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put it on the hood like the old land rovers

it would be so annoying to have to lift things over the spare tire when loading the trunk, i am glad my carrier swings out of the way (I use the rear cargo area a lot). I wouldn't do a roof mount either. Simon had one on there and didn't like the way it changed the COG. It wouldn't be easy to wrestle a 35" tire up there either. If the carrier is properly designed, the load will be spread over 2 points - the hinge (or hinges incase of the stock unit) and the area where it latches together opposite the hinge. The only time the hinges take all the weight is when you have the carrier opened and hopefully you're not moving. IMO swingout is the best design, which is why i kept mine and slightly modified it. i drilled new spare tire mounting holes to move my spare up another inch or so, but you could go higher (except it will interfere with the glass hatch). I will hit the bumper before I hit the tire, but i wouldn't mind a little more height in your case. those rock trails you run are very lumpy. If you still dont want a swing out, i would build a bumper/carrier with a hinge in the middle of the bumper. attach a long arm to it and mount the tire on the end of the arm. Then figure out a way to lock the arm in 3 positions (high, mid and low). Kinda like a clock face with only one arm and a tire on the end of it, you know?

make friends with your local crane operator they always have lots of old extra slings and straps that are overkill for anything we would use them for. I have 4 or 5 of them in the basement, my friend gives me a couple new ones every year! They don't pass safety (too old, etc.) for commercial crane use, but they are usually in great shape for trail use

i bought it for my younger brother for christmas and we've both been having a lot of fun. The online racing is awesome and you can totally tell when someone is using a racing wheel. We ditched the ikea chair and used the driver's seat out of my brother's MR2 on a wood base for mounting the steering wheel and gear shifter. It's pretty advantageous to have the g25 wheel with that setup, and outside of no g-forces, it's so realistic and precise. I couldn't imagine going back to a controller to play racing games, like I am with console FPS'ers. My favorite car is a black 3400s, but it can't keep up with the guys driving LM and race cars (unless they make a big mistake!). Any other car hanging around 4-500hp gets rocked by the little 3400. I don't know what a spec level we're at, it's somewhere in the high 20's. we haven't touched b spec mode yet im a bit bummed with the choice of tracks and new cars, but to me, it seems this series is constantly being updated. on a side note, if you guys like FPS games, try playing battlefield bad company 2. i like it so much better than the COD series because of the co op online multiplayer. It much more important to support your teammates and it has so much more depth than the COD games. I got blackops for christmas and i've played it all of 20 minutes since then. Mind you this is all on PC, not xbox or ps3. i havent played either on a console yet

welcome, nice truck. The JGC bumper/tire carrier is cool, show me a closer look! Yes, not much out for the new pathfinders yet, but you could make some rock sliders and skid plates and go have fun with it

oh yeah i forgot about the necessity to move the ECU to higher ground. The snorkel purchase doesn't make much sense unless you do that in conjuction

lol, not our brightest moments eh? at least we learned from them

this was the reason for me getting one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lQEOCd8iDk i was lucky nothing happened to the engine. it really is a pain in the ass to get a dead truck out of a hole. now i worry more about getting water in the cabin than engine.

if you have a computer, get java ps3 media server. it's free software that lets you stream from any computer on the same network as the ps3.

sandblast, epoxy primer then glossy black rattlecan!

no, it's behind the bumper by the turn signal light

behind the front bumper and rad support

i need to know what possessed you to buy a 2 wheel drive SUV oh well, at least you can swap wheels and tires with the pathfinder. they should fit OK, but might rub on the mudflaps

wasn't someone saying how much nissan should bring back the 2-door sentra in Derek's "At the helm" thread? that Azeal looks to be the solution

