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Nissan Patrol
Y60 GQ wagon, 1988–97

Factory gearing, tires, angles and brakes for the Patrol, and what the usual upgrades do to it. Every number is from the maker's own figures unless the calculators say otherwise. A few figures here are still waiting on a factory document; the calculators mark them.

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116.9 in wheelbase · 32.7 in front · 44.1 in rear overhang
in
Axle ratio4.111Factory
Crawl ratio37.8:1First × low × axle
Angles42 · 31 · 30°Approach, breakover, departure
Clearance9.3 inFactory figure
Highway mpg20Estimate, not EPA rated

Size

Wheelbase
116.9 in
Front overhang
32.7 in
Rear overhang
44.1 in
Height
74 in
Body
SUV
Stock tires
31.7

Transmissions and low range

5-speed manual (FS5R50A)
4.556 · 2.625 · 1.519 · 1 · 0.836
4-speed automatic (RE4R03A)
2.784 · 1.544 · 1 · 0.694
Low range, tx12a
2.02:1

Axles

Front
Nissan H233B (solid, coil)
Rear
Nissan H260 (wagon)
4.111 ratio
All trims
Ratios made for it
4.63 · 4.88 · 5.13

Brakes

Front rotor
11.57 in, 294 mm
Rear rotor
12.40 in, 315 mm
Rear
disc (ventilated)

Suspension

Front
Nissan calls it 3-link: two radius arms plus panhard, coil springs
Rear
wagon: 5-link (4 links plus panhard), coil springs; utes had leaf springs
Rear layout
Factory 4-link

Fuel economy

Highway, not EPA rated
about 20 mpg
Where it comes from
Owner average, mixed driving (1989 GQ TD42 with steel roof rack)
As published
12 L/100km

Aftermarket bumpers

3 listed

Makers almost never publish angles, bottom heights or how far a bumper tucks, so these fill in as owners measure them. Measured yours? Add it on the rig page and every owner of this Patrol sees how it does on their tires and lift.

Front 2

Rear 1

Every calculator, set up for the Patrol

Tire sizeBigger tires: speedo, clearance, angles and brakes.Compare tiresRegearHighway RPM on every ratio and mpg.Pick your gearsCrawl ratioHow slow it creeps, against other trucks.Work out crawlSpeedometerWhat it really reads on new tires.Fix your speedoLinksAnti-squat and what a lift does to it.Check your linksYour rigBuild sheet and measured angles.Start a build sheetLeaderboardsWhere the Patrol ranks against every stock truck.See where it ranks

Source: revolutiongear.com.

Use at your own risk. These calculators are here to help you plan and to inform your decisions, not to sign off on a build. Many numbers are estimates worked out from factory figures, and some factory figures are not yet confirmed. Check every number against your own truck, its manuals and a qualified shop before you buy parts, cut, weld, lift, regear or drive on it. Long Range Desert Tools is not liable for anything you do based on these calculators or their results. The full terms are in our policies.