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So here's the very long story behind my springs... I'd been told to get JGC - V8 coils to acheive a 3" lift. Fair enough. I didn't realize that it was the FRONT springs I needed to lift the rear! So upon ariving at the local JY I scouted out 3 JGCs. To my dismay they were all I6 so I nearly ended my search there. In hindsight this is a good thing since the REAR springs I would have wound up with would have been several inches too short! So I checked out a few other Jeeps. I stumbled on a 89 Comanchee and took a good look at the front springs in it, they seemed to be longer than the 'Finder's so I hauled 'em out. I went over to a buddy's place to install them. My buddy's dad was visiting and has been a super-fancy welder guy, for lack of a more educated term, for around 45 years and really knows his stuff when it comes to metals. He tells me that because I chose a spring with a pigtail I made an error from the start. He says that to tamper with the spring by heating it makes it suceptable to breaking and cutting makes the spring sit unevenly and has potential to shift and or cut through the spring isolator even if chamfered since the last coil would no longer sit flat against the isolator. I took him on his word and he and my friend helped me weld up a shock mount that had torn off instead. So I'm figuring the rear coils from a JGC - V8 must not have the pigtail. I FINALLY check on here and find this thread. Now I find out that not only is everyone cutting off the pigtail that seems to exist on all but the F-150 and Calimini 3" springs! I'm guessing there's been no problems with the affore mentioned issues? I was stoked to see that spings for the Comanchee were listed as direct swaps for JGC coils, but the part number listed doesn't match up with any of the part numbers mentioned in the post refering to springs by both P/N and tag color. The springs I picked up from the 89 Comanchee are a 9 coil spring and measure exactly: 18.75" tall (18.5" at the point at which the pigtail will need to be removed) 5.25" outside dia. 4" inside dia. .545" thickness Now that I've read this thread over and taken my measurements I'm excited to see what the results will be with such an unusual find. I'm working my day job and my night job tomorrow so the install is planned for friday. I'll post results and pics on Saturday.

I'm assuming the "cut" end goes to the top?

Thanks for the info...major relief!!!

I'm planning a 2" body lift asap but the only kits I can find state that they are not for use on a vehicle equipped with an auto trans. Does anyone know what the descrepancy is and how I wold go about making this work with my auto 'Finder???

Perhaps you're having an ultra-high frequency seizure! This could cause the symptoms of which you speak. Go to a very serene place like a church or other sanctuary, lie still on the floor, take your stethescope and apply it to your forehead... if you still hear the whirring - it's not your Pathfinder. Cheers

Ashes AND stuff! Here in beautiful BC we enjoy multitasking...this means digging your change out from amongst your ashes in order to hand the offensive smelling, dusty currency over to the fine representative of the fast food joint of your choice.

Here's a link to a great write up with a ton of pics, enjoy! http://www.texas4x4.org/showthread.php?t=11627 'Balmer

Any mods or all stock?

How many kms are on it?

My niece lives in OZ also. Cheers

That's the place alright. Saddle up and ride! The slide was a pretty crazy thing, we're known for our amazing out doors recereation areas and rivers. Fishing and hunting are huge here. It's a great place for off-roading too! I'll be posting lots of pics as time goes on! Theres some really cool reading about one of our earliest explorers Simon Fraser (after whom much of our is named), he battled the Fraser River through the Faser Canyon into what's known as "Hell's Gate". This is some serious stuff, check it out on Google! 'Balmer

A Fiat Spyder...what a masochist! My brother had one years ago, lot o' fun and a beauty of a body design, but man, what ordeal to own!!! 'Balmer

I'm somewhat interested, what do you want for the whole truck?

Hi everyone, Just another newb here. I'm from Hope, BC, where I am the local funeral director/embalmer. My 1st car was a '73 240Z so I've been a "Nissan" fan for many, many years and continue to find new reasons to appreciate them. I've been wheeling stock/lightly moded rigs for a few years now. I have a '90 'Finder that I've yanked the sway bars on and thrown on some 31" off-roaders. I sunk this rig in a silt pit late last year. The engine hyroed and the computer got muddy and subsequently stopped providing input to 2 of my injectors. It took months of trial and error as well as invaluble info provided by the good folks that frequent BC4X4.COM to find the cause, but now the beast lives again! I'm just working out a few other post-swammping issues and will be insuring it in the next couple of days. I'm planning on adding a locker to the rear this summer (probably the Powertrax No-Slip or Lock Right) as well as a cutom bumper and winch. Next year I'm hoping to do a SAS using a D44 and radius arms from an old Bronco. I've seen this swap done on a couple of 'Finders and it seems pretty kick ass. Any SAS info would be appreciated, also I'm interested in any other tech info that's pertinent...I have a few gems to swap tech-wise as well. It would be great to get to know some local Nissan nuts as well as those world-wide. Darin 'Balmer