[Sangster]

My truck is very basic but I get a lot of PM's asking for info about how it is set up, so here we go!

Username: Sangster
Year: 2008
Make: Nissan
Model: Frontier
Trim: Nismo
Color: Gray

MODS--
Interior: Escort radar detector, Cobra CB, Alpine single-din stereo/DVD player

Exterior: custom "Ocala National Forest" pinstriping, dented front bumper, hi-lift mounted to utilitrac, removed mud flaps

Drivetrain: stock w/synthetic fluids, rear diff vent hose

Suspension & Tires: 3" ebay coil spacer in front, adjustable A/C shackles in rear, 2" 4x4parts.com body lift

Armor: stock smashed up skid plates, custom built (thanks shawn!) sliders

Performance: K&N air filter

Gear and Other: hi-lift

In Progress: On the list of to-do's---Titan swap w/PRG uppers & coil overs, rear PRG leaf pack & spacers, real skid plates, winch bumper w/XRC8 winch, rear bumper w/shackle mounts, headers, y-pipe, catback, snorkel

Pics:

 

[dwilke02]

any rubbing with the kumhos?

 

[cybereclipse]

can you take a couple more pictures of the front without the mud flaps?

 

[Nismo4me]

LOL at "ocala National forest pinstriping"
I live in the Ocala National Forest.
Truck looks good.What kind of tires are those,and size?

 

[Sangster]

Kumho Roadventure MT's in 285/65/16

Love them offroad, except I can't seem to get them balanced. When they are done, I'll be going with something different.

any rubbing with the kumhos?

no rubbing at all. I added them after the coil spacers and body lift. Mud flaps have been off for 80k miles. Ripped a few of them in half on some rocks not long after I bought the truck, so I took them off and trashed them.

 

[domoMKIV]

Looks fantastic, your truck is what sold me on how high to lift mine.

 

[NC336]

Any pics of progression to recent?

Loss of MPGs after the body lift and 285s?


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[Sangster]

It looks exactly like the pics above except now I have BFG AT's, and a Heftyfab winch bumper up front with a Smittybilt XRC8 winch. The stock springs front and rear are sagging pretty bad though, so it's time to upgrade. I didn't see any mpg change with the body lift. I think I lost 1-2 mpg average from the tires.

Now i have full NX Rocks skids and the winch/bumper and 155k miles....mile average mpg is in the 15 range now. New I was averaging 18-19.

Crappy cell phone pics

 

[NC336]

Ah, it's looking really good man. Ive been contemplating adding a body lift and bigger tires. Your truck was perfect (to me) before the winch and such. Still looks good no matter what. Just scared of tanking my MPGs a lot. I don't even get why most get on here seems like lol... And I'm a modest driver, I rarely if her romp it.


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[Fluxed It]

Digging the look

removed mud flaps

I noticed that my 4x4KC seems to sit lower than most, i never thought about looking at the flaps as they do give it a "lowered" appeal.

 

[Kangamangus]

Nice setup! Truck looks great!
How many miles have you put on with the 3" lift?
Any issues with the angles of the axles?
Im thinking about doing a similiar setup!

 

[Sangster]

Nice setup! Truck looks great!
How many miles have you put on with the 3" lift?
Any issues with the angles of the axles?
Im thinking about doing a similiar setup!

I had around 60k miles on it when I lifted it. I'm at 167k now and no issues with the axles. The front springs are sagging pretty bad now, especially with the miles, full skid plates and winch/bumper. The rear springs have been sagging for a long time and are almost concave now. I'd say I'm a safe 1-2" lower than I would be with new springs front/rear.

Next on the list is shocks/springs all around. Probably adjustable bilsteins and HD coils up front and 2-3" lift bilsteins and either PRG 10 pack or deavers in the rear. Not sure yet.

 

[JNR]

I like the height and what these 4x4's should look like!

As for your MPG, did you factor in the change in tire OD with your calcs? Meaning, your speedo and odo will show lower than actually travelled, unless you were able to change that somehow? We're probably only talking 3-4% difference though, but that could be ~1/4-1/2 mpg difference I suppose.

 

[Sangster]

I like the height and what these 4x4's should look like!

As for your MPG, did you factor in the change in tire OD with your calcs? Meaning, your speedo and odo will show lower than actually travelled, unless you were able to change that somehow? We're probably only talking 3-4% difference though, but that could be ~1/4-1/2 mpg difference I suppose.

mpg is calculated using GPS corrected miles traveled

 

[Sangster]

Replaced front shocks/springs/spacers with Bilstein 5100's, OME HD 608 springs, no spacers.

Replaced rear shock's/springs with Bilstein 5125's and AC 3 leaf AAL with adjustable shackles on stock setting.

 

[Kangamangus]

Replaced front shocks/springs/spacers with Bilstein 5100's, OME HD 608 springs, no spacers.

Replaced rear shock's/springs with Bilstein 5125's and AC 3 leaf AAL with adjustable shackles on stock setting.

How do you like the new setup?
Im assuming going that rough you have less lift but more articulation?
Any current pics of the setup?

 

[Sangster]

Before I made these changes I went from 38" from ground to front fender lip to 39 1/2". So I gained 1.5" in lift, but keep in mind I went from worn out sagging springs with a winch and heavy bumper to these shocks/springs. So I don't think I would have gained anything if the stock parts were "fresh".