The Nissan Path

My rear camber adjustment bolts are seized on my 2008 Pathfinder. Two separate shops have told me they cannot get the bolts out without destroying the bushings, so I need new control arms for the lower rear.

Anyone have suggestions on where to order and what control arms I need to purchase? I was thinking about going with aftermarket parts to save some cash else I'd have Nissan do it.

I got mine to break loose since i have yet to find after market lowers or bushings.

We have tried. And tried. And tried. It's not going anywhere

Mevotech control arms from Rockauto.com or genuine Nissan arms. There are no bushings available from Nissan. I also answered your PM.

Good luck and let us know how they worked.
Im going to replace my bushings with standard polyurethane ones soon.

smj999smj wrote:Mevotech control arms from Rockauto.com or genuine Nissan arms. There are no bushings available from Nissan. I also answered your PM.

I already have the bolts and just ordered the lower control arms from Nissan. $150 each. Do I now need to order bushings? The lower control arms don't come with new bushings?

They should. Rockauto ones do for sure.

How are your coil bucket arm bushings?

I confirmed that the control arms I ordered come with the bushings.

Coil Arm Bucket Arm Bushings......have no idea how they look. I'll google it and check it out though.

I've had this happen to me before. Fortunately my alignment was 'close enough'.

But the next time I was taking it in for tires and alignment (3 years later, same control arms), just for shits and giggles, I soaked the bolt and bushing in penetrating oil every day for 2 weeks.

I brought it to the alignment shop, and didn't say anything. They zapped the bolts out like nobody's business.

Worth a try!

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BlueTJMCRT wrote:

smj999smj wrote:Mevotech control arms from Rockauto.com or genuine Nissan arms. There are no bushings available from Nissan. I also answered your PM.

I already have the bolts and just ordered the lower control arms from Nissan. $150 each. Do I now need to order bushings? The lower control arms don't come with new bushings?

Yes, the control arms come with bushings installed. What I meant is that if you wanted to purchase "just the bushings" to replace the ones in your original control arms, the bushings are not sold through Nissan.

BlueTJMCRT wrote:I confirmed that the control arms I ordered come with the bushings.

Coil Arm Bucket Arm Bushings......have no idea how they look. I'll google it and check it out though.

I just mean there are 2 lower control arms the fronts and the rears(which holds the spring in place)
My front ones seem fine but the rear ones are the ones that are completly shot.

If you are going to play for the labor i might check both lowers.

Went ahead and had the real lower control arms replaced with the factory Nissan control arms. $150 each.

Also did Monroe shocks and struts. The Pathfinder seems to be lifted about an inch higher than before, so it looks really good. Not sure why or how as I double checked that these are the proper shocks, but I guess it was just "sagging" that much before.

Rides great with the Monroe shocks and was able to get buy 3 get one free, a $100 rebate, and half off installation. Was a damn good deal IMO.

Thanks for all the great advice.

It will 'settle' a bit after a few weeks.

Do you have the Airlift 1000 installed? Highly recommended. You'll double the life of your shocks, and that inch or so will become permanent.