You all are probably going to bash this posting because i'm not like you (I have no passion for offroading) but, I have seen Xterras that were lowered rather than lifted, and I was wondering if anybody knew where to find the suspension parts to do this?

Here\'s your link... get out of Texas if you don\'t like it

And please god don't post pictures

EDIT - it doesn't mention the front... but you could probably loosen the torsion bars and get it realigned for that if you only drop it an inch or so.

If you slash the tires that will lower it a couple of inches.

Please, think of the X. She'll be sad forever.

Is there a function you need the X to be lower to be able to do, or is this a cosmetic issue?

If there's a function, some parts would work better, if its cosmetic, there are less expensive versions you could try....

What did you want the lowered X to be able to do better?

What The Fuck is a matter with you...and ruin a perfectly nice Xterra...DON'T DO IT...PLEASE, DON'T DO IT....

Alright well it looks like I have fan mail, let me take care of some issues here:

JEWALKER and NJAX, thank you for going to school and paying attention (for the most part). I have to say that I found very little punctuation errors in your bashing.

As for the rest of you:

Kaiser442 in his infinite wisdom posted:
"And please god don't post pictures "
First of all, I would like to point out to all that although I am high up there, I am not God, and if you were asking god not to post my pictures, don't worry I don't think he will. And since God is a formal noun the first letter is capitalized. Thank you for your posting none the less.

Alpine Spirit was kind enough to tell me:
"If you slash the tires that will lower it a couple of inches."
Well, he might not know this but the word "it" rather than "that" would have been more suitable for this sentence fragment. Also, the word couple is used in place of the numerical value two (hence a man and a woman being called a couple), if I were to "slash the tires" it would lower my Xterra four and a half to five inches. When you have something more clever be sure to post it again.

Rickster43 was probably my favorite post today:
" What The Fuck is a matter with you...and ruin a perfectly nice Xterra...DON'T DO IT...PLEASE, DON'T DO IT...."
Here we go, the word "the" and "fuck" are not formal nouns therefore do not need to be capitalized. The caps lock button on your computer does however need to be turned off, and when you end your sentence fragments with a "please" it usually needs to be followed by a question mark. Here I will be kind enough to show you:
Can you help me take my head out of my ass please? (my writing)
Not:
Can You Help...ME TAKE MY...HEAD OUT OF MY ASS PLEASE... (your writing)
Do you see the difference?
Lastly, being that you are from San Antonio, you have seen my Xterra; it is the silver one with the green graphics, painted bumpers, three T.V screens, a couple (two) of MTX audio 12" subwoofers, and a 250 Watt amplifier.

Heh, thanks for the props on the correct grammar.

Though I personally wouldn't choose to lower a truck like the X, it's definitely your choice, and I'm sure there are plenty of shops/internet sites out there that you could find to suit your needs...I don't happen to know of any, however.

Have fun and prepare yourself for the flaming you'll receive. But hey, it's definitely something different, right?

i dun thunk We's half ourself's a TROLL?!

FUCK Grammer. i did, and she LOVED it!

Mmmmmmm, grammar. Kinky.

Ha! Literally, "schooled" by the newbie!

You seemed to miss a few capitalizations Mr. Grammar teacher. You point out that God must be capitalized since it is a formal noun, yet you forgot to capitalize it. Also, when talking about God using "He, She, It, etc..." That must also be capitalized because it is understood that you are talking about God.

You may continue trolling young man.

I would like to begin my next exerpt by saying thank you to JEWALKER for being optimistic. The fact that you actually had something other than a negative response to my posting has prevented you from a blunt blow to your intelligence. I like to think that the owner of a vehicle has the right to do whatever it is that he or she wants; whether it be lifting or lowering, stock system or 150dB system, and no lights or so many neons that it looks like New Years at New York. I also am a firm believer that people have the opportunity to acheive the highest IQ possible and they display theirs by: opening their mouth at first chance or thinking before speaking, holding others down to make themselves feel superior or letting people explore outside the realms of human thought, or by typing in all capps rather than punctuating themselves properly to provide a more reasonable arguement. The morale of my rambling is that if you want to be an asshole and hold other people back, you should really learn to do it in a way so that it doesn't reflect negatively on your schooling, your parents, or yourself.

