mjotrainbrain

Hopefully this is helpful, I plan on following these instructions some day: http://www.nissanpathfinders.net/forum/topic/31584-my-pathy-project-lifting/

This happens to me all the time!

Congratulations, it's well deserved!

Yeah, my highway MPG has been just as bad as my city MPG ever since the cruise stopped working.

I've been looking at local yards for 6 months and haven't had luck. With the amount of rough use I see in this thing's future I'd rather not have to deal with long periods waiting to find another sensor. Plus I'll be putting a custom winch bumper on it soon which will likely obstruct the sensor's view anyway. But yes, that would be the ideal solution and I've certainly tried.

I was thinking maybe I could just remove my sensor and cruise control computer and replace it with one from a regular cruise Pathfinder? Maybe I would have to change out the button cluster on the wheel as well, but I'm willing.

My 2002 QX4 has the ICC system which is nice but a pain in the butt to diagnose and expensive to repair...and of course it's broken. The dealer claims it's the sensor, but I don't know if they're just saying that because it's the most expensive part. I've been wondering if it would be possible to switch a regular cruise control system in, but I can't seem to find any diagrams that would confirm/disprove this idea. Does anybody know if this is possible? Maybe somebody has upgraded to the ICC? I'm sure it's possible, but I'm hoping it could be done without doing anything other than plugging some different parts in. If it is possible, anybody know what parts I would need to get?

Would this work on an R50 with the auto-mode transfer case? I just got home with one from the junkyard and can't seem to find a way to get it on, but maybe I'm just missing something very obvious.

There's a thread (maybe on a different forum) with the #s for replacing all of the interior lights with LED. I know I've seen it, I'll try to find it

In my opinion it sits a little high, but in the summer I tow a trailer and camp a lot, and it rides level with a heavy load, do I like it.

Thanks, I figured it out. It didn't solve my clunking though. :-(

New Rain-X wipers and Moog sway bar bushings

Is the sway bar under tension? If so, how would I go about removing the tension to do this job?

I haven't yet, since I'm still running stock shocks so the range of motion is the same as it was when it rolled out of the factory. I probably will when I get new shocks, more to be safe rather than sorry. It wasn't very expensive, I just don't feel like bleeding the brakes.

I have that setup. I'll post a pic when I get a chance.

Painted a bunch of little things that were annoying me (like the screws in the spoiler).

Looks great, much taller!

That's what I had thought, which is why I replaced it. Maybe I got a defective one and I need to replace it again? I'll check. It feels tight though and looks all right.

How would I check that? I know where it is, but would there be obvious/noticeable slop if that's the problem?

No SFD, but it did start mid-way through some wheeling last November. I've washed it a few time since then, but it's worth checking again. Next time I wash it I'll focus closely on the subframe mounts, thanks!

When I go through to double-check that the sway bar links are tight I'll do that stuff, thanks.

Yup, it happens while rocking the car. I might make a video tomorrow to show it.

I really hate these "help me ID this sound" threads but this has been going on for months and is getting worse and I can't figure out what it is! It sounds like something is loose and making a clicking sound as it wiggles around while going over any kind of bump, however I can't find anything loose. I replaced the sway bar end link on that corner and it didn't fix it. I can't feel anything while driving it over the last couple thousand miles since I first noticed it, so I don't think it's a major suspension component. I've got a few ideas, I'm not sure if it's any of them or how to check. 1) CV Joint: Pretty sure this isn't it, as it only happens over bumps, but I don't know how I would go about checking to make sure. 2) Strut Bearing: I have no idea what the symptoms for this are, but I'd heard of people advising to replace these while installing a lift (which I decided not to do) so I wonder if my laziness is catching up to me. 3) Wheel Bearing: It appears that my front wheel bearings are slightly sloppy, so maybe they're making this noise? Don't really know if the sound matches a wheel bearing going bad, but it might be worth looking into. 4) Other Bearing or Bushing: Probably what it is, but there's quite a few to look through...don't even know where to start with this. As I said, I don't think it's anything super important as I haven't noticed any negative side effects, but it's definitely something that moves with the suspension. I don't want to pay somebody to look at it so I've been ignoring it, but lately it's been really warm here in Michigan (60F in February is pretty crazy) and with the window down it's really bothering me. Any suggestions you guys have will be appreciated.

Yes.

Excellent news! In that case I won't need to contact BDS, thanks! I too am interested as to how they perform vs. stock in terms of stiffness.