Bamps

Are you changing out your upper control arms too? If not I would highly reccommend it. Anything over 2” on a lift and you should change to aftermarket. I usually get the top plate spacers if I go spacers, much easier. The top plate 90’s the bolt pattern too

Welcome to the Forum. My NV is the 6 cyl. and i really like it. If you can find a decent 8 cyl. in your budget i would get that over the 6. With that said, you wont be disappointed with the 6cyl either.

Nice!! What UCA’s did you use. And in the rear is it a rearch, aal or blocks

Bamps,

 

Thank You for confirming my suspicion on the heated part of the mirror question I had. I am assuming all the power adjustments work from inside the van like the old mirrors - just not heated. As long as the plug from the NV1500 works with the telescopic mirrors.

 

Did those mirrors make significant difference in your rear view even if you were not towing just because you had the extra reach ?

 

Did you buy your mirrors new or used ? Approximately how much did you pay

 

Thanks again.

Mine I bought new. The mirrors are a MUST for towing IMO and help considerably to see behind me. I had previously gone through the gauntlet of the mirror clamp on extenders the strategically fell off at freeway speeds while changing lanes, and the fender clampers that suddenly dropped to give an awesome top view of the right front tire.

When not towing I slide the mirrors back in and the rear view is excellent.

Here’s a link: https://www.1aauto.com/2012-16-nissan-mirror-pair-trail-ridge-tr00334/i/1amrp01201?f=703438&y=2015

I have replaced my stock mirrors with telescoping mirrors. 3 maybe 4 nuts come off, unplug old and remove, plug in new, replace 3 to 4 nuts . I will tell you that if you NV did NOT come with heated mirrors to begin with, you will NOT have them on the replacement mirrors either. I do have power mirrors as factory ones

 

I got my mirrors from 1aauto.com and blacked out the chrome before installung them. Someone else had found them cheaper on this forum but I cant recall who it was

Youre gonna love your NV! Thats what I use mine for (minus the bike). Me, my wife and two spoiled fur brats

Yeah, my iPhone 7. Even if I flip the photos and post them upside down, it then keeps the upside down. It’s Wierd... my older brother is a computer scientist, and even he is baffled

Try going to edit, then cropping it very slightly that may work at least it did for me

I went ahead with the WDH because of the windy weather out West. Today it's only blowing at 30mph, though the trailer is rocking pretty vigorously right now. Yesterday the weather apps said gusting to 65mph. I can't always control my travel days, so I figured that it wouldn't hurt to have a bit more stability. I find that if I can get out while it's early, the winds are less. 20171221_130214_Burst01-1040x585.jpg

Do you see how your trailer here in the pic is level? Thats precisely the way it should be

I used rattletrap on my van and love it

I got my mirrors at this place on both my Frontier truck and my NV2500

https://www.1aauto.com/search?q=Tow+mirrors&year=2015&model=1793

What ford should have done was not stop building a “panel truck” and “sedan delivery” for the smaller needs.

LT275/70 r17 on stck wheels

I mounted a 21” in the grill in the bumper too

I built one out of pcv and a tarp but it’s too bulky and difficult to put up and tear down so i was gonna get the one that Simon and B posted. Its already in my “wish list” on amazon

So far, I’m happy with my hankooks . . . ? Wrangler makes good tires

I don’t disagree with you but Nissan may. For example, global platform...

Wonder if the Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi problem will impact NVs in any way?

Its kind of hard to tell. The NV’s i hope they leave alone a few yrs. as far as the Frontiers, most of the other small trucks seem to be switching over to car type platforms too. The current mess with the three needs to be resolved doesnt it

Just look how long the Econoline was around with only minor changes.

No mention of Apple or Android upgrades? I’m still waiting for useful apps.

Pickups are another story. I have seen the “new” Frontier around for the past year. All with Sonoran plates. Reason, built in Mexico. Yesterday I saw the diesel version. Nice enough looking but don’t come across as tough as the current model.

The 2019 Nissan Frontier is built in Tennessee and looks exactly the same as it did in 2005. They released the np300 (Frontier/Navarra) that you saw several yrs ago to other parts of the world. If they released that here in the US, many of us diehard Frontier owners will be switching to Titan or something else. Where I live I want at least one 4wd to get in and out so instead of the pro4x Frontier I’ll have to do without locking diffs with the 4wd S Titan

Its an AWD you say? Thats awesome. It looks like a great car

If you take your stock shocks out and measure them eye to eyeopen and closed, you’ll be able to look up what will fit on the gorancho website.

If it aint broke, dont fix it. In 2019, my Frontier will be 6 yrs old and my NV 4 yrs old but aside from a ding and a scratch here and there from me getting stupid in the desert, they look brand new lol

We have a Nissan NV 3500 v8. We are looking at trailers.

the Wildwood we were interested in as 7940 or another one at 7756 lbs

Our Nissan is GVWR - LBS IS 9480

OWING - STANDARD WITH CLASS IV TOW HITCH RECEIVER (V8) - LBS IS 8700

HTTPS://WWW.CARANDDRIVER.COM/NISSAN/NV1500-2500-3500/SPECS

Knowing in advance that we are going to add the extra air conditioner, was not sure how much that added in weight as well as other things to consider

What can we really be feasible looking at when looking at weighs to pull on the TT. I want a bunkhouse that sleeps 9 ideally. Will either of these work?

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I looked it up, the 7940 trailer you speak of has a GVWR of 10,953lbs i would pass on it no matter what the salesman says.

Nissan seems to think that's under thinking it.  Have you seen their towing guide?  https://owners.nissanusa.com/content/techpub/common/2017/2017-nissan-towing-guide.pdf

 

They say you need to consider four weights when towing:

 

• Gross Vehicle Weight
• Gross Axle Weight (Front and Rear)
• Gross Combined Weight.
• Trailer Tongue Load

 

 

LOOK ABOVE: translated to your nissan guide to english, nissan will not be responsible for your vehicle or anything you tow with it while you are towing. KISS

They may recommend all that but this has yet to fail me and I’ve been towing since the early 1980’s. If they state your tow capacity is 7000, you’re not gonna go wrong towing a trailer well under that. The GVWR is the MAXIMUM weight of the trailer AND cargo WITH all tanks full. As I said, this is the easiest, fail conservative method for towing. If you go into an RV dealer after a trailer, sales will put you at or over your vehicles limit, they will attempt to keep you in the dark. You can figure all you want but the bottom line is that whatever Nissan recommends in their pamplet, you use my method you will still fall well within the limits of the vehicles limits. Dry weight means absolutely nothing until you add the weight of all tanks full with all cargo and THAT is what the GVWR is.

I think everyone tries to over think this trailer towing. I use a simple formula. Example: my NV2500 is a V6 (4.0L) and the towing capacity is 7000lbs. I look at the GVWR of the trailer and make sure it is at least a couple hundred lbs below the 7000. Mine is 3625 GVWR so I am well within the limit. I doubt my van is anywhere close to cap on the load inside, i know my trailer is well under its cap or GVWR with whats in it.

Also the titan v8 (5.6L) filters are the same