1998 Nissan Pathfinder Leaning

1998 NISSAN PATHFINDER
150,000 MILES • 4 CYL • 2WD • MANUAL
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JHARRISON516
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My truck drives and stops straight with little or no pulling tendency and all 4 tires are equall size/wear. Unfortunately it constantly leans slightly (about 5 degrees) to the right. I can tell by waters tendency to pool in the front right corner of the truck bed and by looking at the truck when its parked on level ground. What might be causing this leaning tendency?
Nov 17, 2008 at 9:49 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there ,

this will be a soft or sagging spring.

mark (mhpautos)
Nov 17, 2008 at 11:35 PM
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JHARRISON516
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Thank you very much. So you recommend changing out the rear springs?
Nov 18, 2008 at 5:10 PM
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Hi there,

I feel that this will fix your problem, as the shockers don't control the height just the springs.

Mark (mhpautos)
Nov 18, 2008 at 5:21 PM
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JHARRISON516
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Thank you so much!! Probably change the shocks too while Im at it. Their like 10 years and 160000 miles old.
Nov 18, 2008 at 6:35 PM
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Hi there ,

That will be a good idea, you should really feel the ride difference when you do this, good luck.

mark (mhpautos)
Nov 18, 2008 at 6:48 PM