The Nissan Path

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This is the only thing I actively monitor on my truck, I get under it with a flashlight occasionally to check the heater lines. I've had the A/C lines repaired once back in 2012. One option is to carry JB Water Weld. I don't know about very long term if it's near the exhaust, but I think it would ge...

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‘05 160K. I’m the original owner and never experienced this before—steering wheel vibrates starting at about 60 MPH. Nothing extreme but definitely noticeable. coincidentally my SES light came on at the same time but that’s been on for over half the life of this pathy LOL. What are the likely culpr...

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Oh, it is what it is, I don't think these fail very often going by the forums. The guys who complain about them are the wheeling crowd who hate that it's down low where it might get waterlogged :lol: I will say the probable cause of mine finally dying was the thick, sludgy coat of oil it had from th...

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Whines a little less today with the battery topping off, but it's still there. Will try a new belt and see if I get lucky. If not, I'll drive this for a while then replace with a Nissan/Hitachi OEM alternator.

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And of course...it whines. I'll order a Nissan alternator and do this all over again soon

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I shifted the shroud out of the way without disconnecting the fan (because obviously...the belt is already out) and got the old one out. New one is about to go in next. Sure would have been nice if the other forums said "OBTW the shroud is in the way," I just dont believe they removed the alternator...

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Ok new question...should I be able to wiggle this thing out through the wheel well without removing the fan shroud, etc? Seems like everyone on the Frontier forums can do it that way. I can't find a way to squeeze it out though.

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Whoops...went back and looked and my hammer taps did drop it out of the bracket I just didn't notice

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Alternator died, trying to get the old one out and the electrical section of the FSM isn't one I downloaded from the old site. From YouTube videos...how many bolts hold the alternator in, just two, or is there a third? I've removed the two (long and short), but some people reference a third, and it'...

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The difference between the 81117 and the 81119 is a very minor difference in free height (unloaded, uninstalled): 16.63" vs. 16.25". The installed length is the same, 6.32 inches, and the spring rate is the same. So a V-6 would see something less than 0.38" height increase, or a little less sag (sam...

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81117 is also 353 lbs/inch. Front 81276 is 450 lbs/inch. Not super surprising to me it's same/same...

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The Moog 81119 (4WD rear) springs are 353 lbs/inch, and the 81280 (4WD front) springs are 450 lbs/inch. Moog lists the 81280's as replacements for all three truck types in 4WD varieties. All of the lift springs I can find start around 480 lbs/inch and work their way up. There's a ton of conjecture o...

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Here was my misadventure, where I had to sawzall through one of the bolts and knock out a bushing in the knuckle: https://www.thenissanpath.com/topic16593.html At the time I thought it was between half an inch and an inch, with completely new springs and seats. Still think it's about that, and the s...

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I think I measured mine at the time but now that was a few years ago? If you see a Pathfinder with a 2" lift, it's obvious this isn't that. And when I had one side done it wasn't that large of a tilt. I can verify it's pretty much exactly the same lift I get out of 5-7psi in the air bags though...or...

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My Moog springs raised the rear visually, but it was something like 3/4 inch, in line with what other people observed. And about the same as the 5-7 psi I always kept in my air bags before with the stock springs to keep the rear end from wallowing.

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