Guest cecilio Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 hello all I just got a 95 v6 w/ 117,ooo miles pathy ok here we go I just picked this truck up to use as a mule while my firebird goes under the knife and i must say it sort of fun to drive but my suspension is in need of some serious :help: :help: :help: :help: so this morning i started looking for chat fourms :type: related to the pathfinders and so now i'm here looking for some help what aftermarket parts are you all running and where is the cheepest comp to order from My truck is completly stock (for now) i have no real goals for her i just need to i guess get her running back as close to if not better then new but who knows i just might trun around and install headers and the works only time will tell Thanks For any and all your help :bow: :bow: :bow: :bow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statikuz Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 Okay, your suspension needs help. The control arms? The torsion bars? The rear springs? The shocks? What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cecilio Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 I'm thinking the works a complete and total overhaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statikuz Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 $350 for Calmini A-arms, $200 for new torsion bars, $130 for new rear coils [or cheaper for JGC springs], $160 for new shocks, and maybe like $70 for an alignment. =) If you think your stock parts are shot, and REALLY don't want to lift it, then just replace them with new stock parts, there aren't any super-cool aftermarket replacements that retain stock height. Anyone else want to chime in on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mookie Posted July 14, 2004 Share Posted July 14, 2004 Hi and welcome to the board. I think we need more details. What are you experiencing to conclude you need 'suspension work'? Rough ride, weird road handling, etc.? You can check the following to narrow down a few things: 1. Shocks -do they need replacing? 2. Torsion bars - are both or one sagging? Perhaps they need to be reindexed. 3. Rear coil springs. These tend to sag, tell tale sign is when you have rear passengers and you are bottoming out when going over bumps. 4. Rear control arm bushings...any swaying going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cecilio Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Hi and welcome to the board. I think we need more details. What are you experiencing to conclude you need 'suspension work'? Rough ride, weird road handling, etc.? You can check the following to narrow down a few things: 1. Shocks -do they need replacing? 2. Torsion bars - are both or one sagging? Perhaps they need to be reindexed. 3. Rear coil springs. These tend to sag, tell tale sign is when you have rear passengers and you are bottoming out when going over bumps. 4. Rear control arm bushings...any swaying going on? 1. Shocks -do they need replacing? i was thinkng about tossing on some KYB's all around do they work well with these rides?? 2. Torsion bars - are both or one sagging? Perhaps they need to be reindexed. I'll check them out this weekend 3. Rear coil springs. These tend to sag, tell tale sign is when you have rear passengers and you are bottoming out when going over bumps. Haven't noticed any real bottoming out it's just a really really rough ride and when i hit any bumps she's just all over the place 4. Rear control arm bushings...any swaying going on? As stated above she's pretty much all over the place even on smoth stright roads Now as of this morning my starter went out on me so she is in the shop i asked my friend to take a good look at her and give me a list everything that needs to be replaced / repaired but knowing this cat he'll just trun around and say that everything is fine..... he's that old school type that only fixes what's broken....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somethingcool Posted July 15, 2004 Share Posted July 15, 2004 Start with the shocks, I had some kyb gr-2 shocks for a while, nice ride from some cheap shocks. If it still feels loose replace your bushings, the control arm bushings front and rear, maybe your sway bar bushings, tension rod bushings. That should tighen up the ride a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cecilio Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 does anyone know of any complete kitts with all these (above mentioned bushing) parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statikuz Posted July 19, 2004 Share Posted July 19, 2004 Yep, AC sells all sorts of bushing kits, I bet you can get them elsewhere but I couldn't think of another place to look that would have them all in a line like that. =) http://www.4x4parts.com/public_html/shop/i...491db5ab40d14e7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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