[fox294]

User BRUTAL has gone to some trouble to provide great information on how to get your truck aligned after a lift.

Unfortunately, the information is scattered throughout the thread (and Brutal isn't exactly a wordsmith). User nismo4x put up a helpful doc on page 9 of the thread.

I've taken that, spruced it up a bit, and generated what I hope is a helpful image to clear up any confusion. You can see the doc here, or just read on.

Note: These are instructions to give your mechanic after you have already installed adjustable camber (lower control arm) bolts per the image below.

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2005+ Nissan Frontier - Alignment Notes
Special instructions for lifted vehicle Without Aftermarket Upper Control Arms

Note to Tech: If caster and camber are already set as described below, you will only be adjusting toe. Accordingly, check the camber/caster settings against those described below and then proceed to adjust the toe.​

TOE: Set toe to factory spec using adjustment on steering tie rods. Set slightly more toed in than the green middle. 1/16" to 1/8" toed in is preferred.

Adjust for deflection. Once toe is set, check deflection by pushing out on inside of wheel forcing wheel to take up deflection or "play." If the toe setting on the screen shows the toe moving out beyond spec, give more toe in until the push-out results in the setting going to the middle of the spec. This may cause the "static" toe setting to shows too much "toe in" and be out of spec into the red. I am ok with this; the toe will be at spec when the vehicle is in motion.​

CASTER & CAMBER:The caster and camber settings below have already been made with adjustable camber/LCA bolts and should only be adjusted if I didn't get them lined up exactly as below.

Torque for the nuts on these adjustable bolts is 100 ft.-lbs.

Adjustable bolts at rear of lower control arms (camber): Fat side of washer, with notch, should face in toward oil pan. This gives most negative camber and may not be completely in spec on paper, but will be about as close as you can get with this setup.​

L > (OIL PAN) < R

Adjustable bolts at front of lower control arms (caster): Fat side of washer should face out away from engine. This moves the rear of front tires away from back of wheel well and gives more room without rubbing for larger-than-stock (e.g., 285/75/16) tires. This also gives most positive caster and will make the truck track straight and feel more stable at speed. This setting will be off of factory spec and I'm okay with that. If this gets adjusted to bring back to spec, the bigger tires will rub in the wheel well.​

L < (OIL PAN) > R

Note: Check to make sure passenger and drivers side bolts are precisely aligned.

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[glamisdude]

Nice! Really makes it clear what needs to done.

Sticky?

 

[Pro4XChris]

Great write up!

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[ToddG]

Nice! Really makes it clear what needs to done.

Sticky?

Stuck.
Thank you fox294 for pulling it all together in a clear and concise manner.

 

[fox294]

Stuck.
Thank you fox294 for pulling it all together in a clear and concise manner.

Any time. This place has been very helpful to me; I'm just trying to pay it forward.

 

[Hobert]

This is awesome. Thank you.

 

[BRUTAL]

I dont get it

 

[aR]

Perfect timing, I'm going to need this next week. Much obliged.

 

[ToddG]

I dont get it

You don't get what Bill? Please elaborate.

 

[Hobert]

You don't get what Bill? Please elaborate.

I assumed, although probably incorrectly, that he was making a joke.

 

[ToddG]

I assumed, although probably incorrectly, that he was making a joke.

Who knows with Bill. :wtf:

 

[Hobert]

Who knows with Bill. :wtf:

:willy_nilly: We need that smiley that shrugs its shoulders/shakes its head.

 

[mtaylor]

Awesome!

Now if we could just get the tech at the dealer up here to actually adjust stuff when you pay an obscene amount of money for an alignment, we would be golden.

 

[jcbaert]

Is the information in this write up still valid at different lift amounts other than 2.5"?
What about with a T-Swap?
How about DB lifts?

 

[mtaylor]

It's my understanding that you want the caster for tire clearance, so that would carry over, but the camber may not be the same. You might be able to get it dead on perfect with your t-swap/DB lift.

 

[BRUTAL]

is the information in this write up still valid at different lift amounts other than 2.5"?
What about with a t-swap?
How about db lifts?

pretty much until you get into the perfect setup which would be adjustable upper control arms that would allow you to dial in negative camber. Which would let your lifted truck stick in corners better and at a higher speed since the corner push would then give a flat contact tire patch instead of a roll over onto the outer edge with 0 to+ camber. Just like a car or those desert racer trucks that have to handle not only rough terrain and jumps, but high speed cornering too.

 

[fox294]

pretty much until you get into the perfect setup which would be adjustable upper control arms that would allow you to dial in negative camber. Which would let your lifted truck stick in corners better and at a higher speed since the corner push would then give a flat contact tire patch instead of a roll over onto the outer edge with 0 to+ camber. Just like a car or those desert racer trucks that have to handle not only rough terrain and jumps, but high speed cornering too.

Edited the title of the document to reflect this information (specified that instructions are for lifted vehicle without aftermarket UCAs).

 

[fox294]

Installed my lift today and using these instructions, I came out out like so:

Not too shabby.

 

[Steve S]

I'm wondering if I missed something but it looks to me that the picture is showing the heads exactly the other way than it was written in the text.
I assume that the image is the correct one.

 

[fox294]

You're reading it wrong.