The only thing I'm a firm believer in is firm breasts.

Nice, firm, grammar breasts.

This post makes no sense. I should get some sleep. :rolleyes:

I think slashing the tires would be a great idea. That way no one would see it. My 2 cents...

Eric,
I would like to apologize and thank you for catching my error. The whole point of me posting this was to find out if anybody knew where I could find a method to lower my Xterra, not to correct punctuation for people that want to down my ideas.
Thanks again.

Well, don't worry much about most of 'em around these parts, different strokes for different folks, you know?

I personally am going to be ordering my '05 Frontier in the 2 wheel drive version.

I figure it this way...

Widest possible tires on the back, perhaps some Mickey T. street slicks (something along those lines). Lowered, with the absolute thickest sway bars I can possibly find. Brakes....huge! Go fast, stop faster, right? Something along the slotted route, personally.

I want to be able to hunt down the stock Z's that show up to the track when we're testing out our race car. I have permission from my driver to hunt them down and pass them with prejudice. On the track that is.

I'll have a bit of trouble with the weight over the rear end. But with some old fashioned traction bars, I should be able to keep the hopping to a minimum.

What with the hp and the 6sp manual, I should do all right.

Oh, and I'll use 'er to tow PhoeniX around as well. In case she breaks, you know?

But for yourself though, uncranking the t-bars would be OK for about 1" of drop. If you want to go lower, then the drop spindles up front, drop blocks in the rear along with shortening the sway bar links may be necessary. Then you should be all right for the road. Just be sure to get the alignment performed as well.

MAX KJELLIN,
You should have just quit at:
"I think slashing the tires would be a great idea.," you were doing so well until your sentence fragment:
" That way no one would see it. My 2 cents... "
I would like to say that what you've posted doesn't even make sense. You would have done yourself more justice to go all out and at least finish your comment. Unless of course you were finished, Then I am led to believe that you can't comprehend enough words to complete a full comeback?

(best Homer Simpson voice:) Mmmmm, cumback.

The very first reply you received answered your very question about where to find parts to lower your Xterra. Your need to reply, after you KNEW (capitalized for emphasis) it would draw some negative responsives was obviously to berate others that frequent this website.

In my opinion your were lucky that someone even offered to give you a helpful link after insulting the group on your very first post.

And if you planned on replying w/ a 'Mightier than Thou' attitude, especially regarding grammar, you might have considered running the spell checker on yourself first...

exerpt?
acheive?
capps?
arguement?
morale?

"Cause it's bigger in Texasssssss, better in a Dodge!"

...or for you XOCers just in the southwest:

"Cause it's bigger in the southwestttttt, better in a Dodge!"

Sorry these commercials keep playing nonstop and I can't get them out of my head!

Never trust anything saying 'Dodge' on the side and 'Ram' in the front.

Amen.

edit: hopefully an "amen" will end this thread like it does a prayer.

double-edit: hopefully the next time I choose to edit a post I can find the edit button instead of the quote button. Sheeeesh.

krzydmnd,
I did not reply to bring on the fighting; I was appreciative of the response and if it were just that one, I would have been just fine. However, people continued bashing me for what I wish to do to MY (capitalized for emphasis) vehicle. Attacking people was my way of telling them to keep their opinions to themselves. Yes, I am aware that I am not an english teacher and that I have misspelled some of the words intended, it was either because I was typing too fast or typing the words as they were forming in my head. I am sorry if I have offended you, but as far as I can remember this is the first time a reply from me was directed to you.

Other than Ricksters comments (jumping right in to FUCK words and stuff) the others were simply poking a little fun and 'welcoming' the new member as only XOC members can do.

No harm to your planet, really, but you jumped on the defensive rather quickly and insulted a number of peoples intelligence quotient instead of going 'with the flow'. This is very typical of internet trolls and should be called as such.

