mikesmaximase Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Hey I would rather not buy from AC From what I hear and I havent even gotten an email back from them because of a question I had. I can get a 3" body lift from performance accessories but the kit only covers years 86-90, and doesnt include the specail grade 8 bolts(4) that AC provides in their kit. My question is do you guys think these 4 grade 8 bolts matter. I have seen people on the web with the performance accessories kit on their 91-95 pathfinders before, but now when i goto search for their sites to ask them questions on their install I cant find them, go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 just my $0.02 definitely try for high tensile bolts, there might be a day when you wanna push your pathy pretty hard & a lesser grade bolt might not cut it. i made my own kit, cause its pointless me getting a US kit. someplaces here wanted $1000 per inch of lift :o thats right per inch i just went to a local fastener shop and bought HT treaded rod & then cut it to length (note use 1.25 pitch tread!!!!) i sorced body lift blocks from a local 4wd store $10 a pop also try engineering places - just asked for poly urathane (spelling) blocks everything else you alter to suit - with miscellaneous steel, pipe and hose hope this is of some help edit: btw i cant see there being any difference for a kit for a older pathy its only bolts, blocks, a couple of brackets and some hose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statikuz Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 You probably already know this, but the AC kit IS a Performance Accessories kit, they just take the 86-90 version and include the different bolts and charge you the extra $50 or whatever. =) Just kidding... I don't know the prices. I emailed them [Performance Accessories] about it and got this back: At this time we have not prototyped the 1993 Pathfinder. It may be possible to use the kit for the older vehicle but I can not verify that. In some cases there can be issues with the manual shifter. When we prototype a vehicle, we address these issues and provide the required parts or instructions to resolve these concerns in our kits. Again, we have not checked the fit of the older kit on your model year vehicle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 I guess the deal is that the longer bolts are really hard to find. AC just happened to source a place that can provide the bolts, so they got the jump on everybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesmaximase Posted April 22, 2004 Author Share Posted April 22, 2004 are they even longer bolts, they look as to be the same size in the photo, they just list them as the stronger grade 8 bolts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 If you're adding 3" blocks between the body and frame, then they would HAVE to be longer, wouldn't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesmaximase Posted April 22, 2004 Author Share Posted April 22, 2004 Im talking about the extra added 4 bolts they add to the 91-95 kit, compaired to the 86-90 kit. Those 4 bolts compaired to the other bolts that are in the kit, not the factory ones. Im not a moron, hahahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 I'm not saying you are, Mike. That's a very good point, though. Wierdness...if the standard bolts are good enough for 6 out of 10 of the body mounts, why would you need 4 of them to be Grade 8 bolts? Mine is using all the replacement bolts that came with the kit and I really don't think I'll ever have any kind of problem with them. *goes and looks on the AC BBS* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Upon further examination, the additional Grade 8 bolts aren't for the body mounts themselves, but for something else. Hmmmmmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikesmaximase Posted April 22, 2004 Author Share Posted April 22, 2004 Thats strange. Wonder what they could be for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 Ever get an answer on that one, Mike? Inquiring minds want to know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sw Posted May 7, 2004 Share Posted May 7, 2004 yesum Mike, what did you end up doing in the end??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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