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those haven't been available for some time. I'd look into "missing Link" to find some photos.

this has happened to me as well when installing new struts. you haven't broken anything unless you've been driving like this. then it is pretty much screwed. I'd find a JK replacement left or right doesn't matter they will either fit both sides. what has happened is the joint has slipped over a snap ring. next time this happens if you have a bench vice, snap ring pliers and a heavy plastic mallet, you can just fix it. plenty of how to videos on Youtube. I've found that removing the shaft makes strut replacement much easier.

after replacing my KYB struts twice in 3 years. now I'll never buy that brand again. they don't deal with the cold i think. just put in Old Man Emu struts and springs what a difference. the build quality and ride blow the KYB out of the water they are valved for off road and a lifted Truck. I had Iron Man springs but the front ones sagged out to lower than stock in 4 years. the rear seem to be fine. so my set up now is, OME Struts with HD springs, IronMan rear springs with Bilstein 5150 rear shocks. the ride both on and off road is great. I'm also running Fleury's spacers up front and everything is running great.

Say it ain't so man....but I can't wait to see what you'll have to offer. I'm sure it will be cool, innovative and well built. bon chance mon ami.

no I haven't. I also took one of the spacers out so now it's just the "lift coils" and 1in fleury's spacer. I can live with the rake I guess as it puts less stress on the rest of the bushings and such. not to mention I'm not worried about cv angles anymore.

just did both struts AGAIN! never will I buy KYB again. replaced with OME cost was stupid but the do seem more substantial. however the paint sucks. ended up with lots of scratches during install. while I was in there I also did both ball joints and the left lower control arm. what a long day. did I mention no power tools and I was working on my front lawn.

fixed a 2" hole in the floor right were my left foot sits....noticed the carpet was wet and when I pulled it up I figured out why......riveted a piece of sheet metal on the outside and epoxy/ steel mesh on the inside covered everything with a thick layer of rubberized bed liner.

I sell both. quality wise and warranty they are equal....I ended up building my own. out of angle iron and stainless grid from a store display.

should be no problem as I'm running "lego" wheels on an R50

we'll I do my own work and its a real pain in the Ass to do the work on my front street. mostly my truck is a DD and not a driven fast off road. Make what you will of Winnipeg streets:). I just feel that struts should last longer than 1 or 2 years,.

I had a similar thing happen, though it was when I had been driving for a while and then stopped ( to run into a store or something) and then restarted the idle would jump all over the place.. I found that a few of my vacuum hoses were cracked or not on tight. once I delt with that all was good again.

I'll never use KYB struts again..Check out how long I've been on this forum...I'm about to replace my 2nd set....I don't thing they like the cold. or maybe my lift and wheel spacers.? the hard part is finding a OME (ARB) distributor in Canada...I found a local guy who does JDM (Toyota) diesel to french fry grease conversions who is an ARB dealer. and is willing to import some OME struts for me. pricing was similar to Rugged rocks. I let you know how they work out....my reasoning that they will be better is that they are valved for a lifted vehicle and are off road designed. not just highway cruising. the only other option is rancho but they are hard to find. check these guys out....http://krazyhousecustoms.com/i-23060633-rancho-rs5000-series-suspension-strut-assembly-rs5814.html I think I found a distributor in Toronto who has these as well but I can' t find the link. 3rd option would be Tough Dog out of Australia but they only have one distributor in Colorado and they haven't gotten back to me yet on prices....

the hard part would be fabricating a mount for the coil over to attach to the lower control arm. and still be able to be part of the steering assembly. remember a McPherson strut assembly needs to rotate at the top to allow the wheel to steer. I'm not sure a coil over has that ability.

great another Canukian!

I had very bad vibration in the steering wheel after installing a lift and wheel spacers.....only to discover that my struts were very dead. after replacing them no more vibration. keep in mind that I am running 35mm lift springs along with 50mm of strut spacers. as well as 1 1/4 wheel spacers and no vibration.

yes, almost nobody makes any aftermarket anything for this platform and yet I still love it.

wow a new one for only $50. up here in the Great White North the online sellers want $300 so it was worth my time.

nope.

I've managed to salvage a couple of abs sensors at the JY when mine craped out. i just tapped them out with a punch and a hammer. though I was very careful. It took a while but I plugged them in and no more ABS light yelling at me.

1/4 inch is plenty of room. the tire will not touch the spring perch of the strut. they move togeather. check out my build thread. I've got some pics. http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/topic/35827-bushnuts-r50/?hl=bushnut

keep in mind that the peak output for the 3.3 is 170hp@ 4800rpm (according to edmunds.com) so maybe higher RPMs might be a good thing. I recently got an "Ultraguage" and while watching over the past few weeks. HP vs Torque vs Speed/RPM vs % engine load this engine normally chugs along @ 55KPH @2200ish rpm with aprox 120fps of torque and 68hp @ 79% of peek engine load. I'll be posting a video of this soon. while I understand that this is a calculated hp/torque/engine load. I was very surprised at how few hp this engine makes at average (normal) RPM. According to Expedition Portal, the new Range Rover diesel at almost the same displacement produces roughly twice as much Hp and torque at almost half the RPM. I also understand that my "UltraGuage" just might be out to lunch.

that truck was for sale on here a couple of weeks ago. or on CL or something. found it... http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/topic/40996-interesting-craigslist-ad-3-1988-desert-runners-for-sale/

I've been running 2, 1" spacers up front( 1 fleury's and 1 aluminum ) along with Iron Man 35mm springs for the last year and a bit. so far no issues also running 31's and 1.25 spacers. I did install warn manual hubs this summer only for fuel consumption reasons....worth every penny.