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2001 Nissan Xterra - Project Xterra - Part I

Nissan Xterra Shock Controller Hub
Mount the locating hub against... 
   
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Nissan Xterra Shock Controller Hub
Mount the locating hub against the firewall and attach each air line to its corresponding outlet.
Nissan Xterra Shock Controller Remote Unit
Bolt the remote unit inside... 
   
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Nissan Xterra Shock Controller Remote Unit
Bolt the remote unit inside the cab and attach the lines appropriately.
Nissan Xterra Antiroll Bar Disconnect
Installing the rear antiroll-bar... 
   
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Nissan Xterra Antiroll Bar Disconnect
Installing the rear antiroll-bar disconnect was easy. It took us about 35 minutes. The first step, shown here, was to remove the factory link between the axle and the antiroll bar. There are four connections to remove, all using 14mm wrenches.
Nissan Xterra Link Mounting Hole
Next, we drilled out the link-mounting... 
   
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Nissan Xterra Link Mounting Hole
Next, we drilled out the link-mounting holes--four of them--to a full half inch.
Nissan Xterra Antiroll Bar Disconnect Links
Then we bolted on the four... 
   
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Nissan Xterra Antiroll Bar Disconnect Links
Then we bolted on the four disconnect links that come in the kit. This requires a couple of ¾-inch wrenches.
Nissan Xterra Antiroll Bar Disconnect Tubular Link
Finally, we added the tubular... 
   
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Nissan Xterra Antiroll Bar Disconnect Tubular Link
Finally, we added the tubular link that will be removed when we want to disconnect the rear antiroll bar. Each one--there are two, one for each side--is held in place by a pair of spring-loaded pins.
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