Topic: "Super Black" X

[Toro]

I just want to be able to handle going over and threw everything i come across. Not to crazy........

   Which is it? 
There's a guy around here running 33" AT tires and 3" lift that has done some crazy trails.

[2013nick]

for now it looks as if im gonna have to go the cheaper route once i get some sliders and a roof basket im gonna lift it 3 and get some bad ass Yokohamas (step dad knows a VP of yokohama)

[knightrider]

also, imo take what "old gear heads" and "jeep" people say about modifying your X with a grain of salt, the xterra is very different from a simple jeep or old school blazer or bronco.  while getting a 4" lift and throwing 37" swampers is common and easy for a jeep or bronco, having ifs makes a big lift much harder than a solid axle.  check out the builds in the display area here and you can get a good idea of what will get you almost anywhere.  there wont be many places you cant go with a 2.5" lift and some skids and its much cheaper than going full retard right out of the gate   you should learn the weakness of your xterra before throwing a bunch of money away on 44" swampers and a 454 big block.

[2013nick]

well i didnt know 4 inches of lift was full retard. but if 2.5-3 can get be to sketchy places and save me a ton of money then im all for it, thats why i ask

[knightrider]

like toro said in the other lift thread, 3" is the magic number, going over that is a big hit on the wallet

[Ghost65]

You can have a lot of fun with a spacer/shackle lift/sliders...having run Moab two years with that set up on blue trails, it was plenty O' fun. 

[0317]

You can have a lot of fun with a spacer/shackle lift/sliders...having run Moab two years with that set up on blue trails, it was plenty O' fun. 

Pfft, John he's not looking for blue trails. He wants to play on the black diamonds.

[2013nick]

Well its looking like for the price I'm going 3 inches first, if I dump more then 1g at a time my girlfriend may just chop my head off

[Ghost65]

Pfft, John he's not looking for blue trails. He wants to play on the black diamonds.

Ha!  Well James, he can do that (black diamond) on a spacer/shackle lift...once.   

[2013nick]

New silver/gray powder coat haha

[Ghost65]

Cool pic Nick, great meeting you on the trip.  Glad you could make it and meet everyone. 

[SoCalXTerry]

Hey Nick your front plate is still straight.      When did you take that picture?

[2013nick]

Yeah it was great meeting you and everyone for that matter, I learned a ton and we had a blast!

And terry, this was Sunday before the little water crossing haha

[2013nick]

Updated with new parts