IM1RU's - "The Girlfriend" aka Delicate Flower

IM1RU

IM1RU

Skid Plates
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Location
SLC, UT
Intro Comments: I'll start this off with a big thanks to my good friend and wheeling partner @Maxterra (Dave) for all his help, guidance, and work. A major thanks to Bryce Knapton, a local mechanic who's friendship and help has been invaluable, and to the rest of you who have answered many, many questions and done the R&D to figure all this stuff out for those of us who came later.

Username: IM1RU

Xterra Nickname: "The Girlfriend” aka Delicate Flower

Make: Nissan
Model: Xterra
Trim: Pro-4X
Year: 2011
Color: Brilliant Silver

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MODS

Armor:
ShrockWorks - Front Bumper, Skids, Rock Rails
MaxGear – Rear Bumper with Swing out Tire Carrier and Jerry Can Holder and new Ax/ Shovel ad on mount.
Boulder Ironworx – Shock Skids
ARB – Differential Cover
PRG - U-Bolt Flip Kit with Bash Plates

Interior:
Cobra 75WXST CB
Tekonsha Voyager Brake Contoler
Whistler 200 W Power Inverter
Nissan All Weather Floor Mats
Fire Extinguisher in DS and PS Door
Garmin Nuvi 2789 7" touch screen GPS
Suction Cup Ram Mount for Bully Dog
MaxGear Rear Cargo Rack with dual OBA Mounts
Viair Dual 444C OBA System
Switch Pros Lighting Control Module

Exterior:
Offroad Gorilla Hood Rod Mod
Diamond K-400 Antenna Mount
3’ Red Firestik Antenna
Raingler Factory Rack Handles (Delete)
Stickers!
Mud Flaps Removed
Desert Pin Stripping :wink:
Semi Tire Quarter Panel Mod :angry5:
McMaster Carr 150# Rear Hatch Struts
MaxGear Roof Rack (Thanks Dave!)
Air Flow Snorkel
MaxGear custom Front Fender Trim
Poison Spider Hood Louvre

Suspension, Brakes and Tires:
285-75-16 Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac Load E up to 117k miles

285/75/16 General Grabber X3 (installed 8-9-18 @ 117,000)

Stock P4X Wheels with Matching Spare
Extended T Swap Stainless Steel Brake Lines
RayBestos Rotors with EHT and Shoes
Radflow T-Swap Length 2.5” Remote Res Coilovers with 13" 650 lb Icon Springs
1” Top Plate Spacers
SPC Titan UCA’s with Greasable Ball Joints
Titan Moog Tie Rods
Mevotec Titan LCA's with greasable Lower Ball Joints (broken from coil bind)
AC Delco Titan LCA’s to replace above.
Nisstec Cam Bolts
Fox Remote Res Shocks Rear
Alcan 4" Lift 900 lb over stock Leaf Springs
PRG Adjustable Shackles
Timbren Bump Stops Front and Rear
Sway Bars Removed
Poly Performance Dual 12" Limit Straps on LCA's
2" Rear Wheel Spacers

Powertrain and Driveline:
Odessey 35-PC1400 Battery with new Cable Terminals
Tom Woods Custom Double Cardan Drive Shaft
Rugged Rocks 4.10 Gears
Rugged Rocks R180 Titan length CV Axles (with trail spare)
CVJ Axle CV Boots
Bully Dog Tuner – Premium Tune, WOT Restriction Off
Rear Diff Breather Extension
Front Diff Breather Filter
Evap Canister Filter Extension

Recovery Gear:
Warn M8000 Winch with Remote
Warn Cast Fairlead for Steel Cable
Factor 55 Flat Link
Ax, Shovel, Crowbar
Viair 440P Portable Compressor
48” Hi-Lift Extreme Jack
Off Road Base
Hi -Lift Lift Mate Wheel Adapter
Hi-Lift Bumper Lift
Jack Jaw Hi-Lift Rock Rail Adapter
ARB Tire Repair Kit
ARB Recovery Kit
6 Ton Bottle Jack
Tool Kit with Dewalt 20V Lithium Ion Impact Gun
Jumpstart Battery Pack
Jumper Cables
Shackles
2.5 and 5 Gal Jerry Cans

Misc. Gear and Lighting:
Tread Lightly Trasharoo
Piaa 175’s on Front Bumper (Delete)
Aurora 20" 3W LED Light Bar on Front Bumper
2 Aurora Pods mounted on MaxGear Ditch Light Brackets (hood)
40" Oz4WD Spot/Flood light Bar with Custom MaxGear Light Bar mounts
4 Kawell 6 LED pods mounted on Roof Rack Sides
20" Aurora Amber/White Combo Light Bar mounted on rear of Roof Rack
LED Reverse Lights
LED Reverse Lights In MaxGear Bumper
Red LED Running Lights in MaxGear Tire Swing Arm
8 MaxLux Rock lights
Various Spare Fluids, Parts, and Lubes
Hutch Apex 3 RTT (for those times when the Trailer just won't do)


I'm sure I've forgotten something.

