Dirty Differentials & NEW Falken Wildpeak AT3W First Impressions! || 2014 Nissan Xterra
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- Updates on the Xterra: the rear differential had a LOT of metal stuck to the drain plug magnet. The transfer case and front diff were similar, but not quite as bad. I "fixed" the noisy radiator fan by replacing the incredibly viscous silica in the fan clutch with Lucas Oil Stabilizer, and I'm pretty sure I'm the first person to have ever done this. I also replaced the front and rear sway bar bushings, but we're still getting a clunking coming from the rear end.
For the tires, the Falken Wildpeak AT3W's aren't quite as aggressive as we were hoping for, but they ride very well, and we're still excited to try them out in mild off road scenarios.
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You won’t have any issues with your radiator/transmission by the way. That issue was fixed in 2011 by Nissan! The 2013 and up Xterras have like no issues besides the normal camshaft/crank sensor issues and the catalytic converters!
Thats a lot of metal in the differentials! Glad the fluid change quieted them down.
Yeah man, hopefully it didn’t do too much damage! Time will tell. I just can’t get rid of the rear end clunking. Maybe sway bar end links
I like the wildpeaks too I just put them on my rig a 04 land rover discovery, I went from 18s to 16s so the ride was so much smoother, they're very quiet on road too, haven't had them off road yet due to some unfortunate events with stolen catalytic converters and cut engine wiring but that's being taken care of
Looks like I gotta do the rear diff after seeing yours , I just hit 150k
I also have these Wild Peaks tires best decision ever. I have them at 50psi for a smoother ride
Looking good! Making lots of progress!
Heck yeah!! It’s the side b difference
Did they say quiet after a year? How have they worn?
If you do the fluids always make sure you make sure you open the fill plug before open the drain plug. If you can’t get the fill plug off then you should wait and have a pro with threading kit to drill out the fill plug.
They’ve been great since. And yes, that’s good advice. Nothing would be worse than draining and not being able to refill.
You might want to swap the radiator too to make sure it doesn't ruin your transmission my happened at 140,000 . If you don't know what I'm talking about just look up frontier smod.
Good on changing all the fluids and wow I'm surprised how much metal shaving you had there.. I did my diffs in the fall not sure when was the last time they were changed as my rear diff full plug was pretty rusty and partly stripped inside ... I had to get a new one but I didn't had that many shavings .. good thing also yours is newer model so don't have to worry about smod
Ik man! Not great, but it least I know it’s all fresh now. Thinking about getting a diff breather.
@@NotSoHandyCarGuy indeed ! it was driving me crazy and I was even worry and scare to drain my diffs , didnt wanted to see what I will find out I think it was one of the reasons I waited that long.. lol I know its silly thing but I am glad I did it in the end..
yeah man do the breather .. its not hard you can buy a kit.. or buy the parts yourself.. ( thats what I did.. cost me only $21 ) and I even thro a filter on front diff breather from that kit lol
Definitely do the rear diff breather mod, anything is better than the oem one. I purchased mine from All Dogs Off-road.
@@elonsus9747 hey !! yeah.. after looking around what diff breather to buy I just bought parts off amazon and made it myself came out somewhat cheaper and I had enough from rear and front )
@@DIY_AUTO_PHOTO Are you going to put yours behind the rear taillight?
How are the sidewalls on those? Which load range are they?
Sidewalls seem ok- definitely not the thickst, but I like them because it softens the ride a little bit. The load index is 112, 2469 pounds per tire