Why EVERY Car Guy Needs a 90's 4X4!

Today Wooley ventures off into the woods for the first time in his 1995 Nissan Pathfinder since he got it on trade for two DSM Eclipse shells. This sparked the conversation about how all car guys need some type of 90's 4x4 in order to get out and explore what can't be seen on a day to day basis.
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[@lewisveasey1674]

Watching this in my 95 pathy while it warms up. Love this thing.

[@nelsonmartinez8362]

I miss my Pathy. Ive had 3 1995's all SE's. I will be getting yet another one within a month. Hopefully a stick 4WD this time though. All my previous ones were automatics. Ready for a change!!!

[@joezapr0]

I hardcore think the same about 90s Japanese cars. Especially about the 90s terrano (pathfinder) I'm about to straight swap my mazdaspeed 3 axela for lol. Always loved the nissan terrano since I was a boy

[@revwroth3698]

First off, sweet pathy but you should know that it's not a d21, it's a wd21. Like how the frontier is a d22 and the first generation xterra was the wd22. Second, six cylinder or four? I have a 93 that I absolutely adore and I'll never get rid of it unless it's totally smashed and I found another. Best lift option for these is the calmini system that corrects the steering angle and the center link from grassroots. Engine upgrades are fairly readily available since the vg30e was in a lot of cars including the z series of the same years (and apparently some Ford escorts?). Nismo has some sweet stage 2 offroad cams. The stock Nissan lockers are sweet and I think Warn makes some that fit too. Mine has auto lockers right now because the manual hubs I scored at a salvage yard turned out to be the wrong spline count. The bumper is a problem, you have to either go custom or modify one from a jeep Cherokee. I got a roof rack off an xterra and cut it down to fit my roof. The best upgrade I've added so far is a vg33e out of a 2000 frontier, and headers. One great thing about the pathfinder is that the SE model had 31s factory on stock suspension, which is bigger than the competition from jeep, Ford, and Toyota. Interesting side note: if you have any vehicle with a vg engine you can carbuerate it. If you go to the NPORA forums you can find tons of useful information about this and other Nissan vehicles including the write ups I used to fit my engine and roof rack, as well as a few great write ups on what bumper to look for and how to modify it to fit the pathfinder. I am always looking for more footage of these wd21s so I'll be watching for another one from you guys! I love these trucks!

[@S3Magazine]

See, you get it, man!

[@revwroth3698]

@@S3Magazine I do, ever since I found a rust free pathfinder in Arizona for a grand, drove it through a blizzard on the way home to Arkansas with a cracked cylinder head, and fixed it up myself for a few hundred bucks worth of new cylinder head and gaskets, and drove it for three years through all kinds of crazy situations including almost getting swept away in a flood trying to pick up a prom dress for my sister and untold dirt roads of various quality before having to do anything else serious to it. When I first got it I thought there were no upgrade options based on searching jeep oriented sites, but once you get down into technical applications you realize that some of the z series engine upgrades are compatible, some of the hardbody suspension upgrades are compatible, and some companies do make stuff for these but they can be hard to find. And apparently the factory front skid plates off the first generation xterra bolts right on to one of these. Then again there are a few old rally videos of stock pathys that are quite impressive in my opinion. Everyone I know that used to have one of these regrets getting rid of it.

[@dannykoda5496]

i realize it's quite randomly asking but does anyone know a good place to stream new series online ?

[@westinbenton7047]

@Danny Koda i use Flixzone. Just search on google for it =)

[@bradleyeddie8429]

@Danny Koda Lately I have been using Flixzone. You can find it on google :)

[@CasterTown]

The best 4x4's are the ones with three pedals and two sticks!

[@ericbowman4855]

Amen my 88 pathfinder is a 5speed manual 4x4

[@Garyscott7]

Back in the 90s (when cell phones were analog and the size of a kids Spiderman lunchbox) I had a "hardbody" 4x4 extended cab p/u. Really liked it for everything except slippery mud. It was just too light weight to get itself out of any of the deep stuff without a winch or a friend. IMHO one of the best looking truck body designs in automotive history too. Now that I think of it I put a bumper sticker on the rear glass:" Impeach Clinton (second line) and her husband too". I got a lot of both fist pumps, horn honks and middle fingers out of that move.

[@that_camo_bronco_guy]

I actually started out being into JDM, I now own a 80s 4x4 and a 90s 4x4...

[@kurtiscobain3224]

Good for you bro

[@ztwntyn8]

That’s cool. I just got an 04 pathfinder. Less talk more action though boys Edit: the rig looks really cool. It’s one of the best looking I have seen as far as cool graphics on the paint and wheel tire lift choices. That was a hard hill in the mud you really have to abuse it to get up that. On the dry would be more of a legit test of the rig IMO. Either way have fun and keep on wheelin!

[@jonathanwentz8105]

Man I miss my 95..

