So anyone who knows 2nd gen Nissan Frontier (05+ to current) suspension knows that playing with the ride height gets tricky- lowering sucks because there's no travel in the front suspension and no clearance to the frame in the rear, and leveling the truck usually requires picking up both the front AND the rear because the minimum spacer lift up front to clear the shock top hat studs is 2", and that puts the front taller than the rear. Go too high with spacers and you run into hard interference at droop, skip the spacers and you double/triple your price with custom springs and shocks.
Typical leveling kits that are somewhat decent quality run around $200 for something that covers both the front and rear of the truck. I did mine for under $70. Benefits for not touching or raising the rear suspension:
Here it is, finished in a few hours in the dark of morning with a bunch of rained on wet tools while trying to keep the camera dry:
Typical leveling kits that are somewhat decent quality run around $200 for something that covers both the front and rear of the truck. I did mine for under $70. Benefits for not touching or raising the rear suspension:
- no increase in axle wrap
- kids don't have to jump too much higher to get in
- minimal lift = less mpg hit
- cheaper
- easier (me = lazy)
Here it is, finished in a few hours in the dark of morning with a bunch of rained on wet tools while trying to keep the camera dry:
I figure that the S2000 and the family micro-van are both sporting adjustable coilovers and sitting closer to the ground, so it would be a shame to lower the 4x4 since I actually use it off-road every now and then and tow/haul all the time. No way do I want to cut the frame either!
