I've had a ton of 4x4s, old Toyotas, a Chevy and a bunch of Fords. Nothing newer than 1990. I always had all these awesome ideas about them and built a bunch of them, several for mud racing, but the last few for adventure. The problem was, they all had 30 year old components that my anxiety wouldn't let me trust to take far from home. This year, after being treated for anxiety I took a huge leap and my first loan ever, and bought my 2013 Frontier. Other than removal of all the low hanging plastic and the fairly tame all terrain tires that came on it, it's 100% stock. So far we've taken it to two 4x4 beaches, every dirt road within 50 miles and on 5 National Forest trails. These trails have been on my bucket list since 10th grade, 17 years ago. We love our truck and can't wait to use it more.
I didn't realize it til we got home, but in each of these pictures across the valley on the Vepco Rd trail, you can see where the other picture was taken.
So far we've had no issues anywhere we've been, but we want to build it a little.. My wishlist for the truck includes a 2" lift, 235/85 tires, ARBs and a winch/bumper. My wife's wishlist is skid plates and sliders. We also need to figure out a camping setup with our autistic 6 year old son in mind.