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Just be careful when recovering, when straps break, especially with shackles attached, they become missiles.

I had a Duralast for two years. No issues.

Four door Pathfinders have a great weight to wheelbase ratio for snow in my experience. Mine would sink a bit, but once you hit the gas, it would get up on top of the snow and go.

Never had an issue with that intake on mine. Depending on the suspension sag, 31s are probably max without body lift.

Could you get black plastic pipe and cut it to act as a sleeve? Cut the pipe, wrap it around the tire rack, and attach the mounts? Just a thought.

Forgot to mention I towed my Jeep with my Pathy once (About 3,000 pounds, give or take 300). Stopping with stock brakes took a while, same with acceleration, but I was able to maintain 50-55 on flat ground. Didn't encounter hills.

Sure you can do it. If you want to keep using your pathy for it, I echo what everyone said. Good hitch, transmission cooler, trans filter and bigger brakes, or slotted rotors could help. Try it, see if you like it. If you don't get a different rig.

Keeping good vibes on my end.

Lemme change to a 7. Bought from the dealer new in 1992 here in Southern California. Sold to a relative around 1995~. Used in Utah as a commuter, especially during the winter, ski racks and all. After about 2-3 years it came back to Socal. In about 2008 we started taking it wheeling summer, spring and winters.

8. Used to take it wheeling up in Big Bear every year during the winter. Snow was always up to the bumper.

X2 Fab or buy some good metal batt hold downs. I've had batteries hit the hood before.

Could be! I don't have mine anymore or I would look. As far as I understand, the auto hubs must have one full rotation when changing direction before engaging again. Out wheeling once I heard all sorts of zipping/crunching noises from the front end. Spotter thought it might have been hubs. YEMV.

Check the hubs, might need servicing. I can't recall if they are vacuum actuated or not, if they are, that's something to check. I remember I told a friend that I wheel with, that I wanted to go manual hubs in my pathy to eliminate some of these issues and he couldn't figure out why....till he lost vacuum and couldn't get into 4 wheel on a black diamond trail.

My Pathy was always the "armchair wheeler", being an SE almost totally loaded with features. I liked the carpet with rubber floor mats while wheelin'. That being said, I think the back would really be nice lined, and it sure would be easy to clean the floors. My only question would be, how noisy will it be? About the same? Worse?

Like anything else, if you beat it hard enough, it will break. I never had issues till I tried to take on trails that required heavy modifications.

http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/topic/29263-what-did-you-do-to-your-pathfinder-today/page-163

Don't we have one of this in The Garage section? Cool none the less!

I used to take lifted YJs (3-4 inch lift, 33's, locked and unlocked axles) to school in my pathfinder all the time. I've had people come up to me on the trail and say their brother or friend, or whoever, had one and it was pretty capable stock. They were always impressed where I'd drag it too. Good times.

I bought a 10 dollar hand pump. Jeep used to love its gear oil before I fixed the leak. Sure paid for itself. However, I really like this idea, creative!

I'm drooling....

If you ever go wheelin' in a real dusty area, you begin to feel like it's killing you.

I wished there was one!

shouldn't*

There is such a thing in terms of too big to fit between the grill and rad. Other than that, should really be an issue AFAIK. As far as mounting, it may have "in" and "out" marked. Orientation doesn't matter I think.

I never had that issue on mine...interesting.