Before and After pics, Lift, Spacers,bull bar, Lots of pics

[lemansz20]

Here are the before pics of my car starting with the little mods like headlights:
STOCK:


Headlights:

Headlights and Grill:

Stock Height from the side(springs were worn and I had tires in the car though, so its a bit lower):

New Height with AC 2" Lift, Rear Shocks/ stock struts up front/ New tires(265/70/17:

All the above mods, plus Bull Bar and Spacers:



Pics of Stock wheels without spacers and new tires from fender and after 1.25" spacers( Which I think is beyond Perfect):

[lemansz20]

I know its not the BEST quality pictures b/c it was done with my phone, but I think they are pretty good:

Mods: 2" AC Lift
-1.25" spacers
-Bull bar from ebay
-Blacked out headlights
-Blacked out grill
-265/70/17 Hankook at10 tires
-Alignment bolts

Thats it for now, I am going to go bigger on the tires when I get new wheels later.
Impressions:
The ride is alot higher, and its a bit stiffer, the front end bounces very little b/c I have the stock struts up front, but honestly barely noticeable so Ill replace those later. It felt a little unsafe driving with just the lift, but as soon as I put the spacers I swear the car felt more planted everywhere with the car having a wider stance.
The bull bar is pretty good, fitment was on par and super easy and it was cheap. The part on the bottom which is I guess like a curved plate with holes is kinda cheap when you REAL up close, but youll never tell. I have an alignment paid for, but I am going to give the springs a week or 2 to settle and then bring it back to the shop so they can finish the job. Overall, I love the look of the car, and it definately rides pretty good, and looks real good I think. The last thing for now is blacked out taillights, but lightly and then a indash double din nav.(getting married though so might have to hold off)

[lemansz20]

Here are some more just for the heck of it.

[fueler]

wow, man! The headlights and grill dont look good. They look GREAT!

The last pic with bullbar - looks kinda like a 4runner!

How hard were the spacers to install?

[lemansz20]

Fueler I have always envied your ride man, so to hear it from you def awesome. The spacers were actually really easy to install, but one of them the stud broke off on one so I contacted ruggedrocks where I purchased it from to see what they can do. I am a little afraid b/c all the others are torqued to 100lbs, but that one just kept twisting and broke right off. I am afraid of spacers for the most part, but man you can tell in one of the pics the huge difference they made. I am also glad I went with the 1.25 instead of 1.5, i think it looks perfect.

[fueler]

i assume a warn extended stud broke?

im about to do the warn hubs as soon as the UPS guy gets here. Patiently waiting!!!

[lemansz20]

its the stud on the actual spacer purchased from ruggedrocksoffroad.com. I emailed and called and no one ever answers, hopefully they can overnight one to me.

[Tunerguy1989]

lemansz20 where did you get the headlights and grill? did you just paint your grill or you bought it like that?

[miamiheat3332]

damn. looking good, i like it alot, i always wanted to get another path id have and lift it and have one lowered.

[KyooX4]

Looks GREAT!!

Fueler, I was thinking the last pic looked like a 4Runner too, even before I saw your comment! haha


Lemansz20, I'm glad to hear you're not having any troubles with the stock struts and the lift. I'm wanting to get a lift but I don't want to replace the struts (they're fine) if I don't have to either. Keep us updated on how they hold up.

Also, don't be too worried about missing one lug nut. Five out of six ain't too bad as long as you have the others torqued properly.

[lemansz20]

Guys, i got the headlights from ebay, and had to search a bit b/c most people sell it with the black housing and yellow amber, and I wanted the clear/white one.

The grill i did myself with just a tutorial somebody did on painting a g35 grill.

Thanks for the compliments, it really has turned out nice. I am just freaking out, b/c I am having this clicking noise happen on the one wheel where the stud broke off the spacer. It happens after a full turn of the wheel, but I am pretty sure its related to the spacer b/c I lifted the car in the front and spun the wheel and the sound went away. I hope it holds till this guy from the place I bought the spacer answers.(NEVER picks up the phone, and takes forever for emails)

As far as the front goes with the stock stuff, the front feels like it hops just a little more then the rear, but not a huge deal. I have about 87k on my car right now, so I am going to push it and see how long those fronts go. i have to go get the alignment done next week, just I figure a week or so should let the springs settle.

[bmlawless]

Looks wicked cool. Did you do the lift yourself? How hard was it?

[Empty V]

Looks awesome dude, excellent work! The headlamps, grill, and bullbar all look really good. Now slap some A/T's on there and some solid 6" lights and you're set.

Billy

[lemansz20]

It was actually real easy, I mean granted you have to have the right tools and have a little know how, but its very straight forward. The struts I had my springs swapped in from the stock ones for $20 bux for both, just brought them to pepboys. i didnt need a spring compressor for the reason that its so cheap. To install this stuff at 2 shops i was quoted like $550.00, so $20.00 bux and some elbow grease did not bother me at all.

