best lift kit/method for 97 pathfinder - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

nakatsuj · 01-23-2005, 07:03 PM

Im in the market for a lift kit for the wifes pathfinder. Looking for a quality 3" kit but cant find one out there. They are all for the older models.. Anyone have any suggestions and/or comments? want to run 33's. thanks in advance for the help

TRed · 01-23-2005, 07:16 PM

I would get a body lift, it's the only one lift you can get that will actually give you 3 inches of lift and it is cheap and easy to install. A suspension lift is free, you just adjust the tbars for more height, and the back end can be easily lifted with some new springs. Even if you pay upwards of 600 bucks for a suspension kit, you won't get a true 3"s out of it. Plus your steering will now need upgrades, or become unsafe for the wife. There are many peeps that will tell you not to get a body lift. Most of them think they are weak and not a true lift. I can tell you from experience that my body lift has not one problem even after years of use, where as a suspension lift will cause you grief for years to come. Slap in a body lift, put on some bigger tires, and you will be done thinking about it for the rest of the vehicles life. Or get a suspension lift, and we will be talking to you about the problems your having with sagging, rough ride, blown axle boots, wacked out steering etc. from day one.

nakatsuj · 01-23-2005, 07:26 PM

hey thanks for the info. I was just curious to ask about the tbar portion of your response. Our pathfinder doesnt have torsion bars but instead it has front struts with rear coils. I have heard that a aftermarket coil kit wont lift it per say 3 inches but closer to 2 and there arent any other modifications such as to the steering etc. I believe it would increase the cv angles a bit and but is it really critical to have a small coil spring lift? Im asking just to pick your brain for more information thats all.. I have heard good and bad to both methods of lifting and want your opinion which is greatly appreciated. thanks

TRed · 01-23-2005, 08:00 PM

Ok, so you have a strut front suspension, in that case, you really need a body lift.

I don't personnally know much about your specific Nissan, but here is not the place for finding out. Go to www.4x4parts.com and also www.nissan4wheelers.com for way more Nissan knowledgable folks.

hlb3 · 01-23-2005, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TRed

I would get a body lift, it's the only one lift you can get that will actually give you 3 inches of lift and it is cheap and easy to install.

Can't put a body lift on an R50, its unibody.

JoeyS · 01-24-2005, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hlb3

Can't put a body lift on an R50, its unibody.

Come on TRED, you know better than that.

Suspension lift is the only option for a 96+ Pathy...

Packman5280 · 01-24-2005, 08:34 AM

If you do the 2" lift, you'll want to get manual hubs so that you can unlock the front driveline and reduce wear on the CVs. otherwise they spin all the time and at the higher angles they die quicker.

There is a 3" and 6" lift for the r50, but the company that makes it has a questionable reputation for delivering parts that have been paid for. My steering system from said company took 6 months to arrive, and I had actually given up on getting it at all until it came in this weekend. If they get their act together, I bet they'd sell alot of those lift kits.

XterraGuy · 01-24-2005, 08:41 AM

Yup, spacers and taller coils is about all you'll find, unless you want to emulate those krazy Kaioh/Mud-Jayson guys in Japan...

http://www.syaukan.com/~syaukan/ora1...2k0710r50k.htm
http://www.syaukan.com/~syaukan/ora1...2k0716r50k.htm

nakatsuj · 01-24-2005, 09:07 AM

thanks for all the input. Very much appreciated. Can anyone tell me where I can get the spacers from? thanks

XterraGuy · 01-24-2005, 11:20 AM

I may have mis-spoken when referring to spacers. I thought there were some strut spacers, but looking again I just see lift coils for front and rear. www.4x4parts.com

nakatsuj · 01-26-2005, 06:05 PM

thanks all..

XterraGuy · 01-27-2005, 09:14 AM

System-F here actually did fab up some spacers for his, he might be able to help.

