alexrex20

i have 265/70/16 michelin LTX A/T2 on my '00 Pathy, and they rubbed the plastic front inner fenders. i just unscrewed some of the trim screws and remounted them further outward. it didn't take much to create enough clearance. i'm stock suspension with fender flares but no mud flaps. and actually, i previously had to move the inner fenders when installing the 265/70/16 Pathfinder-brand Trail A/P tires. i guess the same size michelin was even larger, so the General Grabber may be even larger still.

cold front came in, so it went from high 60s today to 37F right now. just got back from taco bell, and i have heated mirrors! i just now discovered them when i rolled down my window at the drive-thru, the hot air from the cabin blew onto the mirror, causing condensation. what better time to experiment!

yes, i agree with that being the worst possible pic taken. anyway, next we needs pis of it dirty!

lol, you drove it home with the wheel rubbing the caliper bracket?

not that it ever snows or freezes or ices in houston, but it's nice to know i have mirror defrosters

pass it through the hole where the main wiring loom runs through. if you're in the driver footwell, it's above and to the right of the gas pedal, and quite a way's up. from the engine bay, it's way behind the engine, maybe in the center, but a foot or so down from the cowl. you'll have to be pretty flexible to get to it, but it's a big opening and it's where i run all my aftermarket wiring (compressor switch, fogs, etc.)

why apologize? you did nothing wrong. vengeful, on the other hand...

who are you replying to? i'm alex and i never said i had a 5-speed, unless you meant 5-speed AOD... :roll: my VG is an auto and has 4.6s. tekaz implied he had an auto with 4.3s, which is what i was replying to. perhaps you should follow your own advice before you call someone out and make an ass of yourself.

do the automatics not come with 4.6s? because i'm pretty sure the engine plate on my '00 VG says HG46... i wouldn't say my R50 is quick, but it's definitely a gas guzzler

you could just check with a multimeter for ground and power. worst case scenario, you blow your Accessories fuse...

even in Fuel Conservation Mode, the best i have EVER gotten was 14.98mpg 'nough said.

nice truck! pics of pathy with Xterra SC wheels needed ASAP. the frontier SC had the same wheels, right? i've been trying to find some for the longest time now...

sorry, i misread your post. i confused you with Justin517, with whom we DO have different wheels! Justin, i'll trade you my wheels once you machine the center opening of your wheels.

what is this ice/snow you speak of? <-- from south texas

DOT5 is not compatible with our braking systems. use only DOT3 or DOT4, or even DOT5.1, but not DOT5! back to the oversize tire issue with ABS... ABS computers use wheel speed sensors to determine if and when to start pulsing the brakes. if you up- or downsize your tire diameter, you effectively decrease/increase the actual vehicle speed in comparison to the wheel speed that the ABS is receiving. there will be a nominal change in when the ABS engages, because it's all based on a percentage speed differential among the wheels. if you upsize your tire OD, it will take more lockup (larger wheel speed differential) before the ABS actually engages; and vice versa. the difference is, like i said nominal. the real issue is when you start putting different size tires from axle to axle. i don't see why we'd do it on 4x4s, but some 2WDs like the stance. in such a case, the ABS will be extremely sensitive because even without tire lockup, the computer is already seeing a speed differential among the wheels, and will thus engage much quicker (sometimes even before any lockup occurs). regardless, my ABS-equipped Pathy has nonfunctional ABS, lol. on the last road trip, my LR wheel bearing went bad at Yellowstone Nat'l Park. Thankfully they have an auto shop within the park. they were able to replace my wheel bearing in a few days, but because i drove it a one or two miles back to the shop, with the bad bearing, it had welded itself and the ABS reluctor ring onto the axle. to remove the bearing, the reluctor ring had to be cut off. to wait for the Nissan-specific part would be another week, so we just had them install the axle without it, thus disabling my entire ABS system. it's been 2 years since then and i've really no intention of getting it fixed. my brakes aren't powerful enough to lockup the 31in tires anyway, unless it's wet out. it almost makes me drive more careful. that, and ABS doesn't do crap in the sand/mud.

well, i had to remove the center cap.

i have very different wheels than you, but this is what mine looked like with stock wheels: and yes, it is very easy to enlarge the center opening of a typical wheel.

yes, like laxman said, those wheels will need to be machined to fit the hubs. i have a '00 Pathy (3.3L) and my stock 16in wheels fit over my hubs.

i have 265/70 tires on my 00 and they used to rub the plastic inner fender just a bit when you have the wheel cranked.

a bit off topic, but dean, do you have pics of your interior switches for your lockers/compressor and any other doodads you have fitted? i'm having a hard time deciding where i want to install my gadgets.

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ya, i still kinda want to. the only thing stopping me is the hail damage that would have to be repaired if i wanted to paint it the right way. or, i could just do it the ghetto way because it's just gonna get pin striped again!

is my red really that rare/nice? here's another shot of the FJ in Sandstorm

it might be the lighting in the pic that makes it look washed out. i've seen a few in person and it's a bit more 'authentic.' anyway, opinions are exactly what i'm looking for!

can anyone photochop that onto an R50?