Idea for a "you may also need to consider..." by common upgrades

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I haven't gone through each DIY to see how comprehensive they are, but I also don't think if somebody is considering an upgrade that they necessarily go through the step-by-step anyhow. In your opinion, is there value in a series of threads titled something like "Things to Consider: Xterra Front Lift/Suspension Upgrades" or "Things to Consider: Xterra Exhaust Catback Replacement?"

Not like specific costs or brands, but taking the front suspension as an example, for later years that don't have adjustable cam bolts, somebody may need to buy not only cam bolts but lower control arms, and the old ones likely will need to be chopped out in pieces. For lifts over 2" you may have CBC, which can be fixed by new UCAs, but those UCAs will then require a bigger bump stop on the LCA, etc. etc. Something like a flow chart or decision tree.

I know personally on many projects I've learned stuff the hard way and ended up having to wait for the wife to get home to use her car to go buy parts I didn't realize I'd need. I think most of this knowledge already exists scattered amongst replies to specific threads, but it could be good. I'd also at the bottom list out part numbers to make things easy for parts that are recommended to never be re-used, or for parts like the stock shackle being only $14, which to me would have been worth it vs the amount of sanding and digging to get my stock one back to a usable surface when I did my leaf pack.
 
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