Rock Crawler Overland Rig - A Must See Nissan Xterra
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- Nick from the Rogue Overland team takes you through a walk around and build out of his 2001 solid axle swapped Nissan Xterra. This is a purpose built rock crawler capable of overland travel down any road desired.
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What a beast of a rig
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I bought an 01 xterra about a year ago. I have a small lift and run a 33x10.50 tire It blows my mind where I can go with this rig. Future plans include long travel suspension upgrades and supercharger. My goal with mine is full pre runner. Thanks for the video the first gen xterra in my opinion is one of the best factory built off roaders.
Nice! Good luck with the build and thanks for watching .
Thank you guys so much for posting about Nick's Xterra!! I've been begging for a video on it for a long time and am so hyped you guys came through!! Great video on a fantastic xterra build! Cant wait to see what else comes in the future! 🙏🏼
Glad you enjoyed it!
That is a beautiful machine!
Thank you
What a beast.
Thank you!
Bro we are also 5 and setting up to go camping it's a challenge I just recently made a drawer system but it seems like the plastic boxes work best lol.
Keep fighting the good fight. It pays dividends as your kids get older!
This xterra is crazy bro🔥
Thank you!
I just bought a 2000 Xterra This is what I want to do to it...nice work
Thanks. Good luck with your Xterra!
That is a awesome setup. I just bought a 01 Xterra XE 4x4 and can't wait to do a very similar set up suspension and axe wise.
Thank you! Congrats on the your X. Check out 4x4parts.com as they have some great 1st gen lifts.
@@RogueOverland Thanks for the recommendation. I'll check it out.
Awesome video guys!
Your builds are some of the best in the offroad world
Thank you!
Just bought myself a 2000 Nissan Xterra. I’ll be looking into a solid axle swap. I’d be nice if you make a video talking about your swap, how to, and what to look for. Great video! Subscribed.
Congrats on the new rig! Thanks for the feedback.
This thing is fantastic !
Thank you!
An here I thought you guys gave up on the Xterras. I think you guys are the only ones doing big things with Nissans on youtube. You guys post more on instagram? Sick Build!
Thank you for watching. Our roots are in Nissan/Datsun! Yes we post on Instagram several times a week; check us out @RogueOverland.
You’ve got me inspired to sas swap my 01 and actually keep this thing, for a little bit now I’ve been debating on trading it in and getting a jeep but seeing this I now know I can basically build something more capable than a stock jeep for less money than buying one
We loving inspiring people! Absolutely, you can have a rig easily as capable as a jeep..... not to mention more unique!
Stay away from Jeeps and their shitty Chrysler electronics nothing but problems! i know I've had 6 jeeps, that is "had". now run Nissan or Yotas
Sweet rig! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you!
Beautiful rig vhf I have a 02 SAS on 315s love it good vids guys keep it up
Thank you! Sounds like you have an awesome rig.
Just subscribed! I as well have a 2001 Nissan Xterra. I plan on starting some small trail stuff pretty soon. Hopefully one day it looks and performs like your.
Thank you. Congratulations! You are going to love that rig as you build it.
Nice best nissan i ever seen !! .
i just got a mint stock or exterra supercharge . jist getting some ideas . in just doing big mantenience first and a popr man lifth . and have some fun for now . . thank you for the show
Nice! Good luck with the build. Be sure to check out our other Nissan Xterra walk around videos.
Love it. Sucks that calmini doesnt ship anyones stuff anymore. I drive an 04 with a similar build but no SAS. Id love to know what phone mount youre using next to your shifter cuz the dash isnt a great place to use a suction mount.
Is is this one and it works great: amzn.to/2KihndC
I've been waiting on a 3" lift for a month.
Beautiful Xterra! What's the odometer reading now?
Thank you! 226,435‼️
Who makes those window rain guards? Love that low profile look
heps design you can get them here nissteclifts.com/Heps-Designs-1st-Gen-Rear-Window-Molle_p_164.html
Weathertech. They are great!
What armor are you using? Havent for much for the first gen. Any suggestion? Love the build and videos.
With the solid axle swap it is a calmini belly skid and Shrockworks gas tank skid. Shrockworks is out of business so we believe the only IFS skids left are from Skid Row.
www.4x4parts.com/c-1048882-nissan-armor-skid-plates-skid-row-powder-coated-skid-plates.html
@@RogueOverland thank you for the reply
Yeah I got the same year with the same 3. 3 liter I'm thinking about using the 02- 04 supercharger for a little more lower-end power would it be worth the time and effort in your mind
That is definitely an option to get a solid bump in power. The only other way to get more "real" power is to do the engine work as done on this build. It you are looking for a small bump you could regear the differentials; it will make the power you have more usable.
@@RogueOverland I'm a really big fan of the early generation xterras!! Your rig and the silver one 2nd gen are very awesome setups. I wish we could have got the 2.5TI turbo diesel in the USA.
