DDC03 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Hi All, I am new to this forum and a new R50 owner as well. I recently purchased a 2003 SE. The previous owners were an elderly couple who purchased it new and kept it in the garage the entire time they owned it. Its got 150,000 miles. I am new to 4x4 vehilcles as well. I know I have a lot to learn about my Pathfinder and the Off road potential it has. I have a lot of questions and from previous posts i've seen it can get annoying having to anwser the same bunch of questions over and over again for us newbies. To respect you guys i'd greatly appreciate being directed to posts that answer my questions and would find that sufficient. For starters I am wondering what modifications would be recommended to a beginner vs what should be left to a professional/ seasoned mechanic to undertake. I'm at place in life where i don't think i'll be able to fully devot my time and money to creating an off road vehicle that can tackel anything thrown its way. My desired outcome for now would be to create a daily driver and a vehicle I can take camping/to the beach and not have to worry about any terrian i may encounter. I've seen a lot posted about Old Man Emu suspension systems. Is there a post that gets into the specifics of which suspensions are better for which set ups people are trying to accomplish? I've seen a lot of post regarding tires and which ones are best recommended for aggresive off roading. Taking into consideraton that I'm looking more along the lines of an all terrain tire that offers off road capabilities while maintaining funtionality as a commuter tire, what would be a reccomened tire? Appologies for my ramblings. Any post reccomendations for a beginer are welcome. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDC03 Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 (edited) Here are some pics. As you can see everything is stock. Edited January 15, 2016 by DDC03 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickmutante Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Welcome DDC03!! I have a 2000 Pathfinder SE Superlux, no lift... I use it with my wife for everyday riding and make trips in the country... We have made 2.600 km trips, with some light offroading... I have been using Firestone Destination AT 265 70 R16, ... For now they have been preforming really good for our needs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDC03 Posted January 15, 2016 Author Share Posted January 15, 2016 Thanks for the recommendation mickmutante! I'll check them out. Do you plan on doing any modifications in the future? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickmutante Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Yeah... Maybe in the future I would do just 1" or 2" lift.... But I am not sure... Hahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie4wheeler Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Hey fellas. I have been on the forum for about 1 year. I have a 2002 Pathy LE. I just dropped the fully built motor back into her 2 days ago and so far the new motor only has 66 miles on it. I live in northern WI and its -14 right now so I also did 3 coatings of rubberized undercoat to the frame and body etc. I have a canoe rack and rear tailight guard atm but plan a 2.5 inch lift, new suspension and 32inch tires and several other goodys like a 42in baja designs light bar, digital police scanner, laser/radar detector. Dual battery setup etc. I will actually be in Virginia in June DDC03 (I see you have Virginia plates) I will be stationed at fort Eustus all summer and my Mrs will be out there as a travelling nurse also. We use my 02 as an adventure vehicle/daily driver. We will be purchasing an Aliner Travel Trailer with the offroad package next fall to do a 48 state road trip in the pathy. If you have any maintainance or repair questions direct them my way and I will gladly help if I can. I have had this brilliant little truck in a thousand pieces already and replaced just about everything that can be replaced. I love the red color of your truck btw, its really clean! Mine is a desert tan color. Kind regard, Josh Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie4wheeler Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Hey fellas. I have been on the forum for about 1 year. I have a 2002 Pathy LE. I just dropped the fully built motor back into her 2 days ago and so far the new motor only has 66 miles on it. I live in northern WI and its -14 right now so I also did 3 coatings of rubberized undercoat to the frame and body etc. I have a canoe rack and rear tailight guard atm but plan a 2.5 inch lift, new suspension and 32inch tires and several other goodys like a 42in baja designs light bar, digital police scanner, laser/radar detector. Dual battery setup etc. I will actually be in Virginia in June DDC03 (I see you have Virginia plates) I will be stationed at fort Eustus all summer and my Mrs will be out there as a travelling nurse also. We use my 02 as an adventure vehicle/daily driver. We will be purchasing an Aliner Travel Trailer with the offroad package next fall to do a 48 state road trip in the pathy. If you have any maintainance or repair questions direct them my way and I will gladly help if I can. I have had this brilliant little truck in a thousand pieces already and replaced just about everything that can be replaced. I love the red color of your truck btw, its really clean! Mine is a desert tan color. Kind regard, Josh Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDC03 Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 I will actually be in Virginia in June DDC03 (I see you have Virginia plates) I will be stationed at fort Eustus all summer and my Mrs will be out there as a travelling nurse also. Thanks for the post Josh. Unfortunately those plates aren't up to date. I currently reside in Columbus OH. I have however spent lots of time in the Newport News, Hampton Roads area in the past. I am also a nurse and for a time I worked at Riverside in Newport News. Have you decided how you plan on achieving the 2.5in lift? Old Man Emu? What tires do you think you'll eventually go with? Cheers, Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teixeira Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussie4wheeler Posted January 29, 2016 Share Posted January 29, 2016 Thanks for the post Josh. Unfortunately those plates aren't up to date. I currently reside in Columbus OH. I have however spent lots of time in the Newport News, Hampton Roads area in the past. I am also a nurse and for a time I worked at Riverside in Newport News. Have you decided how you plan on achieving the 2.5in lift? Old Man Emu? What tires do you think you'll eventually go with? Cheers, Dan Hey Dan sorry for the slow reply. Been real busy with work and building my pathy. I'm probably just gonna go with 2.5inch suspension spacers and some good quality shocks. The spacers are around $180 and the shocks vary depending on brand. I will also be going with a reputable retread that I have used many times and is second to none. I'll include links for ya! http://pages.ebay.com/motors/link/?nav=item.view&id=272106510432&alt=web http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=161623524265&alt=web http://treadwright.com/collections/everything/products/g2416e?variant=5386760579 Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDC03 Posted January 30, 2016 Author Share Posted January 30, 2016 Thanks for the links! Treadwright is awesome! I'll definitely be getting some new tires from them in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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