SilverPath

put a piece of wood between the hammer and the axle, it will minimize the shrooming

I have stuck a screwdriver through the side and when I went to turn it it literally tore the damn filter in half while the threaded portion did not move. I think the PO put 'er on a little tight

Them springs are looking alittle uh used also, you may want to get a hardware kit if you buy new shoes

um kinda , It just keeps me awake during the commute

Decided to repack my front wheel bearings, sooo not fun. Glad its over

After you moved the adjuster can you still spin the drum by hand? If not turn it the other way until there is no resistance on it. Usually when you hear a pop when backing the drum off with the bolts its because it finally released. Since you have the drum backed off the axle almost a cm you should be able to retap the holes for something bigger. You may need to modify the tapper on your tap so it starts cutting threads quicker

Hmm, I see Nunyas love for pink goes farther than his truck

Well, you could install them yourself and get your wheels fairly straight by taking measurements. However you can only get it so close. At a shop they can get it on a rack and have it almost dead on with their computers.

You can get a set from Rocky Road outfitters, Or like I and a few others pick up a set of toyota Trail Gear sliders From Steevo and mount them. They all mount via the frame rail under the car. I think the RRO ones also mount to the pinch seam with a few bolts. To mount eh TG ones I just dinged my pinch seam in 3 spots and welded the kit together. There may be others out there but those are the only two I know of personally

So, I don't have it, but I do want it. However, I dont feel like tearing it out of a junker either. I noticed that the cruise control store sells a kit for the first Gen X. Upon doing a search it looks like the first gen and the R50 use the same looking upper intake manifold. Anyone think it could be possible to install the X kit into the R50? Would be much easier then trying to add the factory one as its electronic. Only issue I see might be the stalk install on the column. (haven't looked to see if the space is there or not) http://www.thecruisecontrolstore.com/ez-catalog/X380183/0010/nisfron9804

My 300 has one but not the R50. I actually like not having it. I can stretch out in the corner of the footwell on long trips

Yes, the R50s dont have auto hubs, but drive flanges. This causes our CVs to spin all the time causing excessive drag and unneeded wear and tear. With these you can actually feel the difference in rolling resistance when you coast

Dang, thats one way to fill out the wheel wells Looks good

Personally I would remove them, they may take some soft hits but in the end they will end up causing more damage to the rocker then if they weren't there.

Does the NICO link work for anyone? I reformatted and well forgot to save the FSM,..

Courtesy is run by some good folk, I have never had a problem with them. You can call them and they will talk to you about pretty much anything. I was looking for a part but didn't know the name so I sent them a picture and he looked through all his boxes until they found one. If I go Nissan, I usually go through them.

must of been 99.5, my 99 doesn't have a chipped key

Built a Stinger for my front license place to slide into my front receiver. Cops don't like the whole "My camera cant see your plate when you speed or run a red light" Got out of two those tickets already, I can guarantee the third is gonna hurt

The Bearing noise if we are talking when its depressed, isn't much to worry about, Mine did it, I was told by a Nissan Tech(Who knows if this is true) is its because of the material they used. Anyway its just a noise issue not really a "problem" Depending on how the clutch was treated it will last quite awhile being stock. I fried my stock one at around 125k. Mainly because I overheated it during a wheeling trip. Otherwise it had abit of life left in it. does it slip when you get on it? If the T-belt hasn't been done then what Slart said, it can cost a lot if you aren't mechanically inclined. Even so, blow it up a bit to knock the price down, as your time is worth something. Clutch from Nissan is around $400, Cheaper elsewhere but I think If I do it again Im going to use a Nissan clutch. My third party one isn't the best. It can be changed out with jackstands and some muscle (How I did mine)

5+1=15? Son of a gun, I thought it was 51, I've been mislead all these years!! Congrats on getting it fixed. One of the few jobs that you get paid for!

The whistle mine puts off is very loud and high pitched. Sometimes the radio can't even drown it out!

What is this white stuff I see all over in here....

Put up to date Tags on it, for some reason Stateys don't like it very much when your tags are a year old hahaha

It kills the mpgs noticeably as stated above however not 4-6. You can also feel the drag when you let off the accelerator. I need to get mine off my roof someday and onto a rear bumper..... Never really found an issue throwing the spare up there, I just stand on the back tire and give it the ole' heave-ho!

I just built around it and stayed fairly tight to the body, I was also able to keep the windshield fluid res