Personally, I've been drinking, the kids are in bed, and Everybody Loves Raymond is a repeat so sadly, this is as much entertainment as I have going for me right now (unless consumption junction has some new posts).

I am new to the Automotive forums world, I do not know the ground rules yet. You are right with your statement that I jumped to the defensive in a quick manner, but like I said, I am new to this and I took it personally. I am also sorry that everybody loves raymond is repeat :'( that is such a great show. I wish I could drink to drown out the mellow hum of people but my children will be waking up shortly to be fed.

it's syndication at 11:30. They're all repeats.

Have fun!

I was just Fuckin' with him...sorry that I hurt his feelings...BTW.. and Welcome...

If you weren't so quick to retaliate perhaps you would have noticed the helpful link in the first reply.

I'm still wondering what the function you're trying to acheive by lowering is, so that we can figure out the best way to do it.

Yep that first reply is the answer I have found. I have dozens of parts supplier for the Xterra bookmarked and that link is the ONLY one that even offers lowering components.

I dont care about grammar on message boards.

Low riders are for little boys that can't get it up.

If you want better street performance, buy a car.

Yes, while I also agree that an owner has the right to do whatever they want with their own vehicle, I also believe that this is the US, and we all have the right to call you out for stupid ideas, aka, lowering an Xterra.

It's a truck for cripes sake. If you wanted something that rode like a station wagon, you should have bought one. If you just like the looks of the X (and who can blame you, there), then you'll be ruining the very thing you like, by lowering it. Not to mention decreasing the capability of the Xterra.

Please, please tell me you own a 2WD Xterra... While I can't justify lowering anything that's truck based, I can at least forgive (a little) if it's only a 2WD.

Anyone have a link to that site that sells Muffler Bearings? I believe they also sold a "lowering kit" which would be helpful here.

I want to lower my Xterra for both reasons, when lowered to the ground it helps with cornering at high speeds and also allows me to win at car shows. Like I said in my first post, I have no passion for offroading; I got an Xterra because I recently had twins born and I didn't want to climb in and out of an Acura RSX. I enjoy what I do with vehicles and if you don't like it, don't respond. I found the very first link helpful only in the sense that it lowers the rear end, not the front. To answer any other questions, yes, my Xterra is only a 2WD (that is not because I am a wussy, I would just like to remind you that I do not share your offroading passion.) I bought the Xterra with the money that my wife and saved while we were in Camp Humphreys,South Korea; if I would have known that there were so many pissed off people out there that I am ruining "their" vehicle I would have invested in suburban. Grow up people and I would like to thank all of the people who were helpful.

Yeah, I was at PETA's head quarters the others day asking if they could recommend a good place to buy mistreated pit bulls I wanted to use for some dog fighting tournaments...boy, they were so immature about it.

Do you realize how stupid that is?

Drive it like Miss Daisy is in the back seat - not like you stole it.

Did you ever consider a minivan or a crossover vehicle? Something that's got better road manners than a truck based suv which was designed for offroading. Don't believe the hype, truck based SUV's are not great for family shuttling. A minivan is better for family duty in every objective category.

There's a small market for "lowering" kits for SUV's for the same reason there is a very small market for lift kits for a sports coupe. Think about that for a second.

I think you left out a few words there grammar boy.

Alright now lets get this straight,
" Do you realize how stupid that is? "
Xterras have a high tendency to roll based on center of gravity and tire width.

Want Proof?

Scroll down to the "Sport-utility vehicle" section and read what it says for Nissan Xterra 4-door 4X4 model; you will see that it is an astonishing 2 stars. In order to reduce the risk of a roll over while driving you can lower the center of gravity by lowering the vehicle.

Lower it or roll it? Tough decision.

"Drive it like Miss Daisy is in the back seat - not like you stole it."
I have poured over this comment for some time just trying to figure out exaclty what you were trying to say, but, I am sad to say I can't seem to lower myself enough to get it.

