Timmons
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No problem, those will work.
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I drive the Honda Accord (29 MPG) for gas mileage around town during the week and then the R50 during the weekends for fun. Yeah these SUV's suck gas but so do the Jeeps. I hear it from these guys that own Jeeps all the time. They get the same gas mileage, around 15-18 around town.
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Yeah, I was actually looking at those as well, very nice $$$$
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anyone know if the warns will work with my stock wheels? I will be buying a new set when my tires get a bit more worn. for now will the warn or other brand locking hubs fit under my stock SE wheels? I dont mind removing the center cap.
thank you
Can you take a picture of your rims?
Before I bought my rims, I made sure the Warn lockers fit inside the hubs first.
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For you SFD guys.
Checking out some new rear shocks to replace my old Rancho 9000XL adjustables. I also have a large inclosed trailer that I drag around once in awhile. Need the adjustable for that.
Let me know if this seems right for a 6.5" lift.
Shock Absorber, RS9000XL, Triple Tube, 32.25 in. Extended/19.375 in. Compressed Lengths, Eyelet Ends, Each
Internal Design Triple-tube
Adjustable Yes
Gas Charged Yes
Bushing Material Polyurethane
Bushing Color Red
Boot Included Yes
Boot Color Red
Extended Length (in) 32.250 in.
Collapsed Length (in) 19.375 in. Body Diameter (in) 2.750 in.
Upper Mount Eyelet
Lower Mount Eyelet
Quantity Sold individually.
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Here are some more pics.
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grab them and try to wiggle them. you'll know it they are bad.
Ok, wiggled the heck out of them. Seem pretty stable. How do you check for ball joint damage? The only thing last on my list then going to the struts and strut tower bearings after that.
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I think the new kits come with a spacer for the rear so you can use your springs. Timmons will know I think that is what he used??
My springs are 5.5" lift wj springs and Rick's are 6.5" They didn't have the spacer for us so we just ran comparable springs both of us had to cut a little off to get the right height.
I purchased the WJ 4" springs for the rear and also purchased the WJ adapters that had an extra 2" of lift from the adapter itself. Check out the pics and you can see where i welded it onto the purch. I now have a total of 6.5" of lift using the AC 2" spring for the front strut and 6.5" in the rear using the WJ 4" springs and adapters. Now the Pathy doesn't have that racked up look from the rear. 3rd picture
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Let us know how it goes. I was going to get the 2" lift but this is way cool. I'm just wondering how this kit will stand up to off roading, it looks strong enough but I hope it's meant for serious dirt & it's not just a "posers" kit.
:laugh: Let's check out the poser kit.
Ok, it's pretty clear that after you install the SFD as you see here, you will need to get longer shocks in the rear LOLOL. That's going to happen this weekend before I go out again.
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I actually took a sheet of card board and stenciled it out first, then cut the stencile, matched it on the mounting holes. I have a 6.5" lift on my R50 so it will be longer and at a different angle than your rig but that's how i did mine.
Here it is.
You can see where a big rock hit the left side of the skid plate and saved my front sway bar from damage.
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This is what I had in mind for my truck... right now I have moog on it and they are solid. but we'll see if they break...
Fleury's, what is the part number for that Moog inner tie rod?
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I actually took a sheet of card board and stenciled it out first, then cut the stencile, matched it on the mounting holes. I have a 6.5" lift on my R50 so it will be longer and at a different angle than your rig but that's how i did mine.
Here it is.
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Do those inner tie rods go bad to where you get bump steer or vibrations during braking when coming to a stop? Rotors and pads replaced, tires and alignment done. Outer tie rods are golden. Ever since I installed the SFD, I'm getting this vibration through the steering wheen when coming to a stop. It's worse during a hard brake to a stop. All the struts were also torqued down.
