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    Tires for a 1993 SE V6 (other comments appreciated as well)

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    This morning I had the most successful mud riding to date with my 94 SE in general, and the most that I've yet taken my new tires through and I have to say they worked great. The mud hole I found was appx 60ft in diameter mud ring where others had been rutting it up in the recent past, really wet, standing water in a few spots and with my new Coopers I was able to plow right through it, never got stuck, which was a good thing because I was alone. Truck did great, as far as I'm concerned its bone stock with a few minor exceptions and I think it's friggin awesome, I love it. The tires never even balked, never even started to leave me hangin, just kept pushing through.

     

     

    In this pic you can see what I just went through, there was a lot more off camera.

     

    http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z29/gv280z/muddy_zps9cf91ebf.jpg

    Hello! I am a Datsun/Nissan NUT.

    in New People Start Here!

    Posted

    Hey Braden I once owned an 81 Datsun 810 / Maxima with an inline 6 cyl diesel engine! That car was cool man, I liked it, even though it only had a 3 speed auto, it was great! Sadly I blew the engine in it :( Also had an 80 280zx (2 seater, the 2+2's were horrid) once, great fun car, love those cars. Also had an 85 Maxima which I also really liked alot with the digital dash (got this in trade for the 280zx) that car got totalled. Now I have a 2001 Altima GXE and 94 Path SE. I did also used to have a 91 D21 when I was 18. My first car was an 83 Nissan Pulsar NX, terrible car, carbureted, front drive piece of crap.

    new member from texas w/ new to me 87 2door

    in New People Start Here!

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    Whats up Sicnis? Hello from Houston! Like Alkorahil said its nice to have another Texan in the club, everyone is always talking about driving in the snow this and that! I've been to San Antonio a few times, it's a nice town. Great little mexican food resturaunt has good breakfast over on White street way in the east end of town about two or three miles south of the Motel 6 on White, near the loop 410.

     

    Greg

    cup holder ideas

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    hehe...ahem "Here, Honey can you hold this for a minute please?" "hold WHAT?!? WE'RE EFFING OUT OF CONTROL AND ABOUT TO CRASH NUMNUTS!" "Well, yes I know and it's just that I just got this 44 ounce big gulp and I don't want to spill it but I must move it so that I may engage the parking brake, which is located under the cup holder, you see."

     

    " {garbled incoherent cursing scream}"

    cup holder ideas

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted · Edited by RedPath88
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    Here is my totally awesome cup holder / console mod that works perfectly and I give a 1000% functionality / livability rating for it. Results guaranteed! It's this: http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/detail/HOP9/EMICBEI/N0319.oap?ck=Search_consoles_-1_-1&keyword=consoles I found at O'reilly auto parts and it cost around 7 or 8 bucks.

    It's a nice tight fit between the two front seats and sits directly over the E-brake and kinda covers up my toggle switches but that doesn't bother me any.

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    I had to make a couple of cuts on it to make it work comfortably. You'll see in the pics wear I cut a section off the back, I did this to allow for clearance so it would fit down over the "toggle switch housing" Then I made two long cuts about 2.5" apart on both sides of the console to make it more pliable.


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    Before making any of these cuts, when I would wedge it between the seats I found that the pressure of the corners of the console pushing through the cushion of my seat to be painful and annoying. Once I cut the back plastic piece off, and made the two cuts on both sides, it allowed it to slide further back so that the broad wide portion of the console is next to my thigh instead of the corner. So that combinded with the "flexi / pliable" cuts, no more pain and I can drive in comfort and completely forget I've got a mini console putting pressure against my seat. It's totally stable, it gives me a place to throw my junk and the cup holders are adjustable. It's great!

    dash instrument cluster lighting dimmer - umm, where?

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    Ha! Thats exactly what I put in the post above yours. I get the feeling the harness doesnt exist on US (and probably Canadian) Pathfinders because Alkorahil says you would of had to buy the harness and switch extra.

     

    My foglight toggle switch, well actually all my toggle switches (window release, foglight, suspension sport / comfort and alarm) are all situated around the emergency brake on the front of the console. Are not all the 94/95 SE's this way? My dimmer knob is in the same spot as the one pictured above though. I know my truck was purchased new in Washington state and then it came south at some point.

     

    I've got a great cupholder mod for you guys btw! It's perfect, pictures later.

    Wheel & tire size

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    The thing that really gets me is how they change the entire look of the entire vehicle and even make the lego rims look more acceptable to me now than before.

