camo_pathmaker Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Hi all, I have not officialy got my pathfinder yet but it should be within the next coupple of days just waiting for some last minute details to go through. This is my first 4x4. I have been arround the 4x4 comunity for some time now and I have researced many types of 4x4's as potential rigs. I kinda fell into this deal with this pathfinder it is a 88 xe v6 with a trailmaster 4" suspension lift already installed with a grizzly brush gaurd and 31" BFG AT's it has some rust acutaly quite a bit but i can fix it enough to drive it for the next 2 years that i plan to have it. I am planning on putting 32" BFG MT's or a simmilar type tire on it. It also needs a new clutch. I found one for $185 shipped to me so that is no big deal either. I will be getting this truck for $100 not a bad deal huh? Let me know what you think and also if you could give me some ideas of more budjet minded mods to do to this truck. I have been looking for some sway bar quick disconnects for it but they seem not to exsist. Any tips that you guys have for me would be greatly appreicated. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 welcome! quick disconnects Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo_pathmaker Posted August 4, 2005 Author Share Posted August 4, 2005 thank you so much i have been looking through the use of google and found nothing useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Budget swaybar disconnects = wrench. Congrats on the Pathy and Welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 many guys just take off the sway bar altogather Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 many guys just take off the sway bar altogather Like me...LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Welcome to the board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dank Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Welcome to the message board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filthy Luker Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 1. Brush guards are useless. They are usually made of light duty tubing and will fold onto the body panels/hood/lights, etc in the event of them being needed in action. Just take the thing off. 2. Take the rear sway bar off, i personally took both front and rear off on my vehicle, and it helped greatly with articulation. However i would't recommend taking the front off right away. It makes the vehicle handle very very differently, or not at all actually. First mods: - CB radio - recovery equipment (recovery straps, hi-lift, shovel, chains, etc) - rock sliders (they can be fabbed up for cheap) Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo_pathmaker Posted August 4, 2005 Author Share Posted August 4, 2005 I will be driving this rig on the road as well as in the woods just about equal use for each. It will be a daily driver in the winter time, and I have to get it to the trails whenever I go as this is my tow vechicle (for cars). Also here the road are the furthest thing from being straight. With that in mind do you think it would still be best if I just remove the sway bar(s)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Check the frame for rust.... Pathys are notorious for rusting out in the frame. Welcome to the board!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainman Posted August 4, 2005 Share Posted August 4, 2005 Welcome! As you can see, no shortage of good info and opinions here! :gossip: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 where are you from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo_pathmaker Posted August 5, 2005 Author Share Posted August 5, 2005 I am originaly from CT but I am in the air force stationed in Germany right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Welcome to the Boards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrano Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kn0xville Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 welcome!... consider a steering upgrade, and amybe a body lift and throw some 33's on her.. your half way there! and 100 bucks! nice deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Budget swaybar disconnects = wrench. Congrats on the Pathy and Welcome. Yeah, I do that on my 93, it takes like 2min with 2 wrenches to undo one side on the rear. The front bars are worthless, I removed them on my trucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo_pathmaker Posted August 5, 2005 Author Share Posted August 5, 2005 welcome!... consider a steering upgrade, and amybe a body lift and throw some 33's on her.. your half way there! and 100 bucks! nice deal. What kind of steering upgrade are you talking about, any links would be great. I dont't plan on adding any more lift to it and I am not going bigger than 32s but thanks for the recomendation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filthy Luker Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 A stock steering system on most Nissans wasn't designed with lift in mind. The altered angle of the tie rod assembly puts enormous stress on the stock centerlink. Stock there is only side to side forces on the centerlink, but because of a lift there is upward force being applied by inner tie rods. That upward force wears out the joints that are between centerlink and pitman as well as idler arms. It's a well documented issue and it will happen sooner or later. Even if you get a brand new stock centerlink it will be gone in a few wheeling trips. There are few solutions, starting with homebrewed systems, to overpriced fancy ones. Good start would be here http://www.lpperformance.com/Steering.htm http://purenissan.com/wd21_steering.htm If you know somebody with a machine shop they should be able to fab up something for you for cheap as well. It's not hard to weld on a section of steel to the stock centerlink and press in some spherical bearings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 the CL is crap regardless of a lift... it wears out everytime you turn your wheels.. :eek: :furious: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth1 Posted August 5, 2005 Share Posted August 5, 2005 Welcome. Great deal. I'm sure you'll love your Pathfinder. I took my swaybars off too. It's nothing you can't get used to. You should consider getting to that rust as one of your first projects. I bet you'll want this truck for a while. Good luck with the mods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kn0xville Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 welcome!... consider a steering upgrade, and amybe a body lift and throw some 33's on her.. your half way there! and 100 bucks! nice deal. What kind of steering upgrade are you talking about, any links would be great. I dont't plan on adding any more lift to it and I am not going bigger than 32s but thanks for the recomendation what filthy luker said.. and give it time.. you will want more lift and bigger tires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camo_pathmaker Posted August 6, 2005 Author Share Posted August 6, 2005 I have heard it many time before you weill always want more lift as you whels more but I am ply going to have this truck for 2 years them I will be moving back to the states and I can only ship one vechicle adn that will be my current daily driver a 2004 VW golf GTI 1.8t that i am still paying on. I am geting the pathfinder as a winter vechicle so I do not have to drive my new VW in the snow and alsi so I can have some fun wheeling while I am here. I was planning on getting a Jepp to wheel when I get back to the states. Most likely it will be a cheroke or comanche 4.0 4x4. Aslo while I am here there is not many place to wheel so the trrain I will be encountering will not be too crazy. I do have another question about the pathfinder though. I read on another fourm that all pathfinders hava lsd rear dif is that true of is my model one of the ones that does? If it is an optional thing how can I tell if I have a lsd rear or not? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted August 6, 2005 Share Posted August 6, 2005 lsd should have an orange sticker on it.. some pathys came with open diffs. you could container that truck too.. not sure why you're saying you can't.. hmm there are places to wheel in deutchland from what i have seen in pictures.. it's like couple of grand for the container and i am sure both vehicles and all your junk can fit in one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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