How To Install A Lift Kit On A Nissan Xterra

** Tools, Parts, and Torque Specs can be found here: rtcg.tv/?p=485 **
This video was created to demonstrate installing a full lift kit on a Nissan Xterra. The truck used in the video is a 2005 2WD version. This video should apply to all Xterra models 2005 + as well as Frontiers and possibly Pathfinders of the same years. I purchased my kit from All Dogs Off Road and the kit feels really strong and drives well. You can find their website in the links below.
**The rear u-bolts should be tightened down to 53 lb-ft THIS IS ONLY TRUE IF YOU ARE USING STOCK U-BOLTS. The specs for the upgraded u-bolts are 90 lb-ft**
All Dogs Off-road: www.alldogsoffroad.com/
Xterra Subreddit: / xterra
RTCG Website: rtcg.tv/
Timestamps:
Intro: (0:00)
Buying the kit: (1:52)
Checking out the kit: (5:38)
Removing the front suspension: (6:18)
Cam bolts and LCA's: (12:03)
Discussing the front shocks: (14:03)
Installing the front suspension: (16:56)
Tire Rotating: (20:47)
Removing the spare tire: (21:11)
Removing the rear suspension: (23:00)
Prepping the rear suspension: (26:45)
Installing the rear suspension: (30:04)
Mounting the tires and dropping it down: (40:15)
Tightening the rear bolts: (42:51)
Test Drive: (43:47)
Outro: (46:27)
Songs in the video (in order of appearance)
Lofi Mallet By Kwon
Danger Snow By Dan Henig
Swoop 141 By Kwon
Subway Dreams By Dan Henig
***All Dogs Offroad is not a sponsor of Ry The Car Guy.
#Nissan #Xterra #suspension

[@AlldogsOffroadCoop]

Fantastic video Ry! Your attention to detail is amazing. We're glad we could be a part of this project

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks!! I am really happy that I went with ADO. I appreciate your awesome customer service and killer parts.

[@AlmightyyCres]

are there any coupons? i want this lift

[@Jp21577]

I purchased this exact kit from ADO, because of your video. I can’t wait to install it next week! Great job!

[@butchgreene]

@Alldogs Offroad Coop yeah any discount code currently for this project?

[@AlldogsOffroadCoop]

@@butchgreene we don't offer discount codes, only sales twice a year

[@sterlinglentz9742]

Ry the Car Guy is saving the world thousands of dollars in repair and maintenance costs. This guy is a legend. A few things I’d add, particularly for older Xterra’s (mine is at 175,000): 1. Be prepared for frozen bolts. The lower shock bolts are absolute dogs to remove and may require not just WD-40, but hammering, blow torching, and tapping while attempting to turn the bolt. 2. 12 point sockets are okay, but for this job I’d recommend 6 points due to the high level of torque required to remove some of these bolts. 3. Don’t even consider a 3/8” breaker. Go for the full 1/2” and even then you’ll likely need an extension. 4. An impact gun is a must in my opinion, as some bolts respond to the impact better (if you can get at them). 5. I passed on buying a powered ratchet tool and regretted it. Using mostly hand tools is possible, but you’ll save hours using more power tools. 6. DO NOT under any circumstances remove both leaf springs and shocks. Do one side at a time, like the video recommends. And do everything in the order Ry does it. I got impatient and tried to loosen and remove bolts out of order, as to not have to change socket sizes, and it was disastrous. 7. For anyone buying the All Dogs kit, just buy the recessed plates for the u-bolts. Modifying the stock plates is simple enough, but pinching the u-bolts to fit absolutely sucks, not to mention then zipping up the bolts for what feels like a mile by hand because no sockets are deep enough (the u-bolts are insanely long). You will ultimately want to cut the u-bolts shorter, as it’s impossibly to torque them down at their length. Hope this helps someone.

[@kiethj7]

Bought an 05 Xterra and immediately put a new radiator in it. I'm amazed at how clean the trans fluid is. I fall in love with this vehicle more by the day and your videos make it seem so easy to work on which is priceless imo. I'm just amazed at how fun these are to drive on back country and mountain roads. It's one of those cars where I would pay more to keep it running than what I gave for it. I appreciate your videos so much!!!

