Hi.. I'm new to the whole modding thing. I wanna take my baby out 4x4ing and am not sure what recommended mods that will make the xterra less breakable.. Any thoughts on this folks?

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Realistically
tires and sliders
and possibly a poormans lift

A little claification

1. Tires suggest BFGoodrich ALL Terrain /KO
2. sliders
shrockworks or Calmini

Less breakable is a broad concept...if you are serious about not breaking...which is not a 100% proposition even on the drive to the trail, let alone off road....you need armor.

Sliders, and skid plates, and bumpers...maybe in that order, depending upon the terrain you are planning on.

If you run stock, with armor, you won't be too vulnerable...and, if you hit something, it will be more survivable.

You will never lift high enough to never hit...so armor is job #1 for protection.

Do stock trails like that, and upgrade the trails as you upgrade your skills as an off road driver....if you build a monster truck, but have not learned how to control it/calibrate your Oh Shit Factor, etc...you will get into real trouble.

You will want to hook up with a local club/group....that way, you are not wheeling alone, so when you get stuck where your cell phone says "red", etc...you have buddies to haul you out.

You will also learn alot from watching how they do it. Once you are familiar with picking a line, etc...THEN you can start lifting and doing other fun stuff.

Yep start with the bottom and work up. Great advice and that is where the breaks normally occur.

Bilstien shocks! Something you will use and appreciate every day!

lights. and lots of them.

A digital camera.

For taking some cool pics of all the bitchin' places that X is going to get you.

Other than that, tires. If you still have the stock ones, they kind of suck. Plenty of info on this site to help you decide.

yup, tires, shocks, and armor(skids/sliders) are the way to go. and pull off your step rails!


welcome!

Good points...the first things you break are the mud flaps and stock step rails...so always take them off before heading out, sell the step rails on e-bay, etc....use the $ to help buy the other stuff.

First thing I did was remove step rails & Mud flaps
Second thing was install AAl's and crank the T Bars, added 32" BFG MT's
Third thing was add Shrockworks sliders.
Fourth was add a shackle & block to the class three hitch
and 30' 18000lb recovery strap
Fifth, add four IPF 868 roof lights