Some Love for the D22 Frontier

Forum for the Xterra, Frontier and Hardbody, the smaller workhorses of the Nissan lineup!
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Rev_D21
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Car: 1986.5 D21 LB HD 2WD V6 5Speed
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It was time to replace the tires on my Fronty. The ones it sold with were junky to begin with but only got worse over time, a slipped belt makes for an annoying ride. Instead of replacing the 16's I decided to move to 15's, 31x10.5x15 to be exact. I got a smoking deal on a set of Cragar Soft 8's with almost new BGF Land Terrain tires of a local car site. Mounted them up the moment I got home. I got the whole set up for less than $500. Only mod I needed to make was lose the front mudflaps because of rubbing.

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RT22
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Good trucks but I HATE the round fender look of newer cars and trucks. FENDERS just grab too much of the attention for my tastes.

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Rev_D21
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I agree, the over-fender thing is absurd. The 31's tend to minimalize them slightly though.

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jdansmith
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Looks great, my son wants a truck like yours. The 31x10x50 fills the wheel well nicely. I fixed up a 89 Hardbody for him and he is gonna be too big for it. He is almost 6'3 at 14 so I'm on the lookout for a extended cab Hardbody or Frontier. The Dakota might be a option if I can find one nice enough.

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jdansmith wrote:Looks great, my son wants a truck like yours. The 31x10x50 fills the wheel well nicely. I fixed up a 89 Hardbody for him and he is gonna be too big for it. He is almost 6'3 at 14 so I'm on the lookout for a extended cab Hardbody or Frontier. The Dakota might be a option if I can find one nice enough.
A bit off topic, but as a 6'6", 250lb large guy, extended cab hardbodies work pretty well :)

On topic, looks pretty mean Rev. How much get-up-and-go have you lost though?

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Rev_D21
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None actually because the 31's are the same outer diameter at the old 265/70r16s that used to be on it. It rides smoother because of the added sidewall I noticed.

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Reverend D21 wrote:None actually because the 31's are the same outer diameter at the old 265/70r16s that used to be on it. It rides smoother because of the added sidewall I noticed.
Really? I never would have guessed it looking at them. Nice work sir.


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