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Hmm...interesting. So I guess a 1" front strut spacer will even out the wheel gap from front to rear with an OME suspension? How much would it cost?

Whassup Bambi! Haha, get it? Man I got to get out of the house... Welcome to the forums

Thanks Flyer and 98silverpathy, those pics really helped! Nice Boxer too I'll put on the 9/16" Rocky Road spacer then and see how it looks. That should be enough, because my outside spare+subs+hitch should help bring the back down a little bit. Where did you all get the longer strut bolts? Anything else not mentioned? Thanks! :bow:

Happy Birthday! :cool2:

Well, in March 1996 I was ten years old and a big car nut. I knew and still know specs and models, etc. way more so than a salesman. Anyways, that March we took a ski trip to Crested Butte, CO. We flew into Colorado Springs, a few hours away, and rented a white 1995 Pathfinder XE-V6. I loved it, Dad hated it for its lack of power in the mountains. He was convinced it was a 4-cylinder until I showed him the badge on the tailgate! My little brother threw up in the backseat from being carsick. In October 1999 my Mom's lease on the 1998 Tahoe was up, so we went carshopping. She ended up leasing a brand-new 2000 Pathfinder LE, Sahara Beige/Beige leather. It was girly but I loved it and was sad when the lease came up. I was stupid becuase I bought a new Xterra instead of taking the Pathfinder and the Nissan dealer WOULDNT GO BELOW MSRP on a new 2003 Pathfinder. She ended up with a Grand Cherokee pssd but now has a 2005 Murano. In January 2003 I regretted my new Xterra purchase and went to the dealer with 946 miles to look at Pathfinders. I wanted a 2003 SE in Canteen Green (same as my X) but the price was just too damn high. I traded the Xterra in in July 2003 on a 2002 VW GTI 1.8t that was a lot of fun but got me in waay too much trouble. When my 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee was falling apart in front of my eyes at 138k miles in December 2004 I was looking on Autotrader.com for Pathfinders around $11k. I couldn't find any but stumbled upon a few 4Runners, most notably a 1998 SR5, Anthracite/Oak Leather with only 83k one-owner miles. It had the smooth v6, 4wd and the Rear-Diff lock. I stole it for $10,800 and loved it until my GF totalled it 13 days after I bought it! So I didn't have a car for a few months, but got a check for $10,800 from the insurance co. to get another car. The choices to me were 1997 BMW 328i, 1999.5 Pathfinder LE with 111k miles, or 1999.5 Pathfinder SE with a 5-speed and 92k miles. The SE Pathfinder was too cool to pass up and so I bought it for $8,000. I later put $2,500 into it and here I am today! I love Pathfinders!

Thanks for pointing out the need for longer bolts on the strut! Problem is I have to get a shop to install the suspension because I will certainly screw everything up and don't have a floor jack or spring thingy. I know the spacers are 9/16", so that makes since if I add that to the standard bolt length. How many strut bolts are there and roughly how long should the new strut bolts be? Hardware store? Maybe the Nissan parts guy will know. Thanks

Holy Crap that's awesome! I love the Prerunner look, and it looks pretty strong. Resembles a Baja Trophy Truck look. Who built it and how much did it all cost?

I need to replace the front pads and fluid on the Pathfinder. I was looking on TireRack and found the Satisfied GranSport 6 Pads that seems like a nice combo of dust, quietness, and performance. I want to buy this fluid which is Dot 3 compliant and made by Brembo. Brembo Sprot.EVO 500+ The fluid comes in 500 mL bottles, but I need to know how much to buy? All the owner's manual says is "fill until it reaches the full mark" which is of absolutely no help. Has anybody been in this situation? Thanks!

Well Fueler, I much appreciate your willingness to buy me that suspension, I'll be more than willing to set up an escrow service... But I just want to know if the spacers will fix that drag car look, my Xterra had that where the back was higher than the front and I hated it so much!!! So does anyone have the spacers?

Ah, thanks to herm and 98silverpathy for input on the strut spacer thingys! So herm, does an OME equipped Pathfinder sit level without the spacers? My Pathfinder has a lot of weight for the back springs to carry, i.e. subwoofer, tow hitch and outside spare. I just want the truck to sit level, I couldn't care less if it has an extra 9/16" clearance on the front if the truck isn't level. The KYB struts/OME shocks looks like the most cost-effective option.

Haha, looks like I'm crazy right? I was selling but made up my mind not to take a huge hit in depreciation with a new car and just put a little more $$$ to get the Pathy perfect and the way I like it. Believe it or not, the stock suspension isn't cushy anymore becuase it has sagged so much it's at the end of its travel! The ride is awful and tons of body roll and tons of brake dive! Thanks for the info on the Warn hubs, glad to see I can get the $$$ first. When I went to Rocky Road website, I have a few questions that maybe this crew can answer. First off, my truck is a 1999.5 but was built in 1/99. The Rocky Road website suggests that the new suspensions are for Pathfinders 2/99 and up. I hope that was just a mistake on their part and that it should be 1/99. Second off, they do still sell OME struts, but it's a little rich at $720+shipping. Their only options are medium and comfort. I thought their was also a heavy-duty package? It looks like I'll go with the OME as of now, especially considering their reputation for super-high quality. If it's a lot cheaper to not buy the OME struts I'll probably go with Flyer's setup with KYB front struts. Thanks!

