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About Strato_54
- Birthday 09/09/2003
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Your Pathfinder Info
My mother bought it back in 1997 brand new and has since then kept it. ive been in this car since i was born and she has now given it to me since i am of age to drive it. the car only has 90.6k kilometers on it which is not very common from what i can see. this car is next to bone stock besides the bumper my dad and I built when i was young together. Its the standard 4x4 SE which is probably the best car i could ever ask for. I know this car better then most people since ive been in it since i was born.
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Mechanical Skill Level
Standalone Tool Chest Mechanic
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Your Age
16-21
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What do you consider yourself?
I Go When I Can
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Model
SE
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Year
1997
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https://www.instagram.com/strato_.54/?hl=en
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Gender
Male
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Location
British Columbia
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Country
Canada
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Interests
Playing with my pathy as much as i can. Welders apprentice. Love building things and fixing them. Good knowledge of computers
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Rear Lower trailing arms 1997 Pathfinder
Strato_54 replied to AR97Pathfinder's topic in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders
Its supposed to only be one bolt per. a pack of 2 is all you need https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000CB2GOU/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 -
R50 Front Quarter Panels (pre and post face lift cross compatible?)
Strato_54 replied to Tomek's topic in General Forums
I wouldnt say, as long as you can get the parts its an afternoon of work. -
It's not so much about vehicle height, rather the distance between the inside of the side wall and the bottom of the strut perch. I'm currently running a 265 75 16 on a 16x8 -6. I was really worried about going for that size with that weak of an offset, but I have about a 1/4" or more bewteen my tire and the strut. Anything larger than a 31 you will want to expect rubbing on the fender liners, and in my case remove the OEM front mud flaps/brackets.
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Engine stutters and maxes out below 2k rpm
Strato_54 replied to Wertbe's topic in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders
The look on my dads face when I showed him the tool bag with the #6 tool was priceless. Had it out and replaced in 5 minutes, and any other R50 owner that hasn't used it is missing out! -
Air condition (AC) not cooling initially
Strato_54 replied to Nix's topic in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders
If you're still running the factory mechanical cluch cooling fan, make sure the clutch is still in good condition. There should be some resistance when rotating by hand with the engine off. If you try to push it really fast and it keeps spinning, this is your issue. Does the engine maintain proper temp for a long time at idle with the A/C off? The fan should be able to keep the engine cool at idle for a long period of time with out over heating. Its also possible the pressure sensor could be going faulty, and looking at a service manual diagram there isn't a temperature sensor for the refrigerant. (HA-31) -
Air condition (AC) not cooling initially
Strato_54 replied to Nix's topic in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders
If the system hasn't been charged since factory, its possible the pressure isn't as high as it used to be. My brother's WD21 will blow warm then cold repeatedly while hearing the compressor kicking on and off. This is usually the sign of low refrigerant. Heat also expands, so its possible when it gets warm the refrigerant is getting to a high enough temperature for the system to "function". The VG has a weird adapter harness so the connection might be loose on one of the plugs. Not 100% on the VQ, I'd have to look at my donor car to know for sure. Testing for 12V at the plug should give a pretty good indication on how the system is functioning. 12V should turn on the compressor, and 0V off. -
Engine stutters and maxes out below 2k rpm
Strato_54 replied to Wertbe's topic in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders
I believe this to be forum page Slart was referencing though. https://www.clubfrontier.org/threads/distributor-rebuild-on-the-cheap-for-1st-gen-nissan-frontier-xterra.350719/ -
Engine stutters and maxes out below 2k rpm
Strato_54 replied to Wertbe's topic in 96-2004 R50 Pathfinders
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Hood, the front that meets the grille is a different shape. Edit: It's pretty much every thing from the bottom of the windshield and front of the door, forward.
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My brother is running the Grabbers on his WD21 and they feel pretty good. No issues in the snow, and seems to be a pretty good road tire. He doesn't take it off roading much but I'd say its a solid tire. My dad and I are KO and KO2 fanboys so i'm always gonna say those. My factory size was a 235/70/15 and when my parents still owned it put a 235/75/15 BFG KO. That tire size isnt the same anymore now that i'm driving it, but the KO2 I have now are a dream everywhere except my wallet...
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The rear drum brakes do rub ever so slightly, but I'll only ever hear it if i'm sticking my head out the window and really trying to listen. You'll always have slight shoe/pad rub and it will make a faint scrubbing noise that you otherwise should not hear INSIDE while driving. If you have an LSD in your pathy then that would help explain for the wheel hop/kicking when turning full lock. LSD's can cause wheel slip if they're too tight or the conditions are just right, but even on my open diff pathy I've felt this before. If you have no vertical, horizontal play or binding in your bearings theres a good chance theyre probably good. Paranoia can lead you to thinking the worst but at the end of the day its all mechanics, and even my elbow at 20 makes some grinding sometimes lol My theory behind this is the wider stance gives it more "leverage" to keep the wheel down and planted on the ground. But since doing the lift I've realized the AC 2" coils are stiff af. With having less front corner dive around corners it wants to keep that weight over that opposite wheel, my pathy feels like a race car around some corners even with the lift. I'm also not as wide as most R50 though only running a -6 offset no spacer.
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I'm going to say this is normal because my parents are the original owners of my 97, and when I started driving it my dad always warned me about taking corners too fast for that reason. Since getting some Offset wheels and the lift there is no more of this wheel hop at all. My dad would say it was always on the right hand turns it would hop the most for him.
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Welcome! looks like you get quite the most out of your rig.
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My 97 had it, 1 full crack and it never let go. I ended up removing it in favour of electric fans. That looks better than what I had, but still wouldn't put my full trust into it.
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I didn't even think of those! Just getting a compressor would be a lot cheaper than the full kit, and my fabrication skills do the rest. I would just run the air fitting to a welded plate on my bumper, or on a bracket some where tucked under for easy access. Not sure if I would run a fitting to my engine bay too, but that could be easy.