A minivan? I had kids, I am not a soccer parent. Do not begin to tell me what to spend my money on, I don't tell you how to live your pointless life.

Just so you know there is not a "small market" for lowering SUVs; think of the Suburban, Blazer, Tahoe, Escalade, Murano, Navigator, and Denali just to name a few.

I missed three words:
I
Bitching
A

Thank you for wasting minutes of your life to tell me what you think. (not that I care)

Would you want to drive a minivan? Tsk, tsk.

That reminds me of this crazyass looking minivan my family had when i was younger: it was an 80s model Toyota. Everyone always said it looked like an alien spaceship, it was shaped exactly like this /__\ haha. The engine compartment was under the driver's seat!! Hilarious.

put some cement bricks in your trunk and some in the passenger seat to even it out, but you get a good lowering kit from home depot for less than 100$ labor included lol

Damn... you sure do got an attitude problem.

I wasn't saying that lowering an SUV is stupid - I was saying that lowering it for "high speed cornering" - was stupid.

SUV's don't rollover when you drive them correctly - FACT. High Speed and SUV do not mix well. If you want to drive fast - get a car/motorcycle. You got an SUV - so slow down.

Slow down or rollover? Tough Decision.

edited to add: there are exceptional SUV's out there with superb cornering - BMW X5 comes to mind. The Xterra probably ranks as one of the worst though - cause its raised roofline and stadium seating as well as high ground clearance all add up to an unusually high CG.

4 of the SUV's you named have the same chasis - thats one lowering kit for mutliple nameplates. ie small market.

I think I remember those old Toyota minivans, they do look like a spaceship.

Shut up Canada.

Was it this one?


I had a friend with one of those.... pretty annoying stepping out of the front seats - cause the front tires would get in the way. It really sucked if I was wearing nice slacks and my pants would sometimes catch the tires - dumb design - definetly a low point in Toyota R&D.

Sure - I would. minivans get better mileage - have better crash ratings, don't rollover as easily, in many cases cost less - have more interior space, can seat more, and handle better than an SUV. (generally speaking)

In almost every objective category for onroad performance/value - a minivan is a better choice.

Haha, yep, almost exactly the same. Maybe a year or two different that than particular model, and god! the paint job was a littttle more tolerable.

But yeah the fact that the engine was under the driver's seat really got me crackin' up. Sigh, good times.

Yeah, I was just giving you a hard time. Minivans are definitely around for those major reasons, and that's why they're still around. Plus much better gas mileage I would imagine.

You just lose a couple (or several hundred) cool points for driving them. But as you said, objective categories.

Yeah but it's a minivan!

I see your point NuDan.

All of this is pretty funny once you take the time to read it all (when you are sitting at work bored, like I am).

One person comes out and says something and then 10 people woiuld jump on his case and eat him for it. Then they start throwing out big words and get others on spelling just to make some sort of a point and bring someone down. What is that about? Are we in middle school here? Who cares?
Personally I don't see why people care about what he does to his truck. I mean, I love the truck and I think that if it's lowered than it looks ugly. That's my opinion and I'm sticking to it. However, if someone wants to do it I don't see why people should tell him not to and just state their opinions on the matter. I don't think that the original post ever asked for people's opinion whether it would look stupid/ugly/gay or whatever it is.

I think that a lot of people here seriously need to get out of the house and get a life, after all - we have the truck to do it.

This post is not aimed at anyone in specific - it's just my opinion about this. Unfortunately things like this pop up on this board (and other boards, I'm sure) all the time.

You gave the guy the links to what he asked, helped as much as you could. Now that's all that was needed and no need to bash anyone. End of discussion.

I appreciate the response Mr. Tony. I never intended for this post to go as far as it did, I would have given up after the first link but everybody had to get thier opinions in.

You could have taken the high road and left this thread alone with the help from the first response - but you chose to return fire. Probably should have taken your own advice about not replying when you don't "like it".

If somebody feels that they have the balls to attack me, they will in return get attacked; that's how I am. Either deal with it or return something attacking me and see how long it takes me to make you cry.

