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Ironclads Trail Got out this last Friday to do some wheeling with a good Toyota friend. We did a trail called "Ironclads" near Estes Park, Colorado. I've done it before, but this time, we tackled a few more of the larger (for my truck, anyways) obstacles. We had a good time and didn't break...

Tools and Gear I Carry I've done this post before, but some of the gear I carry has changed and I have added to the list quite a bit, so I figured I would go ahead and update the list. Disclaimer: In no way do I mean for this post to be bragging about how prepared I am. Everyone makes mistakes...

Mounted mine in the topper on top of the on-board-air plywood cover. Used a random bracket (some sort of old truck bed toolbox mount I think?) With a bolt through it. The jack base slides over the bolt on the back which keeps it from moving any direction. Front side has a carriage bolt...

I loosened the shackles before lifting it. Just left it hanging as a reminder to make sure I tightened them all back up. The threads pulled out, so it wouldn't thread back together. I like the Bilsteins well enough. For the price, they do pretty good.

Ha, good question. Not in the picture, but I put jack stands under the frame after I got it lifted and had the axle drooping. Front wheels were both chalked too. With the truck in 4x4, in gear.

Warranties are Great. Broke a shock and the ride was pretty bouncy for the second half of the last trip. Oddly, the lower eyelet is threaded onto the shaft. This shock is technically a "universal fitment" part, so I assume they just used different length shafts to make the "universal"...

Got out to do some wheeling last weekend. 2000 XE V6 CC SB. Always go with a buddy this time of year in the Rockies and bring all your winching and recovery gear. Beached-whale status. Found some pretty deep Creek crossings. The fog was awesome. Socked us in all weekend.

... A Few More Wheeling Trips continued Finally, first weekend in May, most of the trail system in that area is passable. We were still breaking through snow banks that hat not yet been driven for the season, but only in select areas and we were able to complete entire trail sections end-to-end...

A Few More Wheeling Trips No real build update - been doing some more wheeling recently. In case anyone is wondering how I'm wheeling during the Covid-19 restrictions, I have been in communications with both local law enforcement and forest service districts where I am traveling and obtaining...

Manifold AND Leaking Power Steering... Backstory - I recently had to replace another exhaust manifold on the truck. The one I had installed is a Dorman 674-598 passenger side manifold. The OE ones failed like they all do. Bad cracks. I replaced them both and only got 30k out of this one... it...

I like everyone's input and value all the opinions and experiences here. Like I said, not to bash on any company, but I see a lot of people with all the anodized gear, etc, and it looks like they have never used their vehicle for anything besides running errands (meh, no judgement from me...

2000 Nissan Frontier. A couple shots from last summer. Hopefully more coming soon! Colorado, 2019 Moab, UT. 2019

You don't need to spend over $150-$250 for a piece of aluminum bling... That's just one more piece of metal to go flying when the winch rope breaks anyways. Don't hear me wrong. I'm not trashing on Factor 55 products. They seem great (although I've never used any of them). It's just...

I had the plastic ones before, but not the swing out ones. Keep in mind if you use plastic ones, you're going to either have to open the topper every time, or if you use the swing-out kind, you have to have room to swing them out... not great. They are also extremely easy to break into if you...

New Storage Drawer So I decided to ditch the topper-ceiling Yakima basket storage system. It has worked well for a long time, but as I've started using the truck for more seasons of wheeling (tons of snow wheeling this year), I've had to pick up some extra recovery gear that I didn't have...

Thanks! Trying to keep it that way!

Not necessarily part of the build, but I had a problem with my Warn manual hubs last time I went out. Background: I got these hubs 2nd-hand from another Frontier owner who was doing a SAS. I never replaced the bolts that he gave me with the hubs. I think the bolts were over-torqued and yielded...

If you're interested at all in progress of my other projects, I've been spending most of my "build" time on some 4Runner projects. Built some low profile 1" x 2" extruded aluminum (80/20) crossbars that utilize the factory tracks for my brother's rig (2004 4Runner). Got a CB installed in his...

No real updates... but still having fun with the truck. No real update on the build itself. Been enjoying the work I've put in by doing a lot of wheeling. I've gotten out to the snow several times recently. Here's a few photos from the last trip. Super cool weather. It was foggy and cloudy in...

Prothane Bushing Kit D21 Energy Suspension Leaf Springs Bushings D21 D21 Bushings on Summit Racing I have not personally used prothane, but they do make a "full kit" it looks like. I do like Energy Suspension and they are easily available on Amazon and Summit racing.