Gorilla Man Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Well, I bought a used set of 2" coil spacers and slapped on a set of 32's. I think I ended up going a little over 2" actually. The back doesnt look like it in the pics cause the trunk is kinda loaded down with a winch and such, so its usually a tad higher. Tires are 265/75/r16 Firestone Destination M/T's. The transformation is like night and day, both on the eyes and actual trail performance. The sidewall grip is great also. I love em! I feel like a total badass drivin down the road now, ha! And I get a lot more respect from the guys I wheel with now, since I'm doing the same and sometimes harder stuff than they are in their jeeps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
statikuz Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Looks great... how did you wire the lights on the roof? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Very Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abomb1 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Awesome! Looks much better! What is that hanging down by your right rear wheel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick1716 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 lookin good! looks like the sway bar hangin down... so your puttin a winch on that bad boy? what are you doin with the grille guard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted April 5, 2005 Share Posted April 5, 2005 Nice truck, man! Do you have any rubbing problems with those tires? Do you find a noticeable improvement in articulation with the swaybar disconnected? I've never disconnected mine and it doesn't seem to make much difference either way. I've removed the front swaybar on my truck, and that makes a HUGE difference off-road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Man Posted April 6, 2005 Author Share Posted April 6, 2005 Ok, one at a time here. Lets see... 1. The lights are wired in through the gap in the trunk. I ran the wires over the weather stripping, so it seals around it when the trunk is closed. The power/relay box for my lighting controller is under my passenger seat, so the wires all go to there eventually. I grounded them to some bolt in the trunk, I'm not exactly sure which one. 2. thing hanging in the rear is the sway bar link. I guess my ziptie job didnt work out too well. 3. Yep, I'm doin a winch. I've had it for about a month, but can't mount it on the front yet. I went with the multi mount thing so I can use it in the rear also, which has already come in VERY handy once. A guy who owes me a favor makes custom bumpers for jeeps, and its going to make me a front hitch. Its just a matter of when he has time for me to come into the shop and get it all done. So I'm keeping the grille guard. They won't interfere with each other. 4. Yes there are rubbing problems. Plenty of them. The big one is with strut clearance. The guy at the tire place set the front wheels off camber a bit until I could get wheel spacers put on, and then bring it back in for re-alignment. So I put the spacers on today, and will take it back to the tire place tomorrow. Also, the front left tire rubs on the inside of the fender well when backing up and turning at the same time. But that's easily trimmed. Not a big deal at all. 6. As for the rear swaybar, it was a little hard to tell since I went from swaybar on and small tires to no swaybar with big tires and lift. So I saw a big difference in performance, but I really dont' think any of it was cause by having the swaybar disconnected. It is such a tiny little bar, and there is barely any difference in driving on the road without it which makes me think it barely does anything at all. I'm definitely going to reconnect it unless it proves to make a huge difference this weekend on the trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 (edited) If you want a more protected way to run the lights for your roof, you can run them through the existing wiring harness boot. This might be too much trouble for you since you've already got something working, but it's just a tip for others. http://www.xplorx4.com/Pathfinder/upgrades...ghts/wires2.jpg (For some reason, this site capitalizes "Pathfinder". You'll have to change "Pathfinder" to all lowercase in the URL to see the image. [edit: thanks Pezzy] Edited April 6, 2005 by XPLORx4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted April 6, 2005 Share Posted April 6, 2005 (edited) XPLORx4: your link is being a jerk because the board automatically capitalizes Pathfinder... and your link spells it with a small p Edited April 6, 2005 by Pezzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Man Posted April 7, 2005 Author Share Posted April 7, 2005 Hey, thats pretty slick! Thanks for the tip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
02silverpathy Posted April 7, 2005 Share Posted April 7, 2005 I just have one question....where on earth did you find spacers for sale??? I would love to have some, but can't find any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorilla Man Posted April 7, 2005 Author Share Posted April 7, 2005 Well, I wish I could give ya a better answer. But I found em in a for-sale ad on this board. Nick1716 was the guy that I got em from, maybe he could give you some more info on where to get some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joehurdler Posted April 22, 2005 Share Posted April 22, 2005 NICE! How those tires working out for ya on highway/regular roads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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