite certain that the front differential locks when I engage 4HI or 4LO. Perhaps the PO modified it? I can't imagine that they did though, as it seems as if they had never taken it offroading, let alone hard enough to justify a upgrading to a locker.
  20. Yeah, I'm going to have to do something about the spring eventually, especially considering a tow a trailer fairly frequently. I just went this route because it was a cheap way to get the job done, and I can't afford a full set of coils at the moment. It's funny how it looks kind of blue in the pictures, but it's actually black!
  21. I'm not good with names, so don't count on any ideas from me! Gear swap will be quite the job. You should post pics of the transformation, even if it's 'just' swapping parts over.
  22. Decided to stop by a fun little place called Bass Creek to celebrate it finally being the weekend. It's not a place that you could spend more than 30 minutes at, but it's closer than any trail that I know of and is a great way to get in my off-road fix. I didn't have anyone else with me, so I couldn't get any pictures or videos going through the mud. Sorry guys, I'll try to get some next time! Anyways, I did manage to get some flex shots on a convenient pile of dirt.
  23. Nice looking Q! This is more or less how mine's going. I never thought of painting my tri-spokes black, it looks much better than chrome. I look forward to following your build!
  24. Thanks! Lift kit should be here in about a week, so that's exciting.
  25. I was going through my phone and found this picture from a couple of months ago. It's a neat little spot on the shore of the Grand River. Looks like it might be a pretty good fishing spot, so I'll have to try it out some time.
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