What did you go with and how are they working out for you?

I'm trying to decide what to go with. I don't really have a clue.

Rancho - RSX
KYB - OEM
KYB - GR-2


I found some reviews of the GR-2's on carreview.com but it was a bunch of dorks that had lowered cars so i don't really value their opinions much.

1998 Pathfinder LE 4x4

Visit Tirerack.com. Good folks, good prices with quick delivery. Get the GR 2s, I like mine a lot.

Kevin
- 98 Pathfinder SE 4x4
Burgy---NOAS Run Pictures

I should mention i don't really intend to off-road at all.

Not for a while at least. I just bought it and it's my baby.

haha

1998 Pathfinder LE 4x4

i too have the gr-2's which have done the job nicely. get the new rancho's so you can be the 1st one to try them out , i'm gonna get them next when my gr-2's go bad.if the rancho's are anything like their shocks then you can't go wrong...

96 r50 w/mods

I think i'm going to try and put them on myself so wish me luck.

still haven't decided what i'm going with. I'm going to wait and see if i get more responses.

1998 Pathfinder LE 4x4

my Gr-2s have been great and I do some offroading.

Puffdc, the gr-2s have a lifetime, I think...the KYB distributor here told me..don't plan on them wearing out soon if ever..

Chicks dig Torque

How's the ride on the highway? Are they more stiff than the OE?

1998 Pathfinder LE 4x4

I've got the GR-2s with 20K+ miles on them, no complaints. They do come with a lifetime warranty.

Hey, i'm from indiana too. Fort wayne.

Did you put the GR-2's on yourself?

1998 Pathfinder LE 4x4

No, local tire place put them on for $40 a strut after I ordered them online.

Ride great. Handling is a bit more "sporty" they operator nicely offroad, too.

Chicks dig Torque

It didn't go well. I broke two extensions loosening the top bolts and i spent about 2hrs working on a stripped and rusted ball joint (where it connects to the strut). You can't fit a nut cracker in there so i had to use a little handheld hacksaw.

I've got the new strut in now, but the ball joint is jerry rigged. I rethreaded it, but the allen part is totally stripped so i can't get it tight..

Yuck! I'm swallowing my pride and taking it in to the dealership and i'm going to let them finish the job. I've got no skills when it comes to rusted bolts.

In retrospect, i guess i could have ordered replacement ball joints that go into the strut and attach to the sway bar at the other end. Then i wouldn't have even had to mess with that bolt (the one with an allen wrench in the middle).

1998 Pathfinder LE 4x4

I replaced my right strut (was leaking) about 9 months ago. I only brand I could find was OEM.

I do have any allen bolts. I just removed the 4 lower bolts to remove the ball joint from the lower arm. Are 1998s different???

96 Pathfinder SE 4x4 5 spd
94 Quest GXE

sounds like it to me. There is an arm that connect from teh sway bar directly to the top of the strut. You have to disconnect that to take it out.

1998 Pathfinder LE 4x4