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i usually buy rock sliders from a toyota like Trail gear ones or buy steel tubing and make my own.

My Current Pathfinder 3 inch body lift, 2' torsion bar crank and JGC springs in rear on 33x12.5 tires My old pathfinder 2' torsion bar crank and JGC springs in rear on 31x12.5 tires

cool thanks guys im going to do the rebuild this weekend and then study on how hard it is to change out the hydraulic lifters because im positive a few of mine on the passenger side are not working, looks like they shouldnt be to hard to change.

okay so the trans in my pathfinder is going to go out any day now, the bearings inside it are soo blown, and cant even use 5th gear because the bearing is so loud. my question is, i have a trans from a nissan hardbody that was v6 and 4wd and same year, this trans will work on my pathy right? also before i put the trans in i want to replace every bearing inside it just to be safe, has anyone taken one of these apart on here with some pics? i cant find any on here or google would probably help if i knew the tranny code. any help appreciated thanks!

did this job over the weekend, thanks for the write up!

okay so i found out the centerlink i bought was for a 94 pathfinder and they wont let me return it.. so can i just use inner tie rod ends for a 94 so they fit inside the centerlink the right way? easier to buy new tie rod ends then a new 127$ centerlink for my year.

any way i can use the large taper one? should i order inner tie rods ends for a different vehicle?

okay so i have a 1989 v6 4wd pathy, i recently bought all new ball joints and tie rod ends and tension rod bushings, i replaced everything and for some reason my inner tie rod ends are loose inside the center link has anyone ever had this problem?? center link is brand new and all joints are new but even when i tighten the inner tie rod ends with a impact gun i can still wiggle the ball joint shaft inside the center link like the center link hole was too big? my question is did they send me the wrong center link? or are the ball joints too small?

alright so now im stumped. i changed every single ball joint and bushing and tie rod ends and centerlink and my wheels still wont stay alligned. after i looked closely the inner tie rods where they bolt into the centerlink are loose even tho i tightened them with impact gun. so im thinking i got the wrong centerlink because the holes are too big?

when i move the wheel the inner and outer tie rod ball joints move like half inch before the centerlink starts to move and its also brand new oem only 2 days old. im going to replace all tie rod ends tomarrow and install the new bushings and see what happenes since upper and lower ball joints diddnt help. also im having a big camber issue from the lift ive seen people put washers behind the upper control arm to bring it out does that work right?

i fount out at baxter auto parts that they call it strut rod bushing, i got some moog ones i believe their poly so should be better.

im going to replace all those tomarrow and see how it is after that is there another name for the tension rod bushings? autozone and orilleys cant seem to locate them at all.

its not the steering box or column but for example i can wiggle the left wheel about a inch before the right wheel moves. so when im driving the toe just goes in and out all by its self. like if i do an alignment and drive around the block its off by few inches and nothing is loose lol

so ive been having huge problems with the pathfinder lately. i put a new centerlink and ball joints and i still get the problem of one wheel moving about a inch or 2 before the other wheel moves. when its in the air i can grab one wheel and move it left to right about a inch or 2 and it wont make the other wheel move. the steering system on these trucks is retarded. anyone ever had this problem?

nice going to try this on my pathfinder

thanks yeah no problems yet i took the hose off the cleaner that goes to the fenderwell so no water can come in that way and just been running open air cleaner, was going to make a snorkel but i dont think these tbi injected motors will run well with all that extra pipe added to the air cleaner. but worth a try i guess.

had some more fun this weekend. ended up with a bent tie rod at the end of the day but not bad. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=579216798798486&l=6250845249569921105 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=579224735464359&l=6908384696004547785 i donno if links will work. if they do click HQ and it should come in better

cool i found the idler arm brace on 4x4parts for only 30$ so ill purchase that soon after all the new ball joints and centerlink.

got the JGC springs on no more sag in the rear! lol i hated that. need longer shocks now tho, looks like people use 94 ford f250 reach shocks so ill look into a set of those.

and thats probably why i can never get my allignment right ive done it over and over and after a drive its always off after i double check it. and its probably why when im wheeling my friends are like your front wheels move around alot!

yeah so i checked the centerlink and it moves alot and i mean alot.. i can move the passenger wheel left and right about half inch before the steering box even moves. so i take it my centerlink is shot.. what actually goes bad on them? and could i bake a strong one? looks simple.

yeah im very impressed ive had like 3 jeep cherokees and 2 grand cherokees and a few lifted isuzu rodeos and this pathfinder has been then funnest so far i dont even know why lol, anything i try to just go for it just plows right threw lol its crazy. this weekend im changing all front ball joints and bushings because mine are so bad its not even funny lol. been trying to find what shocks people use with JGC springs i havent been able to find that out. mine are too short i believe. and i think next week im gunna tackle the horrible exhaust leaks comming from everywhere! lol hopefully the tick is comming from that.

im at 300,870 in a 89 with a lifter tick/exhaust leak from hell lol can still pull jeeps out of ditches all day.

heres a pic with the rock sliders put on this is before the lift ill post a new pic tomarrow.

also found out today while installing my springs why it does so well in the trails, was happy to see the diff had a little orange sticker that said LSD! diddnt know they came with that.