what is wrong???

Topics relating to Lift Kits, Suspension, Steering...

Moderator: volvite

User avatar
ShipFixer
Posts: 769
Joined: Sun May 24, 2009 9:52 am
Location: San Diego, CA

Postby ShipFixer » Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:49 am

Sure, or you could just put the airbags in your stock springs and get a better ride without the 2" of lift if that's not what you're looking for. The rear springs are a touch soft; my air bags even with zero psi (but capped) fix the rear bottoming issue. 5-10 psi with no load balances the front and rear springs and remains close to critically (ideally) damped with the Bilstein HD's. My truck drives as close to a big sedan as its going to get, especially when it has new sway bar bushings and end links.

Bilstein HD's and the Airlift 1000 are an extremely cost effective fix for this...like under $200 if you do it all yourself. Getting after market springs and the full lift puts you down a road of modding your truck to solve a simple problem. If you want the 2" of lift then go for it, but it's not necessary to fix the crash-bang-bump-steer problem in the Pathfinder...


bowtie
Posts: 8
Joined: Wed Aug 07, 2013 12:08 pm

Postby bowtie » Wed Feb 05, 2014 7:25 am

well i would like to get something figured out. the roads are getting really bad up here with the plows ruining them and every little bump causes my pathfinder to jump around like crazy. It feels like the shocks and struts are totally shot cause if I hit a small bump it bangs really hard.

skinny2
Sponsored Member
Posts: 1531
Joined: Sat Dec 26, 2009 10:07 pm
Location: BFE, Ohio

Postby skinny2 » Wed Feb 05, 2014 8:27 am

bowtie wrote:well i would like to get something figured out. the roads are getting really bad up here with the plows ruining them and every little bump causes my pathfinder to jump around like crazy. It feels like the shocks and struts are totally shot cause if I hit a small bump it bangs really hard.
Did you ever get the alignment checked? That BY FAR has the biggest impact on mine jumping around. I have Bilsteins and airbags but when the alignment gets wacked it jumps around like crazy.


Return to “R51 Suspension and Steering”