I just bought some smaller square lights for now till I get the money for the 6" piaas up front.

[WPGQX4]

The stud that broke. Did it look like it had any lubricant on it? Lubricant will not allow the torque wrench to click at the specified torque, but the nut is gettting tighter and tighter as you turn. Then SNAP! Off comes the stud. I'm happy to hear that you torqued them. Most people just go as tight as they can when they tighten lugnuts.

[lemansz20]

Yea it just kept spinning and snap, sux and now I have to probably send the entire spacer back b/c they dont want to send me just the stud which sux, b/c I have to take both the spacers off so the car wont drive strange.

Just installed some foglights, havent wired them yet, but until I get my round 6 inchers(FOGLIGHTS GUYS,FOGLIGHTS!!) these will suffice. I will take pics later.

[Ron Burgundy]

Have you considered removing your side-steps?

They're a nice feautre, but if you're looking for a more agressive look - I personally believe this helps a lot!

[lemansz20]

I have thought about it, BUT lol I have a g/f and at the end of the day she is having trouble hopping up as it is. I like how it looks, its not to crazy high, but aggressive. I just think bigger tires are for the next time with new wheels.

[GRNMACHINE]

lemansz-excellent work!!! Very Very nice. Can you send the link to the headlight dealer on fleabay? Go ahead and remove those side steps and then you can put them in the mail and ship them to me. I am not familiar with using spacers etc, but they sure make those tires look even better. I have a really funky offset on my wheels and they stick out about the same amount. Keep up the great work and looking forward to more pics. Really like those wheels and I generally dont like many stock wheels.

[lemansz20]

It was a while ago that I purchased the headlights, just go on ebay and search nissan pathfinder headlights, thats exactly how I found them. It takes a minute or 2, but you can easily find the ones with the clear side markers.

Thansk for all the good words, makes it worth it. I think i am going to try and do the smoked taillights and wire up the fog lights I just mounted. I just sorta wish i went bigger on the tires, but for now it looks good.

[fleurys]

Yep, black on black is my prefered... Whish mine was like that.... now with the new tire and suspension, show us some action pictures.... go wheel the damn thing ! hahaha...

[lemansz20]

Im a lowly 2wd man, I kno I know, I did it more for the look since I am in miami and their isnt much to do for offroading here, its more like giant lakes that form, so maybe I should hunt for a snorkel lol.

[Densetsu]

It all looks sweet, though I'd probably never lift my Pathy unless I bought one strictly for off-roading. I had the QX4's stock rims on my last Pathy in the summertime, the offset in those made it wider and I liked the little bit more stability it gave me.

Bull bar I'd get just because people here don't know how to parallel park... so many front bumper scratches on my last Pathy... grr...

[lemansz20]

Its funny you say that, I said the same thing about never lifting it. The truth is though, our cars just dont get really high and the 2" is just perfect to give it a muscular look and stand out. I honestly have never lifted a truck, but as long as its like this, I will do it again. This mod honestly signed the deal for me, and I pretty much have decided without a doubt I will keep this forever. It is the best daily driver you can have, not terrible on gas, can tow, reliable, and not huge, and now looks really good and stands out.

Once I get Nav in here, and some little things here and there it will be perfect.

[GRNMACHINE]

You will always wish you went with bigger tires!! Heh Heh. I thought once I put 33's on my Explorer I would be good to go and content. Now I am trying to figure out how to fit 35's! And I agree, that looks like a fantastic as good as you can get daily driver. I really wish I would have lifted my Pathfinder but I must say it handles like a sports car in comparison to my lifted Explorer.

Looking forward to more pics-Looking Great!!!

[lemansz20]

Well I am definately moving to 285/70/17 next, with probs new wheels, but not for a while. One thing I am wondering is, do you guys remove the inside of the fender walls?(forgot what they are called at this moment)

[rydebynite]

Well I am definately moving to 285/70/17 next, with probs new wheels, but not for a while. One thing I am wondering is, do you guys remove the inside of the fender walls?(forgot what they are called at this moment)

will 285/70/17 fit on the oem suspension w/out a lift. I have 265/65's on there now but want to go with a meatier tire~!?~!?

[lemansz20]

No it will absolutely not fit, it requires modifications just to fit them on a lifted car.

[01silvapathy]

How's the light dispersion with those blacked out headlights? Im assuming you got them off of ebay?

[lemansz20]

The lights are perfect, i installed them at night on purpose. I actually checked the amount of light out of stock and these, and BARELY a difference. I just checked it, b/c I knew I would have to align the headlights when I put on the new one. All pathys should have the blacked out headlights, b/c it just makes the car look WAY better.