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Hi all, First off - what a fantastic resource! I have a 1998 Chilkoot edition with 5-speed that my family has owned since new and that I learned to drive in. I moved back out west a couple years ago and decided to buy it to keep it in the family. Aside from a short-circuited distributor a couple years ago she runs like a Swiss watch - or maybe a Seiko Finally decided to have a little fun with it - for years it's been up and down horse trails to and from our cabin but no serious off-roading and no mods other than the Wranglers that are on it now. Couple photos are attached - planning on small lift, black Pro Comp 51 series (or similar), and some serious metal work or flat out replacing the rocker panels, fenders, and passenger side doors where she slid into a fence 10 years ago. Cheers, Justin

Retro photoshoot while on a camping trip last weekend ?

ac coils from 4x4parts.com will net you around 2 inches of lift. ome is good for 1.5-1.75ish cheapest route would be lift spacers. next best would be ome springs in front with a 1 inch spacer and land rover coils out back. most expensive is the AC springs all around. personally. id do ac springs in the front, land rover springs in the back with kyb struts and bilstein 5100 out back

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Thanks for the fantastic response!

I’ll just try to keep this as simple as possible. For any of the coil spring lifts available, it is impossible to damage your CV axles by running those coils. AC coils of any kind, as well as OME coils of any kind, will not harm your axles, though they may accelerate wear on the cv boots (hence manual hubs). The trouble with CV axles can only occur when spacers are added. Usually a 1” spacer is safe. So, what we’re really talking about is the lift heights that are available. Check the weight ratings in the MD springs, as they’re rated to give .5” of lift under a specific load (likely similar to the weight of a front bumper). The HD coils generally give 1.25” of lift with no weight, but sag down below that when a bumper is added (.5-1”). AC coils will give a minimum of 2”, and will sag minimally under the weight of a bumper. It comes down to what you want your pathfinder to do in terms of weight capacity, lift height, and handling. Generally OME is conceded as the better feeling spring in terms of ride quality, but plenty of people like their AC coils as well. As for the rear, go with LR springs, there’s really nothing better. see page 7.

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Removing the glow plugs would do it for two reasons. One, it will be difficult as hell to start with no glow. Two, there will be no compression at all, and so it won't fire. I'd also recommend removing the fuse for the fuel pump and unplugging the output hose from the fuel filter in the engine bay to avoid spraying diesel everywhere. Although you will then have to re-prime the fuel system. Probably a good idea to change the fuel filter anyway if it's been sitting (or at least after running it for a little bit). Good luck, the TD is a great engine.