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    2022 Chrysler Pacifica AWD

    I love those things! And “Why?” indeed! I had to visit dealers 90+ minutes away just to find an AWD model that wasn’t a $60k loaded package. The stigma on minivans is so pervasive, it would take VW bringing nostalgia to bear with a Wesfalia Routan or something to generate even remote interest...
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    2022 Chrysler Pacifica AWD

    Preface: HUH!? Yes. I heart my pacifica. This is my third Chrysler “minivan”. I am addicted to the stow-and-go seating. I have had two dressed engines in there at once, nearly four yards of bagged mulch, people, gear, all the things. Seats fold in a moment and accommodate a twin mattress with...
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    Nissan to Nissan: traded my X for a V8 Pathy

    Trading my MK2 VW Golf for a later turbo Jetta. Hoping that sells easier. Gotta get rid of this Mercedes taking up space as well, and sell a scion! That should net me around $10k - not all of which will get pissed away immediately, but, well, half of it will! Headers arrive Monday. Waiting on...
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    Utility RTT: Start from scratch or store-bought-and-build?

    Yeah, for sure. Probably pull a leaf and spring-over the trailer in the sort term if I go the store-bought route. I’m sure if I watch my expenses, I can resell it for what I have in it. Reuse the wheels and RTT for a more aggressive build when steel prices come down.
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    Utility RTT: Start from scratch or store-bought-and-build?

    Thank you! I had a more robust design in mind, but until my tow vehicle is more than just a stock-height nissan pathfinder, something like this will probably do well and spare me the expense of the timbrens while I figure things out!
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    Nissan to Nissan: traded my X for a V8 Pathy

    Got the pathfinder clean and legal after several months of stalling and distractions. Shook the suspension down and everything is clean, and I landed a set of five good oem tires for free. That coupled with a pregnant wife means I’m not planning to lift it anytime soon! The plan has always been...
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    Utility RTT: Start from scratch or store-bought-and-build?

    Looks like the frame is all angle iron, which won’t do. I’m going to check one out this afternoon. Trailer will at most be carrying two dirt bikes, gear and the roof top tent, so probably just over 1000#, at most. Angle might "work" but I'd be afraid of the thing rattling apart over rougher...
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    Utility RTT: Start from scratch or store-bought-and-build?

    Finally replaced my welder and am looking to start in on a utility trailer with a nest for a RTT. Lowe’s has a 5x8 for $750 that comes with a title, expanded steel flooring and a drop gate. Titling a diy trailer is an expensive PITA so it might be worth it to start with this thing, add timbrens...
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    Nissan to Nissan: traded my X for a V8 Pathy

    ARB makes a locker for the V8. Same rear as the Armada and QX56. You're going to pay for it though! If you're doing that, titan swap it and run front and rear 3.36 diffs from the armada/QX56 in there! I loved the VQ40 in my Xterra. Plenty of power, even with the heavy E-rated 33s and armor...
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    Nissan to Nissan: traded my X for a V8 Pathy

    Planning 265/70R18s (32.6”) on the stock wheels for now. Cooper ATS 4S. They run only 5# more a piece than the stock tires, and almost 20# less than the 285/65R18 BFG KO2s I had my eyes on. Should be way better for fuel economy and performance. May run Titan wheels in the future if I upgrade the...
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    Nissan to Nissan: traded my X for a V8 Pathy

    About to place an order for the pathfinder suspension. I need to replace everything in the front end anyway, and at least the rear springs and shocks, so I’m doing all Titan/Armada running gear instead. All RockAuto off-the-shelf bits. For about $0 extra vs. just doing what already needs done...
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    Trailer and RTT or an enclosed camper?

    It needs a cab badly. All rusted out. Haven’t seen the frame yet. I agree that it would be a shame to cut it up but if the cab is scrap and, being a 3-speed 6 cylinder, it would take a crazy amount of work to get it decent. It would however make a cool trailer for really cheap. Pull the diff and...
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    Nissan Photos - post your's

    My pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Gone now. Moved onto a V8 R51 Pathfinder
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    Trailer and RTT or an enclosed camper?

    Damn. Got a line on an 83 step side chevy for next to nothing. Cut the frame behind the cab, weld up a tongue and roll pan for it, build a frame for a roof top tent, paint it to match the Pathfinder. That would be a sexy camper that I could take just about anywhere!
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