pathfinder ability

[plumbum]

Hi folks, new on this forum- getting to know my way around, just bought a nice 2000 pathfinder. Is there any major problems discovered when doing some decent 4WDing?
My '01 jeep that i just got rid of had a grand total of 155mm front ground clearance.
I'd be happy to have any imput.

[Beastmavster]

The pathy is far from the be all and end all of offroaders but is quite ok if your limits are not "competition rockcrawling"

An idea of the trails you do helps

[toughnut]

My mate has a pathy and has a ball. IMHO it is an under rated 4x4. The main problem with this is that there isn't enough after market stuff to make it easy to get the best out of it. The biggest thing he's found is that he doesn't have much departure angle and he drags his ass all the time. Tow bar helps save the bumper but sometimes lifts the rear wheels. As beast said though they aren't built for full on off road. Good for touring further than a 2wd though.

[XterraGuy]

I don't get the impression that there is much of a scene for the 2nd-gen Pathfinder with regard to 'wheeling in Australia, which is the same here in the USA. However, you can do some half-decent 'wheeling with one. It's a fairly capable platform, but there's next to nil available to improve it.

There are a handful of owners in the USA that have managed to turn their Pathys into respectable off-road rigs within their limitations and might give you some ideas:
Kevin's '98: http://www.burgpath.stonecutters4x4.com/
He can be found at the BBS at www.4x4parts.com.
And Keith's 98, he can be found at www.nissan4wheelers.com as SystemF.

Oh, and I forgot about Dean's Pathy, he did the Rubicon Trail with his!
http://www.xplorx4.com/

Brent