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It was so loose it was almost falling off.

It's gotta get on sometime😂

@phoenixleaf2324 Indeed. After some soap! 🤣

​@@TrailRunnerGuyI would have used vaseline.

Ha. I’ve seen videos. And I don’t wanna be “that guy.” 😄

Glad it was helpful!

Start to finish roughly 3 hours with some beverage breaks. An hour of that was just deciding/completing how/where I wanted my winch wiring and cut-off switch.

Thx Devin!

Haha. 186,000 miles and counting!

What do you mean?

Yours is 8 years newer than mine was so not sure on torque #. (I no longer have it). The FSMs can be found here and spec #s included. www.ksmanual.com/kia_sorento_xm_2011_year_service_manual-195.html If you are replacing the strut yet, keeping your existing springs, I recommend any sort of spring compressor tool with the 3-piece clamps. Much safer than 2-piece. If I can find the one I have I’ll post it below.

Found them. a.co/d/hW33CYG Says no longer available, but something like this.

@@TrailRunnerGuy thank you very much. Yes I will be replacing the whole assembly. Even the the spring might be in good order, it's just easier, faster and safer to replace the whole assembly, without compressing any springs. I found a set for under 300#

I’ve heard for many it’s not required. It was a very tight fit on mine so just went that route.

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Never used it in 3 or 4 air bleeds (new radiator, timing stuff replacement, etc.). Was always afraid to touch it. Good thing I never did. 😄 Just always burped it, revved the engine a few times, squeezed the big hoses, etc. and never had an issue.

Right on - glad it worked out! I’m sure your bumper trimming was 10x better than my hack job too! Careful adjusting it to the highest setting though. Your up-travel will be next to nothing and likely harsh (at least mine was). I moved it back to the middle setting.

For 0-2” lifts yes. I’d verify wherever you’re shopping however, everything I’ve seen says they are also compatible on Frontiers up to 2019. Check All Dogs Offroad, for example.

Thanks! Haven’t had to pull anything heavy/difficult with the winch yet (just a couple easy, short pulls) but so far, it’s great. Cut-off switch and wireless remote work great. No issues.

Glad I could help! Yes - it’s not too bad!

Couldn’t agree more. Through trial and error I still landed on the middle setting to keep my ride height where I wanted it. And the fact that I rarely get off the pavement for any serious terrain. Need to change that!

Appreciate it- the hack job has kinda grown on me. I’ll leave it for now. 😄

I think you need one for Christmas! I’ll help you install it!

Winch fit very well. Trimmed a small amt of the center plastic opening to easier reach the winch controller plug. Might install my Hornblasters “mini” horn this weekend. If I do I’ll show some closeups of the winch area too.

I know people have done it. Heard of a roadside fix doing that a time or two as well. If it doesn’t leak and doesn’t pull the hose too much I don’t see why it wouldn’t work long term too.

All 2005 Xterras and early 2006s have a live oil pressure gauge (instead of a dummy gauge which just sits in the middle). What you’re seeing here is 100% normal. All timing components including channel gaskets were replaced by me a couple years ago - should outlast the vehicle. 🤞🏻

@@TrailRunnerGuy ok, thats great to hear. Unfortunately my oil channel gaskets did not get changed when the timing chain was changed. I assumed that was the case for you. My apologies.

@@daniellore2961 all good! Sorry to hear that. Opening that thing back up is a total pain (I’ve opened it twice…try #1 was one tooth off. Major oops! 🤣)

@@TrailRunnerGuy yea, its going to be a pain. I'm considering swapping in an ls v8. As good of an engine as the 4.0 is it is a mess to work on. I wouls rather have old school in the nissan package. I'm still thinking on it though. It will be a challenge.

@@TrailRunnerGuy I just realized that the ls has an oil channel gasket behind the cam retiner plate. Can't get away from it.

Good call. Can’t believe how brittle those things are! Easy fix to avoid a catastrophe!

Ha. Thx D!

Thanks. No slip / VDC light issues for me so far.

@@TrailRunnerGuy thanks you 👍👍👍👍

Right on. While the fast blinking turn signals is usually a burned out or just faulty bulb I’d check that any new wiring is not touching any metal? Fast blinkers are usually a change in resistance, so there could be a short somewhere.

I don’t miss that dang prop rod!

Ha! Not so sure about that, but thanks, Devin! 🤣

Thanks! Yes, I was probably playing with fire driving with it as long as I did!

Bummer! Not gonna lie - I was a tad nervous taking it off and really hoping I didn’t cause 10x more work by damaging it.

Excellent - thanks for sharing that!

Thanks - I love my hood struts! This vid has the link to the one I purchased. Hood Struts Upgrade on the Nissan Xterra. For Frontier and Pathfinder too. ua-cam.com/video/Uj4nWf1ZAJ4/v-deo.html

No part number but here’s the one I purchased below. And they’re still working flawlessly. Pair of Front Bonnet Hood Shock Rod Kit Gas Charged Shock Dampers Spring Struts Bar Compatible with Nissan Navara Frontier D40 Pathfinder Xterra 2004-2018 a.co/d/8TroDiy Link is also in the description.

Correct. Air flows downward on these.

@@TrailRunnerGuy Thanks. I got bit confused by different opinions.

Right on! Great to hear that!

Thanks! I still have the ugly temporary plastic bumper cover on as seen in the video. The new, uncut replacement stock bumper cover (sitting my my garage) needs some light trimming to fit around the WAM mount/winch. Will look mostly stock when done. If you’re considering putting a non-stock full bumper on, I don’t think that would work if you already have the WAM mount attached to your frame. Apologies if I’m misunderstanding your question.

@@TrailRunnerGuy no you’re on point, I’m search for a non stock, let’s see what I find that will accommodate

As long as you’re within 1000 mile radius, I got you!

It’s nearly life changing! 😄

“Maybe.” If you lift it a lot it’s a tighter squeeze going in/out. I’ve heard some who swapped stock height units ~might~ be able to do it w/o undoing the sway bar mounts - but that’s only an extra 5 minutes of effort. I unhooked mine each time just because it’s easier being the unit it slightly longer/taller.

@@TrailRunnerGuy so unbolting the sway bar gives you more slack?

Correct. Doing that allows the rotor/caliper to droop further and with it out of the way gives a lot more room to take the coilover in/out.

@@TrailRunnerGuy thanks

Thanks! I had been eyeing it for years. Glad I finally acquired one!

👍🏻👍🏻. Pretty happy with mine - just need someone to get stuck here soon!

Thanks - super happy with it!

After the "bumper impact event" the end of it was mangled/inverted so to drive off and finish my day I just cut the whole end off and rolled with it. 😂

@@TrailRunnerGuy I will be implementing this as I have a spare plastic bumper... I love it.

@@maxgralph Spare bumper = freedom to cut however you choose. :D

Thanks Devin! It'll help if I get rid of my almost-street tires and throw on something with actual tread!