This thread will help you find and choose the various parts needed to complete your swap as well as give you an idea of what it will cost.
Intention of the thread is to compliment these threads:
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/...s-2005-please-read-before-posting-here-63966/
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f26/travel-numbers-88209/
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f26/titan-swap-front-end-suspension-install-pics-13061/
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f26/titan-swap-how-video-86657/
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/...tallation-instructions-2005-frontiers-136410/
As you probably know by now a T swap is really cool and consists of the following:
2wd:
Titan UCA (stock or aftermarket)
Titan LCA (stock or aftermarket)
Longer Tie Rods (titan inner and outer or tie rod extensions)
Extended Brake lines
Alignment cams
Wheel spacers for the rear
4wd:
Same as above plus:
Extended axles shafts or Titan front diff and Titan half axles
*Note: You can do a T-swap with any coilover that will bolt into a Frontier, but will not reap all the benefits until you use a t swap specific coilover.
Now that is just a general list, below is a breakdown of of each component and the offerings available as well as a price for each
-Most parts can be found used!! Save some money and poke around below before buying new.
http://www.titantalk.com/forums/buy-sell/ (used)
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f114/ (used)
http://www.thenewx.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=46 (used)
Car-Part (used)
Titan UCA
-Stock-
$25-$50 used, $80-$180 new per pair
Stock Titan arms can be found pretty easily and for very little money typically. The downside is that your really don't gain all that much travel if you already have an Extended travel setup as this arm will still hit the coil bucket at full droop (see This thread). This is by far going to the cheapest route and is where you'll save the most money if doing the swap. If you do find a used set make sure the ball joints are good as its really not cost effective to replace them (although can be done).
Rock Auto (new)
-Budget Aftermarket-
There are a few that fit in this one. Benefit to these arms is that they will provide more travel than stock titan arms but for less than the high dollar arms. Downside is that they still don't provide the maximum potential possible, wheel travel is between stock and high dollar arms and some still don't clear the coilbucket completely.
Rough Country $299
Of the Budget arms, these are probably the best ones to go with. Not as beefy looking as high dollar arms, no adjustability, still hit the coil bucket lip. Many titan owners grind some of the coil bucket lip off to gain another 1/2" or so of droop. Greg claims that the camber will still be off with these arms. Early 2nd generation arms on Titans had issues with ball joint failing, appears that it has been fixed though. Have greaseable replaceable sealed ball joints and available from a few different sources. Sealed ball joint will last longest in poor climate areas.
PRG
Rough Country
Amazon
Ebay TC Clone $250 (More like $350-$400)
These have had mixed results among the Titan and T swap crowd... Some will say they are great other will say they are POS, I'm neutral towards them. After working with them for a bit to make them not china garbage, they have treated me well. Biggest issue with them is that they use cheap Chinese Uniballs and they wear out FAST, like in a matter of weeks. Count on replacing them with good ones (SKU: FK WSSX-16T or AIN-16T, ~$45 ea) these can be sourced from Greg at PRG among other places. The hardware they come with is also not very good, the misalignment spacers feel like plastic and the bolt appears to be unrated (dangerous). I replaced the hardware in mine with the stuff that Greg uses in his arms (top notch quality stainless steel spacers, grade 8 bolts, $50). The best thing these arms have going for them is that they are a clone of Total Chaos arms (high dollar) at about half the price. So if you change out the uniballs (pain in the arse, go rent ball joint press for this) and buy new hardware, they can be decent arms. Will also provide more travel than the Rough Countrys (~1" more droop), but have exposed uniball which is bad for poor climate. They align very well on a t swap, but not so good on Titan strangely.
No link as the ads change often, look for Freedom Suspension on eBay.
Tuff Country $367
Use greaseable ball joints, poly bushings. Only a few places seem to sell them, Suspension Connections has correct info about them. P/N: 50939.
-High Dollar-
Quite a few to pick from at time of writing. These arms are the best of the bunch, will provide the most travel possible out of a T swap, and give the best alignment.
PRG $619 new, $300+ used
These are the tried and true original performance heimed t swap arms. Many people have these and have little issues (if any). Use quality uniballs and hiem joints with full rebuild kits available, great customer service. Will easily be able to sell down the road if needed and more likely to find a used set as they have been around the longest. Some complain of squeaks from these arms. As of Sep 24 2015, you should be able to order these arms with sealed ball joints instead of uniballs with a cost reduction. This option is not on the website site but can be ordered by phone.