[@revwroth3698]

Before I blew my old engine, presumably related to the fact that a damn rat had chewed through my knock sensor harness, and had to spend the last year or so learning my way through a full engine rebuild, I would have random people at gas stations or stoplights or parking lots either telling me they wished they had never sold theirs, asking if I'd bought it off their friend's cousin, or trying to get me to sell it to them twice a week on average.

[@anarchist_dan]

Me too...

[@markJohnson-ot7ny]

These are great SUV the only problems finding one with no rust and parts. Finally, the mpg on these things are poor but beside that these SUVs can run for ever. M

[@DriftSlasher69]

Would love to know where this is located so I can take my 88 pathfinder.

[@DriftSlasher69]

@Harvey Weinstein ask for services records. See if the mileage adds up.

[@DriftSlasher69]

@Harvey Weinstein climb a dirt hill

[@bajasgarage3174]

U got the 2door so do i se v6

[@monero.jeanniton]

You should have get the diff lock on

[@BudzyFoxMX5]

My buddy in CO just sent me this video. I showed Brad that river spot with the hill climb haha. That's an awesome camping spot

[@matthewveal2045]

What’s it called I’m looking for places to ride in north Georgia thanks

[@0xXAllForNothingXx0]

Just bought a crazy low mile 95 pathfinder. Trying something different from xjs... we'll see if it holds up.

[@RIKDDY]

I bought a single owner 1995 pathy in oct. Its been a great 4x4

[@ElberGalarga22]

How’s the pathfinder treated you?

[@dantheman9395]

I had a 92 d21 2wd pickup. Great truck. Had 322k miles on it before I got rid of it

[@kalejackson5474]

I Iike how his friends made him do dangerous things and overcome his anxiety about it. That was my favorite part

[@kalejackson5474]

Is he even in 4x4 ? Wtf lol

[@dundeeecroc]

Suspension too stiff! and did you AIR down your tires???

[@freegamehoms4882]

Does anyone where Id be able to get those old Japanese decals he has for my Pathy?

[@Static_wd21]

same

[@mariahcavazos6188]

I want those stickers too

[@lowwsgarage8172]

were the lockers broken?

[@danielsmoke4790]

QUESTION! How did you get the beautiful red details painted on your pathfinder? Looking to do the same to my Nissan Hardbody!

[@jordanbarnett7247]

Just got a 1990 pathy with 156k on it!! So stoked

[@nealfussell5080]

I know I'm a bit late to the party, but can you tell me the suspension set up and wheel tire combo on your rig?

[@LateNightGaming27]

Have a 92 D21. Has 275k miles and love it. Has to be one of my favorite vehicles.

[@jestnutz]

I just bought a 91 terrano with a 3inch lift. I'm just getting into 4x4 & love the old trucks. I'm thinking of uploading 4x4 stuff.

[@mariahcavazos6188]

I have a 92 pathfinder with 33s on it 270k miles but i love her

[@duncanrock2249]

I've got a fully restored 94 R3M terrano, very nice car to drive turbo diesel td27

[@julianmartinez5159]

Where did u get the steering wheel from?? I can’t find one to fit my 95 pathfinder anywhere

[@HurtenAlbertan]

Grip royal 90s era nissan I have it on my hardbody

[@raulvelis6363]

What wheels are that, how can i find it?

[@darkj3di336]

Worse decision in my life not to buy a JDM RHD ‘95 purple 2dr diesel TD27 for $800. This was back in ‘96 I just started a new job. Just finished converting my Suzuki Swift to a JDM HO engine. Worried about starting a new project. They cut it up and stripped it. 😢

[@Nick-fr4jg]

Growing up my mom drove a 95 rodeo, later my dad had a 95 hardbody, actually learned to drive stick on that. It’s sad these are becoming increasingly harder to find, I’d love to own another one.

[@benbub123]

I miss my 94 D21 SE V6. Finally rusted out from underneath me in 2017.

[@mikemike7670]

I’m looking for people that got pathys so I can be part of a group lol

[@Pabkojdim]

What's the best lift kit for it while still running stock tires?

[@brainc0la-_-]

Everyone needs a manual D21. They are sick.

[@paulrunge9173]

Dana 60s with lockers and 40s next?! Bring it over, I have torches and welder ready.

[@revwroth3698]

Unnecessary. The stock rear axle is closer to the dana 60 than the 40, and the ring gear is 9.25" which is obviously better than the Ford nine inch. The dana 60s would be a bit of an upgrade, but unless you drop a v8 (which you'll probably need to have any torque on 40s) in it and have it armor plated or modified for jumping the stock axle is more than you need anyways. If I remember correctly I've heard of people running upwards of five hundred horses through the stock drive train without problems, and unless you seriously modify the pathfinder it's about a hundred and fifty horsepower. I think mine is close to two fifty, maaaybe three hundred, with the vg33e, taller cams, headers, and an electronic radiator fan. I don't know anyone with a dyno around here though, so I can't be completely sure about that number.

[@NisMopar06]

@@revwroth3698 H233B axle is bulletproof.

