cohen Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 I just got an 87 pathfinder from one of my dad's friends. I've cleaned it up a lot. I'll post pics later on. It has 31's on it. I've just spend about 1200 on an alpine system. I hope to get it lifted some and maybe 33's. Any other suggestions?? I'm new to the whole off-roading thing. I've been a car guy my whole life and now I have a truck, and I can't wait to go mudding with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 (edited) hello and welcome!! well.. to fit 35's you're gunna need about 3-6" bl and 3"+ suspension lift like 88's pathy.... mud is good... hehehe.... hope you enjoy your pathy as much as we (usually) enjoy ours! **don't forget to add yourself to our member location list!! http://www.frappr.com/npora <~~ add yourself here Edited November 20, 2005 by Slick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94extreme Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 play with the truck the way it is. learn how it behaves before you built it up. welcome and have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC88Pathy Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 What Slick meant to say is to fit 33's you will need 3 inches of body lift, and 3 inches of suspension lift, plus quite a bit of trimming. Suspension lift is gained by using new Upper Control Arms and new springs or modified springs from a Jeep Grand Cherokee. You will also need to beef up the whole steering system. Calmini makes a heavy duty steering kit www.purenissan.com , you could also buy most of the steering components from L&P Preformance, www.lpperformance.com This would include their idler arm, pitman arm, and centerlink. This is definatly required because the stock system CAN NOT handle tires larger than 31. Welcome to the board! Hope we can answer any and all questions you might have! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardwaretoad Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Welcome fellow 2-door owner ! :bow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Precise1 Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 Welcome cohen !! While I'm certainly not trying to talk you out of building it up, like MZ said, there is no reason you can't do some wheeling as it sits. You just may be suprised at how capable it is. B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 What Slick meant to say is to fit 33's you will need 3 inches of body lift, and 3 inches of suspension lift, plus quite a bit of trimming. Suspension lift is gained by using new Upper Control Arms and new springs or modified springs from a Jeep Grand Cherokee. You will also need to beef up the whole steering system. Calmini makes a heavy duty steering kit www.purenissan.com , you could also buy most of the steering components from L&P Preformance, www.lpperformance.com This would include their idler arm, pitman arm, and centerlink. This is definatly required because the stock system CAN NOT handle tires larger than 31. Welcome to the board! Hope we can answer any and all questions you might have! well said.. i was tired.... :bow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cohen Posted November 20, 2005 Author Share Posted November 20, 2005 thanks guys. You are defintely the friendliest people on any board I've met so far. By now my thread would have been flamed because I'm a noob or because I came from the tuner scene. Thanks for all the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC88Pathy Posted November 20, 2005 Share Posted November 20, 2005 I have to agree this is one of the nicest boards around. Probably has something to do with a lack of 13 year olds who just figured out that they can be completely anonomous on the internet... Or maybe owning a pathfinder just makes you a nicer person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagwoodzz Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Cohen, '87 is my first 4x4 ever. I love it. The first time off-road got stuck just a little ways from the road. got some muds and haven't been stuck since. hit this site daily and ask a lot of questions. If you have 1100$ for sound, your gonna make some folks jealous because there are a lot of mods that can be done to a Pathy for the same amount. Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Welcome cohen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted November 21, 2005 Share Posted November 21, 2005 Welcome fellow 2-door owner ! :bow: I'll second that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cohen Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 (edited) Edited November 22, 2005 by cohen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey.T Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Welcome cohen Clean looking 87 -bounce- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC88Pathy Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Lookin good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 (edited) gawd that looks like the San Mateo bridge in the backround Edited November 22, 2005 by Slick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cohen Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 haha no, its looking over the james river off of the TCC campus. -bounce- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slick Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 haha no, its looking over the james river off of the TCC campus. -bounce- sssh where's that? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cohen Posted November 22, 2005 Author Share Posted November 22, 2005 southeast virginia. right by the chesapeake bay...if tht helps? :type: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trainman Posted November 22, 2005 Share Posted November 22, 2005 Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Dank Posted November 24, 2005 Share Posted November 24, 2005 Welcome to the board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenEnvy94Pathy Posted November 26, 2005 Share Posted November 26, 2005 (edited) Welcome, AWESOME lookin 2 door, very clean... but lets see some mud on it!! Edited November 26, 2005 by GreenEnvy94Pathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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