Dirt King $650 hiemed, $499 bush
These are equal in quality to the PRG arms and many actually prefer them over PRG arms due to shipping times. Nice thing about Dirt King is they offer two options for their arms, a uniball + hiem option and a bushing + ball joint option. The hiemed option gives the best alignment possible due to being adjustable but the hiems and uniballs and not as weatherproof. The bushing/balljoint arm has been built to align well but will not allow any adjustment from there. The bushings/balljoints will hold up much better in weather though. Its also about $150 cheaper.
Hiemed Version $650
Bushing/Balljoint version $499
SPC $519
Brand new arm to the market. One piece forged arm using fixed bushings on the frame side and a greaseable adjustable ball joint on the spindle side. Would appear to be the poor weather best choice.
NEWCJD $600(tube), $750 (boxed)
Available in Tube or Boxed style. Both use heim inner joints and uniballs. Both are quality specimens with the boxed version being unique in the field. Boxed will be stronger than comparable tube arms and add style that differs from other arms.
Tube
Boxed
Calmini $600
These have had a good amount of fitment issues due to bad QC. Calmini also has notoriously bad customer service, making a promising looking arm not all that great. Made from 1.5" tube, have a sealed replaceable ball joint, adjustable hiems for alignment, integrated bumpstop. I wouldn't recommend these though as there are better ones for nearly the same price.
Camburg $699
Similar to Total Chaos, use 1" FK uniballs with greaseable urethane bushings
Total Chaos $680
The original bushing arms. Don't yield quite as much travel as some of the others and have complaints of bushing squeak. Fully rebuildable and dependable arm still.
4x4 Parts $680
Bushing style arm with uniballs. Look very similar to first gen Total Chaos Arms and the TCCs but have a bump built into the arm. Rebuild kits available
Metal Worx $600
A newer arm that is starting to show up over on Titan Talk. Seems to have a good mix of features for a competitive price. Very stout looking as 1.5" tube is used vs 1.25" used on most others. Uses ballistic joints vs uniballs or balljoints, which have better strength and durability according to them. Seem to be well liked among the Titan crowd.
Fabtech $650
Bushing style arm with "American made" 1" uniballs. Uses chromoly pins rather than rated bolts for the unibals.
Intention of the thread is to compliment these threads:
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/...s-2005-please-read-before-posting-here-63966/
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f26/travel-numbers-88209/
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f26/titan-swap-front-end-suspension-install-pics-13061/
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f26/titan-swap-how-video-86657/
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/...tallation-instructions-2005-frontiers-136410/
As you probably know by now a T swap is really cool and consists of the following:
2wd:
Titan UCA (stock or aftermarket)
Titan LCA (stock or aftermarket)
Longer Tie Rods (titan inner and outer or tie rod extensions)
Extended Brake lines
Alignment cams
Wheel spacers for the rear
4wd:
Same as above plus:
Extended axles shafts or Titan front diff and Titan half axles
*Note: You can do a T-swap with any coilover that will bolt into a Frontier, but will not reap all the benefits until you use a t swap specific coilover.
Now that is just a general list, below is a breakdown of of each component and the offerings available as well as a price for each
-Most parts can be found used!! Save some money and poke around below before buying new.
http://www.titantalk.com/forums/buy-sell/ (used)
http://www.clubfrontier.org/forums/f114/ (used)
http://www.thenewx.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=46 (used)
Car-Part (used)
Titan UCA
-Stock-
$25-$50 used, $80-$180 new per pair
Stock Titan arms can be found pretty easily and for very little money typically. The downside is that your really don't gain all that much travel if you already have an Extended travel setup as this arm will still hit the coil bucket at full droop (see This thread). This is by far going to the cheapest route and is where you'll save the most money if doing the swap. If you do find a used set make sure the ball joints are good as its really not cost effective to replace them (although can be done).
Rock Auto (new)
-Budget Aftermarket-
There are a few that fit in this one. Benefit to these arms is that they will provide more travel than stock titan arms but for less than the high dollar arms. Downside is that they still don't provide the maximum potential possible, wheel travel is between stock and high dollar arms and some still don't clear the coilbucket completely.
Rough Country $299
Of the Budget arms, these are probably the best ones to go with. Not as beefy looking as high dollar arms, no adjustability, still hit the coil bucket lip. Many titan owners grind some of the coil bucket lip off to gain another 1/2" or so of droop. Greg claims that the camber will still be off with these arms. Early 2nd generation arms on Titans had issues with ball joint failing, appears that it has been fixed though. Have greaseable replaceable sealed ball joints and available from a few different sources. Sealed ball joint will last longest in poor climate areas.