Photo's to come soon -ish, I'm lazy and don't computer very well.
 
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kirk

kirk

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Location
Allen, Texas
IM1RU said:
Intro Comments: I'll start this off with a big thanks to my good friend and wheeling partner @Maxterra (Dave) for all his help, guidance, and work. A major thanks to Bryce Knapton, a local mechanic who's friendship and help has been invaluable, and to the rest of you who have answered many, many questions and done the R&D to figure all this stuff out for those of us who came later.

Username: IM1RU

Xterra Nickname: "The Girlfriend” aka Delicate Flower

Make: Nissan
Model: Xterra
Trim: Pro-4X
Year: 2011
Color: Brilliant Silver


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MODS

Armor:
ShrockWorks - Front Bumper, Skids, Rock Rails
MaxGear – Rear Bumper with Swing out Tire Carrier and Jerry Can Holder and new Ax/ Shovel ad on mount.
Boulder Ironworx – Shock Skids
ARB – Differential Cover
PRG - U-Bolt Flip Kit with Bash Plates

Interior:
Cobra 75WXST CB
Tekonsha Voyager Brake Contoler
Whistler 200 W Power Inverter
Nissan All Weather Floor Mats
Fire Extinguisher in DS and PS Door
Garmin Nuvi 2789 7" touch screen GPS
Suction Cup Ram Mount for Bully Dog
MaxGear Rear Cargo Rack with dual OBA Mounts
Viair Dual 444C OBA System
Switch Pros Lighting Control Module

Exterior:
Offroad Gorilla Hood Rod Mod
Diamond K-400 Antenna Mount
3’ Red Firestik Antenna
Raingler Factory Rack Handles (Delete)
Stickers!
Mud Flaps Removed
Desert Pin Stripping :wink:
Semi Tire Quarter Panel Mod :angry5:
McMaster Carr 150# Rear Hatch Struts
MaxGear Roof Rack (Thanks Dave!)
Air Flow Snorkel
MaxGear custom Front Fender Trim
Poison Spider Hood Louvre

Suspension, Brakes and Tires:
285-75-16 Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac Load E
Stock P4X Wheels with Matching Spare
Extended T Swap Stainless Steel Brake Lines
RayBestos Rotors with EHT and Shoes
Radflow T-Swap Length 2.5” Remote Res Coilovers with 13" 650 lb Icon Springs
1” Top Plate Spacers
SPC Titan UCA’s with Greasable Ball Joints
Titan Moog Tie Rods
Mevotec Titan LCA's with greasable Lower Ball Joints
Nisstec Cam Bolts
Fox Remote Res Shocks Rear
Alcan 4" Lift 900 lb over stock Leaf Springs
PRG Adjustable Shackles
Timbren Bump Stops Front and Rear
Sway Bars Removed
Poly Performance Dual 12" Limit Straps on LCA's
2" Rear Wheel Spacers

Powertrain and Driveline:
Odessey 35-PC1400 Battery with new Cable Terminals
Tom Woods Custom Double Cardan Drive Shaft
Rugged Rocks 4.10 Gears
Rugged Rocks R180 Titan length CV Axles (with trail spare)
CVJ Axle CV Boots
Bully Dog Tuner – Premium Tune, WOT Restriction Off
Rear Diff Breather Extension
Front Diff Breather Filter
Evap Canister Filter Extension

Recovery Gear:
Warn M8000 Winch with Remote
Warn Cast Fairlead for Steel Cable
Factor 55 Flat Link
Ax, Shovel, Crowbar
Viair 440P Portable Compressor
48” Hi-Lift Extreme Jack
Off Road Base
Hi -Lift Lift Mate Wheel Adapter
Hi-Lift Bumper Lift
Jack Jaw Hi-Lift Rock Rail Adapter
ARB Tire Repair Kit
ARB Recovery Kit
6 Ton Bottle Jack
Tool Kit with Dewalt 20V Lithium Ion Impact Gun
Jumpstart Battery Pack
Jumper Cables
Shackles
2.5 and 5 Gal Jerry Cans

Misc. Gear and Lighting:
Tread Lightly Trasharoo
Piaa 175’s on Front Bumper (Delete)
Aurora 20" 3W LED Light Bar on Front Bumper
2 Aurora Pods mounted on MaxGear Ditch Light Brackets (hood)
40" Oz4WD Spot/Flood light Bar with Custom MaxGear Light Bar mounts
4 Kawell 6 LED pods mounted on Roof Rack Sides
20" Aurora Amber/White Combo Light Bar mounted on rear of Roof Rack
LED Reverse Lights
LED Reverse Lights In MaxGear Bumper
Red LED Running Lights in MaxGear Tire Swing Arm
8 MaxLux Rock lights
Various Spare Fluids, Parts, and Lubes
Hutch Apex 3 RTT (for those times when the Trailer just won't do)


I'm sure I've forgotten something.