[@Rythecarguy]

Aren't they great!?! I love my Xterra. Thanks for watching.

[@decompyler]

I am most impressed by the condition of your garage floor!

[@Rythecarguy]

Haha thank you. I bought this place new a couple months ago and had it done right away. I love it.

[@ahmadghosheh3104]

Sis you notice how he had the Jack stands on card boards? 😊

[@Rythecarguy]

@@ahmadghosheh3104 All about the details. LOL If I hadn't just gotten this new floor a couple months ago I wouldn't be so careful. Still feeling the sting of paying for that damn thing :D

[@dwf150101]

Living in the North East, I'm most impressed with the condition of the underside of that truck.

[@craigwestergard9676]

Alldogs installed my Radflos on my Xterra. I'm very happy with it. Good guys too.

[@Rythecarguy]

Yea for sure. They have been great to work with. 👍🏻

[@heftex8339]

2006 Xterra SE. I went with the OME kit front and back. Had NISSTEC LIFTS assemble the front shocks and springs (very glad I did, as this video shows the nightmare of trying to do it yourself). Also did front control arms as well because after 12 yrs the control arm bushings were tired. Did new tie rods and swaybar bushings since I was “in there”. Added bigger BFG KO2 tires. Supper happy with the results. About 2 inches of lift.

[@daywalker4029]

Chad and Steven are doing all the right things for the Nissan market! I have their complete kit on my Frontier and it rides great. Switching to Radflo once they finally ship.

[@Rythecarguy]

Nice! I agree. They haven been great to work with and their customer service is top notch.

[@1969FCS]

Your videos are outstanding. The way you place the camera to show a very clear view of what you are working on, and the way you explain everything are a big help. Thank you very much!

[@Rythecarguy]

Awesome, thank you! I appreciate you checking out the channel.

[@mahaloaina2290]

Awesome video. Very informative. You video has inspired me to install rear leafsprings on my xterra with 125k. recently changed out the front strut/springs and now its time changed the rear. I'll change the entire leaf like you did. My rear springs are saggy. The AllDogs kits looks great. I'm going to check them out. Thank you! Allways enjoy your videos. Mahalo!!!

[@predigested]

Really appreciate these videos. Your attention to detail, camera work and lighting is fantastic. Just bought a 2016 Frontier and plan to do similar all dogs off road lift so this helps.

[@Rythecarguy]

Great to hear! You should sub, a huge number of my videos apply to the frontier. As you know the platforms are nearly the same.

[@mpajares3]

Used the video as basis for ADO suspension upgrade on my 2012 fronty. Great video tutorial. Thanks for making these and many more for our platform. Appreciate it!

[@Rythecarguy]

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!

[@barefooboy17]

Great video as always! I have a 2012 Xterra Pro4x and did a cheap lift with the 2 inch spacers on top of the springs, new Billstein 5100 shocks front and rear and bigger leaf shackles. I need to get better leafs for sure. Love the video!

[@Troneous]

2015 pro-4x here. It took years but I finally spoiled myself with a Nisstec Titan swap and added a 2" body lift and 33" tires. So epic. Some people think it's a different Nissan vehicle and i'm thinking - just wait until I do a front bumper trim lol.

[@bryangamet8560]

ADO is great! Chad has been great to work with on my purchases

[@digitalshooter2905]

When reinstalling the front shocks you should put the lower bolt in backwards that way you don't have to disconnect the sway bar again if you ever have to replace the shocks.

[@danielwood5510]

Thank you so much for the in depth xterra videos man!!! I love mine too and love being able to find this info on your channel!

[@Rythecarguy]

Glad you enjoy it! Thanks for watching and don't forget to subscribe.

[@samlee1802]

I own a 2001 Xterra SE and preparing to get a 2005 SE, always confuse how to do a lift until I watched your video! Thank you so much for the tutor! !!!! Perfect video!!!

[@Rythecarguy]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching.

