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I have a 2” lift on it’s way that should go on sometime this week and then I’m not sure. I think recovery points should probably be my starting point. I don’t have anything in the rear of the truck so putting a trailer hitch on there will be a must. It would also be nice to have the ability to...

And today’s project is done! I removed the lower wind deflector and added a second row hook to the front. Got it from the same Xterra I snagged the headrests from. Painted them red for a bit of flair and blacked out the chrome grill. Gives me a tiny bit more clearance in front of the tires at...

Did a little mod yesterday afternoon. Nothing exciting but I was at the local pull a part and I found a set of headrests out of an Xterra! Original Frontier headrest is on the left, Xterra on the right. The Frontier headrests rob almost all of the visibility from the rear window. The only reason...

Yeah the cost on them is insane. My XJ was built with junkyard/used/eBay parts so looking at some of the costs for new parts hurts. Of course I buy new when it’s necessary, but I definitely try to pinch pennies wherever I can!

Well it’s been a whole two weeks and I’ve got a lift kit incoming. Oops. Found a 2” lift used locally and figured I couldn’t go wrong with the price. The approach/departure angle on these trucks isn’t great so this should help a bit. On the downside I got a quote on a camper shell for the...

Thanks! I’m still holding on to the Cherokee for a little while but it’s nice to know that if it goes down for a weekend I won’t have to cancel my plans (like I did 2 weeks ago)

Haha. Same here. On the Cherokee I can get to almost everything under there without even using a jack, but it’s always nice to have just in case. I have lots of plans for this rig and I’m sure the way I have things mounted and stored will change many times over, as they have with my Cherokee.

I did consider that, my only issue is that doing that would make it more difficult to load and unload everything else. When I eventually get a bed cap I will most likely change the mounting setup but for now I think it works. When I’m going camping a rarely go down a trail that would require the...

Thanks! I love the color. I didn’t know for sure that I wanted a Frontier until I finally looked at this one. I really like the seating position and feeling of it all. I test drove a couple wranglers and a Tacoma and they just didn’t feel as good to me. The wrangler felt terrible on the road and...

I was able to find plenty of frontiers but Tacoma’s and Colorado’s were in short supply. Especially off-road oriented ones. Most of the ones I found were 2wd work trucks.

Thanks! I know a lot of people mount them to the side of the bed but I figured with it at the end there even when I have the tonneau cover folded up it’ll be covered and protected.

Say hello to my new overland build! My Cherokee has been growing more and more unreliable and it has gotten to the point where it spends far more time in the garage than it does out on the road. It was an awesome project and I had a lot of fun with it but unfortunately the time has come to...

Thanks everyone for all of the input! After much consideration I finally decided on a 2018 Nissan Frontier Pro-4x. I’ve had it for about a week now and it’s been amazing. Factory e locker is pretty cool and I paid $5-10k less than I would’ve for an equivalent wrangler or taco. I didn’t spring...

Installed my DIY limb risers and got my ARB awning set up. Installed a heat shield around my fuel rail and added some additional heat wrap to help keep it from getting heat soaked.

There are a few 2015s that’s I’ve seen going for around $25k but definitely no TRDs. I’m going to keep my eyes open for a good deal. I’m leaning more towards a truck right now as I do a lot of home improvement and landscaping projects that it would come in handy for. So right not the...

How was the install on that lift? Seeing yours makes me reconsider my previous thoughts on it. I found a cheap Z71 in my area. It’s a 2018 but has body damage on nearly every panel. Someone was obviously not kind to it. Might still be worth looking at though.

Luckily I haven’t had any rust issues with mine. I had a 97 explorer with the 5.0. Converted from awd to 4wd and it was a beast. Bought it for $800 and it was probably the most reliable vehicle I ever owned.

There are definitely a lot of Grand Cherokees out there. I’m torn because there are plenty of suvs that would be a lot more comfy on road but wouldn’t have the capabilities of a body in frame truck. It’s the only thing I worry about with the Grand Cherokee or the explorer.