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Is it rusty? the strut tower can tear loose and jam up against the steering shaft.

Not only what year, what make and model as well?

Less then what a lot of people will spend on tires and wheels

If you want the best of both worlds, you can get a lever shifted transfer case in the second gen stuff. Atlas makes an aftermarket transfer case with ratios of your choice that fits. Instructions even instruct on how to get around the electronics to keep them happy.

$7K? WAY too much. A much better 2nd gen (with a more powerful and economical engine) can be had for that kind of coin. The VG33 of the first gen Frontier has the power of a 4-cylinder and the economy of a V8. Unless you got the optional supercharger, that has the power of a V6 and the...

OK, time to cough up some more details. Sounds like you will be plugged into shore power to keep the battery maintainer running. And you want a timer of some sort to turn the block heater on at a specific time. But you will be leaving the vehicle parked/stored for extended periods of time...

I heard that some episodes are airing. How is this looking?

2010 Xterra. 86,000 miles. Special ordered new. Battery at 6 months. Gas struts on the rear hatch at 5 years. The "Nissan" sticker on the roof air dam sun rotted and I replaced it. The Nissan chrome hamburger badge on the rear hatch is starting to shed some chrome plating. Ine set of tires...

Nissan NV can tow 9500 with the V8, Quigley and others do 4WD conversions to them.

The Tacoma tailgate lives up to the name of "taco". They are well known for being weak and bending under mundane loads. The Frontier tailgate has extra beef where it is needed and takes normal use without bending.

I can touch 20 MPG even with 70-75MPH cruising speeds with a 4WD Xterra. That is tank after tank repeatable numbers. Drops a couple digits if towing. And been over 20 many times, sometimes even back to back. So a 2WD is good for a couple more MPG over a 4WD. For a stock truck that isn't...

Vans can tow. Good body on frame van can be in the 10k neighborhood as well. OK, so YOU won't tow 10k. But what about using the hitch as a recovery point. Vans are not light, and when packed full of stuff they get down right heavy. If someone needs a good recovery point in the back (weather...

Tracks. Oh, that's already been done.

Bedrug does make floor kits for the NV. Not sure how well the bubble wrap is going to stand up to long term use as a flooring material.

The XD has a couple minor changes compared to the NV. If you know them you can work around them. The front stab bar links are a completely different design. Depending on how the XD lift is done you may need to engineer your own stab bar links. Nothing impossible, just something you may need...

The '08 has a timing chain, not a timing belt. Last timing belt in an Xterra was '04 The timing chain guide wear is not a sudden failure, but a gradual one. You get months of warning as the engine starts zinging like an electric motor. The timing chain guides are better in later years. I...

I leave the battery connected. That is a huge capacitor, absorbs spikes very well.

I was quietly waiting to see if any more information came in. It looks like a stock replacement in a stock Nissan knuckle. Still trying to go through that Timken catalog and trying to find something that will work. Thank you, the pictures do help. Answers some questions (were the knuckles...

I can see that working. Real VHB is really good stuff. To the point the weakest part is the strength of the paint sticking to the vans roof.

The softer the sand the squishier the tire should be. At some point going bigger (wider and/or taller) becomes the better option. So how soft of sand you you planning on going through? Wet beach sand (picture above) isn't that bad. Full highway pressure is probably going to do pretty good...