ericcris10sen
First Fill-Up (of many)
- Location
- Zion National Park, Utah
I'm not sure if this is where it belongs, but I'm having trouble with anyone doing my PML for me. Every mechanic I go to has been telling me that they WILL NOT touch an Xterra when doing a PML. They're saying that because they have to torque the torsion bar in the front, it'll cause a lot of problems. They say the bar will wear out and the ball joints will be problematic in not too long and he said that it'll mess up the steering so bad that it'll either be extremely hard to get it back to the way it was, or it'll be impossible to get right. I'm just wondering if this is even worth it. I've read through many xterra forums/threads on this and it seems there are those who don't have a problem, and those who do (especially when it comes to sagging in the rear). I bought the PML a while back and I haven't been able to find anyone in my area (xterra members or mechanics) that will do this WITH me.
My tires are a little oversized (I measured and it came out to be 29" or 30") and if I cut my wheel hard, it'll scrape what I'm guessing is the plastic part in front of the tires. Also, other than giving me a little more clearance, it looks great with even a tiny lift.
His suggestion is to call or go down to Phoenix (which is a 300 mile round trip) and find out from this one mechanic on how he does it, because he said there's a right way to do this. He said something about there being a key lock or something like that and it lifting the torsion bar instead of having it twisted, idk.
If I decide to not put this on (which I really want to), I'll just find a member on here who wants it and sell it to them for dirt cheap. Anyone have some major problems with their PML's? Is it really worth it, or is he just throwing the worst case scenarios at me?
My tires are a little oversized (I measured and it came out to be 29" or 30") and if I cut my wheel hard, it'll scrape what I'm guessing is the plastic part in front of the tires. Also, other than giving me a little more clearance, it looks great with even a tiny lift.
His suggestion is to call or go down to Phoenix (which is a 300 mile round trip) and find out from this one mechanic on how he does it, because he said there's a right way to do this. He said something about there being a key lock or something like that and it lifting the torsion bar instead of having it twisted, idk.
If I decide to not put this on (which I really want to), I'll just find a member on here who wants it and sell it to them for dirt cheap. Anyone have some major problems with their PML's? Is it really worth it, or is he just throwing the worst case scenarios at me?