BLUEX XTERRA BUILD THREAD DRIVER
BLUEX XTERRA BUILD THREAD UPGRADE

If you are planning on driving this on the road a lot the upper control arms will pay for themselves in the form of not blowing through tires every 10k miles. Welcome to Xn! This build is looking great so far, I have always loved the look of stock height first gens with big tires. Stay tuned as I'll be updating this thread as often as I can and look forward to your comments and input! It's just hard to justify the price of it all ! I think this is a bit overkill, but with the 33's and cranked torsion bars I know it's probably the right way to go for longterm reliability / ride and this isn't a job I want to do twice.

BLUEX XTERRA BUILD THREAD UPGRADE

Upgrade everything and go for a complete suspension lift with reenforced steering setup: 4x4parts UCA, Grassroots centerlink, HD tie rods, ect. This is most affordable and I feel would be fine with the little I do go offroad. (I already have a 2' BL I purchased a while back, but would ideally go 1'). Replace everything with original parts and stay PML and add a body lift. I'm looking to replace pretty much everything up front (all arms / steering components) and really I'm deciding between two choices: I have new shocks all around, but the bushings and ball joints are past their prime and I want to address things before they become an issue. My main project right now is completing a suspension overhaul. Maintenance Overhaul : Timing Belt, Water Pump, Valve Cover Gaskets, Plugs, Plug WiresĪnd why am I creating this build thread? Well, because I absolutely love the truck! Only downside is it has been an Indiana truck its entire life, so there is some rust issues I'll have to address.įorgive me as I never really planned to create a build thread for my 'beater', so I don't have many photos to date.Īside from some mechanical repairs that needed to be done, here is what has been done so far: Picked it up for $1600 with 145k on the clock, 1-owner and dealer maintained since new. I searched for about a year looking for the right truck and landed on an 03' 4x4 in Tank Green (hence the project name). I love the idea of overlanding and hope to build this into something capable of taking trips in the near future. I've done a bit of work since then, but recently decided to take things to the next level with the build and wanted to document my progress.

BLUEX XTERRA BUILD THREAD DRIVER

My name is Caleb and I picked up my Xterra a little over a year ago to use as a daily driver here in Chicago during the winter months.

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