i have the iphone4. im scared to take it out of the case or i'll drop it. i had an ipod touch and macbook pro before this so i was pretty entrenched in itunes and general apple stuff. If you like your ipod touch, keep it for your mp3 player. The samsung devices that run android are very nice, but i personally don't like the android UI. i am used to the blackberry UI and the iphone UI as well as the windows phone (very nice). the iphone4 takes a new micro sim card, so that means it's tricky to use it on phones that use the current sim cards if you want the ability to easily swap devices. Micro sim cards will start appearing on more new phones. Go check out blackberry torch too. Most of the guys in my office use one. If the keyboard slid out widthwise, i would like it even more, but it has a keyboard, optical track pad and a touchscreen for input. they also have bbm which is an excellent chat client between the blackberry users. If you are heavy into security, email and voice, and lots of your friends already have one, get a blackberry If you do your communication with text, social networks, skype, msn messenger, try an android, iphone or windows phone. both groups of phones make a good backup for a laptop. don't get too hung up on browsing speed. it's more dependent on the quality of your 3g coverage unless you live in a big city. Open source isn't always a good thing. the negative things i say about the iphone: -expensive -no native flash support (gets annoying when browsing the web) -i will never get used to the touchscreen keyboard. its annoying to type on it and covers most of the screen when in use -stuck with itunes (kinda restrictive) -stuck with internal memory and battery -seems very fragile. no case = it would get damaged if you dropped it on any surface harder than glass -msn messenger is terrible Things i like: -screen is pretty nice -video recording is decent quality -fast -decent battery life -lots of choices for apps -looks nice *shrugs* -good if you have a mac as your primary computer if i didn't mention anything, it means that the iphone doesn't stand apart from any other particular smartphone i've used

i'll pass. it's been proven that that paint scheme attracts tyrannosaurus rex(es) in all seriousness, i think it looks awesome

I don't think electric cars will work for the cold climates like canada, scandinavia and russia... not until they figure out how to make a battery that doesn't lose performance when the temps dip.

unless it's a high-powered mud bogger/plugger, i think diesels make a better wheeling engine. They blow away gas engines when it comes to down low torque rating, they're more efficient, and they don't throw a fit when splashed with a bit of water. 24v starting circuit would be nice for the cold winters we get in canada. I don't think i would want that 3.5l in my wd21. It takes premium gas, its way more complex (more sensors, cats etc.) and would leave you with next to no underhood space for wrenching. I don't think the vg30e is such dog like most people around here feel... it's moved my truck around the town and trails just fine. A factory F+R live axle xterra/frontier would be pretty cool it would be cool to see the datsun name come back for the a D22 based mini truck. Just a plain little pickup as the d22 xe. I don't know why nissan decided to drop the SWB regular cab pickup. That was a dumb move. I think the D22 is still being sold brand new all over the world as a "navara" except f'n north america. I don't know why this continent constantly gets the shaft when it comes to nice trucks. Where are my diesel Patrols, Landcruisers, Tacomas, Navaras, Terranos, Pajeros, 4runners, Stradas, Troopers, ...UAZ-469? Why do we have to buy a jeep or fullsize domestic pickup to get a diesel around here!?

mine was 2250kg on a recent trip to the garbage dump. i imagine i carry another 150kg in tools and equipment when wheeling. that's a bit shy of 5000lbs for the brits and yanks

i am only going to talk about trucks. I detest most of the nissan cars. #1 Diesel engine options, HD option for Titan. #2 Designers stop listening to the critics and consumers. You're the one that knows how to design trucks. Most consumers and critics are idiots which is why you see IFS and IRS on the patrol and pathfinder now. (did every road in the world suddenly get paved it the last 10 years?) #3 A small, barebones pickup (no, the frontier is neither small nor barebones) i don't know where this notion came from that bigger and glitzier shi!t is better. Give us back our part time t-cases, manual hubs rollup windows, vinyl floors etc. A basic, sturdy, easy to fix platform to build a trail truck on. #4 Stop cutting corners to make vehicles cheaper/lighter. An aluminum diff cover? please This comes back to idiot consumers and critics. They are too concerned about price, fuel economy and comfort it's a truck FFS. I will gladly pay more money for a better product. How often do you buy a new truck anyway? Speaking of being cheap, put the pathfinder 5-link coil on the xterra, and i would consider buying one. even Dodge is smart enough to realize this. #5 better factory performance part support. Jeep has mopar. Nissan has nismo. gee, thanks for the license plate covers and shift knobs... they probably void your warranty too. Thank god for companies like ARB, Rugged Rocks, 4x4parts.com and people who are able to make their own performance parts. Until they address some of this, i will NEVER buy a nissan newer than 2005. 1 more thing: fix the f@#$&ing window trim! it's been decades and they still make it the same!! I have a lot of respect for the jeep wrangler. It is the one and only truck that has stayed true to it's roots and no matter what model year you buy, they make a great trail truck out of the box. I can't say the same for nissan. Stop pussifying the very trucks that got you where you are today. Force the losers to buy the murano and rogue.

this one makes me lol every time i see it

B, slick and pezzy are destroying me in # of cat pics! I love mine more dammit!

if you guys have any footage of me, feel free to send it to them, i don't mind at all. If i am going to submit some of my stuff, i'll ask you first if you are in the video and let you know which one it is.

me too! HBD guys

now who's the totm whore!