Hehe, sorry to clutter up the board, but as of now I'm keeping the R50 and putting a lift on it and will be using any Grandma money in the future for a down payment on a house out of college, a much better choice. Thanks and happy trails!

Warn hubs will come in May. Don't have the $$$ for that now. Forgot to add, I will be paying my backwoods mechanic to install this stuff, is there anything special like extra washers needed with a certain package? Any fabrication necessary? Does the mechanic or the alignment shop install the camber adjustment kit? :help:

Instead of getting a digital camera the Pathfinder is getting the royal treatment. After 103k miles of towing and general neglect, the completely shot suspension is getting replaced. Instead of replacing stock with stock, I want to kill two birds with one stone and put in a mild lift. The truck is not a big offroader, but will occasionally go wheeling once I get skids and tires. I just want good quality, I hate it when stuff breaks. I like a firm, controlled ride, but not buckboard stiff. Which suspension package should I go for? I think that the 9000x is overkill for me, but I do occasionally need to fit 12 hot chicks in the truck. I'm leaning towards the AC/Rancho/5000 package simply for the low price and uniformity of brands.

I know one of the off-road mags tested the 01 5-speed and it won 4wheeler of the year. Try either Petersens or 4Wheel and Off-Road, but I'm not sure if they list weight distribution on there.

HAHA, I don't know if you are serious or what but that's pretty damn funny!

Yeah, I know 100k is nothing. The person who buys my truck will be getting one hell of a truck, as the mechanicals are taken care of but all they need to decide sooner or later is what suspension they want and what tires they want. Not to sound cocky or anything, but Grandma is pretty damn wealthy (has a new Hemi Grand Cherokee and Lexus GX470) so she likes SUVs that are new and have some balls in the engine compartment. This is my only chance to have her chip in a substantial amount of $$$ so I'll gladly take it. The next hurdle is comprehensive insurance but thats gonna be so expensive! If I can't afford the insurance, I may be driving the Pathfinder for a couple of years longer, not a bad thing at all! Filthy, if someone offered you say 10 grand, you would take it too. sly

Go with OME springs. As for shocks/struts, I say KYB or OME struts up from and OME or Rancho RS900x out back. The Rancho shocks are adjustable for stiffness and would probably fare well with towing.

I'm selling the Pathfinder to get something new or a year old with a warranty, something I can keep around 5 years until I can afford to buy a new car by myself. My grandmother, upon finding out how many miles my car has and the fact that I only have liability insurance because my GF wrecked my last freaked out and wants me to sell it. I have a bunch of prospective vehicles that I'm looking at, but on the list is the 2005-2006 Pathfinder. I've driven my friends 2005 LE and wheeled it once. It's damn quick, too. There is pretty much no chance that I would get it, but since I want a sports car but the insurance is high and Grandma doesn't approve, I may need sensible shoes transportation, and the Pathfinder would fit the bill nicely. Any thoughts? Just putting it out there so this forum gets some action.

1999.5 For Sale Sorry, couldn't help myself. Shipping could be arranged...

No no, DJ, I understand how the HID works. So are you saying that he just plugged in the 8100k HID bulbs and called it a day? I didn't even know you could do that. I was under the impression that he spent, say, $600 for a HID retrofit, complete with ballasts and bulbs. That setup is what I thought created the horrible glare adn poor light projetion. I didn't know that Dean had those lights, I guess those are JDM lights. I also see they have a projector, very nice. Has anyone seen the pic of a white R50, a 1999.5+ with projectors? That's what I want. I'll ask Dean how and where he got his lights. Also curious how much that would run me, but not sure if it would be cheaper than buying E46, MDX, TSX, S-class, etc. projectors, ballasts, and bulbs.

Nice! I did it and it's all cleaned out! Thanks for the repiles! -bounce-

Merry F'in Christmas! Happy New Years! Don't drive drunk!

Umm, is it just me or did he register just to show us how hackable the site is...not that it really matters to me. If you really do have a Pathfinder, please introduce yourself in the "New Members Start Here" section. Thanks!

Yup, I called it...most of these bulbs are hype. I have a variation of the Philips bulbs...the Vision Plus bulbs that I bought from PowerBulbs in the UK. I bought them not as much for the increased output, if any, but I prefer the subtle apperance change and I like the more white light on the road. I've always been the one saying Silverstars are crap, and it looks like this test proves it again. While I still don't think CR knows jack about cars, I applaud them on performing this test. Interesting to see how bad the GE did in the Camry, but it was at the top with the Sebring and Ridgeline. I can't think of a logical reason why the Camry's headlights suck so bad. Wattage? Poor reflector design? I fear for the geriatrics driving that car at night, old people already can't see well in the dark! I really wish they would test a set of HID retrofits, i.e. what 05thumpinpathy has. I find those extremely distracting at night, and was curious if a set of retrofit projectors would help out with the beam pattern. Looking at the responses, interesting to see another member pissed with the PIAAs' short life and average performance.