     

     

    I realize now it's due in large part to having the outside white lettering. That adds a degree of dimensionality that wasn't there before.

     

    My son and I did very briefly go offroad earlier today kinda in the back of our neighborhood where there is a wet muddy grassy area next to a cow pasture and we have had some rain here the last couple of days. I think I got kinda stuck for a moment (I didn't try real hard to power out of it while in rear wheel drive only) Shifting into 4 hi got me right out of it but that wasn't even a real legitimate test, although it seemed to me to a lot slippery'er and queasy feeling than I would have liked for my awesome brand new tires.

     

    My truck doesn't roll so badly in turns now and bumps and sharp creases in the road are much less jarring.

    Wheel & tire size

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    Got my new tires mounted and I'm really happy with them so far. The thing that really gets me is how they change the entire look of the entire vehicle and even make the lego rims look more acceptable to me now than before.

     

    before: <a href="http://s195.beta.photobucket.com/user/gv280z/media/IMG_20130212_152845_zpsd9879f88.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z29/gv280z/IMG_20130212_152845_zpsd9879f88.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMG_20130212_152845_zpsd9879f88.jpg"/></a>

     

    after!: <a href="http://s195.beta.photobucket.com/user/gv280z/media/IMG_20130212_162303_zps7e11b348.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z29/gv280z/IMG_20130212_162303_zps7e11b348.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMG_20130212_162303_zps7e11b348.jpg"/></a>

     

    <a href="http://s195.beta.photobucket.com/user/gv280z/media/IMG_20130212_153902_zps53cb064e.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z29/gv280z/IMG_20130212_153902_zps53cb064e.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo IMG_20130212_153902_zps53cb064e.jpg"/></a>

    Wheel & tire size

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted

    Well guys I finally bit the big rubber one today and ordered a set of 31" x 10.50 / 15" Cooper discoverer AT/3 tires :) Probably have them mounted by the end of next week. With the pro rate on my current set of highway tread Kumhos at $20 per tire, final out the door was like $830 at Discount Tire. Yay! Finally I get big fat all terrain tires and the correct size that supposed to be there! I'm so happy :) And now my over years worth of tire this and that and research can finally come to an end.

     

     

    http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z29/gv280z/2011-10-02171842.jpg

    Hello, Got a 94 Pathfinder XE A/T transmission.

    in New People Start Here!

    Posted

    I'm sorry, really I am, don't mean to be a downer but aren't you rushing it a bit? You just got your first Pathfinder, a 94, probably haven't had it a month yet and you're already trying to figure how to lift it. Why not take some time to get to know your truck, become friends with it, learn its idiosyncrasies and most of all, learn what made the WD21 a fantastic vehicle bone stock right off the show room floor. Did you know that 95 was the last year that our trucks had a frame on chassis design? There is a whole generation that follows ours that had a unibody construction and OUR generation is the one that gets the most respect and accolades for being one of the better built 4x4 trucks. Did you know our trucks used a 5 link rear suspension setup?

     

    Why don't you take your truck offroad a little bit first and see what it can do in its natural form. Once you have hung around here for a little while and browse through the posts, you'll gradually begin to pick things up here and there and things will just start to fall into place. We're lucky, I've learned, our trucks are actually the easiest and cheapest to lift.

     

    I've had my 94 SE since 10/11, bone stock, lego rims and little 235/75/15 highway tread Kumho Solus 21 tires that I've been itching to upgrade to a real offroad all terrain tire but I am positively in love with my truck, my son and I have already had many offroad adventures in it even with the gimpy little tires, it's great!

     

    It's like a nice red wine, say a Cabernet, you don't just gulp it down, take time to enjoy the aroma, the color and the bouquet of flavors as you roll it around your tongue..

     

    Savor your truck. It's uniquely special and in a class of it's own. Sorry for the lecture, welcome here.

     

    Greg

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    speaker replacing?

    in 90-95 WD21 Pathfinders

    Posted · Edited by gv280z

    I actually wonder if it is possible to put round speakers in the door. More cone surface area is theoretically capable of producing more bass.

     

    Funny you should ask! I just ran across this earlier today when replying in my original post up above: http://compare.ebay.com/like/310351564359?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar

     

    BOOM SHAKALAKA!

     

    Also found this too but I'm not the type to mess with it, I wouldn't want to have to cut the upholstery and all of that yada whatever but I know some of you guys do:

     

    http://compare.ebay.com/like/230593173196?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar

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