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Hey guys, I am in the market for an upgraded clutch as my stock one with ~150K miles is starting to slip after off roading hard yesterday. I get most of my parts for the Pathy from 4x4parts.com, and am debating whether or not to go with a cheaper brand from eBay or to spend the money on the Centerforce Dual Friction clutch setup. I figure now is a good time to replace the rear main seal as well, so after flywheel resurfacing, the clutch/throwout/pilot bearing/rear main seal and labor I should be looking at around a grand if I go with the Centerforce. After this I will most likely be holding onto the Pathfinder for years to come and will probably re-build/prep the motor for boost once the stock motor goes so this heavy duty clutch may be worth it in the long run. Just wanted to see what others have done and what experiences you have with either the Centerforce or another aftermarket upgrade. This is going on a 95 Pathfinder SE-V6. 4x4parts has it for $465, found here: https://www.4x4parts.com/nissan/pathfinder-centerforce-ii-clutch-p-1194.html ebay has the following options (some come with a flywheel too): http://www.ebay.com/itm/KUPP-STAGE-1-CLUTCH-KIT-FLYWHEEL-83-95-NISSAN-PATHFINDER-720-D21-PICKUP-2-0L-2-4-/400602904741?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item5d45cb38a5&vxp=mtr http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spec-Stage-2-Clutch-SN423H-for-86-00-Nissan-Pathfinder-300Z-ZX-Pick-up-3-0L-/331066134562?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Make%3ANissan|Model%3APathfinder|Year%3A1995&hash=item4d15145022&vxp=mtr http://www.ebay.com/itm/Spec-Stage-3-Clutch-SN423F-for-86-00-Nissan-Pathfinder-300Z-ZX-Pick-up-3-0L-/331065745183?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Make%3ANissan|Model%3APathfinder|Year%3A1995&hash=item4d150e5f1f&vxp=mtr http://www.ebay.com/itm/PPC-STAGE-4-CLUTCH-KIT-FLYWHEEL-83-95-NISSAN-PATHFINDER-720-D21-PICKUP-2-0L-2-4L-/141105722811?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20da8e75bb&vxp=mtr I guess I'm wondering if you guys would trust the cheaper brands? I'd hate to cheap out and have to do this again in a few months. Thoughts? Opinions? Any good brands that I may be missing? Thanks in advance!

I just tackled this today on my 95. As previously mentioned, removing the passenger wheel, liner in the wheel well, and belly pan make the starter a piece of cake to remove after unbolting. My only suggestion is make sure to bolt the signal wire to the starter before installing the new one because it is a PITA to put the nut on the terminal once you've already bolted the starter to the tranny. It took me about 3 hours to remove bad starter, take it to advance auto and exchange it as a core for a brand new one, run another errand, and install the new one even with doing the signal wire with the starter already bolted up. Anyone saying this is a day project clearly needs to read this write-up before hand. Cheers.