Too Old for Suspension Work but Did It Anyway - Infamous Nissan

XoXSciFiGuy · 10-31-2021, 04:12 PM

Here I am, pushing 68 years old next March, and discover my 2009 Xterra has bad shocks and struts. What the hell...I will do the work myself. And I did do the work successfully this weekend.

Along the way I discovered a broken leaf spring on the passenger side...so I fixed that as well. Had a shop make me one and installed it. Now I'm REALLY tired.

And after all THAT....the wife wanted an oil change on her 2011 Toyota Avalon. So I did that too. I slept very well last night.

I keep wondering how long I can go on doing this sort of work at my age, and the answer is...until I can't do it anymore. Wife says, "You're getting older. You should just face that..."

Really? So guess what happened right after I did all this work and we went to bed. Yeah, baby. I ain't THAT old yet. She got up this morning with a smile on her face and said, "Maybe you aren't that old yet, after all..."

Ha.

I think we still look pretty good for our age, and she's a year older than I am. Picture from last July. Oh...I went with KYB on the shocks and struts by the way. Can't go wrong with them.

bejezzan · 11-01-2021, 12:55 AM

Cusser · 11-01-2021, 12:39 PM

Good work !!!

89'HBV6 · 11-01-2021, 06:54 PM

Yea Ol'fart... I'm right behind ya! lol

MysticMathias · 11-24-2021, 11:59 PM

The minute you stop moving, the minute you die. Keep moving no matter how old you get!

10-31-2021, 04:12 PM	#1
XoXSciFiGuy Join Date: May 2017 Location: Yakima, WA Posts: 3,380 Vehicle: 2009 Xterra, 1997 D21 King Cab XE (sold) Thanks: 247 Thanked 687 Times in 616 Posts	Too Old for Suspension Work but Did It Anyway Here I am, pushing 68 years old next March, and discover my 2009 Xterra has bad shocks and struts. What the hell...I will do the work myself. And I did do the work successfully this weekend. Along the way I discovered a broken leaf spring on the passenger side...so I fixed that as well. Had a shop make me one and installed it. Now I'm REALLY tired. And after all THAT....the wife wanted an oil change on her 2011 Toyota Avalon. So I did that too. I slept very well last night. I keep wondering how long I can go on doing this sort of work at my age, and the answer is...until I can't do it anymore. Wife says, "You're getting older. You should just face that..." Really? So guess what happened right after I did all this work and we went to bed. Yeah, baby. I ain't THAT old yet. She got up this morning with a smile on her face and said, "Maybe you aren't that old yet, after all..." Ha. I think we still look pretty good for our age, and she's a year older than I am. Picture from last July. Oh...I went with KYB on the shocks and struts by the way. Can't go wrong with them. __________________ 2009 Xterra, 4.0 liter, automatic, 4WD. Need a technical manual? Drop me a message. Chilton's for amateurs.

11-01-2021, 12:39 PM	#3
Cusser Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Hot Arizona Posts: 806 Vehicle: 2004 Frontier Thanks: 0 Thanked 147 Times in 130 Posts	Good work !!! __________________ 2004 Frontier King Cab (2WD, 5-speed, 4-cylinder, 105K), 1998 Frontier regular cab (2WD, 5-speed, 4-cylinder 253K), 1988 Mazda B2200 (2WD, 5-speed, 4-cylinder, 220K), 1971 VW Convertible (140K), 2005 Yukon (215K), 1970 VW (260+K)

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11-01-2021, 12:55 AM	#2
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11-24-2021, 11:59 PM	#5
MysticMathias Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Bentonville, AR Posts: 28 Vehicle: 92 Reg Cab D21 coated in Grey Patina Thanks: 6 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	The minute you stop moving, the minute you die. Keep moving no matter how old you get!