My shock skids and lower rear shock bearings are here now. The skids were on a NY truck so I've got to strip and sand blast them. Then I'll give them a heavy coat of Rustoleum and install them.
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2007 Xterra:Terry's Bolt On Wheeler
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Got a set of the PRG shackles the other day. I'm gonna need them to bump up the rear when my new bumper gets here (in December 
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Today I ordered new leaf spring bushings from Alcan and some other parts to help rebuild my rear suspension.
)Today I ordered new leaf spring bushings from Alcan and some other parts to help rebuild my rear suspension.
So the bumper I ordered in April 2021 finally arrived. The guy who builds them does an amazing job and he and his wife had some health issues so they were delayed some.
But it's finally here and installed.
Need I added the Frontrunner folder down table to it. It works nicely with my drawer set to provide a lot of counter space in the back. It will be pretty nice around camp. Hopefully I won't have to carry a full table when I'm solo now.
For my birthday, my wife bought me the turn signal switch with the fog light controls. It's a simple as swapping the switch and putting the lights in on these. The wiring and relays are already in place from the factory. I've got a set of the 2017+ Titan LED fog lights with the black bezels ordered for it, they should be here Saturday!
But it's finally here and installed.
Need I added the Frontrunner folder down table to it. It works nicely with my drawer set to provide a lot of counter space in the back. It will be pretty nice around camp. Hopefully I won't have to carry a full table when I'm solo now.
For my birthday, my wife bought me the turn signal switch with the fog light controls. It's a simple as swapping the switch and putting the lights in on these. The wiring and relays are already in place from the factory. I've got a set of the 2017+ Titan LED fog lights with the black bezels ordered for it, they should be here Saturday!
Bumper's cool, but the table is what catches my eye...
It's nice for sure. Looking forward to getting to use it this spring!Bumper's cool, but the table is what catches my eye...
Went out riding yesterday. Was supposed to meet a buddy at noon but he got delayed so I started without him. Found a neat spot and hung out in the hammock for a couple hours waiting on him.
Once he showed up and we made our way to where he was camping, I said my goodbyes and through a series of poorly made decisions, wound up on a dead end logging road an hour out of my way and well after dark.
The result was disgusting and I didn't get home till 11pm, several hours later than I had planned on being out.
Once he showed up and we made our way to where he was camping, I said my goodbyes and through a series of poorly made decisions, wound up on a dead end logging road an hour out of my way and well after dark.
The result was disgusting and I didn't get home till 11pm, several hours later than I had planned on being out.
Whoops.
At least you made it out.
At least you made it out.
Yep! It was an adventure. I know better than to ignore my gut when these decisions need to be made, but I do it anyways....
Spent most of the afternoon cleaning up the X a little. Probably should have pressure washed it but got it clean enough.
Also swapped front lift spacers and dropped the preload on my shocks to try and get that last 1" of travel out of the front end. I'll compare my travel numbers after I get the ride height dialed back in.
Also swapped front lift spacers and dropped the preload on my shocks to try and get that last 1" of travel out of the front end. I'll compare my travel numbers after I get the ride height dialed back in.
needatruck
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Nice X sir! I’m the head install tech at Nisstec if you ever have any questions.
Thanks! I actually called a few weeks ago to get advice for dropping my front Radflos to adjust for the taller spacer. Might have spoken with you, don't remember the guy's name right off.
needatruck
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Definitely not me. I’m out with a leg injury at the moment. By all means though, I’m happy to help.
Last I checked, most use a stand alone for tuning.
needatruck
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Not true. The long time supporter would be UpRev. Our shop Xterra has it done there. And in recent years, I’ve heard that HPTuners has also joined the Nissan fold.
Thanks! I'll check into it.
I have not. Factory tune on this 4.0L is perfectly fine for my needs. But yeah, UpRev supports the Nissan ECMs.
My 1.5" lift spacers arrived today. I managed to swap the 2" lift spacers out this evening and get it back together. I still need to raise my Radflos back up another 1/2" to get my ride height back where I want it but I'm getting close.
