Initially I wasn't too enamored with my new to me '04 xA but it's actually not a bad drive. Previous owner put a bit of bling that he liked, like spiked lug nuts and a clear acrylic shift **** lol.
The loud multicolored can protruding out the back seals the deal lol XD

So it's not my style. That's okay. For it to serve my purposes though, I need it to stay in one piece on a rather bumpy dirt road, with large rocks. I've found 40mm polyurethane spacers that should give me a reasonable 2" lift, but can someone help me figure out what tires are gonna fit once that's done? Currently running 185/65r15 and I don't necessarily need width, but extra height is gonna give me a little extra lift.

Also, I'm torn between Monroe quick-struts for ease of use, or TRD front and rear because it's kinda cheap at $300 for the full setup. Granted, then I'd have to pull springs from the old front struts. And Monroe quick-strut looks like it's built for the xA and the xB, so would it be a little stiffer?

Not sure where to go really, I'm imagining a stock width or even slightly skinny, tall tire. Tread pattern shouldn't matter all that much, 99% of my driving is still on road.

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I would stick with OEM or Monroe I think I’m running Monroe on my setup but I’m currently clunking, the polyurethane bushings you’re talking about will probably give you only 1-2” because they’re not solid poly urethane will crush eventually, I would stick to 205 max width, I’d up the aspect ratio (comfort on bumpy roads), try something tire wise a bit more in the all terrain area, if you’re expecting some off-roading you should invest in a proper tow mount on both ends of the car in case something brakes, I would get something fabbed to protect the engine oil and transmission pan (my transmission pan is dented) and if you’re expecting a almost 4 wheel drive trail I would do a extremely tall tire like a 26+ (extreme for the xA), and I would tighten everything like a mf, I would get a strut brace for the front and back and a H brace to help not possibly break the frame. Any thing more then a dirt road with the occasional 4 inch pothole will probably ruin your day going 35.

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With me living in the woods of central California I’ve been loving my Nitto Neo Gens, they’re loud but for a street tire
they’re amazing off-road, I would try to stay above 50 aspect ratio (not enough dampening even for the street).

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