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A couple of cool updates—one step closer to getting the new tent mounted on the Tundra! Picked up an RCI HD Bed Rack. Technically, it’s designed for a long bed, but it fits the 5.5’ bed just fine. I’ve never been a fan of racks that don’t fill up the whole box; they just look off to me. This...

Managed to slip away for a bit during the Family Day long weekend and do some local exploring. Ended up collecting more than a few "custom" pinstripes along the way. This area used to be one of my regular dirt biking spots before they logged it heavily as a fire break a few years back. We had...

We were up early at 5 a.m. to hit the road by 5:30, aiming to reach Abraham Lake for sunrise. We made it to the "Belly of Abraham" before the sun was up, but unfortunately, heavy overcast skies meant we didn’t get the sunrise we were hoping for. That said, the morning haze over the mountains and...

First Trip of the Year! Grande Prairie AB - Golden BC - Abraham AB My wife, Dez, our daughter, V, and our dog, Mack, had been wanting to check out the famous methane bubbles frozen in the ice at Abraham Lake in southern Alberta. So, on Saturday, February 1st, we packed up and hit the road...

First things first—I absolutely hated the wheel and tire setup that came on the Tundra when I bought it. And to be honest, there were a few other questionable choices from the previous owner that I wasn’t a fan of either. But the wheels and tires had to go immediately. It came with 20-inch...

I went back and forth on whether or not to start this thread so early in my build. But in the end, I figured—why not? Not only will this serve as a build log, but it’ll also be a place to document the adventures I take with my family and the solo trips I embark on. So, a little about me. My...

Test and Tune Finally got my new tires installed and had some free time to give everything a quick test. The test wasn't anything crazy, just enough to stretch its legs and get a feel for it. Over all I'm very happy with how thing preformed. SUCH a huge difference over stock. The only thing I...

Finished My Lift So over Wednesday and Thursday I finished lifting the Xterra. After the control arms I decided to do the leaf packs next, putting in the Nisstec add a leaf. All very straight forward and simple to do. After the leaf pack I put on my AC shackles and Bils. Before the suspension...

All bushings are brand new and greased, none of them have odd bulges or tears. Upper ball joints are brand new, lowers still need to be replaced. Tie rod ends are worn, but have no physical play in them when I try to move with my hands and body weight. Going to jack up the front and have someone...

Hey guys, I finished installing my 3 inch lift n my 2002 xterra today. Double check all my bolts to make sure they were tight and torqued properly, checking all my clearances, everything. Take it for a test drive and everything seems to be good, until I slow down to around 5 kph and take a sharp...

Can't say I've ever been down to PG! I've never had a reason to go, but wheeling with another Xterra sounds like good enough reason to me!

Calmini Upper Control Arms So today I finally got around to starting on my lift!!! Finally some decent updates! I started off pulling into my garage (previously my girlfriends garage , but I moved in. So that's an update too haha.) Anyway, pulled in, got out my little 2 ton jack stands...

Little bit of an update! Finally have a few weeks off from work, so I'll be starting the lift on the X here in the next few days. Just moved as well so I have a bigger garage to work in which will be nice! Can't leave you guys without a picture of some sort, so I stopped in Dawson at the start...

Right on! Glad to hear it! I'm heading out into the bush for work on Friday, I'll be gone a couple of weeks, but I'll be getting everything done when I get back. I'll let you know how I feel about the tires!

Sea Foam Really small update. I've been super busy the last couple weeks. Between writing for a new website, kind of moving and waiting for good weather, I managed to do a quick intake system clean with the spray type Sea Foam. Super simple. The can actually had clear instructions. Warm motor...

After another quick search, it seems they add considerable strength to the wheel as well. Wouldn't be a bad idea for overland guys, its just extra insurance against wheel failures right? The only downfall I can see is you can't use traditional wheel balancers. That's where these would come in...

I've already bought my tires for my 17s, but I'm thinking I'll sell them off after this season and put snow tires on those 17s, then buy another set of KO2s for some 15s. Price difference between the two are insane!! As for the rock rings, far as I can tell they just weld onto the outside lip...

No new updated at the moment. Still waiting on the weather to decide what it wants to do. Problem is, it storms and drops a ton of snow, then gets hot and it all melts, so the roads are gross and the garage I'm going to do all my work in, is down an unpaved back ally. So I don't want to get mud...

Here is the Video of the hike, for anyone who wants to watch it. I'm not sure why the quality is so low. I took it and edited it all in 1080p. Guess I'll have to look into that. https://youtu.be/8Xrk5-JF0-g

Random day adventure to Eaton Falls The girlfriend and I needed to get away for the day after dealing with a fairly stressful week. So we decided on a hiking trip up to Eaton Falls, just outside of Grande Cache, Alberta. The hike itself isn't all the hard in the summer months, winter was a bit...