Mhand52
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17 hours ago, hawairish said:
The strut spacers...man, we've iterated on so many ideas. They've already seen a slight redesign since our announcement today. All the strut spacer parts in that pic (not shown was another bent piece for the 3" spacer) are actually the very first prototypes for each part, and they turned out great for a first pass!
That modular strut spacer system made my jaw drop. Really impressive looking. Very looking forward to things to come.
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1 hour ago, spicyheckboi said:
that tire size looks good what’s your lift and what size are they and what not?
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkInfo is in my profile
http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/profile/41893-mhand52/
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Cut the bumpers up today, long overdue
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20 minutes ago, Bax03SE said:
Yep, I trimmed the inside of the flair, the bottom of the plastic fender liner, and used an angle grinder to take off a couple inches of metal from the bottom front edge of the fender. If you’re just getting a little rub that you can live with, I agree it may not be worth worrying about. In my case, the combination of larger tires and high offset wheels meant there was no way in heck things would fit without cutting. It wasn’t just rubbing, it was full on binding up against the fender when turning.
Oh wow, yeah that may have been priority if that were the case. No just a little rub, im more concerned about the liner still. Now where it is, in reverse it could catch a tread and ham upward. So that's where im gonna stick it back with something.
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You just cut out that whole piece there huh?
I barely get rub there at full lock. Was hoping to leave that alone and it will go away when the tires wear. It's a smooth area so won't cause any damage
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And driver side... Went much smoother and almost in 1 continuous cut so I think it came out a smidge better
I'm going to use some 3m body tape to keep the liner taut, as I get a tiny sub still right at the edge
That's some decent approach!
Ended up a little anticlimactic in the looks dept. Looks clean and I doubt will catch anyone's eye.
Not sure if pathfinders have the same issue, but there will always be the little rub on the rear bottom of the fender corner. Is to me the real restriction of 32s on a pre-refresh QX4 with only 2 inches of lift.
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Its going down! I took the tape to it and gave myself some options of least to most drastic, and slept it. I went least aggressive and I'll see how I think about crazier angles later. Here's the photo dump of the first side completed
I'll post more when the other side is complete
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13 hours ago, mjotrainbrain said:
That's what I thought I remembered, you may have some to work with, don't really remember how much. If you were to relocate the turn signals into the headlights (in place of marker lights; I do seem to recall having seen it before) and ditch the fog lights, you could get a pretty high cut in there. Not sure how it would look though.
At least where I need the clearance, the fog light isn't really an obstacle. Its more to the outside of the fog light where the fender flare wraps back towards the tire. I could just hack the fender edge forward a little fwiw, but I kind like the idea of giving the bumper some additional style if im gonna do that!
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1 hour ago, mjotrainbrain said:
Here's some more inspiration. The cut in the 3rd reply seems the most possible to replicate on a QX4 bumper without totally trashing it IMO.
https://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/183205-pics-trimmed-front-bumpers.html
Wow thanks for the link! Agreed, that looks awesome. Perfect inspiration, more outside the box.
I'll get out there with the tape (after the blizzard rolls through) and see what angles work. There isnt much under the fog light, but lets see how creative we can get without it looking ugly
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10 hours ago, Sjackson2 said:
I don’t like the colors ones....but could something like these gray ones work to secure it and still allow you to remove it if necessary?
That's my speed here with the cost! Not a bad option honestly if I wanted to keep the bumper intact.
9 hours ago, Bax03SE said:Zip ties might be your best friend for pulling the fender liner forward toward the new bumper line. I think you’ll find a few strategically placed black zip ties could be the easiest and most effective solution.
Any idea on where I would anchor those to in the bumper from the liner? The liner I'm cool putting holes in but I don't want to run those through the actual bumper.