Photo's to come soon -ish, I'm lazy and don't computer very well.
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Kick ass pic! Permission to share via the XN FB page? Credit will be given.
 
IM1RU

IM1RU

Skid Plates
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Location
SLC, UT
kirk said:
Kick ass pic! Permission to share via the XN FB page? Credit will be given.
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@kirk What pic? I don't see it, If you do, it came with a link to TNX and we gotta fix it.

There should't be any pictures in this thread at all, yet.

Edit: Now for some reason I do see it. And, it doesn't look to me like it linked to TNX.

And yes, as for as I'm concerned you can use it. I'd ask Dave though.
 
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kirk

kirk

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Allen, Texas
IM1RU said:
@kirk What pic? I don't see it, If you do, it came with a link to TNX and we gotta fix it.

There should't be any pictures in this thread at all, yet.

Edit: Now for some reason I do see it. And, it doesn't look to me like it linked to TNX.

And yes, as for as I'm concerned you can use it. I'd ask Dave though.
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Yeah, splashy water pic. Didnt link back ton TNX at all.
 
kirk

kirk

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Location
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Entirely up to you. I just sometimes have grabbed "eye catching" pics to use on our FB page to attempt to drive more traffic here, and to show off someones rig. Completely optional.

Excellent pics btw, and I said it before but glad you came over.
 
IM1RU

IM1RU

Skid Plates
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Location
SLC, UT
kirk said:
Entirely up to you. I just sometimes have grabbed "eye catching" pics to use on our FB page to attempt to drive more traffic here, and to show off someones rig. Completely optional.

Excellent pics btw, and I said it before but glad you came over.
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Thank you, and thank you it really is good to be here. Use whatever pics you want. Except the Dan Taber one. I'll post up more..... Truck porn is about all I got right now.
 
PhullD

PhullD

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Location
Ottawa, Ontario
How are the longer springs working out? I wish I had gone with 600lb springs on my 2.5 rads instead of 650lbs. The way radflo puts those springs on they have lots of pre-load.....more than they should IMO. The FJ springs I had with the tundra struts (636lb springs) were not as pre-loaded and rode better. Tires look good!

Still feels weird looking at build threads I was sub'd to on another site...

Got any free time in mid to late September?
 
IM1RU

IM1RU

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Location
SLC, UT
PhullD said:
How are the longer springs working out? I wish I had gone with 600lb springs on my 2.5 rads instead of 650lbs. The way radflo puts those springs on they have lots of pre-load.....more than they should IMO. The FJ springs I had with the tundra struts (636lb springs) were not as pre-loaded and rode better. Tires look good!

Still feels weird looking at build threads I was sub'd to on another site...

Got any free time in mid to late September?
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Loaded question.... lol

650 13” springs are the way they should come IMO. I have the remote res shocks though, do you?.... because they are different.... the non remote res are longer.... further eibach doesn’t make a 13” Spring.

They really are different animals.

Heading to Ouray in a couple weeks, I’ll report back on tire performance.
 
PhullD

PhullD

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IM1RU said:
Loaded question.... lol

650 13” springs are the way they should come IMO. I have the remote res shocks though, do you?.... because they are different.... the non remote res are longer.... further eibach doesn’t make a 13” Spring.

They really are different animals.

Heading to Ouray in a couple weeks, I’ll report back on tire performance.
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Ya I have the non-2.5 remote res. I was on the fence about them but couldn't justify the extra cost. So happy with the icon solution then?

I'm planning on being in Ouray mid-September, couple weeks too late.
 
IM1RU

IM1RU

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SLC, UT
PhullD said:
Ya I have the non-2.5 remote res. I was on the fence about them but couldn't justify the extra cost. So happy with the icon solution then?

I'm planning on being in Ouray mid-September, couple weeks too late.
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As I said, I think that’s the way the 2.5 remote res should come, they are so much better.

Ya, mid September may be late, but given the fact that many of the trails have suffered damage this year and still aren’t open who knows. Mid August it can snow and close them..., it’s a very short season. The beauty is unequaled though. It’s just so damn amazing.
 
