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My “new” bumper! Only 2 1/2 years after my fender bender, I was finally able to get an off-road bumper for the Pathfinder. It’s a second hand Coastal Offroad bumper which I obtained from a guy in Portland who was returning his R50 to stock. It was installed at a @pines2spines Tiger Mountain Test Lab workshop by the PNW R50 crew. (@02_Pathy,[mention=32880]ferrariowner123[/mention] & some interim storage by[mention=39745]stpickens[/mention]). It NEVER would have been successful, however, without the insight and technical skills of the Grandmaster of Ceremonies,[mention=37543]TowndawgR50[/mention], to whom I am forever indebted!

Our 2003 Gambler500 rig received the second iteration of the SFD kit this weekend. Prior to this the front end was swapped with @ferrariowner123 's 1996 and the results were great. Fast forward to this past weekend- We held a workshop to iron out processes and familiarize @02_Pathy with the work required to install our kit as he will be performing the install at his place and helping @Stpickens with his truck. Huge thank you to @ferrariowner123 & @02_Pathy as well as the rest of the PNW and SW test groups for their help, participation, patience and the initial work required to make this all happen. For now the Gambler rig still needs mechanical attention and some odds and ends to be ready for the Washington state Gambler 500 event in August but the bulk of the prep and install is done. Its currently setup with our Pines to Spines 4" SFD kit, factory worn out front struts and springs and LR9448 rear springs with the OEM rear shocks. It will receive some replacements for the older suspension components, the current prototype roof mount system for a rack and accessories, a swing gate and some other items but mostly run as is for the event. We are aiming to run this truck through its paces and, pending positive results, start installing the kits on the test group rigs for real world trials soon after.

Measuring and "it should fit" are fine, but there are no substitutions for first hand knowledge and actual pictures of one mounted.

Sorry, I should’ve clarified: you won’t find anything below 4.375 in an H233B axle. There are 5 OE ratios (4.375, 4.363, 4.625, 4.636, and 4.900) and 5.13/5.14 aftermarket options. My answer was geared toward finding gears for the R200=C200 question in the sub-4:1 range, with the requirement that you’d need another diff in the rear in order to match them. That all said...it’s a lot of work. You can pull 31-spline LSDs from just about any WD21 Pathfinder or D21 Hardbody with the H233B. I believe the were more common in SE trucks, some XE. Easiest way to tell is by looking at the back of the diff and finding an orange sticker indicating “LSD Oil Only” or similar.

I came across a set of NRC9449s on eBay from Lucky 8 for a crazy good deal (less than $80 shipped for the pair), so I got them. Too bad I can't put them in for quite a while, but I didn't think I'd come across that deal again any time in the near future.

I am ready for the sfd kit whenever you are. [emoji1303] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk