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I agree with Fueler on the Bling Bling back lights , but who cares as long as you enjoy them

She is looking awsome Looking forward to hear soem feed back after you drive her arround and probably take her for a good offroad treat

I am interested and as I mentioned towards August end I should be able to affoard one ,if my concerns mentioned in the above post are addressed .

I am definitely interested but I have few points to raise : -Shipping cost to the other side of the world ( Qatar ) can you get me an idea on the cost of shipping -The steering linkage is very important to have it as I am living in a place where customization is an out of the world word , ( they only sell parts based on VIN number ) . -I need to have a how to fit it manual again due to the same reason of lacking good mechanics . -I prefer to see a kit placed and tested by someone as I can not afford anything to go wrong being faraway and lacking the parts and support and anything that I need to replace needs to be shipped from abroad . -I am already having the OME coils do I still need to change the coils ? or fit some spacers ? -As for the shocks can I still go on with the OEM KYB ? as I was very disappointed by the OME struts and shocks they failed very very fast . Now if the above is cleared I would be willing to order arround August

I am also keen on buying a complete kit if offered .

Just crossed the 100,000 Kilometers on my 2005 R50

That is a good point to consider bcs i often take my pathy airborne , actually i was going airbone the previous week end before the chain was stretched . Thank you

I have been in touch recently with SteeevO , the Atlas looks very tempting despite installation complexity

Steve you were right that something changeable inside the T case might have broken . MY1PATH , you got it bull’s eye , I opened the T case and it was the chain as you indicated thanks for the valuable information . I got the chain for 410 $ and it is fixed now , thank you for the valuable contribution . Now that my T case is fixed , I would postpone thinking about the Atlas until I break it another time and get a reason to spend this amount of money . Steve you are right about the priority of the lockers in such obstacles rather than the low gear ratio , let us see I have been eyeing the air lockers for a while now , yet there are other priorities for this spend , I need a reason to spend this money , maybe I shall break my diffs

Well I sure hope you are right Guys , here the concept of repairs relies on throw and fit new as driven by the agencies and due to lack of good mechanics and good garages . However the prices I got are hilarious , the dealership is asking 4,400 usd for the transfer case which is not available and the used transfer case from a scrap yard is 800 usd , it makes perfect sense to repair my T case in this case . Steve you are making me worry about the installation of the Atlas in case I go for it , I never thought it would be a complex project My1Path thanks for the details it is very helpful I have my T case opened on Thursday and check it out , meanwhile I will try and get the diagram from the dealer . Also thanks for giving the right ratio I knew something was wrong when I posted above 4.3:1 as factory gear ratio it seems I got it wrong I got the axle ratio instead of the gear ratio .Surely the Paty does not feel like having low gear ratio , this is my main problem when wheeling. I agree with you on the wear and tear and I would be expecting that being an off-road enthusiast it is an expensive hobby but I hate break downs I am very tempted by the Atlas with a gear ratio 4.3:1 or 3.8:1 , I like to crawl as slow as possible , I am aware of the possible damages on the other hand I am thinking that for the money I will pay for the atlas I could have Paty locked and the T case repaired . Damn I guess I am tempting and confusing myself more , when you are hooked up with off-road I think it becomes a game of upgrades where one would spend a lot of $ most of the time out of his credit card .

I was out last week end for some wheeling and when I was overcoming an obstacle when my wheels where spinning on the rocks I started hearing a cling cling noise ( Ouch ) , I thought I had broken my front diff , so I went on 2wd reversed and managed to get back home on 2wd as the Pathy was clinging and jerking when engaging the 4wd while I ran normally on the 2wd . Immediately I had my eyes on the kilometer and I realized that I had 100,020 km on the clock by the time I was back home it was 100,200 km and I was hoping to cover any damage under my 100,000 km warrantee offered by Nissan When I took it to the workshop they told me it was the transfer case , and delightfully told me that I have passed the 100,000km and they would not cover it under the warrantee I am considering the Atlas transfer case to have it as a replacement to the OEM It is offered with various low ratio options of 3.8:1 4.3:1 (same as the factory ratio) 5.0:1 and 6.0:1 At first I was so excited to take the one with the lowest ratio but now I am considering the effect of the increased ratio on the other OEM components Anyone who have had the Atlas gear box on his R50 ? or anyone who has lowered his gear ratio that can share his experience would be of a great help to help me make my decision whether to go for modifiying the transfer case or fixing an OEM ? You can hear the transfer case breaking at the beginning of this clip

Here some more from the scenery and Trail

Thanks Guys and here is what I am talkign about

Thanks the moderator of the truck of the moth likes it , my chances are higher now Dave how I wish I could have more time in these sceneries , In 2 weeks I should be able to drive it on snow yeyy looking forward to Yea I felt it , and it reduces the clearance on the approach angle . I think I can also fit a winch on it behind the bumper under the plate number and make more use of it , will see about that . Nige I wanted to install two Hellas but I havent found locally what I am looking for so I will wait . Thanks for directing me to the receiver shackle I will definitely get me one

Although I was restoring on the 300 GE Paty was not forgotten , she have had recently some cosmetics upgrades with plans for more upgrades . While in Lebanon I have got her the bulbar , the original one for the R50 , I was having concerns about the weight but I was surprised to find out how light it is I have also installed the roof rails and the back tow bar and I am not sure if this part is called wind breaker it is the one installed on top of the back door I really like her new look When I fixed the bulbar I noticed that there is a chance to fix the winch on the connecting bar of the bulbar behind the bumper , still an idea need to verify how due able it would be Sharing some photos of the new look GreetinGs of the season Shebl

Hello there Lady and Gentlemen , it has been a while I was away from the forum , too much was happening to get time to surf . I am surprised with the new look for the forum and I wonder where all the old posts have gone ??? I am glad to announce that I have been blessed with a 2nd healthy daughter back in September end . And hey she had her first ride out of the hospital in a lifted R50

I just enrolled my R50 2005 model , yes I know it is confusing but here in this part of the world we still had R50 pathfinders till year 2005

This is the result of the 265 / 75 / R16 on stock suspension , Under flex The tire ripped the bumper off Apart form that the front ones were rubbing against the bumper's mud guard

Ditto , here between a car and another you will find a land cruiser or a patrol an my Paty is reffered to as the little truck ( which is visualy true the Pathy next to a Patrol or and LC looks like a midget ) but hey i surely love it when the little truck keeps up with the big boys I am loving my Paty every day ( but not like the guy in the other topic hehehe)

True this Pezzy was right from the beginning I have started this WD vs R50 but along the way the discussion took off another course To sum up all what I said the comparison of H3 vs H1 not fair to be projected to the comparison of R50 VS WD Being stock each of the R50 and the WD have ADVANTAGES in different areas

I am not bias to the R50 as I do own a 2008 FJ and a Mercedes G wagon which both outperforms the Pathy but the reason I like the R50 is that when I bought her I thought it is for grocery shopping and I am now surprised how wrong I was about this truck and the reason I defend her is because the R50 is like me when I first bought her is not considered as an off-road vehicle than can compete decently There will always be advantages to each vehicle on different terrains and that’s why I mentioned in my previous posts the word ADVANTAGE and didn’t presume which one is a better off road vehicle as the decision needs to be based on endless points When one has enough experience he can judge with moderation and common sense as Pezzy mentioned in some places the H3 will have an advantage over the H1 as same goes for the R50 and WD … I will be home in september and my in law has a 4 runner , will convince him for a joint trip R50 and 4 runner , i have driven the 4 runner and it is manual with much higher torque than my R50 maybe i have to take him to places to my advantage

I'de choose Zahle , lebanon I would love to have a conversation and hear opinions but with people who can lead one as the majority of the members of this forum Apart from missing the point of the H3 and R50 being compared with H1 and WD the replies about the VQ and the WD engine powers proved the ignorance point which you have raised . If you do not have self respect then out of respect to the forum and community try to keep up to the level of conversation without using bad words , do you find it difficult ?

I dont understand why you are always so agressive ? that it blinds you from understanding the subject . Stay polite and calm or don't adress to me , I appreciate if you can be a respectfull member who can lead respectfull conversations

Nissan should file a case against the judge himself and his judgement - The government sets the acceptable safety standards , so why not sue the government ? - Who forced Mrs Perdue to buy a pathfinder ? if the collision was so strong mayeb she should be thankfull the pthfinder din't turn over - The article is written in such a bias way "Mrs. Perdue will never walk normally again, but fights through the pain of each step she takes," they said, adding she still has screws, plates and rods in her leg and ankles., damn it this happens to any one who breaks a bone My mom fell on the stairs and now has screws in her ankle , maybe I should file a case against the engineers and contractors who built the building and the factory who cut the stones Sometimes I think in our third world where I am living we still have some advantages over the advanced worlds It just frustrated me to read this article