UPDATE for any who are interested. I have been working on the dual battery setup. Originally I had planned on running most of the accessories off of the auxiliary battery. With the Painless Wiring power manager kit with jump start it says not to connect anything to the aux battery. So it will...
Well I got a chance to do some practicing with the welder. This was the last one. I think it looks decent, any thoughts?
Also, any ideas what those metallic copper looking spots are? It's a 75/25 argon/co2 mix. .30 wire, 1/8" steel.
So parts are steadily coming in. The first picture is of some of the wiring components. I will be doing the dual battery install then running all of the wiring for the light bars, winch and OBA
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The suspension upgrades. Radflo extended travel coilovers, new (to me)...
Exciting Update,
So I was able to get a new lug bolt when i went in for the tire rotation so that's good. Currently I have the following items enroute from PRG, and thenewx.org.
Extended Travel Radflo 2.0's with the 650 lb springs.
SPC Upper Control Arms.
Dakar leaf packs
Bilstein 5125's...
I'm looking for someone local to the Columbus/Fortson area who has the skill, and time to fabricate a rear bumper with tire carrier, and some sliders for my Nissan Xterra. I have plenty of cash in hand. My intent is to provide the design and specs, and then you would source materials and build...
Yeah they couldn't press another one in, so I will have to get another shaft.
On another note, I just got the upgraded hatch struts, and ordered the strut upgrade for the hood today. McMaster Carr is awesome. They're out of Atlanta, so the shipping is very fast.
I don't know. For now I like the stance, and i can work on some other areas of the vehicle first. Besides, they had to remove one of the lugs from the right rear hub, so now i will have to order o whole new axle assembly apparently. The dealership that I got it from apparently crossthreaded it...
Well, I'm sitting here waiting while they install my tires!! 285/75/16 on my refinished S trim wheels. Pics to follow when complete. I decided to go with the tires first. I wanted to see what kind of clearance I have before I decide how much suspension lift I will want, if any.
Yeah, I was excited at first, but then I put up a 300 blk 10" upper for trade on there, and about of uninformed NFA "police" started putting out bad info and I got into a heated discussion. Since then I have just occasionally browsed the for sale ads, or looked for specific info.
Ha, when I switched out the spiral spring in the steering wheel, both of the lights came on for me. VDC/SLIP. The reason for mine though is that I never reinstalled the SAS sensor, so it is throwing the code. I have it on the dresser, I have just been too busy to fix it.
Okay, change of plans. I have been able to put together a decent amount of cash up until now, so I will be saving for this kit next. I'm pretty stoked about it. It has pretty much everything that I am wanting to do to the suspension in one shot. Just have to add some cam bolts, and replace the...
I will be getting these for the front.
http://www.prgproducts.com/shop/product/xterra-rf-20-coilovers/
Still looking around for what I want to do with the rear. I will probably get the new stock HD leaf packs, see where that gets me with the leveling, and then once the rear bumper is complete...
So for anyone out there that may know of a place. I'm looking to replace some key components of my suspension. Looking at the dealership, the rear leaf springs are 285 dollars a pop. Crazy!!!! Any leads on a good online store, or possibly a good add-a-leaf complete replacement spring pack kit?
If you have any questions about that body lift don't hesitate to ask. If it's just the 2" BL then no matter what don't separate the steering shaft like they say. It just creates the chance that you will jack up the spiral spring.
If I do go with the 285/75/16 the difference in diameter will be 2.27". For a tire size of 32.8, approx. I've seen a lot of pictures and it looks fine to me.