WOW... This thread is up to four pages already.

Pretty impressive for the short amount of time it has been going.

I guess some people can't get enough of this BS.

Its like reality TV, without the picture or sound.

Oh yesss....the drama...

or the big fake boobs

Somebody pass the other bag of popcorn please...

On another note, being a 2wd you don't have to worry about front cv angles. Keep in mind you are driving close to 5000lbs of truck, you turn fast enough, it won't matter how far you lower it. You can adjust the Tbars in the front to lower it an inch or two, you may want to get new bumpstops for the LOWER a-arms.. (the upper a-arms limit down travel, the lowers limit up travel) They sell (at most autopart stores) "lift blocks", normally they for under the spring, and above the axle - as in to move the frame higher above the axle, in our case the axle is "spring under" as in under the axle, any block you use will move the spring farther under the axle, and bring the frame closer to the ground by the thickness of the block. I have seen from 1" to 3" at the local autozone.
You should get new rear bumpstops, shorter ones that is, to reduce the chances of bouncing off them on a speed bump.
You can have your rear springs "re-arched" at a spring shop, in your case have them de-arched, this will eliminate the need for rear blocks, but cost alot more then the blocks.
Sports cars tend to have stiff shocks, to limit body roll in turns. That may be an option for you as well, the problem is as the shocks get stiffer, the suspension absorbes less & less of the bumps in the road, leaving you with a stiff back after a long ride. You may consider a smaller tire & wheel package. every 1" you reduce the height of the tire, you lower the truck 1/2"..
1-2" on the t-bars, 2-3" with blocks, 1-2" with tires you can have the lowered truck you are looking for, without having to go the total custom route.
As you are worried about rollover, do not load anything on your roof rack, as this will raise your center of gravity, and defeat everything else you are doing to your truck to make it more stable in high speed turns.

I remember seeing a picture on xoc of an orange? xterra someone put airbags on, and lowered it way to far.. like 2 or 3 inches off the ground..

Chris,
I appreciate the depth in which you covered my options. You gave me alot of useful information. Thanks

Can someone press pause, I have to piss. I'll grab more popcorn and beer too!

All i have ti say is hahaha to this idea!

Mi what - once you explained the objective, it was easier to come up with relevent options.



And - big fake breasts on a show with no picture or sound seems like a waste...

We're essentially left with reading a sub-titled radio show....

and we're still here.

Amazing, isn't it?



Mi - what - So - if I understand correctly - you use your daily driver to cart kids around...and compete at car shows with?

People I know who were into Concours, etc....did not let the little devils w/in 10 yrds of the show hardware for fear they'd puke or dribble, leave crumbs on the upholstery, etc....

Stock in Scotch Guard?

5 pages - not bad. So, miwhat, I'm wondering: don't remember you mentioning anything about your previous cars... Did you compete before, if so then what car was it, what was done to it, and so on. I'm interested.

wow... the hostility...

why can no one here just offer the poor guy a sensible answer...

is this club only about bashing? you guys love offroading (myself included), this guy loves lowering... its his truck and if it makes him happy, they let him be... how many people would look at you and say "why the fuck would you want to lift your truck... it looks dumb!" I can't believe that Xterra owners can be so hostile towards one another... have some decency for a change.

Well mi_what', this thread is the most entertaining one in a while for sure.......

First of all, why again were you telling Canada to shut up for? I must have missed that part.

Second, I find it very interesting that you would want to spend so much money to lower a vehicle that Nissan spent so much time designing to have one of the best ground clearances from the facorty available. Personally I can think of many other SUV's that would look much better as a lowered show vehicle because of their body shapes and styles, but each to their own. I can also think of many other vehicles, SUV and other, that would be better to cart around rug rats everyday, but show quality they are not, so I guess once again, it is your truck to what you want with it.

I personally think lowered Xterra's look stupid, but I would rather spend the money on a car if I wanted that type of ride and look, IMHO......hopefully a Subaru WRX in the next year or two!!! Wide open and sideways all year round!!!!!