PRG
Rough Country
Amazon
Ebay TC Clone $250 (More like $350-$400)
These have had mixed results among the Titan and T swap crowd... Some will say they are great other will say they are POS, I'm neutral towards them. After working with them for a bit to make them not china garbage, they have treated me well. Biggest issue with them is that they use cheap Chinese Uniballs and they wear out FAST, like in a matter of weeks. Count on replacing them with good ones (SKU: FK WSSX-16T or AIN-16T, ~$45 ea) these can be sourced from Greg at PRG among other places. The hardware they come with is also not very good, the misalignment spacers feel like plastic and the bolt appears to be unrated (dangerous). I replaced the hardware in mine with the stuff that Greg uses in his arms (top notch quality stainless steel spacers, grade 8 bolts, $50). The best thing these arms have going for them is that they are a clone of Total Chaos arms (high dollar) at about half the price. So if you change out the uniballs (pain in the arse, go rent ball joint press for this) and buy new hardware, they can be decent arms. Will also provide more travel than the Rough Countrys (~1" more droop), but have exposed uniball which is bad for poor climate. They align very well on a t swap, but not so good on Titan strangely.
No link as the ads change often, look for Freedom Suspension on eBay.
Tuff Country $367
Use greaseable ball joints, poly bushings. Only a few places seem to sell them, Suspension Connections has correct info about them. P/N: 50939.
-High Dollar-
Quite a few to pick from at time of writing. These arms are the best of the bunch, will provide the most travel possible out of a T swap, and give the best alignment.
PRG $619 new, $300+ used
These are the tried and true original performance heimed t swap arms. Many people have these and have little issues (if any). Use quality uniballs and hiem joints with full rebuild kits available, great customer service. Will easily be able to sell down the road if needed and more likely to find a used set as they have been around the longest. Some complain of squeaks from these arms. As of Sep 24 2015, you should be able to order these arms with sealed ball joints instead of uniballs with a cost reduction. This option is not on the website site but can be ordered by phone.
Dirt King $650 hiemed, $499 bush
These are equal in quality to the PRG arms and many actually prefer them over PRG arms due to shipping times. Nice thing about Dirt King is they offer two options for their arms, a uniball + hiem option and a bushing + ball joint option. The hiemed option gives the best alignment possible due to being adjustable but the hiems and uniballs and not as weatherproof. The bushing/balljoint arm has been built to align well but will not allow any adjustment from there. The bushings/balljoints will hold up much better in weather though. Its also about $150 cheaper.
Hiemed Version $650
Bushing/Balljoint version $499
SPC $519
Brand new arm to the market. One piece forged arm using fixed bushings on the frame side and a greaseable adjustable ball joint on the spindle side. Would appear to be the poor weather best choice.
NEWCJD $600(tube), $750 (boxed)
Available in Tube or Boxed style. Both use heim inner joints and uniballs. Both are quality specimens with the boxed version being unique in the field. Boxed will be stronger than comparable tube arms and add style that differs from other arms.
Tube
Boxed
Calmini $600
These have had a good amount of fitment issues due to bad QC. Calmini also has notoriously bad customer service, making a promising looking arm not all that great. Made from 1.5" tube, have a sealed replaceable ball joint, adjustable hiems for alignment, integrated bumpstop. I wouldn't recommend these though as there are better ones for nearly the same price.
Camburg $699
Similar to Total Chaos, use 1" FK uniballs with greaseable urethane bushings
Total Chaos $680
The original bushing arms. Don't yield quite as much travel as some of the others and have complaints of bushing squeak. Fully rebuildable and dependable arm still.
4x4 Parts $680
Bushing style arm with uniballs. Look very similar to first gen Total Chaos Arms and the TCCs but have a bump built into the arm. Rebuild kits available
Metal Worx $600
A newer arm that is starting to show up over on Titan Talk. Seems to have a good mix of features for a competitive price. Very stout looking as 1.5" tube is used vs 1.25" used on most others. Uses ballistic joints vs uniballs or balljoints, which have better strength and durability according to them. Seem to be well liked among the Titan crowd.
Fabtech $650
Bushing style arm with "American made" 1" uniballs. Uses chromoly pins rather than rated bolts for the unibals.