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LOTS OF UPDATES!! Unfortunately not a lot of pictures but still worth the read: First major update is my winch and winch "bumper"/carrier were STOLEN off my Xterra :eek:. I travel for work and some days I spend the night in a hotel. We rent vehicles for our trips and so my xterra was parked...

Back for some updates today... Had some issues with the local fabricator getting my bumper and tire carrier done. He did try to make me steel rear corners but he flaked out really bad on me. Ended up losing some money on him but I did get a finished rear bumper out of it so not a complete...

Had some down time lately and wanted to knock out some little things. Got the knock sensor relocated to the top of the intake manifold. Super easy job there. Put some light pods on in the foglight holes and in the ditch mount area. Not sure how I feel about the ditch mounts but loving the...

No pictures for this next install, but needed to do the drivers side valve cover gasket. Oil was leaking on my exhaust manifold and causing smoke and a terrible smell when driving. Plus its leaving oil spots on my new driveway and I can't have that. So while taking care of the valve cover...

I wanted a winch so bad since I do a decent amount of exploring solo, and for the sake of not relying on others to get me out of situations. But I couldn't bring myself to spend $1000+ on a full front bumper plus another $3-400 on a winch. So I had a local fab guy help me build a winch plate...

On the back burning but not for long is a PML, newer tires, upgraded steering comps, and then an alignment. But even before all of that I've got a local fab guy working on a winch plate for me!:D Very excited about that and he's also throwing in a Smittybilt XRC 9500 winch for a deal on the...

Sorry for the long pause in updates, finally bought a house amazingly amounst all this Coronavirus mess, got moved and somewhat settled in. Aanyways over the last few months not a lot got done on the build but I did manage to get some rear backup lights installed. I like em and they work...

Well slapped them on today, and I am loving the looks. Will definitely stay with these wheels, just need to repaint them and get new tires. The 275/70r17 size that came on them are actually a pretty nice size. Gives me enough sidewall for wheeling but doesn't overdo it so I can also blend in...

I agree with what TerryD said, you'll be surprised at how little cell reception you get even on some of the paved roads out west. I remember travelling on highways an hour outside of Las Vegas and spent half a day driving with No Service and I never left the main road. I can only imagine some...

When you say "ambitious" you weren't kidding. Thats one helluva trip! Sounds like a lot of fun and a lot of driving Maybe think of beefing up some of your steering components, from what I heard thats the Achilles heel of these vehicles and will leave you stranded on trails. Also maybe some...

Lovin the build and the work you're putting in! Looks like a lot of fun. The winch plate is the direction I'm thinking of going as well, cant swallow spending $1000 on just the front bumper when the vehicle itself costs barely double or triple that. Do you have any designs or measurements I...

I'm looking at Falken Wildpeaks and the weight difference is substantial. Where I'm at now with 265/75/16 P tires is about 44lbs. Going up to LT265/70/17 is about 53lbs and LT285/70/17 is 59lbs. To go up 15lbs a tire would really slow down my X and kill my gas mileage. The more I think about...

I took your advice and checked out body lifts. I'm going to try the PML first and see what my fitment situation is. If its close I may just trim the plastic and not do the body lift. But at the same time I'm noticing the 275/70/17's are not a very popular size and going up or down to 285/70...

First mod purchase for the Xterra... and it happened to be from a Toyota... ban me now I suppose lol. Can hear it now: "Blasphemy!!" Found a killer deal on FB marketplace for these 2006 Toyota Tundra wheels. Bought em for $200, and they had 275/70/17 BFG KO2's on them. Tires have like 20%...

Checking it out now paulforeman02. I also saw your post on a thread here about toyota wheels on a nissan. That post really helped me out! Very surprised more people haven't talked about toyota wheels on our nissans as much.

picking up a set of 06 tundra wheels: 17"x7.5" wheel with 5" backspacing and 275/70/17 BFG KO2 10-ply on them for $200. Did some research before buying, I should just need a 106>100mm hub ring and the mag lugs in M12 x 1.25. Also found blank hub caps without the toyota symbol on eBay. That way...

Within the first month of owning my X I had to get that oil leak fixed. My driveway was looking like a oil-change shop and I lost about a quart of oil in a month. Plus with it hitting 200+k miles I knew the timing belt service was probably due and to be safe it should be done. Which is a...

Hey y'all, Welcome to my build thread. Whether or not this gets a lot of attention, my main purpose here is to document the things I've done so I can see the progress and keep tabs on my own build. I do love my pictures so hopefully y'all enjoy as well! Bought my X for $2,500 about a month...