[@carlystewart9162]

Solid information, great video. Your tools and torque specs quick page was a great help to complete my project. My Xterra is also about 15 y/o with 150K miles and have wanted to make the upgrades for awhile. I installed the Old Man EMU HD package instead and had few minor differences. On the front, I needed to remove the upper and lower sway bar link, because the new shock was an inch longer than the stock and I couldn't fit it in without removing the whole link.T he Ubolts that came in my kit worked just fine around my rear axel and the stock plate mount. Right now my rig is sitting about 3 inches taller, but am installing steal bumpers soon so we'll see how things change. I am also going to need to install the aftermarket camber bolts for the front end too, because the stock bolts are not capable of fixing the positive camber I'm experiencing now. (will have to watch your cam bolt install video). Thanks for the help, Ry.

[@throwawayshill4718]

Great tutorial! My 06 xterra offroad was wrecked last fall when someone smashed it from behind. I used your other video to replace the shocks a while back.

[@Rythecarguy]

Great to hear! Hopefully it helped.

[@mlm32809]

A very thorough video! That doesn’t look as difficult as I thought it would be. I live in Florida so I won’t have to worry about dealing with bolts being stuck due to winter weather.

[@Rythecarguy]

That’s awesome. Florida is very nice to cars. Makes things easy to work on.

[@ClarkS963]

Whew a long vid!! Good job!! This video will be a gold mine for all current and future X owners. They are only getting more popular as people are seeing them as an affordable option to modify for overlanding and stuff.

[@Rythecarguy]

Agreed. I the second gen is seeing a spike in interest. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@itsdimitriymedvedyev]

Awesome video! This is exactly what I needed as my suspension is also sagging and bottoms out

[@Rythecarguy]

Thank you!

[@Mall_Crawling_X]

Thanks for the video! Ill use this video when i install my broverlands lol. I also got almost all my parts from ADO for my titan swap, great guys over there.

[@Rythecarguy]

Agreed, good guys!

[@patrickamato9743]

Thank you so much! I used your video to help with my install today. Besides my front leaf spring bolts being nowhere as easy as yours, it went pretty smoothly! Also Alldogs is great to work with and this kit is fantastic.

[@Rythecarguy]

Great to hear! I agree, they are pretty awesome and the kit is killer. Still loving it.

[@JimAirborne25]

This video and Jeremy Bod's video with OME Dakar springs are the ones I used to get the advice on changing those out. Ry definitely had an easier time of getting the front bolts loosened than I did. I should have gone with some heat to coax the bolt. I did in a way. I decided to cut the bolts and replace with new ones. Those cost about $8 apiece and were on hand. The heat from grinding part way through the bolt allowed me to turn them with the intent to twist the heads off and punch the other end through. I still had enough left of the body to twist it out. Note to always keep in mind the tried and true method of using a torch (MAPP, etc....) to heat up difficult bolts when all else fails. Cutoff wheel on a grinder should be the LAST resort. I did go with Nisstec's products, except for the recessed U-bolt plate kit from All Dogs. For those with hitches, I found I needed to get farther under and pull the bolts for the muffler and the hoses next to that bracket in order to pull the shackle from the passenger side. I still had to use a ratchet strap to move it far enough away and hold it to slide it out. I also removed the plastic rear farings. That was so I could get at the bolts with an impact. I attempted to remove the front bolt first on one, thinking what's the difference? Well... the shackle moves. That's it's job. Remove that front bolt first, and that shackle will move like an MF! Using the jack "right" means having a jack low enough to allow the axle to drop nearly right into place. It's difficult to see in the video, but the reference hole for the peg in the leafs is rotated upward with the only thing holding it up at this point being the stabilizer bar, you can rotate that down into place when you're inches away from the leafs. Only some slight finessing, and you should be able to pop those U-bolts and the plates on. Originally planning to replace the shackle with Nisstec's adjustable lift shackle, I didn't clean the originals up right away. Seeing the distance I'd have to drop the axle, I wasn't sure how I was going to make the intended 2" max lift distance, so I put the originals back on once I had used a scraper, but then seeing the pitting on the lower shaft, I took a grinder with a wire wheel to them. That pitting was pretty thorough, so I did what I could. Used it on the inside of the plate to get the remains of the old bushing and, "Bob's your uncle!" The ride is so much better! No rocking backwards when it starts. No rocking forward when it stops. So much better when going over even speed bumps in the parking lot. I could feel the leafs hitting on the bumps stops all the time when going through the apartment complex. Not anymore. The old ones had 160-some thousand miles on them. They'd served their purpose.

