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On 11/11/2018 at 8:35 PM, Bubufxr said:

 

Thank you!!  You’ve already given me more info in this post than I’ve been able to find with many hours of scouring the internet!   We replaced his rusted out rocker panels earlier today...Definitelty isn’tprofessional quality but at least we wont have to make sure all passengers have had their tetanus shots before getting in  

 

 

On 11/11/2018 at 9:51 PM, mjotrainbrain said:

 

Excellent, glad I could help!  And hey, that may not be a perfect fix but any improvement is worth it in my opinion; better than letting the rust spread!  If you have any further questions, or even just want to drop the links to what you're planning to order for one final double-check, feel free to do so, we'll be glad to help!

 

 

This too!  Absolutely make sure you get him a link to this site, it'll be a fantastic resource for him.  I don't even have one of these vehicles anymore and this is still one of my favorite places to visit on the internet.

Hey everyone, I thought I’d post an update on our project/hope its ok to post this here on this thread.  We had the 3” coil spacers/leveling kit installed for xmas  then we purchased 2” wheel spacers & 33” tires ....this resulted in me no longer being allowed to purchase tires without getting preauthorization because there was a lot of rubbing going on!   (Where did I get that 33” tires would work??!! )

Fortunately I know the lady that runs the garage so they didnt give me too much hassle for mounting new tires, unmounting the new tires, & remounting old tires.  

We are getting 31” all terrain tires tomorrow on used 16” 4runner rims.  

His current 29.5” tires have been rubbing since installing the wheel spacers so we have been looking up info on triming the fenders/bumpers.

Since his front fenders are rusted out sooooo bad we were just going to purchase new fenders .  Does anyone have any experience with this website/ discountbodyparts?  This is a link for the set of replacement fenders.  https://www.discountbodyparts.com/catalog/feeds/Nissan/Pathfinder/Replacement/Fender/2000/SET-N220115.html?dbpcid=gglpla&gclid=Cj0KCQiA68bhBRCKARIsABYUGieLqIz0YNtjrPxhnZBnLxzvWg8D89UDj-tdATlCbGKBUaHy2dmMDmYaAnYGEALw_wcB

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Thank you!!  You’ve already given me more info in this post than I’ve been able to find with many hours of scouring the internet!   We replaced his rusted out rocker panels earlier today...Definitelty isn’tprofessional quality but at least we wont have to make sure all passengers have had their tetanus shots before getting in  

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On 11/8/2018 at 10:52 PM, mjotrainbrain said:

 

You've come to the right place!  With some more information about budget, intended use of the vehicle, and so forth we can absolutely help to point you in the right direction and make some of those complicated terms as simple as possible for ya!

 

To start off with some of those terms you mentioned, the strut clearance and backspacing are related.  Basically when you put a larger tire on, (greater than 31 inch diameter), it will no longer fit around the suspension parts, since with the stock wheels and tires the strut is intended to overhang the back edge of the tire slightly.  As such, a bigger tire and the strut will want to occupy the same space and of course this won't work.  You can resolve this issue by settling with 31 inch tires, adding wheel spacers (at your own discretion; there is some debate on the safety of these items; not really a debate in my opinion, but again it depends on who you talk to), or changing the wheels themselves to ones with different offset so the tires stick out farther.

 

Chances are for what it sounds like your budget and uses are going to be, I would think that a 2 inch spacer lift from a company like sfcreation.com and some used 31 inch tires should suit you well.  (https://sfcreation.com/products/1-all-around-lift-kit-84f2baaa-8707-453a-8a8b-41fe2368d719 - lift on sale for $100 right now + $30 shipping to US)  If the vehicle needs a suspension refresh anyways and you can swing the budget, some new struts and shocks with Old Man Emu springs will ride better, give better load carrying capability, and will be easier on the front CV axles when offroading. (If you want to look into that option, the springs would run about $320 + your choice of struts and shocks.)

 

Hopefully that at least begins to simplify some things for you and maybe can get you thinking about some more questions you may have, as I said you've come to the right place and the great people on this forum will be happy to get you the information you need!

 

Thank you!!  You’ve already given me more info in this post than I’ve been able to find with many hours of scouring the internet!   We replaced his rusted out rocker panels earlier today...Definitelty isn’tprofessional quality but at least we wont have to make sure all passengers have had their tetanus shots before getting in  

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Hey everyone, I just joined.  Im a momma thats doing some research to hook up my teenage son’s pathfinder for Christmas/his birthday.  (& of course I have lifetime rights to take it offroad). 2001 Pathfinder SE/stock.   I want to lift it & put larger tires on it.  Im on a major budget (Im searching the local used markets for wheels & gently used tires). lve been researching online but Im getting overwhelmed reading about strut clearance, back spacing, etc.