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Rewired for aftermarket speakers, and ran wiring for system. Entire system running off amp power now vs. head unit. "Vintage" Alpine v12 amp, kicker C2 6.5 coaxial, 10" kicker solo baric L7. Just waiting on speaker box to arrive to get sub installed! Re-ran the cb radio to the glove box. We'll see how functional it will be in their since I will have to take the mic on and off. Barely use it though so may not be an issue at all for me. Also changed out the gear shifter. This has fixed the overdrive issue I was having, just dont have option to turn it on now, but never used it anyways. Vinyl flooring arrived. Not truly premolded imo, but have it leveling out now per instructions. Next step- getting her sprayed in the next couple of weeks! Super excited about the color. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

Got her ready for this summers adventures. Added lightbar, ditch lights, dust lights, and put the awning back on. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah I don’t know why but Rockauto sometimes won’t display parts when you select “Infiniti QX4”. I usually check my exact vehicle first but if I don’t see the part I need then I check “Nissan Pathfinder”. https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/nissan,1997,pathfinder,3.3l+v6,1212051,suspension,coil+spring,7512 I got the moogs.. they were cheap and made in USA. My car drives completely different now. Taking curves, coming to a stop, and acceleration are very noticeably better.

I'd get a medium duty OME set of springs. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

I'm going to reveal it on here once it's done. One hint though: it's a new color that came out this year on one specific vehicle. Nothing fancy, but I believe it's going to take the look of the r50 to a whole nother level of cool! I and my wallet hope i'm right, lol. Sent from my SM-J327P using Tapatalk

Man, I am sorry I do not get onto these forums near enough. Just moved to SoCal 2 months ago and life has been crazy. Had some free time to wrench on my 02 yesterday, installed new trailing arms (minus one that I rounded a nut on) and replaced a leaky O-ring on one of the camshaft position sensors. She's at almost 170k miles now and runs like a beast, I drive her to work everyday. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

I feel a little guilty not sharing, so I figured I’d update everyone that I ended up selling the R50 this weekend. I had been splitting daily driver duties between the pathfinder and my Charger, and since switching jobs last year I’ve found myself really in need of a truck. The result was that while the pathfinder did its best to fill the job of a truck, the Charger just sat around 90% of the time not getting driven. Anyway, I decided to trade in the Charger on a 2019 Ram classic, and sold the pathfinder. I like this forum so I’ll still be around if anyone has any questions! And here’s the new rig. I literally brought it home from the dealer and backed it up to the trailer to head to a dance competition, lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey guys- thank you for the questions and comments! As of right now we have had one installment and during that process found the hardware approach needed improvement and we carefully evaluated the installation process. The next vehicle (The Gambler 500 rig or one of our two personal vehicles)should have version 2.0 installed for road&trail tests soon. We have already acquired a domain and hosting for a website but the site is low priority for now. Our main focus is on refining the design of the SFD components and proving they're road & trail worthy

Well it looks like Nissan Frontier Dutch light brackets from Rago Fabrication work without too much fuss. Only thing that needs outsourced is qty2. 7/16” round spacers. Now you’ll only use 1 bot to hold them on but they aren’t going anywhere. Total time of install about 30 min without fender removal. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The SFD kit looks amazing!?

Did a little test fit of the ARB 2500 awning with the new to me Rolla rack. I am way happier with how it sits now vs my old rack on the factory crossbars. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hey bud. Welcome back to the states! The key that I learned by trial and error years ago when I used to show my rides was to paint the pieces like your painting a car. Continuous movement from side to side, starting before and spraying past the piece your painting. Stay about 10-12" from the piece. Never just point the spray can at the piece and spray. That causes too much paint to lay in one spot and causes the over spray a lot of people get. I just take my time and spray 2-4 light coats, allowing 30 minutes to 1 hr between coats to avoid running and to ensure a consistent level of paint. I have been pretty lucky with this method. Before you spray the pieces though, sand the piece with some high grit paper like 500+ grit to give the paint some grip. Clean the piece well before painting it. Also, get the better spray paint. I typically use rustoleum paint/primer that bonds to plastic. Hope this helps. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

How did you paint the pieces? I never ever have good luck painting plastic..

Initial plan was to just change the gear shift mechanism. Got into it and ended up doing a deep clean on the entire passenger part of the cabin. Who knew the shift mechanism plugs are different? Purchased one from a 2000 2wd and the plug is completely different. The rest of the unit is identical as far as I could tell. Didn't think it would have mattered with the manual transfer case shifter. Went even further since everything was already out and removed some trim pieces from the dash and doors and painted them red. Ripped out the carpet and have black vinyl on order as a replacement. Some before and after pics of the floor, painted pieces and the different plugs for the shifter. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

Hi Guys, long time lurker first time poster. Thanks for this great thread, saved me a ton over OME kit! I just put in the AC springs, and KYB Struts in the front, and NRC9447 springs, and Bilseine 5100's in the back. Gained 3.75" in the back and 2" in the front. Wish we had an alternative for the front spings! AC cost me a bit over $400CND when all was said and done. Anyways, worth it! Thanks for the great discovery OP! Tomek