[@DIY_AUTO_PHOTO]

Awesome job!! job well done !! Im glad you are happy with your results and it dose looks so much better ! Hopefully one day... one day.. I will do this same upgrade to my truck ))

[@SpartanFitnessPro]

Thank you so much for filming this process so well! Excellent video!

[@Rythecarguy]

My pleasure, thanks so much for watching. 😊

[@ncimson5318]

Doesnt get any better than this. Well detailed and easy to follow. Thanks for this tutorial bud.

[@Rythecarguy]

You're welcome, thanks so much for watching. 🤘🏻👍🏻

[@heathcadyable]

Thank you so much for adding torque specs!!

[@Rythecarguy]

Of course!

[@benyiphoto]

Fantastic Video as always. Great content. Super helpful. So close to having the $ for my Alldogs kit for my Frontier. Can’t wait.

[@Rythecarguy]

That's awesome! I hope it goes well.

[@frankwebb9167]

Outstanding vid as always! Now I am for sure gonna find a shop to swap out the coil springs for the Bilstein take offs I bought...

[@Rythecarguy]

Right on! Hope it goes well.

[@jameshigginbotham3639]

Awesome video! I definitely want to do this. It just always seemed very daunting until watching this...thanks.

[@Rythecarguy]

If I can do it, you can! Let me know if you have any questions about it.

[@stevechrisman7113]

I just found this channel and I have a caterers 07 SE and this makes me so happy

[@Rythecarguy]

Welcome, woop woop! Be sure to sub.

[@NordicAdvRider]

This was a great guide. Very easy to follow and well explained.

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks!

[@danieltovar6151]

very good video. Little by little I am also fixing and modifying my xterra 2001 Xe.

[@briangleeson1528]

Hey, great video. I am pretty excited to have just found your channel. I have a 2013 Xterra. I am going to go binge your videos!

[@Rythecarguy]

That’s awesome! Be sure to subscribe dude. I am putting out videos multiple times a month. 👍🏻💪🏻

[@shaneharrison4775]

Enjoyed the up lifting install of the lift kit you got from all dogs well done and I think I'll have to restock mine it feels like every bump is a bound off a step lol a sharp hammering jolts all 4 corners but I love that truck

[@BrwnShinobi]

Thank you explaining the kit package! I was looking at their site and excited to get their pack

[@Rythecarguy]

Glad it was helpful! You're gunna love it.

[@jeanluchencygedeon5468]

Very good video man Learned a lot from you. Thank you Thank you very much. May god protect you from everything you doing... I have a 2011 Nissan Xterra pro 4x . I mostly work on it myself.

[@gr9635]

Your videos are like visual service manuals. Thanks!

[@Rythecarguy]

Wow, thank you so much!

[@thneal2011]

Nice walk through, Ry. Been curious about All Dogs but now I know. 2011 Pro4x, 6spd is going to be riding high real soon. Thanks

[@Rythecarguy]

Absolutely, Thanks for watching! 👍🏻💪🏻

[@butchgreene]

Finally got around to replacing my leaf springs this week. Word of warning to solo installers. Have a bottle jack & ratchet strap handy. The centering pin on the leaf can misalign with the hole in the base of the rear axle. You can hold the leaf up with the bottle jack to work new bushings into the front mounting bracket b/c modern bushings are "fluffy. Ratchet strap is to wrap around the axle and the center frame mount to pull the axle forward. If you need to pull the axle toward the rear, anchoring on a hitch words good. I had to do BOTH.

[@charlesmattina3787]

Thanks for you videos. I respect and appreciate the effort you put in.

