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I've noticed the saggy butt alot here recently. I seem to bottom out my shocks more than I believe I should and I hate that feeling and thud noise. I've got the air bags on order and they should be here today.IcedTeasley wrote:To mrfatboy:
Yes. The R51 generation Pathfinder suffers from a condition known as saggy butt. These airbags prevent the rear springs from being overwhelmed by any (or zero) load over the rear axle. I've had my factory suspension bottom-out on highway swells when I wasn't even carrying anything in my ride. It's a great upgrade to balance the ride between the excellent front and the soft-sprung rear even if you don't tow or haul.
Do you have a picture of your front hitch installed? Would love to see it.Mr Mayor wrote:Mine is installed finally, got around to it this morning, then took a brief 5 miler.. Like everyone else, money VERY well spent... in shock actually because I didn't think airbags could do this.. I thought I'd be bouncy (I'm at 10.2 psi (digital gauge)). Going to ramp up to 12 tomorrow for the 75 mile r/t commute, and finally, on Friday, up it to tow the quads out to the OTHER side of P/A, about 5.5hrs worth... My final test.
1) Do it, do not hesitate. This purchase imho is worth $200.00 and only spent $95.00
2) Use the "tee", and use silicone spray to get hoses onto the fittings easier.
3) There is no more 3
4) Drop the spare, trust me. Also, Jack up truck, one side at a time (set parking brake genius). It will ABSOLUTELY help you attach the hose to the actual airbag fitting when the time comes.. (You cannot trust me enough on this, I struggled quite a bit before I finally broke down and did it, and no, I did NOT remove tires)
5) "Zip" ties (electrical ties, oh$h!t ties, depends on your geo-locale) , use 'em. Nothing like doing a neat job....
I'll post a pic of the finished adapter I kidnapped from some loose parts, it looks damn near STOCK if I don't say so myself..
6) Happy Fathers Day guys.....
7) I promised my girlfriend I wouldn't type all this before our trip to Stony Point NY in about 20 minutes... ahhaa Luv u honey! And I must say, gotta love a woman who can turn a wrench! AR AR AR !!!
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