ARB, Ironman 4x4, Dobinson all make upgraded torsion bars. I had ARB's on an old Toyota pickup I had and they were pretty cool. If you over crank them the ride quality gets bad quickly. There's a sweet spot.

 

Right on! I just bought sway-away's torsion bars with the upgraded spring rate. My problem is I want to put a bumper and skid plate on her. If I do that I'll lose the spring rate since it's added weight. Does cranking it for lift increase the rate? So if I gave it an inch lift it would feel as good with a bumper and extra weight as if I didn't have the weight with the regular 30% increased spring rate?

I know that's confusing. Hopefully my question makes sense.

 

I just bought a 2001 frontier and wondered if anyone knows the right distance from the center of the hub to the fender front and rear?

I'm trying to decide on how much of a lift I want to do but can't figure out if it's sagging or not on the rear to nail down how much I'll go with.

I'm also looking at 32.5 inch K02's and wondered if anyone knows how much of a lift up front I'd need to fit them? They are 33X10.5R15 (265/85r15).

Last question: Does anyone know of a company that does custom torsion bars?

It's such a rad truck! Came with the LSD from factory. The thing is unreal. They truly don't make them like this anymore sadly.

Check the "How to Lift a 1st Gen" sticky in the 1st Gen Hangout.

HOW TO LIFT D22 1st GEN NISSAN FRONTIER / XTERRA

This Is Based On A 4x4 But 4x4Parts.Com Has 2WD Lift Kits and Parts As Well. In General Lifting The 4x4 or 2WD Is Pretty Much The Same. Frontier and Xterra rear ends are a little bit different but the rear end is the easy part. Frontier 4x4 Leaf springs sit on top of the Axle and 2wd's are under...

www.clubfrontier.org

 

your best bet is going to be just turning them up a bit at time till you get the height you like and ride you can live with.


i cranked my 01 up a bunch because it had a brush guard and seemed to sag a lot. i had to play with it over a couple days to find the best spot but it ended up being about 2" over where it sat when i got it. it was a great truck and hopefully yours is too.

and just a heads up. don't sell it, no matter what the women in your life complain and say to you. you will regret it

 

Haha! Right on. Wouldn't dream of it. I sold a solid 2010 tacoma in pristine condition for this truck I paid $3k for. It's a forever truck. When I can I'll buy another of the same generation for spare parts.

 

wondered if anyone knows the right distance from the center of the hub to the fender front and rear?

Can't really answer that question. I am interpreting that as the distance from the center of the hub to the bottom of the fender opening just behind the tire and from the hub center to the fender opening just in front of the tire, both at the bottom of the fender.

The problem is that as you turn the steering wheel left to right, the tire goes forward and backward. The axis the tire steering revolves around is the upper and lower ball joints, which are located inboard of the tire by several inches. The tire will actually move more in the fore/aft than it moves left/right when first steering from center. You can verify this by having someone turn your steering wheel while measuring this distance.