Dingyjazzy
Test Drive
- Location
- St. Louis
I’ve been lurking and following builds and post on this server and Reddit for a few years. I’m ready to come out of the shadows.
In 2016, we needed another vehicle for the family. My wife suggested an Xterra. We found one for $1500 and 120k miles. It was a 2001 and the previous owner was a teenager who drove the wheels off of it. I almost hired a drug dog to go through it because of how much junk we found.
Here’s a pick from the day we drove it home.
It was bone stock and the suspension was toast.
The first things on the todo list were safety and maintenance.
I searched the forums and did all the stuff I was told to do. Timing belt, water pump, the basics stuff.
Had to fix the power steering and a few other small things but for the most part it looks like we saved the truck from an bad owner.
I ordered a Rancho 2.5” lift kit and some Grabber A/T tires and some steel wheels.
If you zoom in, you can see the reflective tape that the teenagers parents put on the Xterra.
The wheels and tires did not fit. I ordered 0 offset on the wheels. I didn’t understand how to measure and I didn’t know what 0 meant. The result was a lot of tire rub. The sawzall and some paint helped.
I ran the rig just like this for a few years. I have a few other projects I have been working on and my budget and attention wanders from one to another.
Ok I started my build thread. Tommorow I’ll post some more and soon I’ll be up to speed. This year the X has gotten a lot of attention so I think it’s ready for some limelight.
Thank you for all the owners who have contributed in this group. It gave me alot of inspiration.
In 2016, we needed another vehicle for the family. My wife suggested an Xterra. We found one for $1500 and 120k miles. It was a 2001 and the previous owner was a teenager who drove the wheels off of it. I almost hired a drug dog to go through it because of how much junk we found.
Here’s a pick from the day we drove it home.
It was bone stock and the suspension was toast.
The first things on the todo list were safety and maintenance.
I searched the forums and did all the stuff I was told to do. Timing belt, water pump, the basics stuff.
Had to fix the power steering and a few other small things but for the most part it looks like we saved the truck from an bad owner.
I ordered a Rancho 2.5” lift kit and some Grabber A/T tires and some steel wheels.
If you zoom in, you can see the reflective tape that the teenagers parents put on the Xterra.
The wheels and tires did not fit. I ordered 0 offset on the wheels. I didn’t understand how to measure and I didn’t know what 0 meant. The result was a lot of tire rub. The sawzall and some paint helped.
I ran the rig just like this for a few years. I have a few other projects I have been working on and my budget and attention wanders from one to another.
Ok I started my build thread. Tommorow I’ll post some more and soon I’ll be up to speed. This year the X has gotten a lot of attention so I think it’s ready for some limelight.
Thank you for all the owners who have contributed in this group. It gave me alot of inspiration.
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