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Found time to swap out my rear shocks today. I?ll tackle the front struts tomorrow. I thought the tears would be easy but the upper bolts were rusted up and access to the nuts wasn?t pleasant to say the least.
Once I get the fronts done I?ll have to fiddle with the settings to see which ones are best for Colorado?s lovely roads.
Front struts done. Of course I start taking things apart and find my upper ball joints are shot so had to make a trip to the parts store and spend more money. I was tempted to just stick it back together and deal with the ball joints later but common sense took over so I just did them while I had everything apart.
How bad were they?
The left side was actually probably okay. The right side had probably close to a quarter inch of play. I could use my fingers and rattle it around in most directions once I had it disconnected from the spindle.
FYI. It?s a 2010 Ram 1500 with about 120K miles.
Post pics if you get a chance, I was wanting to get the quick lifts for the front of my Xterra, but once I realized I had a broken leaf and had to drop $$ on those, I went with the cheaper option of Bilstein 5100's and just wrestled with the stock coils.Quote:
Originally Posted by ray1970
Posted another Pic in the latest purchase thread, but I've done a couple other things since.
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Old man Emu rear springs providing 1.5-2" of lift.
Front Bilstein adjustable shocks set at 1.5"
Added a roof basket up top.
Used some plastic restore to get the plastic looking new again.
IMO it doesn't look lifted, but it now has a stance that I feel the Pro4x should have had from the factory, similar to the mild boost the 4runner TRD Pro comes with. All Xterra's are a bit low from the factory IMO, when you consider they are quite capable on the trail.
Looks good . I miss my old xterra
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I liked your Xterra, was set up well.Quote:
Originally Posted by Spdu4ia
I really want to do 33's, but the size I want (255/85-16) are very limited for options, the 285's are a bit wider than I want, but I may end up with them next time around, just a tough decision because we travel a bit in the X.
It really doesn?t look any different. I was worried that since my truck already sat pretty level before that it might sit a little nose high. During the strut replacement I found that the previous owner had installed some 2? lift blocks on top of the factory struts. Ride height is the same now as before I replaced everything.Quote:
Originally Posted by hurley842002
Here?s a before picture.
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And here it sits now.
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