Nissan Frontier Forums: Is your tailgate a piece of crap too?

Affiliate Site : Nissan Titan Forums

Active Topics Display List of Forum Members

Memberlist

Help

Photo Gallery

Sponsored Links

General
Nissan Frontier Forums : General

Topic: Is your tailgate a piece of crap too?

Author

Message

<< Prev Topic | Next Topic >>

noreaster
Newbie
Newbie

Joined: Nov 26 2007
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 21

Member's Gallery:
View Gallery

Location:
U.S. - Massachusetts

Posted: Mar 24 2009 at 6:24pm \| IP Logged

I just checked where the bike would sit in the bed and the back wheel would be approx. 6" out onto the tailgate. The bike weighs about 750 lbs or so but of course that weight would be dispersed between the 2 wheels so I'm thinking half that weight would be on the tailgate. From reading what's been written so far I'm having a concern about the hinges supporting it. Should I be concerned? Thanks.

__________________
2008 Nissan Frontier SE 4x4

DrKwan
Newbie
Newbie

Joined: Mar 16 2007
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 30

Member's Gallery:
View Gallery

Posted: Mar 27 2009 at 1:23pm \| IP Logged

Is that the end of your rear tire or the contact patch? If it is the contact patch, then yeah, I'd be a little worried too.

I have taken my tailgate off on several occassions for heavier objects because I just don't trust the design. I don't think any of the minitrucks are any better.

__________________
Chance favors the prepared mind

noreaster
Newbie
Newbie

Joined: Nov 26 2007
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 21

Member's Gallery:
View Gallery

Location:
U.S. - Massachusetts

Posted: Apr 04 2009 at 7:17am \| IP Logged

Yes, that was the contact patch. Looking at it I think I can make it fit if I put it in there kitty corner. That might work although the tailgate would still be down.

__________________
2008 Nissan Frontier SE 4x4

Grey Jay
Newbie
Newbie

Joined: Dec 20 2006
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 14

Member's Gallery:
View Gallery

Location:
Canada

Posted: Apr 10 2009 at 8:05am \| IP Logged

My advice would be to take the hinges off the truck and off the tailgate, weld around the cups on the truck mounted part and around the pins that stick out from the tailgate, splash some paint on the an put them back on. If you break the hinges after all that, you will have broken a lot more stuff anyways.

Boomer
Senior Member

Nissan Guru

Joined: Aug 13 2007
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 632

Member's Gallery:
View Gallery

Location:
U.S. - Pennsylvania

Posted: Apr 11 2009 at 6:02am \| IP Logged

Put a poece of 1/2" plywood in the bed and out over the laid down tailgate to haul your rig.

__________________
2007 Nissan Frontier SE 4X4
Crew Cab, short bed,
2003 Saturn L-300 sedan
2013 VW Passat TDI
State College, PA

loudp
Newbie
Newbie

Joined: Apr 26 2015
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1

Member's Gallery:
View Gallery

Location:
Canada

Posted: Apr 26 2015 at 2:58pm \| IP Logged

Hi does anyone know where I can order a replacement hinge kit for my 2006 Frontier (NISMO 2dr 6cyl 4.0) ?? The socket area on my right side broke off

. Any help would be greatly appreciated

lakota
Moderator Group

Nissan Frontier Forums Moderator

Joined: Feb 14 2005
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1815

Member's Gallery:
View Gallery

Location:
U.S. - Texas

Posted: Apr 26 2015 at 7:32pm \| IP Logged

..

This is a good place to get parts.

http://www.abcnissanwholesale.com/

Tell them "The Desert Rat" sent you!

Good luck.. Don S..

__________________
PLEASE >>> A SIG similar to mine can be VERY HELPFUL to all the members!
'99 4x4 3.3 Frontier Se KC Auto, 48,000 miles
'76 4x4 401 Wagoneer QT
'04 FWD 1.8 Sentra '08 FWD 2.4 Camry LE
Fort Worth

If you wish to post a reply to this topic you must first login
If you are not already registered you must first register

<< Prev Page of 2

Printable version

Forum Jump

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot create polls in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum