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    2008 V8 Pathfinder

    in General Forums

    Posted

    Just curious...do you guys get the diesel option in your new Pathfinders over there? I can't understand why alot of vehicles that you can buy in diesel everywhere else in the world aren't offered in the US market. I was born and raised in the US and used to love my gas guzzling V8's when I was a kid. But gas was 80 cents a gallon back then too. Since moving to Australia I am really starting to love the diesel engines. Take one over a petrol/gasoline engine anyday.

    Car makers post record years

    in Off-Topic

    Posted

    All I can say is that there are too many people on this planet. The more people their is the more people that will be unhappy about one thing or another. I personally think all cars are crap quality. Name me one car that no one has ever had a bitch about? Not one car made in any country, no matter the quality is worth it. But regardless I have to drive because I can't walk to work. So I pick a car that I think may get me there and back. And most days every car I have owned has done that for me.

     

    And every car I have owned hasn't as well. I have owned Chev's, Ford, Nissan, Jeep, Mitsubishi, Opel, Mazda, Toyota...Not one of those cars hasn't failed me at least once.

     

    Sure there have been some cars I've owned that I have liked better than others. But that has been merely my personal preference.

     

    All I can say it's lets face it. No one is perfect so therefore no one will ever produce the perfect car. We'll all fight and disagree, have wars, kill each other and one day no one will be left and the cycle may or may not start over again.

     

    So sure the execs make too much money, but so do I for what I do. If we all made $5.00 a year a car may cost 1 cent. And we'd still complain it's too much. So where does it end? Well it doesn't.

    There are more aussie's hear to

    in Australia/New Zealand

    Posted · Edited by SteveWA

    Well I'm back after many months. Name says it all. Geraldton. 450 k's north of Perth. Should mention have a 1994 4 door I bought about 18 months ago? 166,000 on the clock with very little frame rust and none on the body at all. Bone stock. With rooted shocks. Due to be replaced before my SW WA fishing trip in March. I wanna lift it bt don't know if it's worth it since I only do beach work. Was looking at a West Coast suspension setup. 4 Shocks + new rear coils and 2mm thicker front torsion bars. Would give 40mm rear lift and TB Manufacturer recommends not to go higher than 30mm above standard height on the front. Cost was $1000+labour.

    Two Questions

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    Hey all,

     

    Been a fair while since I've logged in here. Can't believe I remembered my password! Firstly this forum solved my problem of my 94 Pathy running like crap down to an O2 sensor. Which leads to my first question. My buddy is a mechanic and we hooked the Pathy up to the machine and couldn't find anything amiss. I also changed the plugs and fuel filter. Probably needed it anyway as I don't know how well the last owner looked after it. He also hooked a little computer up to measure the O2 sensor. He said it looked a bit weird. Said as the engine was running it should flick to showing rich and lean as the computer adjusts from the sensor input. It was basically running between normal and lean all the time. But the Pathy was running ok at that particular time. Would only run badly on the odd ocasion. Mainly when cold it seemed. Anyway seeing where the connector was for the sensor I decided to unplug it altogether after barely making it up the street one morning. Since I have unlpugged it, it has ran sweet ever since. The fuel economy seems to be even better than when I bought it and it was running fine then. So after all that here's question No 1.

     

    1. I haven't bothered to replace the sensor. Just left it unplugged. Will I do any damage to anything by doing this? Never got the codes as I forgot to print out the instructions before taking it to him. His Snap-On code reader was acting funny the day I took it in.

     

    Question 2: Did the 94 4 Door Pathy's come with Roof Racks as an Option? Mine has roof racks and I am looking for some fishing rod holders that mount on the racks. I live on the ocean here in Western Australia and fish all the time. A 12 foot beach rod, even in 2 pieces is hard to fit inside the Pathy. I can't see any markings on my roof rack that tell me it's OEM or after market.

     

    Anyway sorry for the long story. Thanks for your help!

     

    Steve

    Coils

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    Steve

    I have used Lovells HD rear Pathfinder springs from WA Suspensions and Old Man Emu shocks front and rear from ARB (both in Osbourne Park WA).

     

    The combination works very well off road and gives a much better load carrying capacity than the ARB springs or Aurora springs and better articulation than the Tough Dog, TJM Series 2000 or Rancho shocks. The Lift is only about 1.5” to 2” but suits my Terrano very well.

     

    The only mod that I might do in the future is to add some air bags to the rear coils to be able to adjust and increase the rear ride height when I tow my camper trailer.

     

    Geordie

    Excellent! Thanks mate! I really didn't do alot (ie none) of research in what is available locally. Mind if I ask the price?

    Coils

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    The Jeep GC springs are great and pretty easy to install. And if you can't find a donor truck, word is it isn't too expensive to just buy new JGC springs in the first place. Check it out.

    Jeep Parts cheap in Australia? :lol::lol::lol::lol: Trust me I highly modified a 97 TJ here. not cheap what-so-ever. But I might be able to find a JGC at a wrecking yard or something.

    Coils

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    OK before somebody much meaner than I comes in and plays whack a mole with you guys P...

     

    JGC I6 springs work just the same! Same part numbers and everything!

     

    http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=18

    http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=7445

    http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=7777

    http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=7814

     

    In the future please please please use the search function or simply just browse the site. These links were NOT hard to find.

    Opps. My apology! But in the past it was just too hard wading through all the political posts to bother browsing the site. :hide:

    Coils

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    I think I remember reading here that coils from a Jeep Grand Cherokee will work in a Pathy. After my trip away I have discovered that the Pathy's suspension is definately shagged. Mines a 94 and I don't think the coils or shocks have ever been replaced. I've owned it for about 7 months now. Looking for a cheap way to get the suspension back to normal.

     

    So my question is what year JGC coils will suit my 94 Pathy?

    15 x 10 wheels?

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    I always liked my 12.5's on a 8" rim. Sidewall provided more protection for the rim from rocks and I could always air down more than others running a 10" rim without worrying and losing the bead. But that is just my opinion and it wasn't on a Pathy either.

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