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Quick overnighter outside of Darrington.

A strut spacer lift will work well, however if you are willing to spend what is necessary for an SFD I would say don't cheap out on the 2" lift option, get actual lift coils and new struts/shocks; it will ride a million times better, will take rough trails better, and will give you a nice amount of lift, maybe even more than the spacers (since spacers give you 2" over what you have, which may be less than stock because of saggy springs). Unless of course you can find an SFD full kit, then go that route!

Check if it's drinking oil, the VQ tends to make a fair bit disappear on a regular basis. Not necessarily a problem, but could be if you can find where it's going. (*Check rear main seal area.*) As far as the t-case, just make sure it works. Haven't heard of any issues with it (I loved AUTO mode in the winter). Yes, you can add an additional crossmember, called a "missing link", which ties the rears of the front control arms together. Doesn't come with any skidplates other than a plastic one on the front, if it even still has it. You can solve both of these issues with stuff from sfcreation.com. Also worth noting, you can get a transfer case skid from a WD21 and put it on regular t-case R50's supposedly; I got one, doesn't fit the QX4 auto-mode t-case, so don't bother! Main thing is rust. Especially around the front struts, it's a big issue.

My ex's 01 Quest was starting to slip between shifts at wot, I started changing the trans oil every time I changed the engine oil and it fixed the problem. There's no filter to replace. I just drained the pan, and then topped it back up. It went another 60K miles since I started that with no problems. It was still going strong when the dumb bitch parked it because the alternator quit around 200K miles! I do the same with my titan now, I just have to buy the special oil for it instead of picking it up at walmart. James

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test driving my truck after my engine swap. VG34e

Made a recent trip to out east, exploring the area as we went along with no real plan in mind. The state turns to dry, arid desert really quickly. 2hrs from home and it was about 40 degrees hotter and dry. Great short trip with my family.