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Fleury has longer trailing arms?!? I've been thinking about having my guy fab an extension for them. He said chances are I could find longer ones from another vehicle if I looked hard enough. But if Fleury has some, then heck yes! Thanks

Yeah that's what I did, but in order to get the spacer to the strut mount you need to have the strut mount removed from the strut assembly in order to get the bolts in due to the lip that houses the top of the coil. I can't see how I could get this done without a compressor. Also I booked my guy again for Saturday. Plan was for him to fix the strut mounts but since I've already done this (50% at least) we'll do the rear. He will fab up a panhard drop bracket for me as well as cool adapters. I will throw in my air bags and then hopefully be done with this suspension FOREVER!!!

Just to get the whole assembly out. And when I did the driver side I actually took off the strut mount. Seemed easier at the time but probably wasn't lol. But compressed struts will go on a whole lot easier than fully extended HD coils. Makes life easier.

I'm not so sure about that as it was uneven before the SFD too. But I'm hoping you're right. Maybe just messing around with it all in there will help. I'll need to get a new spring compressor tomorrow as I broke one of the 2 that I was using. Scary stuff!

Some progress at last. I took the spacers out and turns out there were indeed upside down. Now I haven't re-assembled everything yet but I'm fairly confident this is what was wrong with them.

Kyle, it's not that it's hitting anything it's just not allowing the strut to sit inwards enough for the wheels not to be toed in. Krypton said they were on wrong. But they look exactly like in the pics. But if hawairish's above is correct then that means the angle is supposed point in towards the body, not away from it. Then the strut holes would probably sit directly parallel underneath the holes of the body. Right now they are offset to the side but point at the holes if you were to draw a straight line from an angle. It's really hard to describe. As I'm writing this I realize how much it sucks. Lol But I think the answer is to swap sides make the angle point the other way.

If THATS how it's supposed to sit then it's wrong on mine. As mine is like the first pic on the passenger side. They point out. By what I gather from your second pic it should in fact point in to make it straight.

That would be one option. The brackets do seem to be parallel. My guy said he will try to refab the spacers to change the angle on them and push the struts closer to the body. I already ordered the WJ coils for the rear. They will go in next weekend. I think the strut spacers should be straight not on an 80• angle. Just like stacking 2x2" spacers together. But what I'm puzzled by is that these angled spacers seem to work for everyone else. I'm pretty sure I'm on not the only one using lift coils in combination with this kit.

I don't understand why you have 4 pins there?!

When I line my eye up with the bolt holes as if it were the aights of a gun, all 3 holes align. So they are where they should be. I just don't get it. Even with camber bolts it doesn't angle in enough to straighten the wheel out. I'm at a point where I might have to fabricate custom strut brackets that allow a greater range of movement or simply have the bottom hole further out.

No situation no change. I stare at them and they seem to be right but must be wrong lol. I tried rotating them but no luck. There is only one way they go on. Distances between screws are not equal. I'm stumped

Bushnut are your spacers bolt on or just rings to slide over the studs? Talking of which, does anyone know of hub centric spacers for the R50? My concern with bolt ons is that my extended lugs in the front will protrude beyond the spacer thickness and make it impossible for the wheel to sit flush. I'm not looking for crazy thick just something hub centric to alleviate any vibration issues that may contribute from lug centric wheels. To address some of your concerns. IMO 31's are fine on a 2" lift. 2" really isn't a lot on stock springs. Realistically you get more like 1.75 out of it as it will compress the spring more. Here is a picture or mine with the same 2" lift and 31's 32x11.5 is a nice size, but not drastically different from 31's. I've moved up to 33's but that required a lot of trimming of the fenders before I got the SFD. Tires are expensive so my recommendation would be to wait and save up until you have enough money for rims. Then buy the right size tire on a wider, more offset rim. The look will be a lot better than stock rims. Doing things right the first time around saves money in the end. As for DIY, this is a good vehicle to learn on. Replacement parts aren't too expensive and the junk yards usually have multiple r50's for cheap parts too. Start with the simple stuff to build confidence. Change all your fluids. It will make you feel good lol. Go from there.

Thanks motorist! Well it should stay interesting for a little while as I still have lots of big plans

Haha I love the fender flares and front bumper on that one. And of course the spare tire carrier. Why oh why Nissan did you ever stop using that!? But those window visors are not my style. I like mine a lot better.

No not really in fact it will improve it as the higher compression spring rated coil will keep the rear from sagging under heavy load.

Haha good way of putting it. Yeah that definitely confirms that they are mounted wrong. I believe they are marked # 1&2. That would give the right side, still leaving a chance to be mounted wrong, but upping the odds to 50%

Just use a drop down hitch. I still tow with this. But then again my trailer sits on 31's lol

33's All washed up! It's been a while

Thanks Kyle. My mechanic said he tried every option with the strut spacers and this was the only way they went in. But I agree too they must be wrong. He must have missed something. I'm still getting the shake as my front wheels are still not aligned. Once I've worked this out, I'll know for sure. And I sure as hell hope this will fix the shimmy. It is a bit of a painful process all in all, but in the end well worth it. The pics don't really show how much higher it really sits when you stand next to it. I washed it last night and I had to get on my tip toes to reach the centre of the hood. I'm 6ft. I now have to actually climb into my car. I love it I've ordered the 4" WJ coils for the rear and a Panhard bracket as well. This will be another week or so before it sits where it will spend the rest of its life. I can't imagine to try anything higher than this. Too much pain. Lol

The strut spacers look the same as in this DIY and Colin said he tried both sides and this was the only way. It doesn't look as angled in reality as it appears in the photos. But logic dictates that something is pushing in the wrong direction. http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/topic/31584-my-pathy-project-lifting/

This is ridiculous. Something's gonna be wrong. My best guess at this time is the strut spacers

Thanks LoudDog for the pic. I'll order that same setup for my rear. You should adjust your rubber sleeve lol. Hawairish, that appears to be the power steering?! It goes from the PS pump into the axle ? Or pinion... Or whatever this part is called: Now the main reason I went with a SFD was to realign all the stock measurements or close to it. So how come my wheels are still this ridiculously toed in?!?! I've played with the camber bolts and this is the best I can get. What gives?! Should my struts be sitting closer? Are the strut spacers facing the wrong way? They are angled the same direction as the strut.

Like this?

That's exactly what I'll get. Where did you get the adapter? Have a pic?