[@Rythecarguy]

It’s my pleasure. Thank you for watching them! :)

[@volodymyrbuchak1852]

Any time soon i’ll drop the airbags on my rear. Just looking for the right compressor for now. I wanna make the level valve installed,so i don’t have to warry about the hight on different loads. Great vid,buddy.

[@richardgeorge8294]

For my 2008 Frontier (4 cylinder) I couldn't find quality pre-assembled front struts (I used Bilstein's). I had a difficult time determining all the parts needed to assemble them myself, it seemed diagrams from different sources didn't match up for all the parts you needed and I didn't want to reuse old parts. I was able to piece together the parts needed to assemble them myself from Nissan and RockAuto and rented the manual spring compressor (I didn't like compressing the springs too, but was able to), but definitely agree, buy pre-assembled when possible, I did this for when I replaced the front struts on my Xterra. When I replaced the struts, shocks, and did an add leaf, it lifted my Xterra (4X4) approximately 2 inches which lead to vibrations around 25-35 mph. I ended up needing axle shims to help correct the pinion angle because there's a not a u-joint at the rear diff. Do you have any vibration issues?

[@gibrigg]

Great video, as always! I did a similar lift on my x, but wish i'd had this vid before doing it. The coil overs are a pain.. FYI, You can get loner spring compressors from Advanced Auto. Keep up the great work!

[@dillon7025]

Super helpful video, will be using all dogs offroad for my new 2nd gen

[@Rythecarguy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@itsdimitriymedvedyev]

Thank you Ry. I also plan to do a 2-3" lift maybe next year as my suspension is sagging by like 1.5" below stock height, and it bottoms out on almost every pothole. My leafs are also extremely rusty/old too and are pretty "flat"/sagging even when I put a moderate load in the back. When 4 tires or something heavy is there, it really does push the rear down a lot. But my question is, In the event of a tire flat do you believe that the stock Xterra jack will be able to lift the vehicle enough for you to be able to actually change a tire? I heard someone on thenewxorg forums mention that they have 33" tires and the stock jack only lifted the X off from the ground by 1" so I believe with larger tires and a 2"+ lift you will need to go aftermarket for the jack or use a block of wood/metal or something. Edit: I realized I already commented about something else on this video but Hi again anyway! :D

[@trailbuilderXC]

Excellent tutorial. I upgraded to the same Bilstens a few years ago but didn't do my leaf springs. I wish I did the leaf springs as I often get a hard suspension hit from a particular frost heave on my daily commute.

[@Rythecarguy]

Thank you. Sorry to hear about your suspension

[@TerraPirata]

As a proud Xterra (and 370Z) owner let me tell you, I'm subscribed. Keep up the good work!

[@Rythecarguy]

Nice! Thanks for the sub. It’s funny I was actually going to buy a 350 Z instead of my Mustang (in retrospect I should have) maybe I will get a 370 when the 400 comes out.

[@mikedevv1]

Great video!! You have a gift of teaching!!

[@Rythecarguy]

I appreciate that! Thank you Mike.

[@lprince3884]

Great video....I'm more jealous of the fancy epoxy coated floor

[@Rythecarguy]

Haha It really was wonderful. I bought that house new so I told myself it was the perfect time to get it done.

[@richaneesh]

Love your channel since I am getting a 2011 X-Terra myself in a couple of days. And yes it is black.

[@Rythecarguy]

That’s exciting!

[@johnleesumibcay2232]

The Day has come!

[@Rythecarguy]

Feels like it’s been forever huh?

[@kdm704]

By the way, awesome video! I wish it was available when I did my install!

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks! 👍🏻💪🏻

[@juanotzoy6502]

I was waiting for this day to watch the video, the Xterra in the sky 😃😀. Nice job Ry 👍

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks John. I appreciate your support. 👍🏻

[@adamo1427]

I did this same lift 2 weeks ago but with prebuilt coilovers and an AAL instead of full leaf pack.... wish this video would have been out then. My big issue came on front driver side removal of factory coil over. The top bolts on coil over, the heads of the bolts rounded off with little to no effort or torque... and the lower bolt took 45 minutes to break free, even after pb blaster, impact gun.... finally had to buy a 3ft breaker bar to break it loose. Aside from that this was a pretty straight forward job. ended up getting a couple hundred bucks worth of new tools out of the job as well lmao.

