bm2004x
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BM2004X’s Build Thread
2004 Black Nissan Xterra XE 4x4
When I bought it in 08 it had 20,000 miles
Now…… 130,000
Suspension/ Lift
- 2” DIY body lift (Fastenal bolts and jeep pucks)
- Longer Bilsteins on all 4 corners
- AC upper A-arms
- AC Add-A-Leaf kit
- CALMINI shackle kit
- New rear leafs (from rear end accident)
- New AC Torsion bars
Steering Kit
- Grassroots Centerlink
- Full length shoulder bolts for Grassroots kit (prevents thread flattening)
- AC Idler arm brace (CALMINI Blue)
- Bandit Bronze idler arm bushings
-Deeza outer and inner tie rods
-Moog balljoints
- AC tie rod adjusters
- Bilstein steering stabilizer
Armor
- Shrockworks Sliders
- Shrockworks front, engine, trans, and gas tank skids
- Shrockworks front bumper w/hoops
-1/4” tick Rear shock washers (this actually helps)
-1/4” thick plating welded to front frame top/ inner for winch strength
Recovery/ Gear/ Lighting/ Accessories
- Navara Snorkel kit w/ stock airbox
- 4 Hella 500FF driving lights on custom light bar
- 2 Hella 700FF driving lights on shrock bumper
- cheap 3x5 reverse lights on rack
- cheap 70” Rage roof rack
- Gobi driver side ladder
- Custom spare tire mount in rear for 33”
- Wade bugflector
- Vent visors
- Pioneer dbbl din w backup camera (mounted in tire lowerer hole), gps, and Bluetooth
- new infiniti tweeter speakers 2 and 3 ways all around.
- rear diff breather mod
- E-fan conversion w stock shroud
- Shmittybuilt 10,000 lb X20 Wireless winch.
- new blue Plug wires and plugs everyone uses?
- Gibson cat back
- relocated led side markers to side mirrors (one of my fav mods)
Tires
- Mud/ off road = 2000 X rims (blacked out) 285/75r16 Firestone mud terrains
- Street daily driver = 2004 X rims (blacked out) 285/75r16 Cooper STmaxx
Random things done
- Timing belt swap 110,000
- x3 new rear bumper (my truck attracts rear end collisions like moths to flame)
- painted rear bumper silver to match 2014 PRO 4X
Things I want done
- bedline roof
- Gobi roof rack
- lockers lockers lockers someone create a freaken locker for this axle!!!!
- 3 pack add-a-leaf and revolvers
- stainless braided brake lines
- custom rear hidden hitch with recovery points (fold down license plate)
- custom fixed rear window armor (metal straps used like webbing)
-SAS!
No stock pic's from when i bough it but......
-Real stock looking
-Minor upgrades and PML
- AC upper A-arms and Bilsteins
-Add- A- Leaf install
- Shrock getting mounted- skid plates already done and welded front frame horns
- Steering Kit laid out
-Steering kit getting installed
- lift finished and tires mounted etc.
- Snorkel install
- Random pic's
-As it sits today
This truck is my daily driver. Couldn't ask for a better truck!
2004 Black Nissan Xterra XE 4x4
When I bought it in 08 it had 20,000 miles
Now…… 130,000
Suspension/ Lift
- 2” DIY body lift (Fastenal bolts and jeep pucks)
- Longer Bilsteins on all 4 corners
- AC upper A-arms
- AC Add-A-Leaf kit
- CALMINI shackle kit
- New rear leafs (from rear end accident)
- New AC Torsion bars
Steering Kit
- Grassroots Centerlink
- Full length shoulder bolts for Grassroots kit (prevents thread flattening)
- AC Idler arm brace (CALMINI Blue)
- Bandit Bronze idler arm bushings
-Deeza outer and inner tie rods
-Moog balljoints
- AC tie rod adjusters
- Bilstein steering stabilizer
Armor
- Shrockworks Sliders
- Shrockworks front, engine, trans, and gas tank skids
- Shrockworks front bumper w/hoops
-1/4” tick Rear shock washers (this actually helps)
-1/4” thick plating welded to front frame top/ inner for winch strength
Recovery/ Gear/ Lighting/ Accessories
- Navara Snorkel kit w/ stock airbox
- 4 Hella 500FF driving lights on custom light bar
- 2 Hella 700FF driving lights on shrock bumper
- cheap 3x5 reverse lights on rack
- cheap 70” Rage roof rack
- Gobi driver side ladder
- Custom spare tire mount in rear for 33”
- Wade bugflector
- Vent visors
- Pioneer dbbl din w backup camera (mounted in tire lowerer hole), gps, and Bluetooth
- new infiniti tweeter speakers 2 and 3 ways all around.
- rear diff breather mod
- E-fan conversion w stock shroud
- Shmittybuilt 10,000 lb X20 Wireless winch.
- new blue Plug wires and plugs everyone uses?
- Gibson cat back
- relocated led side markers to side mirrors (one of my fav mods)
Tires
- Mud/ off road = 2000 X rims (blacked out) 285/75r16 Firestone mud terrains
- Street daily driver = 2004 X rims (blacked out) 285/75r16 Cooper STmaxx
Random things done
- Timing belt swap 110,000
- x3 new rear bumper (my truck attracts rear end collisions like moths to flame)
- painted rear bumper silver to match 2014 PRO 4X
Things I want done
- bedline roof
- Gobi roof rack
- lockers lockers lockers someone create a freaken locker for this axle!!!!
- 3 pack add-a-leaf and revolvers
- stainless braided brake lines
- custom rear hidden hitch with recovery points (fold down license plate)
- custom fixed rear window armor (metal straps used like webbing)
-SAS!
No stock pic's from when i bough it but......
-Real stock looking
-Minor upgrades and PML
- AC upper A-arms and Bilsteins
-Add- A- Leaf install
- Shrock getting mounted- skid plates already done and welded front frame horns
- Steering Kit laid out
-Steering kit getting installed
- lift finished and tires mounted etc.
- Snorkel install
- Random pic's
-As it sits today
This truck is my daily driver. Couldn't ask for a better truck!
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