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A couple other things I would do while in there is clean/replace the engine air filter and clean the throttle body plate. If you notice your throttle cable is loose, tighten that up too. I noticed a small boost in performance doing all of that.

With the age and distance on the engine, cost of the new parts and machine work, you are better off just swapping in a good VG from another truck. With that milage(don't know what you call it when in kilometers, kiloage just doesn't sound right) you don't want to do the top end and not do the bottom as well. You will shortly have bottom end and piston issues. I did what I consider a simple and inexpensive swap in my 93 when the key for the timing belt sprocket on the crankshaft broke and the pistons and valves had a fight over territory. I swapped a VG33 from a first gen Xterra in. I swapped the distributor and intake plenum from my original engine, parts from both subharness for the new style injectors and my older solenoids, sensors, and distributor. Was pretty simple in my opinion. I kept the 33's accessory brackets and power steering pump. I had upgraded to a Quest/Villager alternator years before and found that it fit fine on the Xterra/Frontier bracket. I just swapped back to the multirib pulley that it originally had. I don't have a/c in my truck, the compressor gave out years before the engine and I never got around to fixing that. I also swapped the exhaust manifolds from the 30 to the 33, they fit just fine. I think I changed the oil pan as well, but not sure. My engine did have a side trip in a 96 R50 for a couple years before it moved into my 93. So there was some other fiddling I wound up doing, but if I had just pulled it from a Frontier/Xterra, I would not have had to mess with.

I was surprised how much power my '95 got back when I cleaned the gunk out of the throttle body.

Additionally I find this set-up pretty dang good. Only downside is the reduction in downward suspension travel, but that's a function of the heavier duty springs and the fact that we're limited by OEM spec struts (other than maybe OME struts...).

Drove 10 hours straight trim VA to hike up Mt.Washington and drive up the Auto Road. Old Blue didn’t skip a beat! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Are you planning on OME HD front springs PLUS a 1" spacer? That might end up pushing it as you'll see. I currently run OME HD front springs plus a 0.5" spacer and I found that was the max I could go. That was after a year of letting the OME HD springs settle out first.

I can’t help it!!! I’m a clean freak!!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Sunday Drive up north mendocino count

Poison mtn! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

1st time towing since the LR9449 install. Handles way better but I now need a drop hitch. Lol

Our outdoor adventure to Cherokee National Forest Tellico Plains, Tn. Went to Bald River Falls, Holy Flats Campground and fish Hatchery. It’s a 6 mile gravel drive that’s curvy and straight up. Put the old gal in 4 Hi. She never missed a beat. #onespiritbrain She finally got a little dirt on her Lol #R50obsessed Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

One more of her clean bro and then your gonna crap your pants with the next pics. Here I had just finished painting the cowl in the front. I think that’s what it’s called. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The AC coils front and rear plus a 1" spacer in the front should make it sit level .