[@michaeljohnson7018]

How much did the add-a-leaf lift in reality, and how do the springs feel over the stock soft ones now?

[@allredkj]

Getting ready to purchase a 07 X and want to lift it up a little. Would like to know what you purchased and if you can get the springs already assembled? Great tutorial by the way!

[@jgrm4443]

Wow! Thanks for sharing. A friend of mine passed away and he left a 2005 Nissan Pathfinder (only owner )that the widow wants to get rid of. I am buying it.

[@Rythecarguy]

Oh gosh, sorry to hear that. Take good care of it for him!

[@MrIsrael211]

Can you measure how it currently sits to the fender? Thanks. Great vids!

[@romk9]

Nice work. Great video. Thank you

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks for watching!

[@danielhodge6577]

Well now I’m ordering this exact kit from all dogs ASAP

[@Rythecarguy]

Hell yea! Also check out the giveaway video. We’re giving almost the same kit away!

[@skylerrowe5428]

How many inches is

[@amorrn003]

Super helpful video! What height is the lift you put on? And what size tires did you have in this video? Trying to picture what mine will look like

[@JaggedTusk]

Outstanding video!

[@Rythecarguy]

Thank you sir!!

[@andrewkingyyc]

Definitely going to reference this when I have enough money for a lift. One quick question: what type of grease are you using for the bushings and such?

[@Nigriff]

Great video, very thorough. Thanks

[@Rythecarguy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@aanrsshnsn]

Ry I’m so excited to find your channel! I bought a 2008 Xterra last week and am stoked to learn and perform more and more and eventually all my own car care (at least what an average residential garage can provide 😊) Cheers man!

[@Rythecarguy]

Go glad you're here! Welcome and I hope you love your new ride. 💪🏻

[@danswenson9115]

Ry - what's been your experience with the on-road handling? Difference vs stock? Any sensation of rear-end sway or feeling loose? If you got an alignment, could you post up the figures you had it aligned to?

[@nataliaandetienne8221]

waw amazing video, but what about wheel spacers??? as far as they say here that if you lift 2" then you have to put a 2" wheel spacer so the car doesnt roll, i need your advice about it as i am not that much excited about the spacers, thanks in advance

[@gr9635]

Hey Ry, Once again you hit out of the park. Thanks for creating this tutorial. You are the Car Guy!

[@Rythecarguy]

You're welcome. Thank YOU for watching. 😄

[@robertpoirier8520]

Keep it up RY! Great job in all you do for a vehicle that is highly underrated! Fantastic mill that needs attentive suspension. I’m on it. I’ve just bought an OME. I’ll check in after installation. Thank you.

[@michaeljedd9359]

lol, did you say underrated or underpowered?

[@robertpoirier8520]

Michael Jedd Tell me the VQ4.0 DE is underpowered? Certainly not against any Toyota V6.

[@michaeljedd9359]

@@robertpoirier8520 Never drove a toyota v6, but all I know is that my '02 4x4 3.3 v6 is pretty gutless

[@robertpoirier8520]

Michael Jedd I was surprised that supercharged Xterra didn’t have more power. In 05 they went to NA with that 4.0 VQ plant. For a 15 year old design it still has more than plenty of power.

[@michaeljedd9359]

@@robertpoirier8520 Never said it was supercharged, maybe it would have more power if it was. Looked up the stats, NEW it was only 170hp and now after 18 years probably less.

[@stevo286]

Awesome videos, I've learned so much through your channel. I got my 2011 xterra serviced by a shop for new front bilstein 5100 shocks. They used the same springs. I recently noticed that both the passenger and driver side center nuts on the strut assembly are loose (the nut in the center of the three mounting bolts). Should I tighten these to torque spec or bring it into a shop to have the strut re-assembled. When I lifted the front, at full droop i noticed the spc uca ball joint was resting on the coil bucket and had a torn boot. Could this be from the loose top nut causing too much droop and therefore contact? Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks!

