I Just Put the Snowboard Rack on My New X
I just finished installing my snowboard rack. It’s night and raining so I can’t seem to take a very good photo of the truck. Yes, I put the rack on in the rain… I wanted to see if it was going to fit the same on the new truck. A lot has changed between the 2000 model Xterra and the 2006 - but the size of the rails on the roof rack is not one of those things.
This thing is different from my old Xterra - some good and some bad. The new truck has 261hp where my old one had 170hp. The entire truck is just slightly larger, but it feels huge to me. I thought the original Xterra was the perfect size. I feel like I’m riding higher, and I kind of like that. I had an ARB bullbar on my old truck, I miss it. The new one is an automatic where the old one had a manual transmission. Honestly, I still think I prefer a manual, but they’re hard to find in 4×4 models. I was looking for white and ended up buying a black one. The new one will have a hitch, so that’s pretty sweet. It does seem easier to find places to put stuff in the new one.
Anyway, this will be it’s first big trip. I’m still trying to decide on the tires. They’re kinda crappy but I don’t know if I can afford to trade them in. I only get $50 a tire trade in value! However, I did slip on the rain today going around a corner. I kinda sorta went fast on purpose to see if the tires would grip like my old truck. I lost traction in the front on a hard turn and slipped maybe a foot before it grabbed again. The stock BFG Rugged Trails just don’t grab like the BFG All Terrains do.
Maybe some day I’ll mod this one up. I’d love to add rock sliders, heavy bumpers, a small lift, big tires, wench, gps, cb, mp3 player, window tint, rain guards, a spoiler, and all kindas of stuff I honestly don’t really need. They sure look purdy all fixed up tho:
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