TowndawgR50

Fml....just checked. No bump stops.

I had started hearing a clicking sound coming from the passenger suspension area and did a quick once over to find it unseated. I was already back home though so it is anybodys guess when it happened. The clicking appeared to be dirt or debris caught in the suspension sonwhere. I had assumed the trip caused a stress fracture somewhere in the frame or sub frame and was prepared to weld it up and add supports. After pressure washing the underside of the truck to cleanit for welding the clicking went away. Frustrating but overall good news. Still welding supports in and adding a missing link. And yes, there is a potential for my springs to be weakend from twisting due to the TOTAL IDIOTS AT CHAFFERS OFF ROAD IN ALAMEDA CALIFORNIA I believe the bump stops are installed but Im not 100% sure. I didnt do the installation....Chaffers did.....

First run with the Lokka was a success. Went up north to a Cow Mountain again and finally got deep into the trail section. While its designated as a jeep/truck friendly place I have to say...if you care about your paint, its not for you. Trails were extremely tight and overgrown. Spent all day wheeling and only got through 3 of many trails they had. Only used 1/4 tank too since the lokka enabled me to idle or creep through everything. The added traction of the Lokka made the truck far more capable than I imagined. Steep, deeply rutted hills were a breeze. The main thing I noticed was that the engine did very little work. I never had the engine above 1500RPM and it seemed to chug along very happily without breaking a sweat where I would normally have to get a running start or rev the motor due to spinning tires to make it up and through difficult obstacles. The truck received less abuse in general. I would say none at all really, except for the brakes. They got a massive workout on extremely steep descents. While i did manage to unseat my passenger side front coil from the shock, a quick blow with a mallet put in back in place. Dont really understand how though. I really took it easy and never had to get on the accelerator at any point. It might be due to excessive flex from worn bushings but after a quick inspection they seem to check out. I'll finally be making a missing link and stiffening up the rest of the SF to try and prevent this from leaving me stranded in the future. The spring, hanging on for dear life... back in place

Manual hubs are a really good investment as well. Better MPG, less wear on CV's, lighter steering feel and allows you to run a Lokka later.

Lokka for sure. Biggest bang for the buck. Just ran mine through the first weekend of trails and the truck is exponentially more capable with it.

Thanks guys. Ill throw in a nomination for Towndawg as well.

Front Lokka installed

Quick google search for those symptoms says most likely Throttle position sensor

Just a guess here but maybe a transmission issue? stalls more when cold and mostly when coming to a stop or switching between D and R makes me think torque converter. Like its not allowing the engine to run from drag due to low fluid or something.

http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/topic/37622-dustins-2001-pantyfinder-college-budget/page-1

I think some folks on here had 35's. Dududuckling? DustinP?

Be careful winching from those mounting points. They are not that strong. Try incorporating the lower bumper mounts and the OEM tow points for more strength.

While the handling and overall ride of my truck has vastly improved with the OME springs all the way around I get some nose dive with heavy braking. Ive also added HD brakes so they tend to have a delayed bite which could be the reason why this happens but I installed the SFD and front end components at the same time so it's hard to say.

Pre-lockers test run

Ive towed my 18ft toy hauler 2000+ miles with my sfd+OME spring lift but used my stock rims and tires for better fuel economy. With the trailer loaded its about max rating for our trucks. Ive upgraded to HD brakes, added air lift load helpers in the rear and a transmission cooler up front.

Thanks. Its a cat-back setup. Most of my exhaust had started to develop rattles and moderate rust so it needed to be replaced. I had Fluerys 2" w stock everything on 33x12.5. Others seem to have no problems with 2" of lift but I was going thru CVs.

tested lighting tonight low beam LED High beam LED High beam LED+42"LED

Whittling down the pile of parts

Been in any accidents? Hit a curb? Anyone else drive it?

NGK Vpower. Love them. 18k on the current set.

Thanks, Andrew

Been through enough trails now that the pin stripes from narrow trails had accumulated. Wasnt sure how well a polish job would help but the results were better than I expected. I used a fine grade compound by 3M and low RPMs on the polisher. I didnt go to town but made it presentable again. The deep scratches were unphased but the rest came right out. before after

Cool seeing the original commercials. The Pathfinders were off my radar at that time. Only had eyes for the Z family. Been a Nissan guy for life, but only in the last decade had nissan 4x4s.

BFG's were on super sale w 4wheelparts a while back. Free shipping, no sales tax, 50 instant rebate on a set of any 4 tires and another 50 instant rebate for buying 4 BFGs.