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    Using Non-Pathfinder-Specific Coils to Obtain Lift - An Experiment.

    in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders

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    Yeah I was going to go with the '77 f150 front coils for my front. Buuuuuuuuut.... we ended up selling her. Its unfortunate but I was given an offer I couldnt refuse, and with our baby girl here at 2 months old on tuesday, it was a choice we had to make. Its going to a good home, and my pathy will be well taken care of, so I cant ask for much more than that~ I have confidence that my plans would work for anyone else that'd like to try it out. If you dont want to use the sleeving technique, go ahead and weld a piece of pipe to the strut perch to hold the coil in place at the bottom, similar to how you'd do it on the rear. Good luck!

    Do any of you run tires that came from this Tire Outlet?

    in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders

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    I run these tires, and love them. What questions do you have about them? If you need more grip on the road since you live in a colder state, then go ahead and get the kedge grip like rebelord mentioned. I did. In SE idaho its winter 9 months out of the year, and I wanted extra traction on the icy roads during that winter season. If you get it, they'll wear about 15-20% faster than without it. They have awesome amounts of tread, with great clearing ability. I have the guard dog MTs and would buy them agian if I needed to. I have had them for the last 2 years, and they still have great tread. If you're on a budget like I was when I bought mine, then % tire per $ you spend, you'll get more with the treadwrights. Do your own due diligence and research the pros and cons of them, then make your own decision. If you ask my opinion though, I vote in favor of them.

    Rear interior conversion

    in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders

    Posted

    Now that I see the louvers on your hood, I REALLY like those. I might just get myself a set. Not too difficult to put in, are they? PS. Awesome job retrofitting that snorkel to work! It looks pretty darn sweet, and I think that yours has (in my opinion) the best looking top end. Did that come with it or did you find that separate?

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    Using Non-Pathfinder-Specific Coils to Obtain Lift - An Experiment.

    in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders

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    Wellll I got the old struts and springs off, ran out of time before getting to grab my new springs since the junkyard lied to me (said they had em and on my way down I got a call saying "oops... sorry, we dont have those springs..") So I put the old springs on the new struts for now and its back at stock height.

     

    But MAN does having new struts make a difference!! I dont bottom out over every little bump! I have a 3 day weekend starting tomorrow, so we'll see if anything big happens. I'll have pics if it does.

    Brake Job

    in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders

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    IN DESPERATE NEED OF HELP! I'm tackling this job right now and have stripped both of the screws holding in the wheel bearing lock nut. Can anyone offer some advice on what to do? I feel like I'm so close to getting everything off, but stripping those screws has put an abrupt halt to my plans. Please help if you can! Should I drill those screws out?.... Ive never done that before, please help!

     

     

    There is a DIY guide on front pads, rotors & outer wheel bearings on NICOclub. Basically the only thing that might be difficult about the process is tightening the wheel bearing lock washer since you may require a special tool, or you can just use a screwdriver + hammer or a pair of lock ring pliers maybe.

    I'm following this DIY guide.

    Uhmm .... no.

    in Off-Topic

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    In the first one, that guy is insane!!! One-handedly hanging from that is just ASKING for a gust of wind to take you on the quickest route down...

     

     

    That second one is surefire proof that laughter is contagious, haha sure had me snickering along~

    Using Non-Pathfinder-Specific Coils to Obtain Lift - An Experiment.

    in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders

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    Wow, you might as well go for the sub frame drop now. You could get 6.5 inches of height on the SFD. Check out Krypton Fabrications.

     

    http://www.krfabs.com/product_detail.php?productID=2

     

    This is where most of us are getting our lift kits from.

    I'd love to do a SFD, but its both out of my price range, and not quite the point of this experiment. This route I'm trying to do is to get a suspension lift, without breaking the bank, by retrofitting or modifying other vehicle's coil springs to work with my pathfinder.

     

    Update! Got my struts in the mail today! Things are getting closer! Once I get all the parts, the real fun begins!

    PacNW People, Where U at?

    in Northwest States

    Posted

    Everyone moved away from the rain huh??

    I still love it up here, even the rain is pretty tolerable (most days). But can't wait for summer!

     

     

    I miss the WA rain so bad! Idaho rain smells like dirt, whereas the rain back there smells so dang fresh from all the trees.

    Using Non-Pathfinder-Specific Coils to Obtain Lift - An Experiment.

    in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders

    Posted

    These much taller, with a slightly higher spring rate. are off a 93 Jeep Cherokee?

    Are you just testing these Cherokee springs for the rear? or are they the same as the WJ Springs from the 99-04

    Grand Cherokee that everybody seems to use?

     

     

    They are different than the WJ coil, and I hope to make them work for the rear. Still waiting on UPS and Fedex to bring me my new struts and mounts before I tackle the front. I'm going to weld a piece of pipe to the perch that has the same diameter as the inside of the pig tail.

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