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I've got a drivers side step. The only thing is it's at home in VA and I'm in upstate NY until around Thanksgiving. If you're interested, shoot me a PM.

Welcome... I do am a VW nut. Got an 83 Rabbit GTi, that I'm swapping the 2.0L 16V out of a 92 Jetta GLi into, should be fun once I get it running. As for the frame rot, you may want to talk to abomb1, as he's had experience with holey rust in the frame of his former 94 Pathfinder.

Keep both... Swap in a SBC and SAS the HB... Good to have you on board Trent.

It could be almost anything. Worn springs Control Arms could cause it to lean. Unbalanced load? Does the truck lean the same amount all the time, or is it eggsagerated when the gas tank is full?

This is a very common 'issue' (more appropriately, quirk) with Pathfinders, if you could even call it that (an issue). I've had the hard 1-2 shift since day one, and haven't had any problems arise because of it in over 45,000 miles of ownership. I have discovered that if you run 1st gear out a little higher, to 15-20mph, it will shift very smoothly, however, at 5-10mph, like in stop-and-go traffic, it shifts hard. Best thing you can do to prevent problems is to make sure your tranny fluid is the right type and at the right level, too much or too little, or the wrong kind can cause serious problems. You also want to make sure your tranny is getting efficiently cooled, addition of an external transmission cooler will definitely help in this area (Large transmission cooler at Advance is $48, and you can install it yourself quite easily, just watch out for tranny fluid, and don't forget to account for the extra capacity in the cooler.) HTS... The dealers use an OBD2 device that will read the ECU Fault codes, clear them, and reset the ECU. You can purchase a basic one at any major auto parts store for about $150. Dan

I had removed the flares a while ago actually. I got caught up over the summer and it tore a nice hole in my spare tire and ripped off the rear mud flaps, so i figured, what the hey, and just pulled the rest of them off. Besides, it looked stupid with the flares and the tires pulled in with the 31s. I like the look if it without the flares too. Just gotta do soemthing about the holes it left behind.

That first one would be sweet if it had a 4D and R50 in there!

31x10.50x15 is the biggest you can fit without any SERIOUS rubbing issues. You may experience a slight bit of rub at full lock in reverse, but nothing that will destroy your truck or tires.

You can also download a copy of it from Nissans website.

I'd suggest getting a PDF FSM from Nissan. You can buy them for like $20 and download and save it to your hard drive. That should have all the information you need. Or if someone on here has an FSM or PDF FSM and would post the pages pertaining to this issue, that would be cool, too. But you should definitely get the service manual anyways, if you are planning on keeping the truck for a while, and are even the least bit considering doing any work on it yourself. With the aid of a manual, you'll find that nothing is without reason (well, except changing that darn oil pan on a 4WD!! #*(^Q!@(#!!!!)

Is your gas tank full or empty? When mine is full, the driver side sits about 3/4" lower than the passenger side. Could be a little more with softer factory springs... Measure it when empty and see if it still sags....

That gives me an idea.... How about a line that reads: "I understand the Jeep thing...That's why I drive a Pathfinder!"

The 2001+ Pathfinders with the VQ35 have coils, the VG33 Pathfinders have wires.

I would most certainly buy one! Mark, just keep hounding them about it, they'll make one...

Haha...I love it. I'll gather a bunch of pics and post them here tonight... Does anyone know if Dean Thayer (XplorX4 on AC) is a member here? If I recall correctly, I believe he is a member of the association, but I don't think I've seen him on the boards....Anyone? Reason I ask, is because he has some great photos of his truck in action (Rubicon, etc...).

Don't have a WD21, sorry.... For anyone who's wondering, he's got a 1991 SE.