[@thedude828-ed2nn]

Yea when I installed mine it's the same kit by the way I bought to spring compression kits to do it and it still felt like it was a bomb waiting to go off😂😂 glad it's over and I'm here to tell you about it next I will definitely have them build the struts lol.

[@Rythecarguy]

Amen. I will never buy HD springs without assembly again.

[@Cocora22]

I really liked your video and will definitely recommend that my son watch it. He has a 2007 with 150,000 maybe be a little more on it. We’ve done a lot to it but no suspension work and I think it’s badly needed. Did you get new tires? What size, would love to see some comparison pictures. You made it look super easy really, somewhat time consuming, but if you don’t have to deal with the coils yourself maybe knock it out in a weekend, you think? I refer to all your xterra videos to do the work on my son’s truck and you have no idea how much I have learned and passed on to him. Thank you!

[@izcoronel]

i had been following your channel quite a bit now and i noticed you installed a double din radio not supported with back up camera instead you installed a separate camera unit. i have a 2002 xterra and i decided to install a double din with GPS, back up camera my issue is the connection from my head unit camera wire into the reverse wire which is located at driver side kick panel some says its a black/purple wire or black/pink wire and other say yellow/red. my other option is probably to use the reverse light at the tail light anyhow, i thought maybe you know which wire in the driver side kick panel is the right one for 2002 xterra well thanks for taking time to read my inquiry more power to your channel

[@Islandlyph]

Good job, it’s gonna look killah when you put rims n tires!

[@Rythecarguy]

Agreed! Already started shopping lol. Thanks for watching!

[@RyannLacy]

Hey fella! Question, I added the 5100 1" lift and my leaf bushings, as well as the uca bj & lca bushings have gone bad in 2 yrs. Looking for upgrades......anything about the leaf springs front eye bushing replacment, I've found SuperPro poly?! Front, should or would the ADO UPA be good or bad with a small lift? Thanks for all the AWESOME videos.

[@alvaromayen1058]

What a great vídeo. Thanks for making it.

[@Rythecarguy]

You’re welcome. Thank you for watching it!

[@1hunter1cd]

Hey Ry! Appreciate the super detailed videos. Would be terrified of attempting this without it. Just wondering which leaf pack you went with from ADO? I'll be doing this on a 2012 Frontier, so maybe there are more options than for the Xterra?

[@Rythecarguy]

I went with medium BROverlands

[@michaelvh7034]

Great Video, been thinking about rhino lining all my vinyl and roof rack on my 06 xterra. What do you think or maybe a video?

[@Rythecarguy]

I just finished recording a video on this. I used bed liner and sprayed the plastics. Will be out this friday

[@bobfidguello7239]

Great video,very well explained!

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks man. 👍🏻

[@user-vy5ex9tx5f]

I truly enjoyed this video very well done thank you

[@Rythecarguy]

You are very welcome

[@waronfearmongering6751]

Looking to buy a 2002 xterra first gen with 195k. Maintenance has been poor but the body and interior are in excellent shape for the year, hardly any rust. Should I be worried about the lack of maintenance, like the transmission fluid. Or are the xterra as solid and strong like I heard?

[@desolatetree]

You very nearly had me convinced to buy a lift kit for my Frontier. Then I thought about how much money I was about to spend on a base model 2wd, I think my money will be better spent. ;) Great video though!!

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks DT. Yea if you are not passionate about the lift then it’s a bit much to spend. Thanks for watching though. 👍🏻💪🏻

[@digitalshooter2905]

Depending on how good your suspension is you may not need all the stuff he bought. AllDogs Offroad has a kit with just the springs and an add a leaf for the rear springs for less than $500. That may be on option for you. My Frontier has less than 11,000 miles on it so that's what I went with. Just bought it and haven't installed it yet so I'll eventually see how it goes.

