Steve_RI

I don't think you have enough room on the side to mount speakers unless they are super shallow or really small. I have seen guys put speakers in the rear taillight access panels with some custom work. The headliner speakers from a 93-95 works fine because it fits without a lot of modification. All you need is the headliner, the speaker bracket, and the roof support that goes with it. You can get away without the roof support, but if you are taking this out of a donor truck it does not make sense not to take it. The sound is fine if you ask me, but it's not the most optimal spot for speakers. It's a truck after all. If you search there have been some cool mods for tool storage in the rear, but you need to get the tire out of there, so I would look into mounting the spare tire on the outside. It can be done, check that out as well.

I took the boxes out of my 92 when I picked it up in 05. I replaced the speakers in the doors and ran a two channel amp. I bypassed all the factory stuff and ran new wires with the aftermarket amp. I've wanted to put rear speakers in the roof for a long time and I just got around to finally getting this done after a donor truck showed up in the local pick n pull. I picked up a reasonable 4 channel amp and ran new wires...sounds good. I have a thread on the subject and I plan to post some pictures on the install. It's not difficult to do, just time consuming. Those rear speaker boxes just took up way too much room. Glad you got this figured out.

I never think to take pictures as I go along, but I will snap a couple and give a little feedback/tips for someone wanting to do this.

I'm about half way done with the conversion. I did grab some extra pieces, but the side trim looks like it fits fine. I need to make a few tweaks because when I added the roof rack I bolted into the rear pillars where the new bracket will mount. No big deal, just a little more work. I ran the speaker wire last night and hope to finish up the roof/liner this week. I have a new head unit and 4 channel amp to add after that. You are right about spare parts though. I need to get back to this truck and pull some miscellaneous items I have been thinking of - one thing comes to mind is I want to add the drivers side grab handle.

I finally found a donor vehicle to do the rear speaker conversion on my 92. The local pick n pull has a 93 with the same color headliner and trim. Other than the headliner itself and the speaker bracket hardware, do I need and of the accompanying trim?

Yea, HF sells these transfer pumps cheap and they work well for these tight spaces

No, this is not important IMO if you change the oil as recommended. I would not lose sleep over this - just change your oil at recommended intervals or more frequently if it really bothers you. The only time you want to deal with these flushes is if you have an engine with sludge problems. Even then I would be wary of some of the urban legends out there regarding these flushes - like ATF. ATF just thins the oil down, there's very little, if any, detergents in ATF.

gotta love those mid year changes

Well, the passenger side cable is tough to find. The vendors that had it listed did not have it in stock and the Dorman replacement part listed is not the right cable. I found one cable from Nissan, but it's expensive. I received the replacement Beck/Arnley driver side cable and it looks good. My passenger side cable is salvageable, so I am going to clean it up and reuse it.

fixed the hole in my exhaust with my new cheap HF flux welder. Weld looks totally hack, but it works just fine, so it basically just paid for itself. I need to do some practicing that's for sure.

Yup, the engine light went out as soon as I got the tires rolling with the new cable.

I hate to leave these threads hanging.....finally got around to installing this cable. It was super tight to deal with at the firewall due to the intake on the VG30E, but I was able to coax it in. A 10mm ratchet box wrench came in handy here.

Everythingnissan has a free shipping code "BillyJack"....not sure if it works for Canada though. I ordered up some spare part for the e-brake, new springs, pins, etc. and used this code. The brake shoes themselves look fine. In hind site I could have got the Nissan cables a bit cheaper had I just ordered them from here.

This sounds like your MC. Hopefully, you can exchange it for a new one.

I think I found my answer in the garage forum. Beck/Arnley 0941246 and 0941247 are the ones I need, but I may be able to do a little better with Nissan parts. The drums must have some sort of compression/threaded fitting in the hubinstead of the bracket.

Napa has some decent prices on replacement cables, but there cross reference with the Nissan part numbers (36530-42G16 right 36531-42G16 left) do not show the bracket that attaches to the back of the brake hub? Am I missing something here because it does not look like the OEM bracket is removeable or something that you reuse with a new part. My truck is 5spd manual with all wheel disc, and I think this is maybe a cable for trucks with rear drums?

Drivers side is shot, passenger side is passable. Removed cables for now, so I can drive it , but time to find some new cables.

Calipers and brakes look good. The drivers side parking brake is the issue. Rockauto lists cables for the older Nissans, but it's hard to tell of they are for the rear wheel disc. My guess is that this is a dealer item.

My truck has been sitting a few weeks, so tonight I start her up and release the parking brake - didn't feel quit right - and could barely move. The sound is nasty, and it feels like I'm towing a bus. It's rear disc. I'm going to have to pull that rotor/drum, but I'm wondering if I'll even be able to that given how brutally stuck this thing is. Any advice?

Tough to find in the junk yards too. I've been trying to convert my 92 with the rear speaker pods (ripped out long ago) to the 93-95 rear headliner speakers. I have the speaker bracket, but I need a donor headliner. If you see or know of one in a JY in Mass, shoot me a pm.

WD21's are getting very scarce here in New England. I keep my eye out, and I can go weeks without seeing one. The ones I have seen look like they are falling apart. Mine could use a paint job, but otherwise it's still in pretty good shape.

I have one if interested.....it's light brown/Khaki color.

Yea, if mine is a little low it takes very little oil to get back to full.

You can get the 75W85 tranny oil at the dealer....sometimes you can get it cheaper than the Redline MT-85.

The twist method to set the tension is tried-and-true, something else is going on.