SteeevO
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so the T-case is off and i can't get teh dang tail housing off.. are there any tricks to it?
thnx
Steven
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if i were to go w/ the 92's power steering should i switch the linkage too or is that all the same as the 90?
thnx - steven
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so this weekend is the big weekend. the conversion begins.
but i noticed teh steering box on the parts pathy has a larger shaft comming out of it? should i use the 92's(parts pathy) box and steering system or should i leave it to be the 90's steering system?
i'm planning on running a steering stablizer and idler arm brace so will the box really matter? does anyone know if one is stronger then the other?
it looks like the 92's is stronger due to the larger shaft size but i'm looking for other opinions.
thnx
steven
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My understanding of an open diff is that only one wheel gets power no matter what.. is this corrrect??
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as my project date gets closer i'm looking for more options.. i'm want to get a front locker... and after reading many other posts i'm getting confused as to what is available and what has been discontinued... i really just wanna know whats availiable. if i can't find anything for the front i am going to just lock up the back with a powertrax lockright.
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iknow they are all in there but i don't know how to tell which one is mine...
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my exhaust is just dumped down rght after my flowmaster 50 series.. sounds nice... it would be nice if it was more throaty though...
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so yeah what is the best way to figure out the model number of a differential??... ^
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does anyone have parts numbers for lockers for the front diff?
i'm going to be tearing into the conversion proj. here in a few weeks and i figure while i have everything out I might as well put lockers in..
thnx
->SteeevO
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thnx, i have another ?...i now the neutral switch is there but what the heck does it do ...it shows in the schematics that it connects to the fuel pump.. but the pump runs even if i'm not in neutral when i turn the key...
the last thing i need to do for this whole project is verify the spindels are teh right ones .. then i'm ready to tear in to it..but not going to till vacation...in about 3 weeks...
->SteeevO
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though i might be putting too much into on thread so i split it up.. srry won't do it again..
body swap...nope...
for some reason it's seems more clean cut with what i have to do to swap out parts.. there are alot of factors that go into Y i am doing it the way i am.. not to mention the steep learning curve.. i'm knowledge hungry...(note: i'm not doing this alone.. my dad has been working on cars since he was born.. he's gonna help me out...)
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thank you soo much for understanding where i an comming from now!..
Vsicks Pathy..since i do need to weld those brackets for the front diff...why would lowering those brackets 3" make a difference with the steering? i mean won't all the steering components be at the same angle regardless? or am i missing something here?..please explain..
beacause i am planning on doing the 3" calmini springs and UCAs at teh same time..
and as for the SAS... i'm only 19..going on 20 here pretty soon.. i have lots of life ahead of me...since i'm doing this at 19 yrs old...just imagine what i be up to in a few more years!!!... .. in another few years after i'm done w/ college... i'm gonna do the SAS ... hopefully calmini will get in gear and start producing those kits!!
but untill then i'm sure i will have lots of fun with the nissan 4WD
but the SAS is in the plan for the Future.. don't worry.. even if calmnini doens't end up producing kits.. i'll just need another car to use while it's outta commision.... after i'm no longer pinching pennys and i'm outta college
and here are a few pics.. it's was a dark but here is an idea of what i'm talking about...
Behind the spindle... i know i need the 4WD spindles..
4WD Lower Arm...w/offset shock!!
so thats my story... i'm gonna git'er done!!
and yes this pathy has a substatial amount of sentimental value to me..
and again thanks to all who understand what i am trying to do here... cause it really does make sense once u get underneatha nd take a look.. even the way my torsion bars are tightend in teh cross member.. it's like the 4WD in the center of teh cross member.. not mounted to the side like in the chiltons manual...
thnx
-SteeevO
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ok understand what u are saying but...the chiltons manual is wrong....alot of it is wrong.. when i work in my pathy i have to go by the 4wd model descriptions..
my 2wd pathy is nothing like the 2wd pictures and teh direction do not make any sense when following teh 2wd directions...
the transmissions.. they are exactly the same
i got the VINs of the 2 vehicles and compared everything about the trannys at the dealer...they have all exact same part numbers. same gears and shafts and all...
the rear difF has the EXACT same gearset as the 4WD XE parts pathy
my oil pan is the same as the 4WD models oil pan..
i have a '90 XE 2WD
and i am pulling parts from a '92 XE 4WD
my torsin bars are mounted EXACTLY the same as teh 4WD XE
infact i have the Sway-A-Way torsions in there right now
my tranny mounts the same and is the same.. i have atleast 15 pages of pictures and part numbers from the dealer that all match up...
i know alot of you are thinking that is would be easer to do a SAS but since my pathy is soo much like the 4WD i only will have to get 2 lil brackets welded on the frame to hold the cross member that holds the front diff. it's eight 4" welds.. everything else is bolt on..
i can take pics and scan documentation from the dealer to try to convince u all ...
but all i really wanted was ?'s answered.. i'm not getting frustrated with this project at all because all the numbers are matching up and digrams all look like they are in my favor.. however the thing that is getting me frutrated is the people that are telling me it's more work than it's worth.. if u could see my pathy next to a 4WD XE you would agree with me.. however this is all over the internet and if i really wanted to convice you i would post pics.. and will uppon request...
i have compared nearly every part involved w/ 4WD and i am getting ready to tear into this project in about 3 weeks...
and all i wanted was some help and a little support from this incredible forum.. this is a great source of information.. but please dont' shoot me down.. try to work with me here .. i think i have been pretty clear on what I AM GOING TO DO.. and when i have a question i'm gonna ask.. and if you happen to know teh answer please let me know the answer
although u have all looked at the pictures in the (non-factory) service manuals and have been convinced by papper that they are different... for some reason i have managed to own a pathfinder that is Exactly the same as a 4WD pathy but W/O the 4WD
i though i thought i would hit a bump like u all are expecting me to.. i havn't!! I have matched everything up and the only thing i am trying to figure out now is something pretty irrelivant.. the lil light that says u are in 4WD ...
Thnx
->SteeevO
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i found another pathy that has paint peeling and all kinds of little things here and there make it look like crap BUT...the 4WD is all in tact...i'm going to switch out the 4wd and put it in my 2WD SE.. but i don't know what diff it has or what one i have..is there an easy way to tell? is it stamped on the case somewhere?
i went to the dealer and gave them both VINs and told them to pull up both diffs in the computer.. they came up different but they cannot tell me model numbers...only part numbers..
going by the pics .. it shows that the 4WD diff has a LSD and does not show one in the pic for my diff.. but i know i have LSD
also they said the one for the 4WD has an EAL Sensor... does anyone have any idea what the heck that does ...do i need it for when i do the 2WD->4WD Conversion?
what i would really like to do is keep my rear diff the same and just add in the front diff..can i use my original differential with the one piece driveshaft?
or do i need to swap them out so the driveshaft will fit right?
and how would i determine what the ratio is??... when i went to the dealer i also asked them for both gearset part #s and they are the same in both..so i am assuming they are teh same ratio...could i be wrong? cause i know i need the same ratio in both diffs...
thnx
->Steven
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there is one more minor one that still bugs me.. dunno where it is..
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so i just got done taking the heat shields off....sounds like that was it since it was practically falling appart in my hands as i was taking them off.... then drove it... and only one more minor rattle is there.. prolly another shield farther down the line... but the rattle is gone like 98% so that is def. a good thing..
thnx for the help
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yeha i was looking in the service manual and the diff carrier looks like it is a bolt in... so that will make things easier.. but i did find a guy that is selling his pathy only a few miles from here ... i'm going to look at it today.. it's a 4WD i'm still debating on if i should swap bodies or swap for 4WD parts..
so the engines are the same.. cool.. i was just wondering.. i really don't know the difference in the engines.. i was just looking on ebay at nissan pathy pats and some engines said they were for 4WD and others wre for 2wd so i was unsure.. but i really diddn't think it mattered.
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do the 2WD and 4WD pathys have the same engine?? i though they were the same but i have been seeing signs of it being different...anyone know for sure??...i'm thinking that the VG30E is the 2wd and VG30I is 4wd but what is the difference between the E and the I??
thnx Steven
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when i get thorley headers could i just leave the heat shields off?? or even take them off before that and just leave the off?? or are there drawbacks?
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So i have had this rattle going on for atleast 6 months now. it sounds like a piece of tin rattling.. and it ony rattles when taking off in first gear or being in too high of a gear....sounds like it's comming from somewhere under the hood....any sugestions??
thnx
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Go with BFG AT's
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that looks realy nice.. and i don't mean to hijack theis thread but i realized u have 33's,.. I just got 30's on my pathy...u think it would look ok?
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does anyone else have a pic of thier pathy lifted 3"? i want to get a good idea of what i'mgoing to look like after...i'm also on 30's so i don't want to look funny going 3"...what do you think?
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does anyone have pictures of a 3" lift completed?? if so can they post them?
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are there any tricks to getting the tailhousing off? mine seems to be stuck...took the t-case off, now trying to get the tail housing...