Beatup96
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The lowers cause the wobble I believe , but I'd do both upper and lower .
If one is gone can the other be far behind ? And you're already in there .
Out of all the stuff I fixed on my '96 , the upper and lower rear bushings were the most bang for the buck .
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When you're sitting in a parking lot getting ready to take off , and you see a large imposing looking creature covered in tattoo's walking towards you .
As it gets closer your aging eyes realize it's an old friend you haven't seen in years .
The creature comes to your window and say's "Dude , I knew it had to be you 'cause you're the only person I know that would have a lift and mud tires on a Pathfinder".....
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I don't have pics but I ended up ripping off 2-3 of those things over the years .
They're easy enough to find if I found them....
The best one was the one that had rotted enough to fall 1/2 way off when I hit a bump doing about 60 mph , I thought I dropped the whole exhaust it made such a racket dragging on the pavement .
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After looking at your profile and seeing what you've done to the truck so far I'd go for the SFD .
Being that it appears you'd do the labor yourself you'll still have $1000+ to apply towards 35's and you're already geared for them .
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this is the handle and cable for the rear spare tire lock. It is still available from nissan.
PART NUMBER: 57260-0W010
CABLE ASSY, SPARE LOCK
$36.64
FWIW , I replaced the cable and the lock mechanism (not sure what its called) that the cable actuates .
It works great , no more PITA....
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Mine did the same , on mine it seemed that the cable got stretched over time and reached a point where it just wouldnt work anymore .
I had the cable and latch replaced , parts were something around $90.00 .
I'd contact this fella here for dealer parts at a good price....
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He looks like a "talker" , responding when spoken to .
My old buddy "Doink" was a big talker , he had a range of vocalization and we'd have conversations .
He was a cool cat !
RIP Doink....
Has Danger been (gasp !) neutered yet ?
It seems severe to some , but in a few months those hormones will trump everything .
He'll figure out that others of his kind are outside the fence and do his best to get out there .
My old buddy "Stupid" (yes I named him Stupid...) , I left him intact and wished I hadn't .
He became a classic alley cat , staying out for days , fighting , etc....
He'd come home and act like a perfect gentleman , but in the end Feline HIV got the best of him at 5 years old .
I cried like a little girl .
I love dogs and always carry a box of cookies for any I might meet along the way .
I'll have at least one when I retire , as of right now it wouldn't be good for the dog with my schedule .
To me and it's just my opinion , the dog people vs. cat people debate seems to be one based on dominance .
Dogs respond to the proper use of dominance by becoming a doting member of the pack , while cats respond to dominance with a "WTF do you think you are" attitude .
Cats being more solitary and secretive by nature , they seem to respond best to those who realize that they retain a good bit more of their wild instincts .
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Ha ! Lock him up in jail works !
Danger Kitty stays un-squashed and you guys get some POM , good deal....
Those kitten claws are sharp , but thankfully they don't go too deep .
My 14 year old cat came to me at 6 weeks old , freshly plucked from her semi-feral Mom .
She had never been handled and was a little ball of hissing spitting fury if you picked her up .
I would hold her and just go for it , my hands were bloody for a couple months...
She eventually settled down and actually became one of those cats that flops over for belly rubs .
She's a good cat , one of these days I'll post a pic .
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I too had to do this recently. I got two new half shafts from OReilly parts, one was fine but the passenger side was binding pretty bad. I ended up getting the boot kit from NAPA and rebuilding one of my old axles. Also have 2" AC lift + 1" spacer.
Pretty much my experience .
I bought new from Rockauto and had binding on the passenger side , changed that one out to a rebuilt Napa and most of the binding went away .
My AC coils and spacers were also new , and I still got binding if I stepped on it in the snow .
My coils seem to have settled now after 4000+ miles , the topping out went away unless it's a pretty big hole and when I goose it in mud there's no binding now .
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You found the right place that's for sure !
What are your plans ?
Keep it stock ? Lift it ?
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Check out the video in this link of a cat saving a little kids butt from a dog attack .
Gotta be the worlds most badass house cat .
GO KITTY GO !!!
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/pet-cat-saves-boy-from-attacking-dog--with-video--161925992.html
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The 2 times I've had to change a flat since I picked up my truck on 1/31/2000 , made putting up with the little inconveniences worthwhile .
I could see myself on my back or knees struggling with rusted "whatevers" tying to drop one of those bottom mounted spares .
When I picked out my truck it was the only one out of a dozen+ on the lot with the rear carrier , and it was a major selling point for me .
Over the years the latch and wire mechanism needed replacement , but all the parts combined were about $100 and it works like new again .
Had Nissan done away with the carrier when they introduced the R50 in '96 , a Pathfinder probably wouldn't have even made it onto my short list when I went looking for a 4x4 .
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Danger Kitty is a hoot !
Please do keep the pics coming as he grows .
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There was long time that take for shipment. Its that you call the company that your product deliver why so late. I think shipcoment comens in with in 5 working days.
Forgive me if I'm breaking any NPORA rules , but this is a spammer .
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Do they come with everything i need to install them and make the conversion from automatic to these?? All the hardware etc or do i need to buy those seperatly?
On my '96 they were complete , no other parts needed .
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https://www.4x4parts.com/nissan/mile-marker-manual-locking-hubs-p-243.html Found these on 4x4 parts thinking about sending an order out for them, they look promising.
Those are the ones I used , only one snowy winter and a few mud excursions (nothing too wild) so far but they've worked as expected .
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Upper and lower control arm bushings .
What a difference they made for me , lemme tell ya .