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OUCH!! Good idea on welding up a larger tube on those. So it looks like you take the boot off which exposes the inner tie rod, then use a pipe wrench. Wow, thanks for sharing the DIY on this. I actually have some more welding to do this weekend on my rear sway bars and add some jeep removable sway bars in the rear. The ones i had welded up were too weak and they broke. Not going to happen this time LOL.
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Has anyone changed out their inner tie rod ends on the steering rack before? How hard is it and do i need any special tools?
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Ya I've been out there too haha. Never did make it up "the wall" but my old tires were really bad. The flexy trails off to the left were fun tho. Robledo is where they have (or had) the chile challenge, not sure if they do it anymore but there are some crazy trails up there. I'm surprised none of those jeople mentioned it. Were they amazed with the pathy? And ya, I've spent one very cold night stuck in the desert with no way to give directions to where I was and I learned my lesson real quick. I know better, now.
Yeah, they were amazed how well the R50 did out there. Alway's go with a group or plan on spending the night if you get stuck LOL.
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Dang, I guess it's a good thing i turned around then. Where do you normally go? There are some trails in the robledo mountains as well that you might be able to make it through with all that clearance.
Yeah, don't go up there alone, go with a group in case you get stuck. There are places you can't turn around on. Never been to robledo, will hit Santa Teresa from Arcraft Rd. There are a bunch of technical trails that will flex you out and there are a few hills for a quick thrill LOL.
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What are the pros & cons of running 17" rims....I would figure you could run 33" or 35" much better with a 15" or 16" rim? I'm running a 15 x 8 w/ 3.75 BS, also currently running 32's x 11.5 x 15.....could I keep my same rims (after SFD 6") trying to run 33's ? What about 35's?
Just preference really, there were a few Jeeps running 17" rims that were a 315/70/17 (35's) I was advised by many people not to run 35's because or half shafts and bearings can't take such large tires in the front. I'm going with 33's and call it good. If i ever decide to do an SAS, then 35's or higher is very likely.
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Las Cruces area, I recognized that big hill right away though I've never seen it up close. I went out that way once just wandering around but I was by myself and didn't wanna push the stock r50 too far. You think I would have been ok where you were at or was the sfd pretty much necessary?
I wouldn't take the stock R50 through some of these trails, your going to need the ground clearance or hit rocks. The SFD + the 2" springs from 4x4parts.com in the struts will give you a 6.5" lift which helps greatly on these trails. Wish I had those ARB lockers for a few of them, it was wrenching.
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I would suggest beefing up the tierods too. I just took some pipe and sleeved mine and they have been holding up so far.
I did see a mod also for a steering stabilizer, have you done that one yet? Bump steering is crazy on these R50's.
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So how did the Pathy do on this run??? My math sucks, what does a 265/70/17 tires / wheel? combo translate into 31" 32" 33" 35" 's?
It actually did pretty well and kept up with the Jeeps but I still need to change out my ranchos in the rear for longer ones since I have more flex now. Was in a climb that required for camber and couldn't get traction. Only have open diffs and no lockers. Just put it into low 4x4 and shift into 1st. Climb that rock. Im not totally experienced on the trails but going out with a group of people that are really helps. I'm running 32's. Going to put some 33's or 285's soon and that's as far as i'm going on the tires since those half shafts (CV's) won't take 35's very well from what I have been reading on the forums.
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Nice! Is that up in the dona ana mountains?
Sure is, Dona Ana Mountains, I see your from New Mexico, what city?
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I really like your wheels. What are they?
17" Pro Comp Extreme, flat black.
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The pictures really don't show how vertical these hills really were. I will have some more pics of these crazy hills we went on that have the R50 in action once I can gather them up from our other drivers this week.
Pathy woes !
in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders
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I had something similar happen to me. It turned out to be the connection to the battery and it was intermittent because of the corrosion from several connectors that attach to the main connector on the battery. Cleaned them all up and works perfect. Other issue i had was the entire distributor went out due to a small crack on the side. The car would crank but no start.
On the battery issue, no power at all, just dead.