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4 hours ago, jrayr90 said:
Awesome thread and pathfinder man! I've been eyeing pathy's and QX4's for the past couple months and finally found one that's been well taken care of with the exact specs I want. He wants a little more than I think is fair so I was shying away, but your thread is making me want to just go for it!
cheers
Heck yeah man! Just gotta send it and get one. Pretty much all of them in this area are super cheap and in good shape. Shouldn't be too hard to find a nice one!
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Sits nice and low, fits it really well.
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3 hours ago, cham said:
I’ll take your word for it but just because what the heck I’m going to try it out. My local junk yard has got somewhere close to 10 of the prefacelift pathfinders. I’m also only having them there pretty much for aesthetics vs removing my current factory ones completely. If i end up getting a rack i’ll be looking at that other thread around here somewhere where someone fabricated a rack flush with the roof rather tham sitting on crossbar supports.
Honestly what everyone is saying is true, but only partly. It all depends on how you mount your rack. For a long time I had that dinky little Walmart roof rack (which is now on the Subaru), and I broke a total of 3 crossbars while that was one. That rack was great for carrying about 1 kayak, but I broke a crossbar when I tossed my spare into it a little to hard. I also broke a crossbar on my 1000+ mile trip to a bunch of national parks in Montana and in Alberta with 2 kayaks on it. The final time I broke one was by sitting in my kayak on top of it lol. The reason that it broke so easily and so often was because of where the narrow rack mounted on the bars. The crossbars are made of 3 pieces: a center section and 2 corners that attach to the roof. With all your weight on just the center section, it stresses the seam where the center meets the corners and snaps easily. With my new rack, it's wide enough that I was able to attach all for mounting point to the actual corners of the crossbars, which transfers the load right onto the roof. I've had 3 kayaks mounted on it with no problem and can stand on it and even jump on it without anything breaking.
Sooooo to wrap it up, those crossbars will give you no problems whatsoever as long as you distribute your load evenly on the corners instead of the center. Plus they're way better looking IMO.
OH and side note: if you mount a roof rack on those edges instead of the center it will sit even lower. Way easier than mounting the rack right to the roof. I'll throw up a pic in a second here
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6 hours ago, cham said:
I've always liked the look of the more aero crossbars. What kind of roof rack bars do you have on in this pic? Would they fit on an 02 LE you think?
After some research, this seems like it's the oem crossbars! Will they fit a 2002?
They're just the oem crossbars from the pre-facelift models. They'll fit no problem, and I'm sure you can find some at any local junk yard.
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On 2/1/2019 at 6:44 AM, system_f said:
Yours brings back memories.
My 2002 R50 CAN do 80, 81 , 82, 83, even 85 mph with a roof top tent into a 15mph wind. VQ is sooo nice as long as you don't have to mess with the lower alternator bolt.
Man that thing is rad!! Why'd you ever get rid of it? What was your setup on it?
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1 hour ago, Mrelcocko said:
Love your rig bro and your story is priceless. Stories like this inspire people. It inspired me for sure Great job!
Mr Cox 96R50-97JR50
Not much of a story haha but appreciate it brother!
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21 hours ago, RainGoat said:
I drove a 2004 Outback for 6 months while living in Phoenix. While I had my truck there, I soon realized that the Outback could do about 80% of the Overlanding type trips I was doing.
Mine was a brand new rental so I really got the chance to test it. Decent AWD combined with 8-8.5” clearance meant it could do ALOT. I did grind the four corners down through the paint as its approach & departure angles are wanting. On the other hand, I could throw a bike in the back easy, I could comfortably sit with my back against the side of the open hatch, I could lay down flat with my head resting on the folded rear headrests & read & look out through the open hatch.
When that car was assigned to me at the airport, I dreaded it. Ultimately though, National had to call me six months later & require me to return it so that they could move it up to Salt Lake for the winter. That 6mo was when I learned to respect Subaru. That Outback was the little engine that could. An incredibly practical & usefull vehicle. Have fun with it Micah!
Yeah man I've been nothing but impressed with it so far, as you've probably noticed haha, it's freaking rad. Thanks Kent!!
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22 hours ago, A.Sans said:
Love the trucks! And what's all the sudden craze with these old Subaru Outbacks?? My neighbor and his wife treat their Outbacks like kids. Gotta love them though.
