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I also had bad camber and kept tearing CV boots with a 1" top spacer, so I decided to remove them. I just don't trust the strength of camber bolts either and won't use them again. Now I won't be using any more spacers until I get a sfd. On the spinning bolts issue, I know first hand what a royal pain this is. When replacing my lower control arms the rearmost weld nuts inside the subframe broke loose and spun. The first time I cut the bolt off then cut a small access hole to remove the old nut and tighten on a new one. Use 2 nuts on the new bolt to ensure it stays tight. Weld the hole shut when finished. The second time around there was a very small opening which I snuck a small pair of pliers into and was just enough to tighten it with an impact from below. I would say cutting an access hole is your best bet to remedy the problem. No ideas about your wheel shimmy unfortunately. Good luck

225,000km (140,000 miles)

truly sweet rig man, If you're ever in halifax area and want someone to wheel with, hit me up!

any updates to this? It's very interesting.

thanks, that actually helped, found out Its the 4lo neutral switch, #68 in this diagram from the fsm Now the problem is how to access the harness as it is right on top of the tcase! Ugh

I had my 4wd error diagnosed at the dealer, and they gave me the part at fault. But when I look up this part number there seem to be multiple switches with this number and different letters at the end, I can't figure out which is which. Can someone help me? Here's the part I have: and here is the tcase diagram, I've highlighted the 3 switches "32006_"

I actually like the face of the 96-00 Pathfinders better than the face lifted years, and that one looks fantastic.

Great build thread, I'm enjoying the pictures and the Pathy. Well done!

I concur with everything rebelord said. This is why paying someone else to turn the wrenches for you sucks, and for people who can't (or won't) do things themselves, newer cars with warranties are better.

I have the ome springs you mentioned, I don't notice any harder ride than stock. I gained exactly 1.75" at each corner from my old saggy stock coils. If you're certain that you're good with the current height, keep the stock coils. However, I Can just fit 31's with no rub on my ome lift + nx4 spacer, but really wish I could fit 33s now. I went with kyb struts, no experience with ranchos, so I can't say which is better.

My 4wd light came on last winter, out of the blue right when I needed it most. Here's a breakdown of whats going on: -when I start the truck the selected green wheels in the cluster flash continuously in 2wd, auto, and 4hi. - after moving the truck about 20 feet, all the wheel indicators in the cluster go dark and 4wd light comes on. - locking/unlocking the hubs have no effect on this. -4lo is working, I used it to crawl out of my driveway after major snowfalls last winter, but auto and 4hi aren't working. - tire pressure is even in all tires and all tires match. I did the troubleshooting diagnostic via TF-28 of the fsm, turned up: Looks light Neutral-4LO switch. This is where it turns to gibberish to me, since I know nothing about electronics or troubleshooting them. I'm more of a wrench and hammer guy, a bit neanderthal. Has anyone dealt with this in the past? or can point me to the likely faulty component? Otherwise I'll be forced to the dealer to hand over a months wages most likely.

Perfect mounting spot for the reciever, looks great there! Lift looks good too. You're moving fast with this.. she'll be a beast this winter!

This thread is depressing

Exhausts get too got for any paint I think, and even if you could paint it they typically rot from the inside out.

Looks great man, I really like what you've done to your truck. can you post more pics of the plastidip job? and post up pics and info when you do the big 3. I've done that on another car I had in the past and would like to do it again on my pathy.

I don't get your reasoning here. Why is it lame on a civic and not a pathfinder? What exactly about it being an offroader makes a model decal more appropriate?

Mine rotted clean through at that same spot twice already. The first time was 3 years ago and I paid a garage 100 bucks to weld it back together. The second time was a month ago and I bought direct fit replacement parts from rockauto for everything behind the cats and bolted it all on in my driveway. I'm hoping these new parts will last longer than the last fix did, but for now the shiny new pipes make me feel all warm and fuzzy.

As others have said, drive the car up on some ramps, pull the hand brake and have someone rev the engine in park while you slide under and locate the source.

http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/topic/35937-attn-canadians-a-cheaper-source-for-arb/

I have the ome springs with spacers and 2 bolts per side at maximum settings doesnt quite acheive 0 camber, but very close.

Lol oops I didn't realize it was you in that thread... facepalm

Fueler did this swap on his 99. http://forums.nicoclub.com/99-infiniti-qx4-headlight-swap-r5o-nissan-terrano-t580529.html

maybe it's just me, it looks like the grill on the qx4 bulges out and the pathy is flush. I think the bumper will look weird. you will also have a nissan logo in front and infiniti in back.

I definitely love my R50, Just saying that for the needs he described the 4runner sounds better. Both would be good choices though, I should have said look for both until you find that sweet deal.

best advise- get a 4runner. loads of cargo space and great performance out the box.