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That's interesting. Rancho is now showing a lift for the R51. Last I checked before I bought the OME, they didn't have anything.Greybrick wrote:Rancho may have aluminum skid plates as well;
http://www.gorancho.com/html/products/a ... lates.html
What do you mean 40mm only overseas? The OME parts available for the R51 overseas are the same ones you can get here. You might see it listed differently, ie: arbusa lists the springs as 1" or 25.4mm lift, but I can assure you it is the exact same lift as overseas and you net closer to the 1.75" advertised on some sites.guinnessjim wrote:why is the 40mm only offered overseas?
the dealer seemed to think that for some reason, the SE-OR differed somehow from the SE 4x4..any truth to this?
I put them on my LE. If you search the forum's you will come up with all kinds of good info like below:geoffstgermaine wrote:I'd also be interested to know if anyone has put the Nissan skid plates on a non-OR Pathy. I'd like to put skid plates on my LE. I'd also be interested to know how heavy duty the Nissan skid plates are.
NVSteve wrote:That's interesting. Rancho is now showing a lift for the R51. Last I checked before I bought the OME, they didn't have anything.Greybrick wrote:Rancho may have aluminum skid plates as well;
http://www.gorancho.com/html/products/a ... lates.html
It's called their Quick Lift system, but the info is still a bit vague as to what all is entailed & what it does. Almost sounds like it's adjustable, but I can't figure it out from their marketing material. They do say that it was tested for a max. tire of 285/75/16 though.
Here's 1 on Ebay for $50
Uses stock springs, but no mention of how much lift it provides. I'm guessing it just levels the front with the rear, but I don't know.
blink32 wrote:What do you mean 40mm only overseas? The OME parts available for the R51 overseas are the same ones you can get here. You might see it listed differently, ie: arbusa lists the springs as 1" or 25.4mm lift, but I can assure you it is the exact same lift as overseas and you net closer to the 1.75" advertised on some sites.guinnessjim wrote:why is the 40mm only offered overseas?
the dealer seemed to think that for some reason, the SE-OR differed somehow from the SE 4x4..any truth to this?
No difference in the undercarriages. At-least none that would affect mounting skid plates between an OR and regular versions.
I put them on my LE. If you search the forum's you will come up with all kinds of good info like below:geoffstgermaine wrote:I'd also be interested to know if anyone has put the Nissan skid plates on a non-OR Pathy. I'd like to put skid plates on my LE. I'd also be interested to know how heavy duty the Nissan skid plates are.
http://www.thenissanpath.com/viewtopic. ... kid+plates
You can use the stock spring up front because it just takes a change in how the strut is constructed. The rear is another story, since you can't possibly get any lift out of it just with shocks. The springs would have to be replaced as well, unless they their rear "kit" includes spacers.guinnessjim wrote:my understanding of this is that it is a nice way to get a lift (1-2.5" depending on how you set it...it is adjustable), but really doesn't provide any upgrade to the suspension system since it uses what you got. i am going w/ the OME as you get better quality coils and some nice shocks (if you chose to add them). since you get Rancho shocks on the SE-OR, dunno if this is needed for those models, but i will be upgrading my SE OEM shocks...just placed the order a couple minutes ago
NVSteve wrote:You can use the stock spring up front because it just takes a change in how the strut is constructed. The rear is another story, since you can't possibly get any lift out of it just with shocks. The springs would have to be replaced as well, unless they their rear "kit" includes spacers.guinnessjim wrote:my understanding of this is that it is a nice way to get a lift (1-2.5" depending on how you set it...it is adjustable), but really doesn't provide any upgrade to the suspension system since it uses what you got. i am going w/ the OME as you get better quality coils and some nice shocks (if you chose to add them). since you get Rancho shocks on the SE-OR, dunno if this is needed for those models, but i will be upgrading my SE OEM shocks...just placed the order a couple minutes ago
All in all, it's sounding cheaper by the minute & I would steer everyone away from it.
What shocks are you upgrading to? I had the Rancho as stock in mine, and it made no difference to the sloppy springs. If I were you, I'd cancel the order for shocks and just wait til you have the funds for the OME.
ordered from a place here in LV that will also being doing the install for me....will wind up paying a little more in the end, but i am new in vegas and don't have the equipment i would need to self install or know neone here yet who does. OME kit w/ full set of shocks + install, shipping, tax etc. going to run me just over $1K.blink32 wrote:Nice. Where'd you order from?guinnessjim wrote:sound advice...but too late!
i already put the order in for OME shocks all the way around...no waiting for funds here