Didn't know there was a craze for them! I've liked their design and wanted one for a couple years now. I've always been a huge fan of wagons too. Subarus are freakin dope, and this gen of outback is just as awesome as the wrx and such, only more practical with more room for gear and stuff. I love the fact that I can completely lay down in the back as I sleep in the back sorta often. It's even longer than the Pathfinder, so I can actually fit straight instead of diagonally. Like Kent was saying it does like 80% of what a 4wd rig can do. I didn't expect a whole lot out of the awd system but it's done nothing but blow me away so far. It handles curvy mountain roads like a beast and can get almost anywhere. Haven't got stuck yet lol. I guarantee it's already seen more "wheeling" just this winter than most "overlanders" will in their lifetime lol. These things totally live up to--and surpass their hype.
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@mjotrainbrain convinced me to get back on here, so here’s some recent pics. I’ve got a friend in town who has a lifted forester (which actually has the same mirrors as the pathfinder). It’s pretty dope.
I also got a new car a couple months ago, a 2002 Subaru Outback with a 5 speed manual, nicknamed the “swaggin wagon.” I’ve always liked this generation of outback, and I got a great deal on it. I absolutely love it, it’s super fun to drive, does amazing in the snow, gets great gas mileage, and actually can do the 80mph speed limit in Montana. I told myself I was gonna leave it stock but that didn’t last long. Here’s some pics.
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Every single bulb in my car is LED and my cruise still works fine. Maybe just you newer guys have that "feature."
Also everywhere I looked said the license plate bulbs are the same type as the front marker lights but they're not. They use the same base as all 3 of the lights on the taillight, 1156. Just make sure you find an LED shallow enough to actual fit back in.
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On 10/10/2018 at 6:41 PM, 02_Pathy said:
Complete noob on here so let's see if this works
Alex is that you?!
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On 9/16/2018 at 10:28 PM, AlabamaDan said:
I'm resurrecting an old thread. How's this holding up?
Sorry I haven't been on here in awhile! It's still doing it's job of holding the antenna there haha, and I never put more than that one screw in. Over the summer my kayak got dropped on it pulling it off the roof which snapped the antenna, but the mount help a-okay. I replaced it with a longer antenna and it seems to still work just fine. I just wish I had made it more carefully, the antenna doesn't stick up perfectly straight.
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18 hours ago, TowndawgR50 said:
Love the photos! Looks gorgeous out your way!
Thanks Jake! You gotta come out sometime. Maybe we could meet in Spokane some weekend too
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9 hours ago, neilca said:
I love that rear bumper, simple and easy to fabricate. I am going to steal that design and add a spare carrier. I do not see a winch mount on the front. Am I missing something?
Thanks man!! And nope you're seeing correctly, that's what the hitch receiver is for. It acts as a recovery point without a bunch of useless d rings clanking around and I can stick a winch on it whenever I decide I want one, which I probably never will.
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Finally got out and hit some trails with a friend yesterday, it had been way too long since I last went. Got some sweet video footage of some obstacles and also some sends over jumps but I haven't gotten them yet. More uploads to come!
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Finally got out on the trails yesterday, been way too long since I've been out wheeling
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And now here's the latest upgrade! I'm painting them this weekend so I'll hopefully have better pictures soon, but for now here they are! I'm super stoked how they turned out.
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Definitely have been slacking on posting updates, but certainly haven't been slacking on the build. I moved to bozeman not too long ago and have been working full time 50+ hours a week as a truck driver, so I've finally been getting money and pretty much spending it all. I've done a bunch of little things that aren't worth mentioning, but you're gonna want to see the last few pictures for the ones that definitely are worth mentioning. Before that, enjoy some random pics taken between today and when I last posted.
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All new on the 97 Quey.
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Dang those components looks soooo clean... I'm jealous
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Awesome man! Throw up some pics with how they look!
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They should fit fine with no issues. They're slightly larger in diameter (still less than an inch) but a little bit narrower than the stock tires, so there is no chance of rubbing on the strut. When I first got my wheels they came with that size tire on 2 of them and they didn't rub anywhere. They're pretty small
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Welcome man! Those should fit fine with no issues, since they're stock dimensions pretty much
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Great day at Tahuya with the PNW folks. Big thanks to MicahFelker for organizing today. Good to meet you all.
Heck yeah man! It was the best day I've had in awhile. Great wheeling and great hanging out with all you guys (:
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Love that 1st pic.
Thank you man! I try haha
Fair price for 03 QX4?
in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders
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Although that thing looks absolutely mint, you could probably find something just as good for a lot cheaper. Doesn't hurt to go check it out though and see how low he's willing to drop his price