[@badgermetal]

NisMopar06 I have 30s on a welded h223b and at first I was scared i would break it... until I read more and compared it to stock ford axles. Just the other day I did a burn out in 2low lol

[@nathanrotar5012]

What tire and wheel package on the pathy?

[@awdLuke]

Wheels cost more than the vehicle 😳

[@paulhart6767]

You must take some air our of your Tires,then no prob

[@30smsuperstrat]

Where is more of this?!?!!?

[@AldermanFredCDavis]

Checking Nissan's website to see if they sell those Nismo rims for their SUV's. If they don't they should. What park did you guys film this in and in what month?

[@colinduenas2096]

Hey bro you trying to sell that pathfinder

[@TheShutterPapi]

@6:37 Wooleys age really shows

[@TheShutterPapi]

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[@shanetyler9391]

4 cyl I imagine when they put 4 bangers in these it was a dumb idea they should have had v6 engines got a 95’ hardbody truck with a v6 ex cab 5speed first truck owned since 2005

[@paytonwilliams552]

My 96 would have drove right up that

[@ChuddleBuggy]

Would be great if you guys can transplant a VQ35 into this truck.

[@BradderzTekkerz]

That looks awesome!!! It makes me want one!!! But damn!!! Slightly disappointed with the hill but than it would be hard as hell! Without lockers but it just looks like it’s down on power too? These have lsd as standard?

[@sockymcblackface7698]

My issue with my 90 on 33s is def power. But only hill climbing. She rips doughnuts and goes through mud like nothing lol. And nobody will say this but its amazing on fuel mileage. Way better than a chev vortex half ton, better than my 77 chev shorty 400 and I hate to say it but on the exact same tires its more capable. Fun fact, you can swap tires between the two. Same bolt pattern. Just the chev took them stock for the most part and the Nissan took some grinding and a 3" bodylift haha rip to a totally clean pathy i didn't know haha was a 500$ drunk buy

[@jerdvr6]

The best truck ever…

[@JoseRivera-pd4fg]

HASTA LA MAS DURA 4X4 SE TOQUEA.ESTA MUY HÚMEDO.TENGO LA XE 95 Y GRACIAS A DIOS NO DA PROBLEMAS.

[@superquadflyer4702]

You picked worse tires for this environment ever ,and especially with the stiff suspension upgrade ,,maybe let some air out ,of tires ? But def need both diff air lockers or similar ,,and ,you got use to trail riding and lost your 4x4 nerve , it happens

[@a.boss.__09]

Ahaha pathfinder guys always doubt they can make it an are scared to try 🤣🤣😂To funny

[@labowskidude]

I don't make many comments but I recently bought a 1986.5 d21 hardbody has jpn vin z24i tbi w69k pretty sure that's not a d21 in vid. im no expert by any means i will post a vid tmro . liked the show tho

[@labowskidude]

I Love my D21 so much that since I made that comment I bought an 88 2-door WD21 pathfinder SE-V6 and just found my own comment by chance. I have now rebuilt both top ends along with full timing jobs and a heap more and now I can safely say that's not a D21 and jeepin bubba owns This WD21 last I know. go out and get you one before you cant folks.

[@Static_wd21]

i love my 1991 pathy se

[@monsta3038]

Got one full throttle backwoods crusher for sale soon .....bye bye after 15years

[@mzondi1970]

great stuff. Not blue CRX great but great:)

[@paultrimble9390]

Had 88 pathfinder that would eat that shit up. I guess wv hill make 4x4 tougher. Idk. I really like that nice-un but man it’s a pos. And I’m Nissan man bought them new. 93-1/2 pick up 4x4. I guess they do 1/2 for insurance cause it was more than 93. Lol. But really I like ur rig it needs something. Idk get back with ya. Stay safe.

[@thewiseguy3529]

Suzuki sidekick is way better. Also much more reliable and durable

[@user-dh4qd2wn8z]

I have a 1991 pathfinder 116000mi she very beautiful

[@joezapr0]

way more capable with a better driver

[@emperorofh3mp]

What's the rim and tire specs?

[@S3Magazine]

Volk TE37x in 16×7 You can find more at the link below. s3mag.com/lifted-d21-nissan-pathfinder-1987-1995/

[@weightoven]

S3 Magazine man running TE on the path 👀

[@TripSkyWalker]

Now we know who doesn't run the S3 Instagram account ha

[@revwroth3698]

Aaaand now I have two first gen Pathfinders that both need rebuilt. One is stock, one is way off. And I live on a hill now, and can't pull my engines on a muddy slope. Oh yeah, I also have a 97 chevy 1 ton 4x4 that I have to fit my 454 into too. *facepalm* PS I'm a legit hippy kid. Check out the Rainbow Family of Light Living.

[@bajasgarage3174]

Thats not the first gen the first gen is 2 door i know cause i own one

[@sujaytv]

This is a post-facelift (4-door) 1st gen. You have a pre-facelift 1st gen.

[@ZumbalacazanCuatroxCuatro]

🔝💯🚙

[@DavidRamirez-fe5dd]

Why are you toyota striping a nissan. If you want a Toyota go buy one.