Harvey

Welcome Mate! Glad to have another Aussie on here! Harv.

Nisyota I assume you call yourself that because you have a toyota engine in your pathfinder? If so what was the swap that you did? I don't mean to hijack the thread I'm just curious.

I'm from Mt. Eliza in Vic and this is where 'Paddy' resides... at the moment though i'm living in Cambridge, UK. which is a bugger as it mean's i'm too far away to drive it!

During 2008. My dad is suffering Dementia at age 94 and there's just him and Mum in Oz. Returning earlier than that [i found out in October] would be financial suicide. So i'm thinking around end of August/Sept time. It'll be a good time to sell the home in the UK, have the dogs shipped over to Oz and it'll allow for my wife and I to do a full tour of Europe. Originally we wanted to drive back home but the cost... oh god! When we return though, I'll be based on the Mornington Peninsula in Mt Eliza. Where abouts in Melbourne are you? Harv.

For the uninitiated like me, what exactly am I looking at? I can clearly see that something's broken but is it the front ARB?

I've had a lot of fun today. I've finally been able to put together a website for me. And, as i intend to drive a lot of trails when i get home to Oz [and before then too!] and also because those Aussie trails will be in a Pathfinder my website is called... www.pathfinder-trails.com Have a look and let me know what you think? There's a shed load of 4x4 photos yet to go up... it's taken me all day just to get the basics up. Harv.

Yes.

ARB do but i don't know what the cost is. I belive TJM do as well. Where is LA they're sold though... I've no idea.

Welcome Mate! Where abouts are you located? My vehicle is in Melbourne back home... Harv.

on IFS vehicles their B-spec kit gives approx 35mm additional height. These are not designed to be lift springs. They're uprated springs that'll cope with a hammering when touring offroad. If you just want lift springs you'll best need to look elsewhere. C-spec kits are not designed for a lift either and will not give any additional height over B spec items. They're just more uprated again to cope with constant weight not additional occasional weight. For sporadic offroad touring and towing b-spec is ample from ironman.

I've had Ironman on my LandCruiser... use their foamcell shocks and not their gas. The Foamcell give a much more compliant ride. Ironman are a top quality suspension provider. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to anyone and I will be putting them on my Pathy when I return home in 2008.

I think that's a world of difference. To the group of individuals who've designed 2 things.... 1] well done! I think it looks great. 2] From me as a member 'thanks!'. Harv.

to help me... what do you classify as the 'cr*p' in the ZD30?

why not 235/85/16? same height, more narrow thus should have less rubbing?

Simply gutless would be why. Prior to driving the TD27 without intercooler I drover a Land Cruiser with a 3.0 KZT engine [no E as it was minus the electronic diesel injection and intercooler]. It was a powerhouse of a motor and had the perfect gearing for it too. Every since then every diesel i've experienced has come a very distant second save for the new toyota D4D engines. The TD 27 or TD27I just doesn't come close for seat of the pants feeling. Which is why i like the thought of the ZD3.0 from nissan. I particularly like the suggestion of the patrol gearbox with it but we'll have to wait and see. I'm a fan of diesels. Save for race cars [though this arguement is waring thin when you look at the Le Mans Audi's] I can't see a whole lotta sense for petrols now a days.

Hi All! I'm wanting to ask what diesel engines would fit in the WD21 model? I can't see anything on this site to say one over the other and i'm not having much luck on google. I'm wondering if the later ZD30 engine would fit and i've just seen on ebay in a WD21 Navara a 3.2 diesel? A] would these fit, B] would they mate up to the standard 5 speed box and c] has anyone done a swap to these later engines? I've driven the 2.7's both with and without intercoolers and i'm not a fan hence why i'm thinking of other diesel engines. Thanks all Harv.

On the braking issue.... surely the problem with the brakes on any 4x4 [let alone with a Pathy] is more to do with the front and not the rear - even if they are drums. As you're braking all the weight is being transferred forward and at best it'd only be even braking if you're fully loaded in the rear. Thus to improve braking, aside from brake fluid... [i'm asking a question here all, not makeing a statement]... wouldn't it be advisable to consider alternative brake pads, maybe larger discs using the same calipers. On my race car, as the majority of the weight is over the front, larger discs and a change in Pads made a HUGE difference to braking effectiveness hence my question when it comes to applying it to a Pathy of any other 4x4.

Hi Darren! You and I will have to catch up in the 2nd half of next year. I've just bought a 2 door 86 WD21 Pathy. At the moment it's at my family's home in Mt Eliza as i'm in the UK currently. But come next June/July i'll be home permanently and thus, you and I can go out and show'em what the older generation can take! Harv.

Thanks all... glad to know there's another Brit on this forum as well!

why not try 235/85/16's they're 32" in diameter and they might fit... also tend to be cheaper than 33's as well?

Hi All, As some of you may be aware i've recently bought an '86 model 2 door pathy. I love older vehicles 'cause it gives me an excuse to play with them. First thing then is new wheels and tyres.... ... my plan is to swap the 16" wheels and tyres from my shogun/pajero/montero [depending on what country you are in] onto the Pathy. Thing is... my Shogun is in the UK and my Pathy is in Oz... so it's not a simple case of whipping a wheel off one and putting it up to the other to see if it'll fit. So i want to make sure they'll fit before i put them on the ship to send them home. So my question is: Can someone please confirm the centerbore, offset and PCD of the std 15" wheels for the WD21 Pathy? I know the shogun/montero/pajero is: Center Bore 108/ 6 Stud with PCD of 139.9mm/ ET10 Thanks All! Harv.

It's a carby 4cyl at the moment.... it'll do the job for what I want at the moment and my philosphy is that if it goes i'll either try to chuck in a recent diesel or do the common swap in oz which is to put in a 3.8l v6 from the commodore - i think the engine itself is an old buick design

Cheers all for your welcome! I'm looking forward to many happy a trail

I heard that TJM rebrand ECB bull bars... certainly for the ally ones anyway... might be worth contacting them in QLD, Oz or doing a search on the internet for ECB.

JJ was the fender crumple due to the width or the height of the tyres? Most folks here in the Uk tend to opt for 265/75 tyres for 32" on their Montero's what i also own but i opted for 235/85 to get the same height and haven't had any problems.... hence my thinking for the Pathy? What's your experience & tyre choice that you've currently chosen? Harv.