Mods for my 2002 Frontier XE

[keoni_nismo70]

Hey guys just wondering this would it be worth my time and money if i changed out my tranny from 4 spd to 5 spd on my 2002 Frontier XE and is it possible? im actually looking for a 5 spd auto tranny.. also wanting to lift my truck up what would be better Susupension lift or body dont know much about lifting all my other rides have been lowered for cornering.. keep in mind this is my first truck i've ever owned in my life and wanna make it look good like you alls rigs.... so if anyone out there has done this please feel free to email me guam61@hotmail.com or respond to my post..wanna get a 3-4'' lift would like to do the right thing.. also gotta say love this club... thanks you all.. Keoni

[Irongrave]

what motor do you have? 2wd or 4x4? you can get about 3inchs or so from a Torson bar crank, there are write ups all over this site on how to do it.

[keoni_nismo70]

sorry i didnt add my motor size its the 3.3 liter V-6 so what type of lift should i go with.. seriously im like totally new to this whole truck lifting thing.. any and all help is welcome.. im in the northwest too.. washington state.. so if there are shops that are good let me know pls.. anyone.. thanks for responding irongrave also love the rims..

[dcobb]

yeah I have no clue on the tranny thing, but I'm guessing it's not going to be easy if even possible, not to mention $$

As for lifting, there's a few routes you can go. Max lift you're going to get out of these trucks is about 6 inches unless you go custom. 3 of that being from suspension, the other 3 being from a body lift. You can do one or the other or both as in my case. body lifts are little over $200. I got mine from www.performanceaccessories.com. for suspension lifts the most inexpensive route would be to add shackles, helper springs or spacers in the rear from www.4x4parts.com or www.calmini.com and crank the torsion bars in the front. this can be done for relatively cheap ~$50. Or you can get a suspension kit with control arms, ball joints, etc... for like ~$350+ from Calmini or www.gorancho.com or a full blown kit with shocks too for like $700 which is the route I took.

Let us know if this doesn't make any sense but as Irongrave already mentioned there are quite a few writeups in the 1st gen section if you search for them. Just let us know & welcome to the club

[beefy242]

it should be easy, keyword should, but of course as with transferring from 2wd to 4wd you should just sell the truck and buy one with that option. plus the clutch on our trucks is the pickiest ive ever used, and ive driven stick on quite a few cars on my day, even a few work trucks and this one is still the least forgiving and has the hardest shift point to replicate (at least with big feet like mine it is)

[calimobber]

That's so funny, Id say this is my favorite 5spd ive had. The clutch has the perfect amount of resistance and the stick is solid, so easy to find gears. My roommate has a 02 frontier 5spd and its way to soft clutch basically goes in by itself and the stick has no resistance at all kinda hard since its so floppy.

[beefy242]

Originally Posted by calimobber

That's so funny, Id say this is my favorite 5spd ive had. The clutch has the perfect amount of resistance and the stick is solid, so easy to find gears. My roommate has a 02 frontier 5spd and its way to soft clutch basically goes in by itself and the stick has no resistance at all kinda hard since its so floppy.

its easy to find gears, but that damn lever is sooooo long i just want to at least cut it in half or something... and two people that i let try my truck out said that a) it was unforgiving and b) its got a lot of travel!

plus one of them kept going from 2nd to 5th, which wasnt good. i dont think i could flop gears like that if i tried...

[roastbeef]

there is no 5spd auto tranny. anything over a 3" susp lift is going to be custom. you can do a 3" body lift with it though for a 6" lift to fit 33" tires.
go to 4x4parts.com for a ton of nissan parts.

[keoni_nismo70]

thanks for the info guys really appreciate it.. as far as the tranny swap goes im acutally looking for the 5 spd auto tranny not the manual.. and thanks for links guys.. so i guess im gonna go with the 3'' suspension lift and throw on some 18s Magma wheels.. love this site everyone here is really kewl like that.. would to go wheeling with people in the northwest too.. im in washington state anyone from there or close by...

[djpain75]

Where in WA are you? I'm in Centeral Oregon and we are talking about putting a meet together. I would LOVE to meet some fellow Frontier owners! I have soooo many questions hehehe