I'm chasing fractions of an inch of travel here. But here we are.
Starting out, I was running my Extended length Radflos with 650lb/in coils set at 2" of lift. They were dramatically better than the 5100s with 600lb/in coils and the ToyTec/Nisstec/FBG adjuster conversion but still jerked the Xterra to the side when the tires dropped into a hole.
Next I added a 0.5" thick (1" lift) spacer to them and the bumper/winch combo leveled it back out. Even with that spacer, my UCAs were still contacting my fender liners at full compression so I had to add longer bump stops which left me nearly an inch of my shock stroke unused.
That was an improvement in ride quality and it got me thinking; if we can run a 1.25" thick (2" lift) spacer on top of OE coil over assemblies then why can't we run them with Rads/ect to relocate the shock travel window down and improve the up/down travel balance?
So I searched around and thought about it and decided to try it. I have a pair of the PRG 1.25" thick (2" lift) spacers in the shop so the last time I had the X on stands, I pulled the coilovers and swapped to the taller spacers and dropped my coilovers back to the same ride height I was at.
You can see the difference in full extension here.
0.5" thick (1" lift) spacers
1.25" thick (2" lift) spacers
That was a big improvement in ride quality. Places I had been topping out my shocks around town were now buttery smooth. But, I was at the limit of my suspension joint travel. I'm pretty sure it is my lower ball joints that are the bottleneck but the shocks just barely went into place with the 1.25" thick spacers.
I didn't expect this to be permanent since I was obviously stressing the joints and the last thing I want is to start killing them so I picked up a pair of PRG's 7/8" thick (1.5" lift) spacers for it. You can see here that my upper ball joint was making contact with the top of the coil over at full extension as well, so it was just too much.
With the 7/8" thick (1.5" lift) spacers installed, I'm roughly 3/8" from the suspension joint down limit now. That should help keep everything happy and healthy. It also gives me the maximum amount of down travel I feel like an OE width setup can run with OE LCAs. The added benefit is that I now have use of all of my shock travel too!
Starting out, I was running my Extended length Radflos with 650lb/in coils set at 2" of lift. They were dramatically better than the 5100s with 600lb/in coils and the ToyTec/Nisstec/FBG adjuster conversion but still jerked the Xterra to the side when the tires dropped into a hole.
Next I added a 0.5" thick (1" lift) spacer to them and the bumper/winch combo leveled it back out. Even with that spacer, my UCAs were still contacting my fender liners at full compression so I had to add longer bump stops which left me nearly an inch of my shock stroke unused.
That was an improvement in ride quality and it got me thinking; if we can run a 1.25" thick (2" lift) spacer on top of OE coil over assemblies then why can't we run them with Rads/ect to relocate the shock travel window down and improve the up/down travel balance?
So I searched around and thought about it and decided to try it. I have a pair of the PRG 1.25" thick (2" lift) spacers in the shop so the last time I had the X on stands, I pulled the coilovers and swapped to the taller spacers and dropped my coilovers back to the same ride height I was at.
You can see the difference in full extension here.
0.5" thick (1" lift) spacers
1.25" thick (2" lift) spacers
That was a big improvement in ride quality. Places I had been topping out my shocks around town were now buttery smooth. But, I was at the limit of my suspension joint travel. I'm pretty sure it is my lower ball joints that are the bottleneck but the shocks just barely went into place with the 1.25" thick spacers.
I didn't expect this to be permanent since I was obviously stressing the joints and the last thing I want is to start killing them so I picked up a pair of PRG's 7/8" thick (1.5" lift) spacers for it. You can see here that my upper ball joint was making contact with the top of the coil over at full extension as well, so it was just too much.
With the 7/8" thick (1.5" lift) spacers installed, I'm roughly 3/8" from the suspension joint down limit now. That should help keep everything happy and healthy. It also gives me the maximum amount of down travel I feel like an OE width setup can run with OE LCAs. The added benefit is that I now have use of all of my shock travel too!
needatruck
Registered Member
The issue with more than the 1” spacer, is the overall shock length is to long, and will create cv and tie Rod end binding at full droop.