But, it seems to me that you have some issue with people posting things that object to your opinions and such. Self esteem problems maybe?

You continue to go on and on about how you didn't plan on this thread going so far, and how you are just defending yourself and all this other bullshit, but yet you appear to be the worst offender of the bunch. Ever think that if you stopped trying to portray yourself as the smarter and more intellegent person by posting intellectually charged posts attacking other peoples smarts that the tread might just stop? You know, "just walk away", "just ignore them", "be the bigger man", blah blah blah......usually works in the forums world as people tend to grow tired of posting to someone who doesn't care or isn't repsonding!

Furthermore, no one here gives a flying fuck whether you can pick out grammatical mistakes in their posts. Most people on XOC appear to have bought an X because it is a capable 4X4.....and alot use it for that purpose......which means you my friend are in the minority.....not a bad thing at all, as I said before, it is your truck to do what yo want with......but I wouldn't lower it.....and obvioulsy most others here wouldn't either. So instead of trying to portray yourself as the "smarter" guy with the "smarter" posts, just shut up and wait for the info you asked for if you don't want all this heat.......but if you want to keep going please do because it is very entertaining .

Oh yeah, don't try to correct any grammatical mistakes in my post cause I don't care. I am an GeoEnvironmental engineer and I don't need someone else trying to show me how smart they are or tryign to show me I am not. Intellengent people don't have to try to look smart, they just are.

Also, I would actually like to see some pics of your X (now and after the lowering job) for curiousities sake. I am also very into the aftermarket tuning stuff on all vehicles and enjoy seeing the creativity and imagination of others in the vehicles. Hopefully the sound system in my X will continue to be upgraded this year followed by some cosmetic additions to the exterior (light bar, lots of PIAA lights, etc....).

And welcome to XOC!

Sorry about the novel folks.

phew......caught my breath!

Mi_what.....I am also intersted if you had previous show cars? Any pics of them and your X?

I have never competed in shows with any of my other cars: my first ever vehicle was a 1968 GMC Stepside (it was given to me when I was 16 by my grandfather) I had completed all of the bodywork myself (only took eight months) and was preping it for paint when I hit a dog that was crossing the road one night (no power brakes). I gave up on repairing it and gave it to my brother in law. My second car was a 1988 Chevy Camaro, it was fun for a while but then I blew the transmission and engine. After that I left for the Army and this is my first vehicle since. I want to do it the way that I want it, but I want to do it right the first time, understandable right? I don't have self esteem problems, I just got tired of everybody telling me how to do it; I didn't come on here and tell them not to lift their trucks (I don't think it looks stupid, just not my cup of tea)

For those of you who are curious about my Xterra I will be more than happy to provide links to my pages, all I ask is that if you don't like it don't vote poorly, you can sign all sorts of stuff in my guest books just don't vote me down because you don't like me.

My cardomain page

My carsnrides.com page

Mi_what,
I like the painted grill and side graphics that you put on.

To answer your question - painted bumpers are sometimes a pain to deal with cause when you tap things (parked cars, poles, etc) they scuff and look all - so its cheaper and more cost effective to leave then unpainted. Nissan intended the Xterra to be a no-frills-back-to-basics-rugged-SUV (Remember the "Everything you need, nothing you don't" Ad Campaign back in 2000?) So Nissan purposely skimped on things like a nice interior, shocks, tires, and matching grill/bumper.

Question for you - Are there any local vehicle laws on green lights on cars? For CA, if you have lights on your car which are not an approved color - then its a vehicle code violation with a hefty fine. I'm just wondering if there is such a VC for Texas? (Approved colors are: white, amber, and red - blue, green, purple, etc are non-approved colors. Blue is allowed only for factory installed HID style lights.)

FYI - the 2nd link you posted doesn't show anything about your Xterra.

mi-what,

Not a bad ride, as you may know it may not float a lot of people's boats here but for people that are into stuff like that it looks good.

