Stock Xterra Offroad

[303BoltAction]

Ford all the way, but nissan still kicks ass

[Reggie2211]

thenewx.org - for me it all started there, now and a couple grand later i got a fully decked out rig!

[7150285]

does that thing have a locker?

[ForteIIV]

AWESOME! I would'nt dare try that in my little cavalier.

[PantstofryPWNZ]

I want this car... but I live in northeast IL, and there's not really anywhere to offroad. I'm scared about the gas mileage but my friend drives a V8 Tundra... so I dunno, I want to go chill out on some trails with him sometime, but I want to keep it stock. Looks good.... hopefully I can handle the drop from 28mpg to 20...

I heard Nissan has to axe the Xterra due to it lowering their Corporate Avg Fuel Econ standard, which they have to meet, because of the government. :(

[mudding365]

@PantstofryPWNZ that wouldn't be good xterra's may be there best model... but the fuel economy sucks

[strapinhotpockets]

This looks very promising even stock model. Nice rock climb may I ask what version the xterra it is? Like the OR or S 4x2? Love the vid man.

[arsmoriendo]

@strapinhotpockets It's a 2008 Off Road edition. Thanks! Life has been pretty hectic, I'll try to get a couple more videos up soon!

[AutoJunkieMan]

@arsmoriendo Can i ask, what is the major difference between the offroad model and the other models? Is the suspension different? Tires? What? The new 2011 Model's are pretty much all the same drive, just different internal features. Any insight?

[kanehsin]

I prefer manual nissan

[harmankardonbose]

U should post more vids ;)

[IZVERG37]

Stock Xterra front diffs (the R180) are known to grenade the spider gears and blow the diff. I went through two R180's myself before wising up and swapping in the Titan front diff (M205). Direct fit, bolts right up.

[SPAZit101]

pwnd. i got the same year same color. cant wait to see my little beast do this. havent gotten the chance to take it off road yet

[alissaxlynne]

I love my X. Great truck as long as the wife doesnt make me take long trips in it

[xpez]

automatic vs manual for this type of drving?

which is more applicable to this environment?

I am in the midst of testing them and wondering what others believe are the advantages, disadvantages of either.

[alissaxlynne]

I like auto. I was in a sticky situation...teetering on ne left and one right shaking like a leaf ready to roll....if I had a clutch to deal with, i might have shaken off the clutch.....I am NOT a pro offf roader by all means, but that is the experience that sticks me with auto.

[CedrikTheManiac00]

@xpez for off roading automatic is the way to go. specially in rock crawlning

[cheetawakeboarder]

@xpez manual for sure so you can leave it in a gear and get it in high rev without up shifting like in a auto

[SupraRzTURBO]

what year?

[arsmoriendo]

2008

[Rckdreams]

have you had problems with your diff?

[arsmoriendo]

None to date. Anything I should know about?

[Rckdreams]

i just heard they have problems with the diffs going out offroading

[bent42]

@Rckdreams

there was a problem with the rear diff in the 05-06 OR, but I believe it was corrected in the 07+

My 07 OR has 40k miles with plenty of Colorado 4wheelin and no problem with either diff so far.

[GeneralHoohah]

@arsmoriendo I've only heard of the spider gear breaking on the rear differential while on rough off road trails, but Nissan is pretty good about fixing stuff under warranty. :)

[BlindIo42]

@arsmoriendo Some people have had the front Diff grenade, but that is usually only when the truck has been driven beyond it's capability. Often it's been lifted, fitted with larger tires and severely abused. The damage is cumulative so the diff doesn't always fail when off roading. In stock form there's not much you will be able to do to it that will hurt the diff short of slamming it down on a rock.

[jupskids]

xterras are sick , couldve probably pulled that in 2 with locked hubs tho.

[1f0und1]

nice xterra, i love mine

[Meshuggah44]

automatic?

[arsmoriendo]

Yeah

[prideventures]

Great job, nice partial throttle and driving......

[sgrayscoop]

nice!! I love having the locker but hardly ever need to use it

[VIDEOZAL]

@sgrayscoop you can give it me)) I need it a lot but hardly have any)) lol

[05xterraoffroad]

cool got the same one

[MariahCareysSon]

sweet.

Carry On, fellow Xterra man.

May your hammer be mighty!

[dforty40]

Did you have the lockers engaged?

[arsmoriendo]

If you mean the diff lock, no. It was just in 4-Low.