Too bad Calmini is not a reliable company...
Thanks for watching. True.
What the heck is going on with them? I ordered step rails for my titan cummins and it took 8 months... we were pretty pissed. I had great experience years ago with them outfitting a frontier, but that has obviously changed.
The whole rig is SWEET but how do I get that roof rack?
Thanks! Unfortunately, it is a custom one off build. No one produces it.
How much lift in the back? How is that accomplished? Just through the alcans or longer shackles? How much?
Why not swapping the axle above the leaf springs if that is doable?
It works out to be 5-ish inches of lift. Alcan springs and a longer shackle. Spring under axle is stronger than spring over. We started with spring over and the axle wrap torched a leaf pack. If you are wheeling really aggressively then either set up would work. Thank for watching!
@@RogueOverland thanks, with 5" inch lift did you need to install a slip yoke eliminator?
Hey Nick budget wise what would you say you have in just the xterra?? Hope that’s not being to noisy
Not at all. Keep in mind that we turn wrenches ourselves and purchased many parts used; depending on how much you do yourself a SAS could be anywhere from $4k - $10k.
@@RogueOverland hey nick quick question>on the 02 xterras do you have t change the whole control arm to change the ball joinnts or can press them out and if so where can i gettwhat i need? thx Harvey
You can do a very cheap solid axle swap if you have the means. I did an SAS on my 3rd gen 4runner for about $600. I believe the Xterra already has a steering gear too. Anyway, $100 d44, used the rear leaf springs out of a 1st gen Tacoma I had laying around, and then just used scrap steel for all the mounts and cross members and whatnot. Used the steering gear out of a junkyard 2nd gen 4runner, spliced the factory driveshaft and 2nd gen driveshaft, and then welded the 2nd gen drag link to the jeep drag link. F250 shocks work great and are about $32 at Napa, over 13 inches of travel. All in all it cost me about $600, but took me 3-4 weeks or so versus a weekend that a kit takes. I also had help from someone really experienced. But it can be done quite cheaply!
Hi, do you mind sharing where you got your custom shock hoops. Would like to purchase. Thank you.
www.calmini.com
How do you like your Hydro assist from PSC with the 35s? Still have road feel?
It works great! There is still some road feel but the hydro assist improved it by 90%. Thanks for watching! Please like the video and subscribe to the channel.
Dude! I just got my 00 Xterra 4x4 last week and it’s the same color with a lot of similar mods. I am clueless about what I have and how to proceed. I really wanted it for beach camping fishing, since I live in N Florida. What’s a good tire for highway and sand with occasional woods off-roading? Also do you have an insta?
Very cool! That is a great truck. The IG accout is @RogueOverland.
If you will mainly be highway/beach then I would look at an all-terrain tire like the BFG AT KO2.
Hey nick, where did you get your u-bolt flip kit from?
Here you go:
www.prgproducts.com/product-page/xterra-u-bolt-bash-plates
@@RogueOverland thanks...tracking that I'd need to weld on shock tabs and get shorter travel shocks...what did you use for an upper plate?
Any changes to the build so far?
Negative. It works great as is! Thanks for watching.
love the work that you did to the lift. I did a sas on an exterra years ago, lost of fun. Next im doing a sas on my frontier. what model of front coil overs did you use on the front?
Sorry today missed this question. They are the fix coil overs recommended by Calmini for the kit.
Was the cam worth it ?
In our opinion yes. The engine mods resulted in a significant increase in power, most notably being able to hold a decent speed on uphill grades. Thank you for watching!
Only wish calmini still came through with parts their services sucks
They have a reputation for sure. Thanks for watching!
Hey just found your channel. Awesome stuff man. I've been a Jeep xj owner for a long time and local dealer has a 2003 xterra for sale. Milage is around 206k was wondering how reliable the Xterra is and if I should go for the 2nd Gen Xterra. ?
That's pretty high mileage for a 1st gen. The 2nd gens get better longevity out of the engines usually. Which generation you should buy depends on what you want to do with it.
Thanks for the reply. Just a daily driver that I can do some off roading on the weekend. I usually take my two boys and we drive out and camp on the weekends. Well il keep looking at some second gens. I just want something that I can lift have room for couple car seats and my camping gear.
@@Bikerdad_85 I have had a 1st gen ('02 se 5 speed) for almost 6 years, and it has never let me down. That being said, if I had to do over, I'd go 2nd gen. Waaaay more accessories available, not to mention the bigger engine and 6 speed manual!
Dud trade that POS Jeep in on the Xterra in a heart beat! I've owned 6 jeeps over the years and all had the crappy Chrysler electronics issues! There is a reason there are so many used Jeeps setting in car lots, and its hard to find Xterras especially 1 gens.
Every time he pronounced roof as "rughf" I cringed
Noticed that too. Pretty funny, regional accents
Thanks for watching. Regional speech patters are a funny thing.