Need Help renovating my 2008 Pathy - LIFT, TIRES, MORE

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dills84
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Need Help renovating my 2008 Pathy - LIFT, TIRES, MORE

Postby dills84 » Sun Sep 01, 2013 6:33 am

Hi guys, the past couple of weeks I've been toying with the idea of trading my pathfinder in for a newer Pro-4X frontier or Xterra... However the finances didn't align.

Instead I plan to renovate my completely stock 2008 pathfinder S into something a bit "Funner". Ive been having a hard time finding parts for this... Any suggestions?

What I want to do:

2"-3" lift/level - Any suggestion on brands? It seems like no one makes anything specificly for the pathfinder? I see lots for Xterra and Frontier.

New shocks... Not sure what size I'd require but I'd like to get some name brand shocks to get a stiffer ride.

Bigger tires... hoping for a 275-285 size instead of my current 245. Probably going to keep my stock rims. Again... any suggestions? Will these fit with a 2" lift?

Any help in pointing me in the right direction would be great. I guess not many people do this... its hard to find info online!

Thanks!


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Postby akley88 » Sun Sep 01, 2013 8:37 am

my 08 pathy has the rancho quick lift which give 2" of lift. i just installed a 3" body lift. and im running hankook 295/75r16 tires which are 33.6" tall.
check out 4x4parts.com. they specialize in nissans.

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Postby iheartmypathy » Sun Sep 01, 2013 8:23 pm

Ive got the 2" rancho quicklift as well, with general grabber 33"s.
LOVE how it looks and rides now. Good luck! :)

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Postby dills84 » Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:41 am

Thanks guys, looks like the quicklift is a good route! much cheaper than the alternatives I saw.

Questions...
-Do I need new upper control arms? Do they hit the springs?
-Do I need new cam bolts for alignment?
-What is the biggest tire I can fit on my stock rim? (S model aluminum rims) Think 275/75/R16's would work? Roughly a 32 1/2" diameter and 11 inches wide

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Postby Oly 22 » Mon Sep 02, 2013 1:01 pm

With a 2" lift, like the Rancho Quick Lifts and rear spacers, you won't need new upper controls arms. On my 2011, it did not come with the front camber bolts so I had to buy them and had them installed, for the front alignment. The factory rear camber bolts, were able to get the back end, back into spec.

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Postby akley88 » Mon Sep 02, 2013 2:22 pm

depending on the tire you want you can fit a 285/75r16 tire

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Postby RCAPathfinder » Sun Sep 22, 2013 7:50 pm

I have the competition suspension package from 4x4parts.com and love it. Also just put on Goodyear duratracs 265 70 17

next is a body lift.

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