The interesting thing was that those werent ordinary S-10s. They were actually Chevy ZR2s, which have a stock 3" lift, larger differentials, fender flares, and wider wheels & larger tires stock.

Funny how a nearly stock nissan could do better than them.

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The following is the list of the factory modifications:

* RPO ZR2 only full ladder-type frame with modified suspension mounting points which provide:

* 100mm wider track (3.9 inches wider than regular S-10)

* Three-inch suspension height increase

* Enhanced front (7.25" ring gear) and rear (8.5" ring gear) axles w/ 3.73:1 rear-axle ratio

* Larger wheel and axle bearings

* 31 x 10.5R-15 LT/C black wall off-road tires (BFG A/Ts on pickups and BFG Long Trails on BlaZeR2)

* 46mm gas pressurized Bilstein Monotube shocks

* Rear axle track bar (pickups) / rear sway bar (BlaZeR2)

* Wheel flares (black on S-10 pickups and BlaZeR2 / body-color on Sonoma pickups)

* 33mm (early model) / 28mm (late model) front anti-sway bar

* Skid plates

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Chevy is some good shiat, but not any of this new crap they are running..... I am laughing my ass off on this stuff, and am glad that our nissan is starting to get a name for themselves. I hope we continnue to prepail our successes and maybe Nissan will put out a L.E. of SAS 4WD;s.

ZR2's are decent...I was actually looking at those before I bought my Nissan, but they cost too much, and that was back in '98 during the GM strike, so I was afraid of quality issues as well. They still just don't flex. Maybe if you trashed the swaybar....

The 4 door wasn't a Zr2; just think he had a body lift to clear the tires.


1998 Frontier 4x4 seriously built
2002 Xterra 4x4 still stock

Very nice pictures, it's be nice if there was anything like that close by here.

http://pub27.ezboard.com/btherealunnoficialnissanfrontiersite

Hey Joel.. what are you doing on August 10th?

From their site:

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We're going to see those rocks again on Aug 10th ... Brian want to show them who the F*** is boss

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Mabye they need an Xterra.. or hell, mabye even Ty's Jeep to show them the way. I guess its a good way to find the weak points. Im sure if we drove over those boulders a few more times we'd find a few weak points too.

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I am willing to mod my truck to supercede any IFS out there.... I do take donations

Toolbox and I both had the pleasure of running some of the same trails that you guys did just a week ago...

Sorry no damage to report other than a couple mudflaps that got ripped off on the rock garden and some more dents on my skidplates.

Sliders are a great thing...I swear I felt like my windows would shatter after coming down on a couple of the boulders.

Pictures are posted HERE

or check out the XOC Board

Enjoy


'00 Nissan Xterra 4x4

Yep, I'd have been fine with sliders. In most cases, I took the harder lines. Well....I was fine without them too...LOL. A little body damage never hurt anybody


1998 Frontier 4x4 seriously built
2002 Xterra 4x4 still stock

I wish my truck would hurry up and get old.... I want to start tearing into it and modding the shit out of it.

Hey Snoopy,

Great pics man, ahhh, the memories...a long way from Ohio.

Wish you guys could have made the run with us in a big group, although that would probably take a weekend in itself...

MVM


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Originally posted by Desert Rat:
In most cases, I took the harder lines.

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Yeahhhhh.....and if Andy can do it......!

MVM


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That driveshaft is a fn joke and a half!! Cardboard wheelers should not be allowed to go where Nissans dare. I mean come on, what the heck is that crap? These guys are the new joke on the block, can they even beleive what crap their trucks really are? Oh my gosh, what next, plastic transfer case gears?

Found another photo of a rollover on this trail (on the last waterfall:



In this case, the driver and passenger had to be air-evac'd and were in surgery for 2-3 days after. They both survived though. That waterfall there seems to take its toll.

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Shows the longer wheelbase is where it's at for that obstacle.


1998 Frontier 4x4 seriously built
2002 Xterra 4x4 still stock

Heres the other rollover that Garbacho posted on 4x4parts.com:

other rollover

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