Personally, I wouldn't do it to my car, I would rather lift it and off-road it but you still get a 5 from me.

mi_what,

....nice rig, I voted well..... Like I said before I woudln't lower mine, I like a 4X4 big and tall , but it looks good so far with the decals and painted bumpers. I like the neon, but I can't put it on mine as it would get smashed and torn off pretty easily. Had it (black neon = sweet!) on the 01 Z24 I had before my X. Ever consider an air suspension kit for it? Not sure if you can order them, probably have to get the custom made (big bucks), but that would be sweet. Ride hieght at the push of a button ya know! Show to go!

Sound system looks great. I only have one 10" Rockford punch running now....about 3 yrs old, hopefully will be replaced with 2 new ones soon along with new 6X9's in the back. Haven't tested the sub in the X yet but it pushed about 113 Db in my '01 Z24 before I got my X.

I appreciate the kind responses. I knew that you guys couldn't be that bad . To answer a few questions:

I have already recieved a warning for my neons so the police. They are legal if you aren't driving; it's more of a city ordinance here in San Antonio though.

I have considered air suspension, but bags tend to have bad results when driving after a while (me being in the Army I tend to go home to Florida often) if they aren't perfectly fitted for your vehicle.

Sorry to everybody for being an asshole.

so, mi_what...I take it, you don't like San Antonio,...Where are you Stationed at?

Actually you should be ing the lawyers. If idiots didn't sue for the smallest little thing which could possibly be confusing to a moron - then the codes wouldn't exist. The reason they are there is to protect the dumb and protect the agency from lawsuits from said morons.

I'm posted at Ft. Sam; it's not that I don't like Texas I am just bitter because I can't go to the beach whenever I feel like it anymore

Yeah, you're right, I should be pissed off at the lawyers. The Police were actually kind enough to give me a warning. Oh, well. Sue-hungry people cause stupid rules (I get it)

Yeah..this place aint so bad...it's how you see it...just like any other place...of course, if you come to a "new" City with a bitter mind you will feel uncomfortable...

I knew the whole thing would calm down after a few days. Although I would rather have a lifted X, that's just my opinion. You've done a rather impressive job with your mods and have made the X appealing to different group. Good luck with the competition, win one for the X.

Yeah, San Antonio is better than Korea though! Thanks for the compliment MediStorm, I know what I am doing isn't for everybody but I will post pictures of my trophies for all to see what the X can do, both on the road and off.

Hey Mi, your X looks really good with the painted bumpers, grill, and moldings.. That is something I have definitely considered doing.

Personally I think it would look 1000 times better without the graphics though. I like my show vehicles clean.

Looks good though, definitely different. Keep us updated!

I took off the current graphics and am going to go with thin flames airbrushed...yeah buddy . I also repainted the bumpers with silver and highlighted certain spots with a deep jewel green color. looks alot better. I will try to get pictures up tomorrow.

I think it looks good. The tv's in the head rest are cool. How hard was it to install? Did you have some place do it?

Anyway, i do like what other people have done to thier rides, but i could not find myself to do those extreme upgrades to a brand new truck. That's just me.

I always say, you pay for it. You do what you want to it.

They were pretty hard because the headrest shroud was like 1 1/2" thick. Normally they are about 1/2". So I had to hallow out alot and it took awhile for me to get them to stay in there.
Thanks for the compliment.

post more pics of the headrests.. You have gotten the attention of many with "junior offroaders" in the back seat..

Certainly, If you go to the link for my buddies store on my cardomain website you can get great prices on headrest monitors, flip down screens, and dvd players. I am not saying that to promote his business, that is where I got my headrest monitors from and it was nearly 50 dollars cheaper than my sponsor wanted to give me (which was half off of everything). Also, if you have any questions be sure to ask.

Was lookin' through some random X pictures when I found these and remembered this thread:

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(Sorry for the link, the actual pictures were in a huge resolution)

Blegh! Personally, it makes me wanna vomit seeing these, but hey, might give ya some ideas on what it'll look like if you actually go through with it. Apparently if you lower your X you'll also get a cool show girl to pose with any pictures you take!