jshea Posted March 4, 2005 Share Posted March 4, 2005 Im the average high school kid, i dont have much money and i want to have a halfway decent pathy. I want to fit 31's and im gonna take off the fender flairs but i want a little more lift just to make sure theres room? Im was going to put one hockey puck on each rear side as a spacer and it should give me about and inch or a little more? how safe is this technique and is it worth it if im putting 31's on? thanks for your help feel free to give me any suggestions im a newbie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statikuz Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 31's will fit anyways. Don't use hockey pucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailChaser Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I'd say hit you're local junk yards and see if you can find the JGC front coil springs for about $20-$40 you get a 2-3 inch lift for the rear. I got mine for $35 and did the install myself following the instructions at damagedreality.com, and it only took me about 1.5hrs. Here's the post with pics of my before and after JGC lift. I had new 31x10.5x15 for about a week before the lift and the tires only rubbed once. That was while pulling a heavy trailer and only when I hit big bumps... I was still hating hearing them bottom out... I can turn both ways to full lock with no rubbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Don't take off the fender flares, just trim them. It's not that hard to figure out, and Pathfinders without flares look all flat anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 You should be able to run 31" no problem... If there is rubbing, do the GJC lift as mentioned and crank/index the T-bars... Maybe new stiff shocks would be nice, but not necessary. I had 31" before I did the above and had no problems.... Also, dont let 88 see you said "flair" instead of "flare" as the latter involves cheap restaurants B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardwaretoad Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 My sig pic shows 31x10.50's on my '87 with no lift of any kind. They'll fit, believe me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Pickles Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 Like has been covered many times before, 31's came stock on many Pathfinders. Some aggressive treads and/or suspension sagging may cause rubbing, but this can easily be cured by mildly cranking the torsion bars and/or trimming the fender flairs. This is my 94 Pathy sitting at stock height on 31" BFG M/T before I started to go nuts on the truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur92XE Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 I agree w/Trailchaser. Although hockey pucks would work because i know somebody who has used that high-tech system before but junk yards would be a better and cheaper source for lifts. And you really don't need it if you are planning to use 31's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddtheRobot Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 I have a 3"lift right now, would the JGC coils actually lift even further or no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statikuz Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 A 3" body or suspension lift? The JGC coils won't lift you any more if you already have some 3" lift coils in the back. (from AC or Calmini or whatever) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddtheRobot Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 A 3" body or suspension lift? The JGC coils won't lift you any more if you already have some 3" lift coils in the back. (from AC or Calmini or whatever) Sorry, it's a body lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statikuz Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Yep, then you'd have another 3" in the rear. Coils = suspension. Body is its own ballgame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddtheRobot Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Yep, then you'd have another 3" in the rear. Coils = suspension. Body is its own ballgame. So would the front sit down a little lower? Can you just crank the torsion bars to match? Also, a little more info...... What year and model JGC? Estimated time? Tools needed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statikuz Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 Yep, then the front would be 3" lower than the rear. Yes, you crank the torsion bars. Search around here, this sort of stuff has been talked about a bazillion times. http://wd21forums.damagedreality.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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