Clearance Issues

[1988Pathfinder]

Hi I'm new to the site and I have a problem. I recently bought a bone stock 1988 Nissan pathfinder and was wondering how large of a tire I can safely run on stock Pathfinder axles. I don't mind trimming or hacking off the fenders I just want to know how big a tire I can run.

[Cuong Nguyen]

you can do 33s with extreme cutting.

32s are definitely doable.

[ABCAB]

How much gearing are you prepared loose?

 

I have a 97 d21 diesel and running 33s caused havoc with my gearing.

 

Fuel consumption has gone to hell along with any meaningful pull away.

 

Now adding a second transfer case to at least double my gearing off road.

 

Mine is on a SFA so I don't have the other problems Nissan has on offer with bigger rubber, and that would be the Inferior Front Suspension.

 

Expect to eat TREs, ball joints and idler arms. Just on 31"s my problems started. Got to a point that I bent something so bad that the insurance wrote the car off.

 

Thats when I took to it with a grinder and started the SFA.

 

I would limit the D21 to 31" rubber. Anything bigger you are also in for bigger rims and possibly spacers.

 

Not sure whats on offer in your country, but here, anything bigger than 31s go to 12,5" wide.

So now you looking for 8,5j minimum up to 10j would be best.

 

Then you start looking to cause problems with your wheel bearings as well.

 

Bigger rubber also adds a lot of strain to your tension rod bushings, and will oval out the buckets on the chassis side.

 

Just my 2cents.

 

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