9 hours ago, RainGoat said:So I manage an ‘18 4Runner as well & follow that world (the website you referenced is an excellent one). The full modification of the one referenced on the website involves replacing the cut angles with metal plates. For the 4Runner, it’s an odd choice as the stock fronts on SR5s & Off-Roads have excellent clearance if tires are upgraded & it’s lifted the standard 3” on that truck. Impacted corners on it are RARE. So much so that most owners simply replace the lower chin of the center grill with a steel bumper that has winch, recovery & light bar mounts (as with almost all 5thGen T4R stuff, there are only half a dozen manufacturers of slim line bumpers - C4 is my favorite). If you’re in UT or CO & plan to wheel hard or Rock Crawl, most would go with a full on replacement (CBI is my favorite here though there are easily a dozen to choose from).
For our trucks, I think most would simply go with full bumper replacement. Coastal Offroad (https://www.coastaloffroad.com/product-page/r50...bumper-kit) currently offers a weld together set that looks nice & is specifically designed for approach angle. Brandon has ALOT of experience with 3rd Gen T4Rs specifically. His set is for the Pathfinder so I’m not sure it will fit properly on the QX4 as far as cosmetics.
WAM also makes a bumper but I only know of one R50 that’s gotten it since the changeover from the prior company names that were plagued with manufacturing quality issues.
I think Dustin Perrault is also making a bumper.
Finally,[mention=36148]hawairish[/mention] &[mention=37543]TowndawgR50[/mention] are making brackets that would definitely fit the QX4 & could serve as the foundation for your tube bumper (they might eventually have that too as I know[mention=37543]TowndawgR50[/mention] plans to make one for himself (&me). The highlight of their system for me is that they are concentrating on the attachment & anchoring to the unibody. Others attach, theirs is being specifically designed with the R50s weaknesses in mind. I suspect, however, that their product may be delayed another year as they concentrate on other products first (SubFrameDrop, Swingate Kits, Trailing Arms, Slider adapters, etc.). DIY winch bumper 'builder' brackets
If you go ahead, definitely document as I think you’ll be the first, especially for the QX4s.
I saw that one the referenced kits had plates to fill that gap. The other kit and the DIY version of the article said to either remove the liner itself or modify the liner to the new bumper. The one I saw on the road just cut the liner and left the inards exposed.
I have looked at both wam and coastal bumpers. They both look like good options to me, although cost would get close to getting a bumper custom made (with a winch would be nice). That current cost would cut into necessary parts of "Phase 1" list. Still need manual hubs, a full size spare and tire, and roof rack to haul the tire. That's pretty much exactly what a bumper would cost me.
I will for sure have to keep an eye on what hawairish and Towndawg are working on. I'm happy to be patient to see what they will be coming out with, as Phase 2 will include a swing gate, bumper, and more optimal suspension setup.
Cheap is the name of the game for now. To be as capable as possible for as little money as I can get away with.
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11 hours ago, PathyDude17 said:
I came across this EXACT thing today on Instagram and have been wondering how feasible it was! Here’s what I would do. Go to the junkyard and buy a bumper cover for your q and cut it up to see how it looks. For me, a bumper cover can’t be more than $20 at the local JY. Try a small cut, put it on and take pictures. Keep cutting at different angles and depts until you reach the fog light, then decide if you like the look. You could even do different things on the right and left hand sides to make sure you see all the possibilities
Thats a really good thought. My local JY gets us for 40 bucks for the bumper cover though, which may just be more than im willing to spend for testing purposes.
I will make liberal use of painters tape though to figure out the angles. If I am unsure, I will just start bottom-up on the bumper and keep cutting more off.
Should totally be feasible though. The only thing I have yet to work out is how to attach the liner to the new bumper edge. The 4runner I saw just cut it and left it, but I want to retain as much as i can to keep mud and snow out of the bumper
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Has anyone done something similar to what the people with newer gen 4runners are doing with the high clearance bumper mod?
https://trail4runner.com/2019/01/08/high-clearance-bumper-cut-5th-gen-4runner/
Subject, my 98 QX4 with 32s and 2" spacers. I have heat-gunned the bottom edges of my QX4s bumper to make it drivable. It's not rub-free, so I plan on taking only 1 more stab at bumper mod before I resort to waiting an eternity to build a tube bumper.
