General vehicle thread

[Irving]

Yeah this is a bad mamma jamma. He was going to use a C4 Vette at some point I think.

[ray1970]

Needs some knobby tires for running the dunes.

[Irving]

He put some on at some point. Something ridiculous too, like 13-14" wide. Heck the street tires on there now are that wide I think.

[hurley842002]

Side note: Here is how the 4wd is actuated on this vehicle.

The top part is what connects to the outside axle cup, and therefor spins with the CV axle.


There is a ring with a groove in it. A two prong fork slides around that ring.


When you push the 4WD button, the fork is vacuum actuated and slides the ring up over the top shaft, connecting both shafts. This means that the transfer case is ALWAYS spinning the front driveshaft, front diff, and this long shaft, at all times. Only when the 4WD button is pushed are the CV axles engaged. This is also why you don't really save any gas mileage by getting manual hubs. It makes the steering a bit lighter, but you don't feel the increased peppy-ness that you do when you disconnect the front drive shaft.

Really enjoy watching your build progress, reminds me of when I used to do a lot of wrenching. Now that I have a garage again, hopefully I can undertake some projects I've been meaning to complete on my Xterra.

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[Irving]

My first day to the pull and pay was a bit of a bust, so I ended up helping the guy across from me get parts off the front end of an Xterra.

I definitely should have bought an Xterra instead of my Amigo all those years ago.

[hurley842002]

My first day to the pull and pay was a bit of a bust, so I ended up helping the guy across from me get parts off the front end of an Xterra.

I definitely should have bought an Xterra instead of my Amigo all those years ago.

I can only speak for the second generation, but they are definitely very basic as far as design is concerned, and quite robust seeing as how they share a frame with their full size brethren. Ideally, once I get mine paid off, I'd like to do a Titan front suspension swap, and possibly even a Titan V8, it's all pretty much plug and play.

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[Irving]

Do the Titans have longer control arms, or bigger brakes, or both? Xterras still use leafs in the rear right?

[hurley842002]

Do the Titans have longer control arms, or bigger brakes, or both? Xterras still use leafs in the rear right?

Both I believe, longer control arms for sure, which allows for excellent travel with the proper suspension components, fortunately it's such a popular swap that there is a ton of options. If you wanted a newer/reliable and cost effective rig, I highly recommend the Xterra. Obviously not nearly as popular as the 4runner, but the price will reflect that, and there are still enough upgrade options available to make it a decent investment, and with the Frontier still being produced and unchanged through 2020 so far, you can still find plenty of parts.

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[Irving]

I'm invested with the Trooper now. I like that Xterras have factory e-lockers. What kind of rear end do they have?

[Irving]

Got that heavy bitch back up in there.


A lot more room on those bolts with the lower diff. Not that I'll ever need access to them.



About scratched all that paint right off getting it in there.
Now to reassemble the knuckles and get the new ball joints, axles, shocks, and tie-rods all connected.