IM1RU

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AdventureRider81 said:
I thought you were duratrac for life! Like the change. Man, seems like you go through tires fast. That you just got new ones 2 years ago. Also interested in the Generals performance. I have heard they are bitchin'.
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Negative on going through tires fast. Original Xterra Duratracs are on the Trailer, Trailer original Duratracs are/were on the X. Both were purchased new in early 2015. Tires on the trailer are still fine, although 4.5 years old.

I honestly love the Duratracs, but because they are so good at rocks, snow, and ice, that makes them chunk. Mine were so chunked, they could no longer be balanced, and therefore got worn very unevenly to the point of out of round. I still had approximately 9/32 or 1/2 of the tread left on parts of the tire, but was worn down to the wear bars between the lugs on other parts.

I will say this, the new tire seem to have balanced well, because there are very few balance weights stuck on the rim..... we'll see. So far I have about 6 miles on them.
 
IM1RU

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@PhullD If you need or want a set of 600 lb 12" Eibach springs (I think that's the length you're running) I have a set sitting in my garage you can have for the cost of Shipping. I used them for 1 year. Their free length still measures 12"
 
bigskypylot

bigskypylot

Bought an X
IM1RU said:
Loaded question.... lol

650 13” springs are the way they should come IMO. I have the remote res shocks though, do you?.... because they are different.... the non remote res are longer.... further eibach doesn’t make a 13” Spring.

They really are different animals.

Heading to Ouray in a couple weeks, I’ll report back on tire performance.
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Ended up going with Non-res 700# springs on my T-swap Radflos. I'm already making plans to do a coilbucket delete in the next year or so with an 8" Radflo or Fox remote res.

Your X looks great! I need to get on your level :)

p.s. the extra wheel you sold me a few years back went to good home in Indianapolis!
 
PhullD

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IM1RU said:
@PhullD If you need or want a set of 600 lb 12" Eibach springs (I think that's the length you're running) I have a set sitting in my garage you can have for the cost of Shipping. I used them for 1 year. Their free length still measures 12"
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That's a kind offer, but I'm not sure if it is worth the hassle to swap them at this point. With the tent up there now the higher rating is good when the truck is loaded up. When it becomes more of a weekend wheeler I'll probably swap out for the remote res springs and sell these. Definitely gonna go with the icon springs haha!
 
IM1RU

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PhullD said:
That's a kind offer, but I'm not sure if it is worth the hassle to swap them at this point. With the tent up there now the higher rating is good when the truck is loaded up. When it becomes more of a weekend wheeler I'll probably swap out for the remote res springs and sell these. Definitely gonna go with the icon springs haha!
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Damit! They would look so much better in your garage than in mine....:confused:
 
General_Tarfun

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I misread that printout at first to read 2.9 degrees positive camber haha. I was about to ask isn't that a bit much? That caster and toe on the before chart must have made for an interesting drive.
 
IM1RU

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It was crap for sure.... Not sure how it got so far out, because those are definitely not the numbers it was set at last time..... which wasn't all that long ago.
 
General_Tarfun

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IM1RU said:
It was crap for sure.... Not sure how it got so far out, because those are definitely not the numbers it was set at last time..... which wasn't all that long ago.
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I have the same problem with the passenger side wheel...to the point that I keep the two wrenches to adjust toe under rear passenger floor carpet. When I start to feel a pull I'll just adjust the toe in maybe an 1/8" of a turn and that usually takes care of it.
 
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So.... I'm going back to Duratracs.

The General Grabber X3's are not for me. On road handling is garbage, feels like I'm driving on 15 psi all the time. Freeway speed, they wander all over, and it feels like if I had to make an evasive maneuver I'd roll it. Steering is like I'm driving a marshmallow..... And all this at 42 PSI.

Had Discount order the Duratracs, and I'll have them on before Ouray next weekend. Only paying to have the mounting done, and the cost difference in tires.

That's what I get for trying something new I guess..... They're probably awesome offroad.

Lame,..... Just Lame.
 
Fromfrontier2Xterra

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IM1RU said:
So.... I'm going back to Duratracs.

The General Grabber X3's are not for me. On road handling is garbage, feels like I'm driving on 15 psi all the time. Freeway speed, they wander all over, and it feels like if I had to make an evasive maneuver I'd roll it. Steering is like I'm driving a marshmallow..... And all this at 42 PSI.

Had Discount order the Duratracs, and I'll have them on before Ouray next weekend. Only paying to have the mounting done, and the cost difference in tires.

That's what I get for trying something new I guess..... They're probably awesome offroad.

Lame,..... Just Lame.
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Sucks dude. Sorry they didn’t work out.
 
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