first time off road

I went offroading on a light trail today that i found by my house. Xterra was awesome! It didnt slip at all with highway tires on (rears with low tread). Almost got stuck in some mud becuase it turned into a dead and i had to back out for like 50 feet

I realised i lost a center cap though, whoops.
I'll have to go back and look for it tomorrow.

I love mud.........when I'm in a rental

people actually seek out mud...arrrgh. to me, it's still too new to not avoid goo.

if you go out offroading again, just take off all the center caps before you head out. they can get knocked off pretty easily. good luck crawling through the mud to find it

Yankeefan -
Hell, those things fall off even if you don't go off road. I suggest you take 'em off, thow 'em away and get on with your life. You're in for years of heart break otherwise. You'll spend your life scowering e-bay looking for replacements everytime they fall off. And finally, you'll turn to a life of crime, stealing the wheel nipples off of innocent, unsuspecting X's. That's when you'll know you've hit bottom. STOP NOW BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!!

ive lost 2 and broke 1 so far. 2 lost were in mud and the broken one i took off and put it in the back and it got crushed.

haha, the Center Cap that I ran over on the trail is the one that stays on through almost 2 years of outings

What's a center cap?

haha yeah when i went back in to look for it i took ALL of them off.

i also took my mudflaps off but damn does the car get dirty when there not on there. has anyone ever mad e a "quick disconnect" for them?
Just driving around in the rain my car was covered in sand and shit from the road.

The Xterra looks best when dirty

Yeah, those of us with different offset wheels, wider tires -- and more agressive tires-- are even worse off. But I don't mind...

What are these caps you speak of???

The first gen Xterras had a alloy wheel with a plastic center cap. In the front the cap protects the locking hubs, in the rear they are hollow. When I rotated my tires I had to change the caps from front to rear.