Hey guys I just got my first pathfinder and I have to say I love it already, it's a 2002 pathy chillkoot edition with just over 100k it's in great shape and so I feel like since I plan on keeping it for a while, maybe I'd be interested in doing some mild mods to it.. Let me start out by saying I'll be using this vehicle for light to moderate offloading as well as my daily driver.
I'd like to add a lift kit maybe 2-3 inches with bigger and more off-road capable tires...
The questions I have are how will this effect my vehicles longevity on components? I had a couple friends tell me that adding the usual lifts via spacers or the kits will mess up my geometry which will stress my axles differential and transfer case etc... I've also been told that bigger tires will stress my steering components like wheel bearing , tie rods ,ball joints etc... They say there is specialized lift kits that u need to drop the axles and such to do a proper lift so it doesn't stress... They say the highest I can go safely is 1.5 inches max... Now I don't know how much truth there is to all this wondering if I could get ur opinions on this as well as any recomendation for kits or parts to lift my pathfinder properly for 2-4 inches of lift...
Thanks in advance.