NWT87PATHY Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) Starting this build thread so intrested ppl can shed light and suggest. Im currently in the devlopment phase. I willbe jumping on my autocad later this week and I will be uploading concept's. I will be using wd21 ifs in the rear with redesigned uca's to support a strut style suspension aswell intergrading the 5link partly. Gawd I wish we could Edit the Name of the thread.. lol, to much of a rush. Edited October 17, 2012 by NWT87PATHY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinka Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 Why ?? Lol Just buy a Honda crv or a rav 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWT87PATHY Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 Why not? Im in a land of winter, no real big rocks or hills.. Ground clearance and big floaty tires are ideal. No more diffs draging. Why a 2-door wd21? Because it hasent been done before and i like it! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefarious Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Sounds cool to me. Would be unique and great for deep snow clearance. Might even handle better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 How hard could it be? Cut the front end out of a wrecked one, frame and all, weld it up in place of the rear frame, rotate the diff... hell, you could have the first 4-wheel steer Pathy! That would be a hell of a thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nunya Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I patiently wait to see pics of parts collection and your truck having pieces torched out... It's a reverse sas! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo94 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 Are you going to beef up the front end? You could even do a torsion bar delete and go to coils. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWT87PATHY Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 Are you going to beef up the front end? You could even do a torsion bar delete and go to coils. Fill me in on torsion delete? Would rather do that then make my own uca's!. Im gonna get rid of the worm and sector for a hydro rack style unit if I keep it rear wheel steer. Relocating the diff in the cradel will be tricky.. But nothing i cant wrap my noodle around! As far as parts go.. I have my first pathy ( the 5spd doner) and a 94 se that you can poke your finger through most body panel's! Thats the 94 dash/mpfi doner for my 87-89.. Maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo94 Posted October 17, 2012 Share Posted October 17, 2012 I'm not talking about a kit unfortunately, I meant making it from scratch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWT87PATHY Posted October 17, 2012 Author Share Posted October 17, 2012 Oh okay. Im allredy headin down that path my friend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nismopathy93 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 sounds sweet check out the new pathys rear suspension my 2010 drives and rides sweet I cant wait to play in the snow with it having the irs and traction control crap that it has!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten Posted October 19, 2012 Share Posted October 19, 2012 Sounds like fun. It's going to reduce the unsprung weight in the rear and make it ride nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWT87PATHY Posted October 20, 2012 Author Share Posted October 20, 2012 This is a ATV type Humvee Undercarriage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Those are awesome, another option would be the front M205 and rear IRS out of a 2005+ V8 Pathy. There are lift options out there, UCA's. cheaper than custom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 If you weld them middle-to-middle, you may have some trouble setting the proper caster angles for the rear wheels. Not that it isn't something you could overcome, just something to be aware of. Maybe an R50 rack would fit with a little hackery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWT87PATHY Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 I gotta figure out how to set up for zero camber and caster all the time.. Not so much caster in ther rear.. Im looking to fix the rear, but im looking at a front diff and i cant seem to figure out how infact im going to center the pinion.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWT87PATHY Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 eureka! I'm taking the front half of 2 frame's,cutting where ever it measures out before t-bar member. then ima gonna weld/bolt and fish plate the 2 front halfs together to factoy length. Any one have ideas for rack and pinion's or somthing to get rid of worm and sector BS Iphone deleted my post on accident Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWT87PATHY Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 Any ideas on how im getting the pinion centered? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Yeah, might be a little too much angle for the U joints to pick up. I'm sure a place that sections axles for sports cars could shorten one side and lengthen the other, though of course you'd have to change the mounts. Looks like they could just take the tube part on the right side and move it to the left side, and the pinion would be just about centered. Or you could build some kind of transfer case coming off the trans to push the shaft over the six inches or so it needs to be for the stock diff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWT87PATHY Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 It allmost looks like i could take that rightside from another one and bolt it to the cv flange on the leftside?. Never done cv's on mine yet are the shafts the same length? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 You could just lengthen one side, but then you'd have to push the wheels farther apart, which would probably cause more fender rubbing, be a ton of work, and look stupid. You could shorten the CV shafts and the control arms, but that would mean a whole lot of work for less suspension travel, and who wants that? The CVs should be the same length. One thing you might look into, I think some other Nissans use the R200A (your front diff) as a rear diff. You might just see what's out there. There might be something in a wrecked Z car or something that's already centered or that you could trim down more easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWT87PATHY Posted October 27, 2012 Author Share Posted October 27, 2012 Cool im on the hunt for one now! I was pondering today about cutting down the rear diff and fashioning up some cv flanges to the axel shafts.. Feasible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 (edited) I don't see why not. That way you'd have a much meatier diff in the back, and you wouldn't have to mess around with the driveshaft. Maybe you could have adaptors machined to connect the wheel studs to the CVs? I just realized that your present design doesn't have anywhere to hook up an emergency brake. If you use a shortened rear axle, I don't see why you couldn't keep the rotors or drums at either end and hook those up. They might hang down a little but probably no more than the diff. Feasible depends entirely on your budget and your skills. edit, I googled r200 and found these: http://members.shaw....f compare 1.jpg They're more or less centered but look to me like they'd require extensions (or different CVs/A-arms) to work with the stock stuff. You might be onto something with the cut down rear end! Edited October 27, 2012 by Slartibartfast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahardb0dy Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 (edited) too bad you can't find something like this from another vehicle: http://www.dynatrac....s/pro60irs.html found one, go down to post number 10, http://www.ttora.com/forum/showthread.php?t=183890 Edited October 27, 2012 by ahardb0dy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinka Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Subaru imprezza uses the r200 as a rear diff and has a LSD as standard Buy a wreck and just chop out and fabricate I. The rear end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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