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I will go well out of my way to get back at them.
Gotta love it.....
Set 'em up and take 'em down !
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Sadly , about all you can do is set up a camera and lock your truck up religiously .
These days it seemingly doesn't matter if you live in a good neighborhood .
Example #1...
A good friend lives in a rural area here in CT , quickly being surrounded by suburbia but still a town with a large farming area .
Little crime , quiet , good neighbors .
Last summer there was an "in progress burglary" reported about a 1/2 mile up the road from him , in the middle of the night .
The perp made it into a connecting swamp and emerged on my friends property , finding his nicely kept Tahoe unlocked and keys in it .
They found it a week later in a "crack haven" area of New Haven , beat into oblivion .
No theft insurance so he took the whack , live and learn was the sad lesson .
Example #2....
Another friend lives on a cul-de-sac in an upscale suburb , everyone knows everyone .
Last summer things started to disappear in the night .
Two houses up from my friend is a guy who works 3rd shift , one night he was off work and farting around in his garage with the light on and door open .
About 1:30 a.m. he heard a car pull up and thought it was his 19 year old son being dropped off .
A minute later three men who clearly "didn't belong" walked into his garage like they owned it .
The homeowner surprised them when he grabbed his 870 , racked it , and asked "can I help you boys ?" .
He was lucky , he had his gun within reach , what might have happened had he not ?
The trespassers were lucky also , they were confronted by a guy who had a cool enough head not to fire on them before they did the 100 yard dash for their waiting driver .
I lock my truck every time I get out of it , it's sad but true that no matter where you "think" you are , there is someone who would gladly take whatever is yours without blinking an eye .
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Not trying to hijack this thread but instead of posting a very similar one of my own, I too have been having some major MPG problems. I've owned this truck for close to a month now and going in I knew that its fuel economy would never come close to what I experienced with my Audi. But after 4 fill ups now I am averaging 10.8 mi/gallon?????? Now this driving is mostly city and I dont drive like a grandma so I was assuming I would never get the 15+ miles/gallon claims of some of you guys, but 10.8 seems just down right awful. After the first fill up, I ran a bottle of fuel system cleaner through and the economy never got better. The truck has new plugs, wires, oil change, and transfer case and transmission flushes. The truck only has 68,000mi on it.
The second puzzling thing is according to the PDF version of my 2004 owners manual, my fuel capacity should be 79L. I've waited until the empty light has come on and then still driven for a day or so further and have never been able to put more than 62L into the tank upon fill up. I know there is a reserve when the light comes on but 17L's difference???? Am i wrong for thinking somethings wrong here?
10.8 per gallon on a truck with low mileage and running well makes me wonder if the tires have been replaced with larger than the originals .
If I calculate mileage for my '96 using the odometer , running 32's , it comes out to around 10+ .
Using the mileage shown on my GPS it comes out to about 13+ .
Just a WAG on my part but ya never know...
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I don't doubt that many got removed over time when they had trouble with the latches and the pull wire .
Mine stopped working about 3 years back , a 15 year lifespan ain't too bad though .
For less than $100.00 I got all the parts needed to make it basically brand new .
One thing with them though , is they're susceptible to practical jokers .
A few months back I and a buddy drove over to the local Cabelas , walking through the lot I spied a baby's pacifier on the ground and said to him "dude , you dropped your binky" .
I got the typical CT response of "Ah GFY" and we both chuckled .
Getting back in the truck , he stops at the rear and starts tinkering with something .
He's a real tin knocker so I never thought anything , he tells me that the rod that holds the swing away open was dangling and he put it back in and we drive away .
Weeks go by and we're talking on the phone , Mr. Tin Knocker laughs and says "did you ever see what I did to your truck ?" .
I go out and start looking , can't see anything after three/four roundyrounds , so I start brushing snow off the swing away and there it was....
He'd picked up that binky on the way out and slipped the rod through the handle , SOB had me driving around with a pacifier strapped to the back for 3 weeks !
Moral of the story , if you have a swing away , beware of binky's and practical jokers !
I have yet to get even but I will , revenge is sweet.....
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Just as a referance point , I had 5 31x10.5x15's on stock steel wheels stuffed in my 96' with AC 2" springs and it felt like nothing back there at all .
I figure they weighed around 350 lbs. .
With the AC springs I'd have to wonder about having sensitive electronics back there though , they're kinda harsh .
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When I bought mine in 2000 there were about a dozen used R50's on the Nissan dealers lot , most were '97 and '98 SE's that were loaded up pretty good .
Mine was the only XE there and the only one with the tire carrier .
I never did see a lot of XE's around here .
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My '96 has the LSD , tire carrier , roof rack with wing , flares , power windows/locks/mirrors , CC .
It came with a single disc CD AM/FM , small tires on 6.5 steel rims , cloth interior with kinda hard seats .
There are spots on the dash that look as if switches for other options would go , stuff like adjustable suspension I'd guess .
Time for new wheels and tires
in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders
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265/70r15 tires should read correctly on the speedo if it came with them stock , if wider wheels change the circumference I suspect the difference would be minimal .
235/75r15 tires would make your speedo run a little low like you say .
Mine came stock with 235/75r15 tires , I put 31's on the stock steel wheels and had a little rubbing at full lock but not too bad .
My speedo ran slower with the 31's .
I've since gone to 32's with the AC lift and 3.75" wheels and they do stick out , I'd think 31's on 4" wheels would come pretty even with the flares .
Probably minimize rubbing too .
I can't offer anything on the 8" wheel fitting the spare tire well .