nissan pathfinder

Jun

2026

Stop Bending Idler Arms on Your WD21 Pathfinder or D21 Hardbody

One of the weakest points in the steering system on a WD21 Nissan Pathfinder or D21 Hardbody is the idler arm.

If you’ve upgraded to larger tires, spend time off-road, or wheel your truck hard, you’ve probably noticed that steering components start taking a beating. Loose steering, wandering on the highway, and premature wear can all become common problems.

When I was building Project Cheapfinder, I ran into exactly this issue. Running 34″ Super Swampers on a truck Nissan never intended to wear them on definitely wasn’t helping matters. Continue reading →

Feb

2026

How Much Fluid Does a Nissan Pathfinder Manual Transmission Hold? (FS5R30A Fill Guide)

FS5R30A Transmission Fluid Capacity and Correct Fill Method

If you own a WD21 Pathfinder or D21 Hardbody with the FS5R30A 5-speed and you filled it until it dripped out of the side plug… it’s probably underfilled by over a liter. Continue reading →

Jan

2026

How to Read Nissan ECU Codes (1987-1995 Pathfinder & Hardbody)

How to read ECU codes from 1987-1995 WD21 Nissan Pathfinder and D21 Hardbody

Having trouble pulling ECU codes for your Nissan Pathfinder or Hardbody? Below is a step-by-step guide on how to retrieve diagnostic trouble codes or DTC without needing a scan tool. Whether you’re diagnosing a check engine light or troubleshooting issues, this guide will help. Continue reading →

Aug

2023

Biggest Tires You Can Fit on a Stock WD21 Pathfinder (34×10.5 Tested)

How to Fit 34-Inch Tires on a Stock WD21 Nissan Pathfinder

The biggest tires I have successfully fit on a stock-height WD21 Nissan Pathfinder are 34×10.5 Super Swamper LTBs on 15-inch wheels with 3.75 inches of backspacing.

On my Project Cheapfinder WD21 Pathfinder, I ran 34×10.5 tires with no suspension lift and no body lift. The catch is that tire width, wheel backspacing, and fender trimming matter just as much as tire height.

The short version: 34s fit, but I had to remove the factory flares, trim approximately 3 inches from the front and rear fenders, and fold the inner fender lips for clearance. Continue reading →

Aug

2023

Nissan Pathmaker One Ton SAS Build Walk Around

I had the Nissan Pathmaker out at the Frogstompers Funday Toydrive and decided I should do an updated walkaround to go over where my rig sits now. Since my last blog post and first shakedown run which took place in 2012. Continue reading →

Feb

2023

Dana300 Tear Down

Dana300 Tear down

After a few weeks of the Pathmaker sitting and me searching high and low for a local Dana 300, by local I mean on Vancouver Island, Continue reading →

Feb

2023

Windshield Install on a Nissan Pathfinder

Nissan Pathmaker Windshield Install

It was finally time to get around to installing the windshield that I pulled out of the Project Cheapfinder in a previous BLOG POST and toss it into the Pathmaker rig. Never having done it before this was going to be an interesting learning experience for me. My good friend Rich owns a glass shop in Kamloops BC Family Glass and he gave me a few pointers on what I should do. Of course I completely forgot everything he said right away so any screw ups are definitely my fault! Continue reading →

Feb

2023

Plowfinder Project on the Pathmaker Rig

Mounting a snowplow on my rock crawler!

Living up on the mountain and snow is now a part of my life for months of the year. Last year I was not prepared so this year I decided to build a snow plow for my rock crawler, the Pathmaker Rig. Using a rusty old hitch and some welding wire I fabbed up an 84″ K2 Avalanche snowplow for my rig and even got a chance to test it out!

Continue reading →

Jan

2023

Rock Lights Install on the Pathmaker

Rock Lights Install

In the last post I was working on wiring up my new ammo can but was waiting on some rocklights to show up in the mail. After a long slow boat from China Continue reading →

Jan

2023

.50cal Ammo Can console in a Nissan Pathfinder

AmmoCan Console Install

The Pathmaker is still broken and awaiting a new dana 300 so I decided to get down to some lingering projects. Continue reading →

Nov

2022

Nissan Pathmaker OneTon SAS Build – Part 11

The Nissan Pathmaker OneTon SAS Build – Part 11 – Shakedown Run

It was time to roll it out of the shop and do a little photo shoot with the fresh unpainted cage. This would be the last time I ever saw it looking so fresh and so clean again! Continue reading →

Nov

2022

Nissan Pathmaker OneTon SAS Build – Part 10

The Nissan Pathmaker OneTon SAS Build – Part 10 – Exo-Cage time!

In one of my previous posts about installing the full hydro steering I mentioned that I had picked up a brand new JD2 Bender. I fabbed up a mount so I could bend all the pipe for my rig Continue reading →

Stop Bending Idler Arms on Your WD21 Pathfinder or D21 Hardbody

FS5R30A Transmission Fluid Capacity and Correct Fill Method

How to read ECU codes from 1987-1995 WD21 Nissan Pathfinder and D21 Hardbody

How to Fit 34-Inch Tires on a Stock WD21 Nissan Pathfinder

Nissan Pathmaker One Ton SAS Build Walk Around

Dana300 Tear down

Nissan Pathmaker Windshield Install

Rock Lights Install

AmmoCan Console Install

The Nissan Pathmaker OneTon SAS Build – Part 11 – Shakedown Run

The Nissan Pathmaker OneTon SAS Build – Part 10 – Exo-Cage time!

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