Updated - Lowered R50 2002 Nissan Pathfinder

[sicwitit]

I like it! throw some 22"s on it and it should look pimp. I'm keep getting conflicted on what route to take, lower mine with 22"s, lift it and 32"s or the Rally/Dakar T2 style I like....I'm so conflicted

[Axelpkt]

Sweet I have been planning on doing this for awhile, I just keep putting it off and now I have been spending a ton of money on my motorcycle. Hopefully I will do this next spring, maybe this fall

[miamiheat3332]

go for it axel

[sixty4]

Looks good, I'd still rather fill my wheel wells with a 22" and "rubber band"

[miamiheat3332]

sixty4, im thinking of getting the same wheels as you, lol sorry but i love'em.

i think 22's would still fit fine on mine, and if not i looked yesterday and they have fusion flex's in 20"

[sixty4]

sixty4, im thinking of getting the same wheels as you, lol sorry but i love'em.

i think 22's would still fit fine on mine, and if not i looked yesterday and they have fusion flex's in 20"

Oh no problem at all. I still like them a lot, but I think its mostly because they are in a 22" size. I am looking for an old photo of my old 98' that had 20's on it.

[miamiheat3332]

haha alright sixty4

[jroo]

I just sent you an email asking about all the parts to get this done. That looks really good and now I have to decide it I should stay at 20's or try 22's with that drop? Now where else has other suspension pieces like larger sway bars do they. This is all new to me as I have only had Volvos and VW's.

[Black2003SE]

very nice ...this is something i always wanted to do but somehow in the image on 4x4parts the pathfinder doesn't look lowered to me....do you experience any rubbing when you turn the wheels fully on either side?

[miamiheat3332]

no i dont have any rubbing.

[miamiheat3332]

jroo, im not sure how well 22" rims would fit now, even though im probably gonna go with 20"s like sixty4's this coming spring, but eh if moneys a little better then 22"s like his. so i cant tell ya how well 20vs22 will fit

[JonathanPrem]

Maim does you pathfinder still look the same or has it dropped even more.Maybe some new photos .

[miamiheat3332]

I assume its probably settled more by now and recently i was parked by a stock height pathfinder, and i truely do have about 2 inches lower from the fender to the wheel.

And the height from the ground to the frame parts underneath will be higher now because i have those pirelli snow and ice tires on, right when i put them on it gave me like a close to 1inch lift. but you can still definatly see its lowered if you know your pathfinders.

also i will add, you will feel the bumps in the road more and that kind of stuff, its more severe on a lowered SUV than a lowered sedan.

As long as roads are good, minimal bumps, then you will enjoy it, if the roads are really s***ty, depends how loaded the car is, since i noticed when i have 5 people, the return from bumps in the road is much more stonger. All in all, i smoke many people on exits and windy highways in this thing now, theres almost no body roll either, and i have sticky snow and ice tires so yeah, we will see when i get 20;s later in the spring, its gonna handle even better cause alot lot less tire sidewall to flex on the turn,

i will post some pictures up sooner or later on how its stance is at the moment.
Modified by miamiheat3332 at 9:25 PM 1/7/2010

[JonathanPrem]

How much gap is between the tire and fender . WOT told me on a another thread his rear had 1-2" gap

[miamiheat3332]

doesnt he have a big -a** audio system in the back? i will go see right now.

[miamiheat3332]

alright, in the front its about 3 1/2 inches.

and back is 2 1/2 mabye a tad less.

Though its probably just how our body is made, because when its parked on a parking lot and your walking torward it looking at it when its standing sideways, the front still looks lower than the back, so it has a good look.

[JonathanPrem]

Thanks a lot Miam. Gonna go see difference and if it worth.

I got dumb question? During the settling time if you put bags of sand in your car will it drop even more?

I know i know sounds pretty dumb

[miamiheat3332]

i cant give you an exact answer for that, since i dont know for sure myself.

but my thought is that it would hinder the ability for the coils to perform as they are suppost to,

what comes to mind is how you break in subwoofers before blasting them, as it will ruin them a little if you dont, but mabye its not like that.

so yeah not sure

edit: and plus you cant really put sand bags up front where the coils are so if you did put bags of sand in the car, youd most likely end up with front higher than rear, just how mine was on the stock suspension cause the coils were shot in the back.

