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Sweet. Cant wait until I have all of my parts to start mine...

Wow they do look good...

Wow! Awesome job bro! Very cool!

Similiar to the TM 4 inch kit, however you are lowering the UCA rather then using the spindle attachments... I need to find that drawing...

I agree that they will work, but you should definetly go with a wider tire. I run a 33x12.5 on 10 inch wheels (that B told me about), and they work great. Then again the choice is up to you....

Come to think of it, I have a set of stainless 4x6 lights that have louvers or some sort of vented covers that angle down. They came off of an 18 wheeler. I assume they are fog light because of the odd vents. If I remember correctly they have 100 watt bulbs in them. Every once in a while you will see the Dick cepek light on eBay, but they go for a pretty penny. With that said I know that AZ sells 100 w bulbs that fit the KC lights, as well as standard fog light assemblies. Wow, just realized that my autocorrect changes hardbody to hardcopy. Those led strips are nice looking, but the price is not very nice at all.

No I realize the lights in your picture are massive. They look huge on the hardcopy, and give it that Nissan poster truck look. The reason I was saying 4 inch is because I was not sure how the massive kits would look on the pathfinder as compared to the hardcopy. I had some 6 inch Hellas I scored from a yardsale, and they had that kind of purplish yellow blue tint to them. Didnt throw that kind of light though, I assume it was just the lens. Either way they were some crazy bright flood light style beams that melted several relays.... They were nice I suppose but I Ended up trading them because I was afraid of them causing a fire. Haha. I have been messing around with the idea of led lighting similar to the Ridgid stuff, but don't want to sell my house for a set. As I ramble on, I get to my point... Preference is everything bro, and if yours is "go big or go home" so be it... Love the idea, can't wait to see what your going to do with it...

How dude, sounds like you have got this going... I am looking forward to seeing the design.... 4 inch round lights on top? I need to get re educated on Hellas I mainly had kc brand stuff. Equally as spendy... Sigh.... I'm rambling on tapatalk sorry for hijacking.

I had planned on messing around with a complete IFS drop, doing essentially what the frameless (not gutless) R50 guys are doing with the SFD lifts. Basically lowering everything, yet keeping the proper CV and TRE angles... I have a drawing somewhere... in theory it would work... (in my brain its another story.)

My question would be what is the cause of all of the existing damage? And how would purchasing the new, prevent them from happening again?

Generally Solid Axle Swap but the Brits say Special Air Service heheh

I found that my TRE's limited my torsion bar cranking... Initially I was able to crank the b ars up very high, and after a week or so was in dire need of replacing the now shot tie rods... With the new set I had to lower the bars just to install them, which says something in itself as the how much I had them cranked.... At least now the front end flexes some, until it gets cut out... A few more parts....heheh

I say go for it. The good news is that if you decide that your not fond of it, you can always take it off.... I like the idea myself, Just not really sure how the big lights would look on top. I would definetly like to see it done, it will more than likely motivate me to finish mine!!

I have had good experiences with the Duralast Gold (new not reman) from AZ. Just my input.

I just wish I would have reversed my middle mounts like you did...and the frontier idea may work out...

X rack looks fantastic! Great job! Changed the O2 sensor in mine.... last night... CEL has been on for a little while, just waiting on the sensor to arrive... Well I went to leave the house to go to the daughters ball game when the light started flashing, and the truck started running incredibly rough, finally just dying. It would not start back at all... Good thing was that I had received the sensor in the mail... So without further waiting... I worked like crazy to get the old sensor out, then put the new one in... After that, I cleared the codes and started it up.... like it never had any issues... Dont ask me why it died... who knows... I checked everything else that I could, nothing else seemed to be an issue...

Depending on how much you cranked the bars, you may end up having to utilize longer UCA bolts like some of us have.

Unloaded some tools from the rear cargo area, then loaded up my dive gear.... Trying to get back into shape before the qualifications begin....

Agree with nismo about metal selection.

Come to think of it, mine didn't have a plastic strap. Maybe it fell apart....

Thanks bra, I have the same muffler on mine... it sounds okay, but the drone is what kills me. Probably doesn't help that I dumped it right before the rear axle....

My apologies I assumed you were referring to the household spray foam. Hey if its automotive grade then by all means!!!

The 95 was no issue either, maybe PO fubar'd it?

You could do that, but that foam tends to be a moisture magnet and will more than likely progress the rot. Are you handy with a welder? The best was would be to cut out the rotted spot, ten tack in a piece of clean steel. Then seal it with some seam seal or even body filler if you want. On the underside spray the newly added steel with some etching primer and then undercoat it. Not saying the pop rivet idea is a bad one, but I do not agree with foam. Others will chime in, just be careful of giving moisture a home! Do you have any pictures of the hole? That would probably help out a lot as well... Oh yea, WELCOME!!

Welcome!! There are a ton of things you can do to these old rigs, and this has got to be the best information pool around... Some of the greatest guys and gals (Pezzy, Slick) reside here... Don't mind the bad mouthers, they cannot seem to operate on the golden rule... Even if you are trying to be positive... For the love of god post up some pictures!!