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Killswitch
User name: Killswitch
Year: 2007
Make: Nissan
Model: Xterra
Trim: S 4X4
Color: Night Armor

- My rear axle swap and wiring of the electronic locker
- My solution to the SMOD and automatic transmission temperatures
- What little info I documented of the Bully Dog install
- All the information on what aftermarket lighting that I have done (located on page 44 of my build thread): Post 434 and Post 435

Powertrain & Drivetrain:
- Amsoil in everything except the transmission
- Femco oil drain valve
- Gibson catback stainless steel exhaust
- Doug Thorley secondary cat delete pipes
- 3:36 M205
- 2011 3:36 M226 w/ E-Locker
- B&M Hi-Tek Transmission cooler w/ temp controlled fan and switched override
- B&M Transmission temperature gauge on return hardline
- Tom Woods custom drive shaft
- Rear Diff breather (routed inside the cabin and vented under the floor)
- Bully Dog GT 40415

Suspension & Steering:
FRONT: (~5" total lift)
- PRG Titan UCAs
- Raybestos Titan LCAs
- Sway Away 2.5" coilovers w/external reservoirs
- Moog Titan inner and outer tie rods

REAR: (~6" total lift)
- Alcan Leaf springs (5" lift + 300lbs)
- PRG adjustable shackles (set on middle hole)
- (Currently running) Bilstien 5125 series 11" travel (Valving is 255/70)
- (Awaiting install) Bilstien 12" travel 7100 Short Bodies with Remote Reservoirs (Valving is 255/70)
- PRG 3* shims
- PRG U-bolt flip kit

Brakes, Tires & Wheels
- PRG stainless steel brake lines front and back
- 285/75R16 Goodyear DuraTracs Load range E (August 2015)
- Dyna Beads (8oz bag of off-road/aggressive tire beads per tire)
- 1.5" wheel spacers on rear axle

Armour:
- HeftyFabworks full skid set
- BTF diff cover
- HeftyFabworks sliders
- Shrockworks front bumper w/radiator skid

Exterior:
- Front and Rear recovery points
- Xoskel low pro light bar
- 30" LED light bar and 3" LED spot beams
- 3" LED Flood beams on back of roof rack
- 4' Firestik II tunable tip CB antenna and stainless steel spring on front bumper
- Line-X on Shrock front bumper, grill, rear bumper, and plastic
- Rausch Creek custom fender trimming
- AOAA body work
- DepHep Standard roof rack w/ custom extension on rear
- Rock Lights

Interior:
- Cobra CB installed in center console w/ external Uniden CB speaker
- Rear ceiling shelf
- Blue Sea fuse box installed behind the glove box
- Rubber floor mats
- OEM GPS dock added

Recovery Gear:
- Quadratec Q9000 winch
- ARB 30' 17,000lb snatch strap
- 48" Hi-Lift jack
- ARB Tire Repair kit
- ARB EZ tire deflator
- 30' standard Tow strap

Other Gear:
- Fully stocked "Go Bag"
- Fully stocked Trauma/Medical kit
- ENO hammock w/ bug net, rainfly & slap straps
- standard issue poncho liner
- assortment of inclement weather gear
- 550 cord, bungee cords, etc
- JetBoil Zip cooking system
- Headlamps
- FRS Radios
- Gerber Multi-tool
- Garmin Etrex GPS
- E-Tool shovel
- Re-Packed "necessities" tool kit

Pictures: I used to have a timeline here of pictures of each mod as it took place. I got bored with that so this will just be a mess of my favorite pictures of my truck in action. No particular order.













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ChrisHaynesUSA
all the best modifying your rig.

nice signature line !
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frontyfan
E.A.D. Chris.
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Nice tires you got there. Did you have to do melt mod? Im thinkin about gettin these same tires.
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Lookin good Chris I see yourgetting more use out of them then I did. Keep it up.

