beatle1 Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 I used to visit here when I first bought my 95 XE. That one was just totaled about 3 weeks ago by someone who pulled an illegal left turn in front of us. His insurance gave us $400 more than we paid for it none the less. So we started looking for a 4runner but ended up with a 97 Pathy 4wd in the same color as our old one. It is auto tranny (the old lady didnt want to learn manual), 4wd, red, ugly rims, very clean. We paid $6.9K for it and it has 82K miles on it. I think we got a deal. So I have already started to search out any problems this year may have. On the old pathy, a 95, I put in an tranny cooler, tranny temp gauge, inline tranny magnetic filter, idler arm brace, and steering dampner among other things. Do the newer trannys have the same problems with clogging up and such? How about the suspension, any weak links? This will be used 95% commuter, 5% on the trail, not really rough 4x4 but I dont wanna be stuck. Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Welcome back! Congrats on the new Pathy! The 97s do have the same autotragic issues that plagued the older Pathies. The tranny mods that you performed on your 95 are MORE than enough to keep it going for a long, long time. The suspension is a very different design from the 95 to the 97. First of all, the 97 is a unibody, instead of a body-on-frame. It also, as you may have noticed already, has a McPherson Strut front suspension, similar to those on standard passenger cars. It is, however, MUCH MUCH beefier than those on passenger cars. If you've got a limited slip rear differential and some good off-road biased tires, then you'll do fine. Skids and sliders help, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatle1 Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 Thanks for the welcoming. I just noticed an aux. radiator- is this for oil? Limited slip, hmmm guess I need to start researching on this site, never had 4x4 before and not sure how to tell if it is limited slip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 That's a transmission cooler. It's still recommended that you purchase a larger capacity aftermarket one and bypass the stock one all-together as they still have the tendency to clog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 HI there, welcome back to NPORA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 welcome back and congrats on the 97! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NismoSkyZ Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Best year pathy! Welcome Back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k9sar Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 howdy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey.T Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Welcome Back.... even if it is an R50.... Its Still a PATHY!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Welcome Back.... even if it is an R50.... Its Still a PATHY!!!!!! Sort of!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Sort of!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatle1 Posted May 9, 2007 Author Share Posted May 9, 2007 (edited) Hey now! Thanks again. Well, I have experienced the first gen. Pathy and now I get to play with the second gen. This one will be more geared up for the off road trips though. I took it out yesterday just to try out the 4x4 and it was great!! Cant wait to put a small lift, 1 or 2 inch, nice black rims and some better tires. Of course after I take care of the tranny preventative care isues. You shall hear from me more but now off to read and read some more.... Edited May 9, 2007 by beatle1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdpathy Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 (edited) Howdy, (I cant type in anymore cause it has changed darn) Edit: I guess they fixed it LOL Edited May 13, 2007 by Jdpathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 Welcome back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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