01-23-2005, 07:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
nakatsuj Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Member # 37552 Posts: 11	best lift kit/method for 97 pathfinder Im in the market for a lift kit for the wifes pathfinder. Looking for a quality 3" kit but cant find one out there. They are all for the older models.. Anyone have any suggestions and/or comments? want to run 33's. thanks in advance for the help

01-23-2005, 07:16 PM	#2 (permalink)
TRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Member # 12100 Location: Priskitt AZ Posts: 1,168	I would get a body lift, it's the only one lift you can get that will actually give you 3 inches of lift and it is cheap and easy to install. A suspension lift is free, you just adjust the tbars for more height, and the back end can be easily lifted with some new springs. Even if you pay upwards of 600 bucks for a suspension kit, you won't get a true 3"s out of it. Plus your steering will now need upgrades, or become unsafe for the wife. There are many peeps that will tell you not to get a body lift. Most of them think they are weak and not a true lift. I can tell you from experience that my body lift has not one problem even after years of use, where as a suspension lift will cause you grief for years to come. Slap in a body lift, put on some bigger tires, and you will be done thinking about it for the rest of the vehicles life. Or get a suspension lift, and we will be talking to you about the problems your having with sagging, rough ride, blown axle boots, wacked out steering etc. from day one. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by randii if you're a Pickle, rolling down the trail in a Smurf, dispensing bowls of dicks. FWIW, I don't want to see pictures of that, either! Randii

01-23-2005, 08:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
TRed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Member # 12100 Location: Priskitt AZ Posts: 1,168	Ok, so you have a strut front suspension, in that case, you really need a body lift. I don't personnally know much about your specific Nissan, but here is not the place for finding out. Go to www.4x4parts.com and also www.nissan4wheelers.com for way more Nissan knowledgable folks. __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by randii if you're a Pickle, rolling down the trail in a Smurf, dispensing bowls of dicks. FWIW, I don't want to see pictures of that, either! Randii

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01-23-2005, 07:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
nakatsuj Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Member # 37552 Posts: 11	hey thanks for the info. I was just curious to ask about the tbar portion of your response. Our pathfinder doesnt have torsion bars but instead it has front struts with rear coils. I have heard that a aftermarket coil kit wont lift it per say 3 inches but closer to 2 and there arent any other modifications such as to the steering etc. I believe it would increase the cv angles a bit and but is it really critical to have a small coil spring lift? Im asking just to pick your brain for more information thats all.. I have heard good and bad to both methods of lifting and want your opinion which is greatly appreciated. thanks

01-24-2005, 08:34 AM	#7 (permalink)
Packman5280 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Member # 27777 Posts: 125	If you do the 2" lift, you'll want to get manual hubs so that you can unlock the front driveline and reduce wear on the CVs. otherwise they spin all the time and at the higher angles they die quicker. There is a 3" and 6" lift for the r50, but the company that makes it has a questionable reputation for delivering parts that have been paid for. My steering system from said company took 6 months to arrive, and I had actually given up on getting it at all until it came in this weekend. If they get their act together, I bet they'd sell alot of those lift kits.

01-24-2005, 08:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
XterraGuy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Member # 11064 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 257	Yup, spacers and taller coils is about all you'll find, unless you want to emulate those krazy Kaioh/Mud-Jayson guys in Japan... http://www.syaukan.com/~syaukan/ora1...2k0710r50k.htm http://www.syaukan.com/~syaukan/ora1...2k0716r50k.htm

01-24-2005, 09:07 AM	#9 (permalink)
nakatsuj Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Member # 37552 Posts: 11	thanks for all the input. Very much appreciated. Can anyone tell me where I can get the spacers from? thanks

01-24-2005, 11:20 AM	#10 (permalink)
XterraGuy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Member # 11064 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 257	I may have mis-spoken when referring to spacers. I thought there were some strut spacers, but looking again I just see lift coils for front and rear. www.4x4parts.com

01-26-2005, 06:05 PM	#11 (permalink)
nakatsuj Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Member # 37552 Posts: 11	thanks all..

01-27-2005, 09:14 AM	#12 (permalink)
XterraGuy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Member # 11064 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 257	System-F here actually did fab up some spacers for his, he might be able to help.