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DuoMaxwell5 said:
Nice tires you got there. Did you have to do melt mod? Im thinkin about gettin these same tires.
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No melt mod, these are 265/75R16s so they're not that much bigger than the stock 265/70R16s that were on there. I've had no problem with them at all, absolutely awesome tires. You would probably have to start looking at a melt mod up in the 285/75R16 range.

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Lookin good Chris I see yourgetting more use out of them then I did. Keep it up.

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Ya, the tires are awesome! Thanks for a great deal on those.
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PRG advanced coilover kit w/ radflos all around, Full Hefty armor, Ballistic rear diff cover, and Xoskel lo pro light cage w/ 4 Hella 500s all on the way to my front door step! Time for the Xterra to grow up...literally.
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frontyfan
You'll be pleased with all that **** man. Are you going to make it to the National meet? I put in a leave request, once it gets approved I'm 100% going to be there.
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its funny you asked, I was just looking at that today and considering it and then saw that you were a maybe on there. I need to check the class schedule up here, I'm currently the only instructor lol so if we're running a class during that time then I have to be here. I have the schedule for the whole summer though so I'll check it tmw at work and let you know if I can make it. Hopefully I can though and if so, maybe I can meet somewhere along the way with you and drive up together.
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Hey Chris if you both want Im trying to get a convoy from VA to the meet if you want to join.

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ya dude, if I go I'll definitely get in touch with you and work that out. I dont know what frontyfan will do but he may join in. I had originally not planned on going to this but now that I know both of ya'll are going I'm gonna try and go. The only problem are those classes, if there is one during those dates I'm screwed.
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Arch'sX
Cool build man.. and great stuff on the way!
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Killswitch
Thanks man! I'm pretty excited, cant wait to get everything!
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PRG advanced coilerover kit is due to be here this Friday, April 22nd! Right at 3 weeks and thats with shipping to the east coast! Will be installing it this weekend if anyone feels like some beers and free food. Either way, pics will be up next week.
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What day are you planning on doing this. I have some things that need done on the X also lowpro light bar needs to be wired up, change out u joints, and change out header gasket and install new magnaflow cats. Saturday is suppose to be nice and we can make a mod day out of it. You have a garage and air tools.

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hardrock453
Congrats on the PRG kit! I installed mine last week and I'm really impressed.

I also ordered skids from Hefty a few days before you did. Curious to know when they told you the skids would ship.
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hardrock453 said:
Congrats on the PRG kit! I installed mine last week and I'm really impressed.

I also ordered skids from Hefty a few days before you did. Curious to know when they told you the skids would ship.
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I just emailed hefty the other day. They told me that the next batch of skids is in production right now and that my order should ship by the end of this week or beginning of next.
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05Xterra said:
What day are you planning on doing this. I have some things that need done on the X also lowpro light bar needs to be wired up, change out u joints, and change out header gasket and install new magnaflow cats. Saturday is suppose to be nice and we can make a mod day out of it. You have a garage and air tools.

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I plan on doing the install on Saturday provided the weather holds. As far as a place to work, no garage, I was just going to work in my driveway. For tools I have pretty standard stuff and a bunch of PB blaster for doing this lift. If you do end up coming up here though I'll work it out so we can do the work at my workplace. Not a garage there either but a pretty big, flat concrete area and an air supply. Not sure on what air tools we have here honestly. What tools were you looking for? Also, if you want, just pm me or email
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Update: PRG advanced kit installed, was almost finished last weekend but had to wait on a few parts. Truck is in at Nissan as we speak getting an alignment done and the rubber boot on the steering column replace (punctured it taking out the bolt for the UCA, d'oh!) Love the lift!

Still waiting on my skids from hefty:(
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Truck is loooking good Chris, now all you need to do is get some sliders and schrock bumper to finish it off. Ill get the lugs shipped tomorrow kids been in the hospital with pneumonia, the sickness never ends.
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