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i need to rotate my tires again, and i am sick of using the wimpy jack that came with my pathy, or borrowing the neighbor's floor jack. i have jack stands already, so i was curious what weight rating i should get. my 01 specs say the curb weight is about 4200 lbs i think. do i need to get teh 2.5 ton, or can i get something less, since the jack wont ever be holding up the entire weight of the vehicle? thanks.

Here is the pic. So does anyone have a product suggestion for me? I think most of the scratches will fade or completely go away with a decent rubbing compound. There are some areas where the paint is gone so I will touch up there. I ordered some paint from the dealer today - $6 I think the guy said. It will be in on Thursday.

I dont mind 'sport' or 'utility' imperfections in my Pathy because they show that the truck is being used properly (not mearly a mall crawler). In fact, I have quite a few myself from trails and construction sites (work). But the marks in question are clearly from a parking lot mishap. In my opinion, this type of damage just makes the owner look like a @$$hole driver! So I want to mask it as best I can.

hey pathians. the idiot in me reared his head the other day and forced me to scuff my bumper on a light standard in the parking lot at my office. so now i have a few nice scuffs, scratches, etc on my 01 SE. i am gonna get some touch up paint from the dealer this week, but i was hoping for a product suggestion that might lift/mask some of the scratches. i have used rubbing compound on body panels before, but my bumber cover is plastic. if it would be helpful, i could snap a pic to show the damage. thanks in advance.

GrimGreg - I think that was the funniest post I have read on this forum to date. I have not done much off-roading since my college days (95 Trooper), but I can agree that your explanation is quite accurate. Lawyercalhoun - I would go with the new Pathy for sure. The pricing is better than than 4Runner, and I personally also prefer the look inside and out! I will most likely buy the 2005 body style when my kids are older and I can make use of the 3rd row seats. I have an 01 (first year for the VQ) and love it. But this is an enthusiest board, so everyone here is a Pathy fan.

So I had the Pathy at the dealer again, this time for an entire weekend so that a tech could take it home and do a test in an area other than the dealership. The idiot tech and idiot manager did not bother to listen/read the problem description I offered. The tech drove my Pathy for 85 f-ing miles and 'couldnt recreate the problem.' No $hit you couldnt recreate it, the problem only presents itself in the first 100 yds! So needless to say, I am done with that dealer. There is another MUCH LESS convenient option that I will go to next. I think I am gonnna monitor it for a few weeks and see how the change in morning temp effects the issue. My wife - a school teacher - will also be done soon for the summer, so it will be much easier being down to only one car. The tech did tell me that when the fluid is cold, it will shift differently. Does anyone agree with that. He also said that slipping would typically be worse when the fluid is warm (thinner). The problem has not been as noticable the last few days when it was much warmer during my morning commute. Also, is it noteworthly that the slipping I have noticed has happened when accelerating up hill?

there is an 01 LE by my work that has 265/70/16 on what appears to be a stock suspension. the wheel wells are very full! it looks sweet! i guess i should try to get in touch with him for his/her first hand experience. i will probably just get 255/70 on my stock SE rims. but not until fall/winter comes.

I have two kids with toys galore, and I wife who buys junk at 'craft shows' and flea markets. So I have no room at my house for an extra set of tires. -thnkboutit- I will just wait until they wear out and get some ATs. I am still trying to build up the confidence to get the 265/70s for my stock suspension and rims. I have heard conflicting opinions about rubbing the stut tower and plastic wheel well liner, so I might go with the slightly smaller 255/70. Either Revos or Geolanders. As for my current tires in 2WD in the slippy stuff, I have gotten sideways many a time. Maybe I can sell the ones I have...

I thought my 98 3.0 CL looked pretty sweat. It was a silver metalic paint that looked almost purple in some light (Primrose Metalic). Very unique color. The V6 was pretty strong in stock form (200hp)and sounded nice too. Very reliable. Didnt have a single problem with it in about two years of ownership. Heated power leather, sunroof, Bose all standard. Big trunk if you want to put a system in it. I tinted the windows, but the rest was stock. Take a look:

I dont off road at all either, but I do drive on some back country roads and on highway construction sites occasionally for work. And my wife's family has a cabin that is a bit off the beaten path, but that doesnt require much really to get to. My need is mostly based on my winter needs (Pittsburgh). My current tires are definitely highway tred. The VQ power spins them with just a tap on the gas in the wet or snow, so I will get some AT style. I am planning on the Geolanders because they have the REVO-esque tred pattern, at a friendlier price!

i think michelin makes kelly tires. i had a set of those once. they didnt wear very evenly for me. can you get us discounts on yokos? i want to get some geolander at plus 2's...

i had a 98 cl 3.0. it was my bachelor car. the 2.3 come with a manual, but i wanted the v6. loved that car. would definitely recommend one. i sold it for a 96 grand cherokee v8 liimited just before my son was born. loved that truck too, but it had tons issues in the 2 yrs i owned it. sold that and got my 01 pathy.

