My state, Nebraska, is one of the leading states for deer vehicle collisions. Currently they say the average is 1 in every 100 will hit a deer this year. In my county I'd say it's more like 1 in 30, realistically. I don't know many folks who have NOT hit one. I have hit 4 in 4 years. You would think I'm driving around looking for them, but I swear I'm not. 2 of those collisions totalled the vehicles, including my 94 Pathfinder. The deer in my valley are big, mule deer. We have white tails here too, and even they get pretty big size. My remote county advertises all over the USA to attract deer hunters, but we still have thousands of them. They've been extending the hunting season, and the bag limits, but we are still way overrun.
So I'm putting a bumper on my new to me 01 Xterra. For the main point of defending against deer. I think ARB is probably at the top of my list. From what I have read it seems they are really designed and proven with animal strikes in mind. I don't plan on lifting my X, well I say that now anyway. Do I need to do anything to the front suspension to handle the extra weight of the ARB? I want to maximize my MPGs and will use this truck for extended camping trips around the country. I don't do any serious wheeling and just want this X to be a capable, deer-proof, backcountry camping rig.
Thanks!
So I'm putting a bumper on my new to me 01 Xterra. For the main point of defending against deer. I think ARB is probably at the top of my list. From what I have read it seems they are really designed and proven with animal strikes in mind. I don't plan on lifting my X, well I say that now anyway. Do I need to do anything to the front suspension to handle the extra weight of the ARB? I want to maximize my MPGs and will use this truck for extended camping trips around the country. I don't do any serious wheeling and just want this X to be a capable, deer-proof, backcountry camping rig.
Thanks!
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