[@brettrickabaugh651]

Thank for the great video. I have purchased the same suspension kit. All Dogs Offroad sent shims with the kit. In the video, you did not use any shims for the installation. Do I need to use the shims? Thanks

[@dskeber]

Great video, I'm installing Radflo's and HD OME leafs in the back on mine over the Christmas break and this video is going to help me a lot. Question for you - in the end did you need to install shims or have you not had any vibration issues? Thanks!

[@Rythecarguy]

No issues so far! I did not shim. I will say the first few days the suspension did squeak a little but it worked itself out.

[@mightyyak]

excellent vdeo...thanks for sharing

[@Rythecarguy]

Thank YOU for watching. Have a great day.

[@THELASTRID3R]

Ry if you have already decided, what's the tire size you are upgrading to? After watching your video, I'm strongly considering this kit on my 2006 Xterra. I'm just not sure if I can fit 32's or 33's on stock wheels (265/70R16).

[@Rythecarguy]

I was thinking 285/75/16. That way I can keep the stock rims to save money and do a video on the “melt mod” everyone talks about.

[@hstafford078]

I've been wanting to do this to my 2006. Thank you for the video! Did you buy the add-on 2" body lift, or did the basic package actually give you that extra height by itself?

[@Rythecarguy]

That’s the base lift kit. No additional lift needed.

[@emblood]

Hey! Awesome video!! I'll be starting this on my '12 tonight (And thanks to ADO for forwarding this onto me). Quick question -- Where did you place your rear jack stands? The FSM and your other video say to put them on the rear axle, but that obviously doesn't work here. Did you place them on the chassis as close to the rear as possible? Thanks!!

[@Rythecarguy]

Exactly. Put them as far back as you can where the frame is nice and flat. Whatever you do just be sure that it’s on on the portion that curves up toward the rear wheel.

[@benlykins4388]

I shopped a lift for my 07 X but didn’t feel it was worth the time/money for 2/2.5 inches. Great video well done!

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks!

[@sonnybeltran7096]

Great video! 🤘🏼

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks! 💪🏻

[@Davfon23]

Awesome thank you. Definitely better looking after lift

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks!~

[@johnrago5736]

Thanks for the video' gave me confidence in replace my suspension. Would I need to drop my deferential for a 2" lift?

[@Rythecarguy]

That's awesome! I am glad to hear. I'm not sure what you mean by dropping the diff. If you are working on an Xterra then you cannot drop the diff since is a solid axel.

[@KaiAdventure]

Hey Ry, I've been running the OME Dakar leaf springs on my 2012 Xterra. Been very happy with ride quality and performance, but after 100k miles it feels like I lost about 1 inch of the 1.5 inch lift it gave me when it was new. Now I'm trying to decide if I should replace with new leaf springs, add a leaf, or install longer after market shackles. Any feedback?

[@JC-tm6wh]

Hey Ry, I have 06 offroad pathfinder purchased new. I had radiator shop replace radiator 8 years ago to prevent the trans/radiator issue. Was that the permanent fix or should I do something else?? It now has 167,000 miles and its been great. Thanks

[@georgegomes5055]

Great job brother..I love my xterra more cause of you

[@Rythecarguy]

Hell yea. Love to hear that. 💪🏻

[@ArtofHunter]

Steve and Chad from ADO are awesome to work with. They've helped me build up my X and it's been featured on their page before.

[@Rythecarguy]

Agreed. They have been really awesome. Crazy good customer service.

[@RobWhittlestone]

Hey Ry - AWESOME video! I'm blown away by your thorough approach and detailed explanations. I don't have an XTerra but almost tempted to get one for this mod! :-) I'm impressed with the condition of your XTerra - pretty clean, paint in good shape and a clean interior. Also your garage is super clean and pretty tidy. Well done! All the best, Rob

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks Rob! I appreciate it. Thanks you for watching. 👍🏻

[@javierspilere8257]

Hi Ry. Awesome video, as usual. I love your videos. I see you did not use shims on your leafs, Do they work ok without them?

[@Rythecarguy]

Thanks man! No, no shims for me. It's been running great without them.