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Nissan X-trail
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:16 pm
by lolergram
Hey buds,
Does anyone have pet hates about the x-trails?
Has anyone seen them off road?
Is there any sort of equipment/mods that can be done to these to make them slightly more off-roadable?
They seem quite light.
Any other comments you want to make on them?
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 6:53 pm
by Weiner
No low range, bugger all rampover angle, only thing they have going for them is they are a zippy little thing.
Oh and bugger all travel.
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 9:18 pm
by bogged
Weiner wrote:No low range, bugger all rampover angle, only thing they have going for them is they are a zippy little thing.
and plastic guards so dints pop back out.
Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:32 am
by Weiner
bogged wrote:Weiner wrote:No low range, bugger all rampover angle, only thing they have going for them is they are a zippy little thing.
and plastic guards so dints pop back out.
A few people got worried when they leaned on the front 1/4 panels and they thought they had dented them
Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 9:44 am
by dont_follow_me
obviously thyey aint hard core but are fairly competent on easy tracks.
I have heard that they can drop out of 4x4 after hard work on sand. Apparently the gearbox/tcase gets hot and you loose 4x4 leaving you buried in soft sand in 2wd. Let it cool for a while (about 4 beers) and you are back in action.
I think ARB do a 40mm lift, a mate of mine had his lifted just for some extra ground clearance.
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2008 3:51 pm
by shatta
Hey mate,
There is an x-trail specific forum, run here in Oz, so you should be able to find all the answers to your questions.
Link:
http://www.australianxtrail.com.au/
My wife has an x-trail, which I have 'tinkered' slightly.
My list includes:
40mm Pedders lift, 225,75r16 BFG all terrains, bash guard, throttle body spacer, rear drawers, upgraded lights and 4x Hella spotties.
Her vehicle can be seen here:
http://www.runboard.com/baustralianxtrail.f9.t124902
and here:
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2209926
They are a great little soft-roader, but due to their weight and reasonable power, they go pretty good in the medium stuff. No rock hopping though. I recently took 16 xtrails out through Newnes and we had a ball.
Link:
http://www.runboard.com/baustralianxtrail.f2.t125980
Good luck with your 'build-up'.