[Fisherdude]

Well if you don't go off road then an off road SUV isn't your car. You ever consider taking your CV shafts out to get better gas mileage if you know you'll never have to drive off road? I personally got my pathfinder for the off road abilities so lowering isn't really my style. Looks like you're tryin to go for the Scion XB look now haha. Idk lowering kits seem to take the "sport" out of 'sport utility vehicle."

[miamiheat3332]

i lowered it 2 inches for a couple of reasons, 1. Because i wanted better handling, 2. it cost less than everything stock from the dealer or courtesyparts, 3. In the SUV class, my pathfinder handles like a sedan, if not better cause the springs are more stiff than stock ones on sedans. 4. The exclusiveness that comes with it haha not many lowered paths.

anyways the whole point was to have a sporty SUV even though i dont offroad it, we get snow & ice here in PA and i need 4wd. And also i do ride around "offroad" i guess you could say in the snow alot.

my whole point was to have the features of an SUV, like 4wd, towing capability if needed, and things like that, but have it handle and ride like a sedan or better, which i have achieved also.

but each to their own, also im considering getting lift coils mabye late this year, and i could lift it for the winter with the snow tires i have, and drop it in the summer with the 20;s.

[techracer]

[QUOTE=to have that negative camber a little, and stock you wouldnt have that, but with the lowering kit, i guess it will look a littel "slammed"

and plus it will cling just as good on the turns, and suspension will still be stiffer much more than stockModified by miamiheat3332 at 2:11 AM 9/3/2009[/QUOTE]

Why would anyone WANT a severe negative camber look? It will corner worse, wear out tires and be very squirrely all over the road!

I like the way it looks but DON'T ruin it.

[Turbogst]

Why would anyone WANT a severe negative camber look? It will corner worse, wear out tires and be very squirrely all over the road!

I like the way it looks but DON'T ruin it.

lol you have to ask the VW guys and while your at it, ask why its cool to make your new car have a rusty hood

[miamiheat3332]

techracer, heres a few examples.





some VIP styled cars. ^

take a look at any higher performance car, you will see that they have either negative camber in the front or rear, or both, and its alot compared to normal cars, reason is = styling & handling.

so if you have nothing good to say or dont like it, then dont even post in my thread.

[02pathy]

put it on 22' if u have no problems, i don't know about you but i brought my suv to put big rims on it, i wouoldn't even mine getting some 22' are 24' steel rims if i can find them, i feel alot safer on the big rims, i don't ride the brakes as much in the corners either, i was looking at the tahoes and surburbans but decided on the pathy for the price, gas (not as bad as previous two mentioned) and last but not least reliablity only offroading i do is on the curb and side walk, don't get me wrong i know i would murder off roading if i could but maybe on a atv of something

[JonathanPrem]

Hey Miam. I got another question for you . Does your ride bounce with lowering springs?

[miamiheat3332]

explain what you mean by bounce, and bounce when/ or over what?

assuming you mean potholes or s***ty roads, yeah you get thrown around in the inside of the car but the spring rebound rate on these is really high thats why theres no dampening, the stock ones, would go over the pot hole, and since the spring rebound rate is low, it would come back to stable ride after a little swaying, unlike the lowering ones which throw the car right back into the normal position.

^ if thats not what you asked, explain what you mean like i said, and i will try to explain.

[JonathanPrem]

Yea that's what i meant and now i have to Redo my brand new exhaust again cause it sits about 1 inch on top of the sway bar/axle and bottoms out over everything. . Maybe later on i might cut my front springs a tiny bit for bit lower stance.

[miamiheat3332]

i dont think cutting them would be too much of a good idea, as these lowering springs are already half the size if not less of the stock springs. from what i think, i dont know anyone who did this and their results, you might as well take the springs out in the front and cut a peice of round wood and shove it in there as to the ride quality your going to get, mabye im wrong, dont know.

[Fisherdude]

If your camber is off then get it aligned. there are kits at Napa for lifts and drops on our cars.

[JonathanPrem]

How many bolts do we need? 4 or 8