Another visit was payed to Toyota Masters today to get a quick update on the new rear suspension setup. The axle truss has tabs on it waiting for the links to be bolted into place and the new crossmember is going in. While looking at the new crossmember and ignoring my pink transfercase setup, you will notice that the old crossmember was completely removed so it doesn’t interfere Continue reading “Nissan Pathfinder Long Arm Rear Suspension pt.2”
Lock’n It Up – Update on 2nd Gen Nissan Lockers
Now that the M226 (D44 Variant) diff found in the Titan, and 2nd Generation Xterras and Frontiers (manual trans and O/R ver. only) has a locker option from ARB, we are on to new projects and lockers for more Nissan differentials. Next up for the Nissan croud is the C200K rear-end (Xterra and Frontier non-OR w/ Autotrans) & the Titan Front (M205) and yours truely is staying ontop of whats going on at ARB. Continue reading “Lock’n It Up – Update on 2nd Gen Nissan Lockers”
Nissan Pathfinder Long Arm Rear Suspension – Again…
After the Pathfinder got it’s solid axle last year i drove and wheeled it with the stock rear suspension setup but with longer shocks and springs. The links were simply too short for the amount of this that is on the truck and it was extremely unstable without a swaybar on the road. Eventually I gathered the funds to revamp the rear suspension.
We kept it a 4-link w/ panhard setup, moving the frame-side link mounts forward. and also pushing the rear axle back to stretch the wheelbase a little bit.This setup rode MUCH better than the stock links and stabilized the truck tremendously. Continue reading “Nissan Pathfinder Long Arm Rear Suspension – Again…”