The true cost of the mod sickness

[rrdstarr]

I got those steering stabilizers from Nissan Mike at special GOX prices! So stop hassling me!

[warmonger]

@#$%, you want an itemized inventory? Damn this thing is expensive, but worth every dime.

On-board air system complete with rear air locker. $1,500
Dual batteries complete with cabling and isolator. $900
Custom steering stabilizer (no one made them when I built mine) $80 and a lot of my time to design it.
Custom lightbar with accessory harness (converted factory crossbar). $300 including lights and wiring. (That also includes the two 100 watt lights on the POS Waag seen below.)
Waag (POS damaged at Tellico) $300

And I am getting ready to add a rear bumper with spare tire carrier, front air locker, 3" SLR lift with new spring pack and torsion bars, transfer case skidplate, rock sliders and new tires and wheels. I have to admit though, it was all worth every penny so far. When the X is setup, it may not be the greatest truck in the world (but then again, what truck is), but it sure shocks people at the stuff it can do.

[Schludwiller]

I could keep him in a box out in the back yard, and besides the food bill this appears to be one of the more reliable recovery systems out there!

[Mobycat]

ARB - $650
Skids - $670
IPF 960's - $200
ARB Compressor - $150
Custom Hand Throttle - $20
Hi-Lift - $42 (new!)
Shackles - $60
BFG AT's - $570 (5)
Various recovery stuff - $150
Sliders - $300


Comes to $2812. Damn, after reading others, I don't feel like I've spent so much!

Next up - AAL, Swampers, Steering stabilizer.

[ned946]

(I'm trying to make myself feel better, so....) A better question might be, how much would people be willing (or required) to shell out to get unstuck or to remove the permanently tree indented passenger door? I think that most would agree that prevention costs far less than wheelin' unprotected or ill-equiped! (yes, I can rationalize among the best of 'em)

[Schludwiller]

$1500 to fix my door. If I had my rear bumper with tow points back then and/or sliderz I would have gotten out for free.

[ChuckH]

Originally posted by Philosopher


I have a $25 coupon from them but it's listed as $79 on their site ...?

Hmmm, they must have changed the price (maybe it got put up on the site wrong until a bunch of people started calling!). I actually wouldn't have ordered one if it had been listed at $79 when I looked it up. rrdstarr actually did the order though so they could ship together and I paid him. I hope I don't owe him any money or he tells me if I do! Now that I think about it, I think the site actually said $49 so I was surprised when rrdstarr told me they were actually $55. Weird!

[rrdstarr]

"Steering stabilizer kits for all Frontiers and Xterras for $79.95 Kit includes brackets, hardware and a shock."

Chuck I cut and pasted this from their site! www.4X4Parts.com

I'll be kicking your butt in about 7 hours!!!

[ChuckH]

Originally posted by rrdstarr
"Steering stabilizer kits for all Frontiers and Xterras for $79.95 Kit includes brackets, hardware and a shock."

Chuck I cut and pasted this from their site! www.4X4Parts.com

I'll be kicking your butt in about 7 hours!!!

All I see is "Steering Stabilizer-Complete Kit $59.95" unless there is another one listed there that I don't see. Anyway, I guess that is really the price I saw before and I don't see the one you are talking about. Doesn't matter though. I just want to know if I owe you more money?

At the rate I'm getting ready you won't have to kick my butt. You will probably be able to just push me and I'll fall!

[gothamist]

275/70R16 BFG All-Terrain TA's--$700
32x11.50 SSR's + 5 steelies--$1000
Body Lift Fabrication/Parts--$500
Suspension lift (f&r shocks, a-arms, torsion bars, aal's, EOE tierods)--$800
Lights (PIAA 80XT's, 1500XT's, IPF 960's, superwhite 9004's, rock lights)--$650
Skid-row plates (set of 3 + gastank)--$700 (? can't remember)
EOE sliders--$300
KMA rear bumper--$165
QuickAir2 comp.--$220
ARB bullbar--$650
Yellow & Red-Top Optimas, isolator & wiring for dual batteres--$400
Rough total: $6100

I really, really shouldn't have added that up. <shrug>

Plus $3000 in the past year in gas alone...

[judasbytes]

Does any1 know where I can buy some mod to increase HP?

[evergreen]

Originally Posted by judasbytes

Does any1 know where I can buy some mod to increase HP?

the only way to increase hp is to add an exhaust system and a new intake. try using the search function, theres tons of info on this topic.

[XSAL]

Everyone might have spent some more since then, but here's my list...

Calmini Winch Bumper - $630
Calmini UCA - $350
Calmini Idler Arm Brace - $35
Calmini Steering System - $500
Calmini Add-a-leaf - $150
Calmini Rear Axle Truss/Skid - $190
Calmini Fuel Tank Skid - $190
Rainglerinterior X-NET - $80
Raingler xterrior X-NET - $90
AC Bilstein Steering Stabilizer - $90
SWAy-A-Way Torsion Bars - $190
Warn XD9000i winch - $800
Recovery Gear Accessory Kit - $150
Hella Micro FF - $100
3" x 30' Recovery Strap - $40
Yokohama Geolander AT+II - $530
48" Hi-Lift jack - $55
Yellow Top Optima Battery - $120 (I think)
Receiver Shackle Bracket - $40
Soft Winch Cover - $50
Bilstein shocks - $240
Shackles - $50
CB & Antenna - $150

Total is a bit over $5,000 (not including tax & S/H)