However, keeping in the spirit of my ride, I didnt but it cheap for it to be expensive and nice! I bought it cheap so I could do things i would never do to my other cars... Like take a saw to the bodywork. Different kind of fun, right?
My thought is same in principle to the 4runner; cut the bumper at an angle following a bumper contour, re-anchor the liner, add edge trim to cover the cut edge.
I dont plan on the cut being as drastic, but should look cool and give ample clearance
I was next to a new-ish runner with this mod last week. It looked nice, but I couldn't imagine cutting a $40k truck. The Q'y seems a prime candidate though
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Man these tires will throw some snow! In seriousness though, I am really impressed with the traction on snow and ice. Officially feels like a tank
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Update!
Year: 1998 QX4
Lift: SF Creations 2" all around spacers
Wheels: AR Outlaw 15x8 et-19(3.75"BS)
Tires: 32x11.5r15 Falken Wildpeak AT3W
Notes: I removed the useless and very rusty running boards. It rubbed on the front corner of the bumper at about 2/3 turn. Was able to get around for a couple days but used a heat gun on that corner and the raised liner areas. Needs more or trimming for off road clearance.
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3 minutes ago, dezm said:
Looks mean! What lift/tire size?
Thank you. SF Creations 2" spacers and 32r15 wildpeaks
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Finally got the lift installed. I will be making a thread soon but I need to get it cleaned up for some proper pictures.
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Without a lift you probably wouldnt have much room for flex in the front. Depends on the tire tho. I was on the fence between sizes and actually came down to which tire I bought. The Falkens only measure 31 with zero load at 38psi.
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2 minutes ago, DirtyRhino said:
They’re 31s , had to take the mud flaps off and take a heat gun to the fender liners so it wouldn’t rub
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkOh gotcha, those are beefy 31s. I feel like I could have almost rolled my 32s stock if I molded some fender areas, but the lift goes on tomorrow
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1 minute ago, DirtyRhino said:
No lift at the moment, that’s next on my list after replacing my steering rack
Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkOh wow no lift huh. What size tires? Look like 32s
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1 hour ago, 02_Pathy said:
That's what I was thinking too, the background is more pleasant compared to the trail annihilation lol
That trail does look seriously gnarly. I would have even hated to back down it
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Since I finally learned how to post pictures, here is as far as its gotten so far..
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8 minutes ago, PathyDude17 said:
http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/profile/41900-pathydude17/
Thanks! Approximately 2.5” in the front and 3 in the back. Still dialing in the trimming. There’s some metal in the rear of the front fender well that needs to get bent or cut
I might know the spot. I test fit the front left to see what I was in for.
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On 1/21/2019 at 2:08 PM, PathyDude17 said:
New wheels and tires. Really happy with how it turned out. 32x11.5r15 Falken Wildpeaks on DX4 Gear wheels (15x8 -19mm)
That looks great. What lift do you have? I just got my 32" Wildpeaks mounted on wheels last week. Dying to get my lift installed so I'm flipping through pics of other peoples
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Year: 1998 QX4
Lift : Stock
Wheels : Stock
Tires : More Stock, Bridgstone all seasons
Notes: Too low and looks too small. Need to change that.Hey All, new member. Just picked up a 1998 QX4 auction mystery special. I needed a vehicle for the winter and to get up the mountains where the people aren't. Came with good tread on stock sized tires, but I'm going to upgrade to be a little more trail capable before next spring, I.e. lift and tires. 1-1/2 - 2" seems about right without getting serious and ruining driveability, and I think 32s are about right with that. Most of this thread uses AC as is I'm sure the preference, but I'm thinking of cheaping out and getting spacers on eBay. Anything wrong with that on a beater? TIA!
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QX4 High Clearance Bumper Mod
in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders
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Still actually loving the mod. I haven't dealt with my liner so i still rub on that, but ive yet to have a clearance issue off road. I like the look, and it doesnt look trashy at all. I'm surprised how many compliments i get now. Even my mom told me how good it looked last time she saw me, and not like she's a car person.