I stopped by the dealer on my way home from work. They didnt care about my vid. The service guy said that his tech MUST be in the vehicle when the issue occurs! He suggested leaving my Pathy for a few days so that a tech can drive it around a bit. I think I will see if they can take it over a weekend. Thanks for everyone's attention. I will let everyone know what happens.

No offense 4x4LE, but I have no idea what you are talking about. My best guess is that your are comparing allowing the tranny to shift "automatically" using the D position on the shifter vs using the manual 1 and 2 positions on the shifter. Maybe repost when you are not tired. Turbopath, I have not replaced the valve body. How would that relate to this potential problem with my tranny? A brief explanation would be nice. Keep in mind that I am not much of a mechanic. I recorded the bad shift on my way to work this morning to show the Nissan service people. I have a video capture device, so I could post the video clip. Can this site host such a thing? I will digitize it and post it if the size isnt too big. Can someone PM me with the limits for that? Thanks.

I changed the fluid to eliminate that as a cause. I have also heard that dirty tranny fluid can effectively "hold a busted tranny together," so changing the fluid can make the slipping worse. I was hoping the problem would go away or get worse. Neither has happend. And I didnt intend on doing the tranny drops. Too cruel to my beloved Pathy! I think I might take my camcorder with me for a ride to document the issue. It only happens when the engine first shifts from 2nd to 3rd at moderate throttle. If you use only light throttle, it is not very noticable. The dealer likely did not notice it simply because of their location. They are in a congested area, and cannot likely run it up to the required RPM and speed soon after start to recreate the issue. I might take it to another dealer in a location where they can get a good test. It is tough though cause I need to leave it overnight, and they need to test it first thing! Who knows when they get to it!!! And I dont think I want to go to the trouble of bypassing my tranny cooler, but thanks for the suggestion.

i had my tranny fluid changed by a trusted mechanic about 2 months ago. i can check the fluid level, but since it was recently service, and i have not noticed a leak, i have no reason to think it is low. there is definitely no aftermarket tranny cooler on my pathy. it was a lease in a prior life. i always though those were associated with towing, needed to mitigate the additional heat/strain put on the tranny when pulling a trailer...

when you say neutral drops, i assume you mean foot on the gas to 3-4k rmp in N, then shift to D? sick just thinking about it... any other suggestions out there? does it sound like issues with the tranny, torque converter, or possibly both?

my 96 grand cherokee slipped going into second and third. i loved that truck, but it had so many damn problems. i sold it for my pathy! i know this sounds crazy, but is there a way to quicken the onset of my tranny's demise? i have only a few more months on my original powertrain and i want the issue diagnosed and fixed before it is out of my pocket!

I have noticed some weird shifting when my Pathy makes its first shift from 2nd to 3rd. When it goes to shift, the engine RPM will run up, then the next gear hits. It does NOT clunk when the gear engages. This does not seem to happen after that first shift sequence. I had similar simptoms with my old Grand Cherokee, and they rebuilt my tranny when I took it in! I took it to my local dealer in Feb to have it checked because my drivetrain warrantee will expire in Sept. I dropped it off the night before so that they could have the vehicle cold, but "they could not recreate the problem." I have since had my mechanic change my tranny fluid, but he did it the old fashion way (not the torque converter fluid). I think the invoice said he put in 4qts. The problem did not go away. I mentioned this issue inside another post a while back, and someone mentioned that it might be a problem with my torque converter. Although, I might be confusing myself, since I have read many posts on many issues. Thanks in advance for everyone's help.

I have read quite a few posts over the last few months about the pesky #6. Is that issue only on the VG or the VQ also? I have an 01SE. Also, anyone have a part number for the NGK Iridiums that I would need for my 01?

01 pathy - i have researched this a bit in recent months as well for my 01 se. i have been told that 265/70 will rub the strut tower with a stock suspension, so you should be careful. as for tires, i am thinking of going with the yoko geolander a/t. similar tread pattern as the revo.

I debate which pump to go with every time I fill. I have run both 87 and 93 in my 01 SE and the lower octane didnt cause any problems. However, my O2 sensor was messed up then, and I have not tried the cheaper stuff since fixing it about two months ago. I also got a KN drop in, so my improved mileage is due to both changes. My general feeling on the issue is to agree with Randy. I love my truck and want it to last well past the length of my loan, so I will probably pay the extra $4 per tank. That being said, I am going to be driving a lot this summer for work, so I might experiment a bit: 93 when I plan to do mostly city driving, 87 when mostly highway. As for the SES light issue, it will reset if you pull the negative terminal off your battery for a bit. I left mine off overnight, and the light was off in the AM. That does obviously erase all memory settings though.

getting the silverstars this week for both headlights and fogs. they are only 24.98 for the twin pack at pep boys!

I changed mine about a week ago and it looked just like Trailsin26's. Now my airflow has improved considerably.

anyone put superwhite bulbs in their r50? have a part number?