Is your Frontier easily prone to damage?

[Inyourface1650]

We have very thin sheet metal.

[06_footy]

Originally Posted by the007forum

ive got a little damage....but last night i was reallllllly angry. punched the front fender and left a huge dent. a little bigger than a cd but it goes deep.reversed the fender. so im not so sure about our body panel strength anymore.

dang dude wut wer u pissed off that much about to do that lol

[jers]

Originally Posted by Inyourface1650

We have very thin sheet metal.

As do basically all modern vehicles. Even heavy duty trucks don't have the panel strength you would really expect.
Steel is expensive, now more than ever, and extra weight kills gas mileage and performance.

[roastbeef]

ryan,
get a good set of sliders and maybe get some soft mudflaps. the 2nd gen frontiers have a pretty good selection of kit lifts. you will be very happy with just sliders and a lift.

[the007forum]

Dont mess with your sheet metal, its weak.

[mike]

Originally Posted by the007forum

Dont mess with your sheet metal, its weak.

I can't believe you did that. Have you tried to push it out?

[the007forum]

Originally Posted by mike

I can't believe you did that. Have you tried to push it out?

yeah. but my truck knows i love it. im taking a rubber mallet to the back side.

[06_footy]

yeh let me say do not go over big whoop's and get major air in a stock 06 frontier, lol i destroyed my right front bumpstop and tore it completly off. I found that out lol 3 weeks after i held the meet and me and bajafronty took over 6 hours to put on a 2" spacer and 2" block kit and found no bumpstop and had to push the shock forcefully out by hand, because the stupid lower control arm wouldnt buldge and yeh lol DONT DO IT!!!!

i just cant keep wondering how i didnt notice it riding around O-WELL Sh** happens

[Mountain Gold]

Only dents mine have are in the cargo bed.
I hauled a few pieces of oak firewood in Feb 05...and that dented
the thin bed sheetmetal.
Penda had not developed their drop in liner yet for the 2nd gen Frontiers
yet , at that time. Its installed now, so no more worries for dents.

[ramos]

i have to agree, most vehicles now r just squishy, all to save mpg and stuff. i remeber back in the days some of the cars were solid, u get into an accident and nothing happens. now, the cars cost thousands from a small fender bender.

anyway..
question bout the mini lifts from prg..
how easy is the install tools and time and stuff
does it affect mpg just doing a lift
im assuming u have to get an alignment done after

thanks ahead for the answers