It's been a hot minute since I posted on this forum, but I wanted to enlighten the users who are still on here and possibly follow my craftsmanship and journey with my Pathfinder.
Some time has passed since I did anything crazy to my front suspension, but after putting up with some drawbacks due to paying for cheap suspension components, its time to once again mess with and hopefully dial in my suspension again.
Most of the work being performed is on the front suspension. The Rear Suspension is where I want it.
In the front, I am replacing the Driver and Passenger Side:
LCA's - Detroit Axle Nissan Titan/Armada LCA's
Steering Knuckles - CJD Racing Steering Knuckles
Wheel Hubs - Mevotech TTX Wheel Hubs
Inner and Outer Tie Rods - CJD Racing Full Heim Steering Kit
Lower Camber Bolts - All Dogs Offroad Camber Lockout Kit
Here are some photos of my journey so far:
Pre-Installation Fitment Photos:
Issue #1
The ABS wire is blocked due to the lack of a slot for the wire to sit in.
I ended up Dremeling out a slot for them to sit in, and the issue was corrected.
Issue #2
The Factory pinch Bolt does not fit in the hole on the CJD Racing knuckles.
I ended up resorting to using an M12x1.75 Cap Socket Bolt and Nut. As you can also tell, there isn't a way to hold the nut while tightening the Bolt down, so the shop ended up tack-welding the nut in place, and it has held very well. All of the nut and bolt hardware is rated at Grade 12.9 for the highest strength possible
Issue #3
The Ball Joint Hole on the CJD Racing Knuckles is too small for the factory ball joints.
Our Factory Ball Joints for the lower control arms have a diameter of 22mm. The CJD Racing Lower Control Arm holes are around 19-20mm.
After carefully drilling out the holes with a 55/64 drillbit (Slightly smaller than a 22mm Drillbit), the factory ball joints fit tight and perfectly into the knuckles.
Wheel fitment pics:
The knuckle is supposedly designed to clear 16x7 stock wheels
I ended up having to use my 1.5-inch wheel spacers with my American Racing 16x8 Wheels that have 0mm offset and 4 1/2 inches of backspacing
Shouldn’t have any contact issues between the steering components and my wheel and tire.