herm Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Dean - did you come up with the idea for those wheels and have someone build them? How are the side arms attached - did you weld off the hitch arms or bolt-on? m. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 good Q's... thats a neat mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 (edited) Before my trip to Moab in 2003, I knew I'd be attempting to cross the Golden Crack. After looking at hundreds of photos of various rigs crossing the crack, I was reasonably sure that unless I either replaced or strengthened the rear bumper, it would get ripped from the truck and left for dead in Utah, since many obstacles there require departure angles that exceed the Pathy's rear overhang clearance. One day, I happened to be following a big RV out of a steep driveway and I noticed little wheels near its trailer hitch, and I got the gears turning in my head, so I googled a bunch of sites looking for "RV skid wheels". A few weeks before the trip, I contacted 4crawler (who lives about 8 miles from me) and had him weld reinforcements onto my trailer hitch. I described to him what I wanted, spec'ing where I wanted the wheels placed and how I wanted the structure reinforced. I dropped off my hitch and 3 weld-on steel rollers. A few days and 80 bucks later, I had this. I also had my tailpipe repositioned closer to the mudflap so it wouldn't get crushed between the ground and the new bracketry when dropping off steep obstacles. I intended for this mod to be temporary until I could afford to have a true full-steel rear bumper built. Edited January 22, 2006 by XPLORx4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 ahhh... so that would explain how you kept your bumper during this part... I saw that in the video & kinda cringed... :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 (edited) Haha, lots of people cringed many times (including myself!) as my truck ground its way over obstacles. That dropoff was just one of dozens that I basically "slid" down. Good thing Nissan built the Pathy with a flat undercarriage! But, hey, that's what armor is for! Edited January 22, 2006 by XPLORx4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headpeace Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 thats one nice mod :cool2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filthy Luker Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 I myself love the scraping sounds... it's the loud pops and bangs followed by dead silence I hate. Fantastic mod... BTW! :cool2: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted January 22, 2006 Share Posted January 22, 2006 Excellent idea! I have a feeling that one might be duplicated several times over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmgar99 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 ahhh... so that would explain how you kept your bumper during this part... I saw that in the video & kinda cringed... :o Where did you see the video Pezzy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 (edited) Where did you see the video Pezzy? :::Puts on his best Pezzy impersonation performance::: It was posted within this thread... Finally took my pathy offroad Edited January 23, 2006 by RedPath88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick1716 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 i like it... i may have to whip one of those up when i get some time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 (edited) :::Puts on his best Pezzy impersonation performance::: It was posted within this thread... Finally took my pathy offroad There's another entertaining quicktime video of Potato Salad Hill, complete with a rollover, in Moab here. No Nissans though. Edited January 23, 2006 by XPLORx4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted January 23, 2006 Share Posted January 23, 2006 :::Puts on his best Pezzy impersonation performance::: nice, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedPath88 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 nice, thanks! Hey no problem Pez.. err, umm yeah your welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I want one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey.T Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 OMG that has to be the most practical Mod for its use... even if we never did anything that extreme :bow: In the Greater Spokane area we dont have any rocks like that... but I have saved the picture for future reference I want that rear hitch.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vengeful Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Actually, when I make my rear bumper, I'm probably going to integrate those wheels in the corners into it, and a wheel under the center as well. Dean, you've been an inspiration for my truck for many years and many mods....oh, can't forget many dollars. I love you and hate you at the same time. Thanks a million buddy, and hopefully, one day, we'll get to wheel together. :bow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezzy Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 lol vengeful, I feel the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0ast Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Amazing. :bow: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herm Posted January 24, 2006 Author Share Posted January 24, 2006 An alternative to the wheels is using teflon cutting board material (like kitchen cutting boards) to help slide. A few competition trucks have been incorporating that as a liner on the belly skids. I think there is an older thread that mentions some manufacturer leads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 (edited) An alternative to the wheels is using teflon cutting board material... Yeah, that's another alternative, but it would be harder to weld to the trailer hitch! You'd need to build the bracketry, then bolt the teflon pads to the bottom of the brackets, making sure that the bolts/screws/etc. are countersunk. This is actually something that could be added and used in combination with the wheels. The brackets on mine that extend forward of the wheels a few inches could be lined with the teflon. Right now, they're just plain ol' 2" box steel that clank rather loudly when impacted. Edited January 24, 2006 by XPLORx4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casey.T Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 plain ol' 2" box steel that clank rather loudly when impacted. Also known as a "Proximity Alarm" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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