There is an online company called CafePress (http://www.cafepress.com) that does T-shirts, Baseball Jerseys, Mugs, Bumper Stickers, Mouse Pads and other cool stuff. Custom white T-shirts are only $14 each. I believe they are generic white shirts, though. The quality probably isn't going to be as good as a private screenprinter, but it's something to consider. I know L&P has a line of stuff through them, as well as a few people on VWVortex who have designed VW related T-Shirts, and such. They have over 70 products to choose from with your own uploaded designs. Hooded sweatshirts are $25. They've got everything from Clocks, to baby clothes, to thongs, and bags... However, I think we might be better off going with a private screenprinter so we can actually physically deal with the people who will be making the shirts, so we can get them done right the first time and not look ridiculous. I'll spend some time tonight and tomorrow (lots of free time!) researching and working on ideas for designs. I definitely agree with a lot of the ideas so far. Maybe we could do a shot like this: http://comp.uark.edu/~tlriley/webpage/leemikesjeep.jpg Or: *well, everyone knows the type of picture I'm thinking of here....it's the one where one truck is parked on the front tire of another one...don't really know if this is possible, but it would make a cool t-shirt* The photos we use will have to flow together seemlessly in order to work well. I hate to suggest this, but a poser shot with one of each gen Pathfinder flexing out on some rocks would look nice for a T-Shirt. One thing to remember is we are working with a very limited space... More to come.

There are currently no aftermarket headers available for the R50 Pathfinders. Stillen used to make a set, but due to design problems, they were cancelled quickly. Unfortunately, nobody has ventured down that road... Occasionally the Stillen headers pop up for sale on eBay or message boards. I know a guy here at school that has them installed, and he's had no problems with them that I know of, but I haven't talked with him in almost a year.... As for a high-flow cat, you can get a universal one and have it welded on. Several places sell them for under $100.

They're still actually working on finishing it. They've had a lot of personal issues to deal with in the past 6mos-year, and everything was put on hold for a while. No worries though, it should hopefully be done pretty soon.

Yeah, you definitely need the camber bolts and the manual hubs. The manual hubs also help increase your gas mileage when they are unlocked, up to +2mpg! My only regret about the AC lift is not doing it sooner....you'll be happy with it. Don't bother with a brush guard, if you hit anything, it will do more damage than good. Go for the TJM bull bar.

What is LPG?? I've never heard of it. :confused:

Big_J, they're still working on finishing it. Lee did a lot of work on it this past week and it should be done pretty soon, I know it was supposed to be done a long time ago, but, ish happens, and they had a lot of ish. Just be patient, besides, wouldn't you rather have them take a little longer and do it right, then bang it out quick and have something fall out on you on the freeway? There is also a lift available from Japan that will give 6" of lift, but it's mucho dinero, I'd rather wait for Lee to finish up his, and besides, I'd rather give my business to someone I "know" over some company in Japan that would cost me $3000....(how's that for a run-on sentence...)

Either one would be fine. Your stock wheels are 15x7, with appx 4.75" BS. Just make sure you dont get less than 4.5" BS if you upgrade to 15x8, otherwise you'll run into some issues.

With my 11.5" tires, and the 3.75" BS + fender flare delete, the tires stick out about 2.5". If he has flares, they'd probably be about flush with the flares. And if he gets the 10.5" tires, it wont stick out quite as far. Oh, yeah, UPS Ground will be about $65 for all 5 wheels. You can see pics of the new tires at the bottom of page 2 here: http://www.cardomain.com/id/findapath

5 Tires x $137 each Plus mounting, balancing, alignment, disposal fees, taxes = $914....they gave me road hazzard free... 5 Wheels x $36.00 each plus $8.95 handling fee = $193 shipped from Summit. All tolled, about $1100, but I got a little help from the old pops on the tires... Thanks for all the comments. Lift = Automotive Customizers 3" SL = $555 on special, came with shocks and struts. Labor = Free (did it myself) TJM = Mucho Dinero that I don't have. Besides, I'm kind of leaning towards a front reciever and one of those reciever winch plates. And I'd rather have a locker than a bull bar at this point.