Suspension overhaul Time!

[Nissman]

Hi Pathfinder lovers Happy New Year First of all hope you all had an awesome time and a good 2017 path ahead

 

I'm looking for Info on suspension upgrading

I've just bought some Ultima Front struts and I'm going to get some dobinson back shocks and springs all round.

I just want info on front and back install.

I haven't got any books on my car

it's a Nissan Pathfinder 2002 .

I'm going to attack this job on my own wish me luck

 

 

 

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[fleurys]

Welcome...

 

What kind of info are looking for ?

[LittleFR]

If you can afford it I would at least get stock MOOG coils for it. I know your springs are sagged.

 

The rear shocks are the easiest thing on earth to change. Just oil the bolts in advance.

Lay a piece of cardboard behind the diff and change them, nothing to it. I like KYB shocks.

 

The front is a whole nother story. It's so much work that's why I recommended springs at this time.

Plenty of walk throughs on here for this job.

 

One side note I will add is that when you unbolt the top of the strut nuts on driver side.... Have a long skinny magnet handy. And you don't have to remove the intake at all. Just undo the one or two nuts (10mm?) holding that bracket in there (think its a fuse box but you will see it) and carefully bend it inboard just a hair and you can get an extension and socket on all three nuts.

 

Mark your struts with paint before you take them off. The top cup must face the correct direction. I made this mistake and one side of my truck was 2" higher than the other. And I got to redo it.

 

Also be careful not to pull your CVs apart.

 

If your compressing the springs yourself I recommend 3 manual compressors. Wear eye protection and gloves. Also compress it on a carpet or something soft, if you drop it on concrete compressed it will go off like a bomb.

 

This an excellent time to add a lift.