RCWD21 Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 I've installed a set of super lift upper control arms and what 'were' 3" lift coils for a JGC in my pathfinder and after trimming the rear coils to reduce the lift a bit (was originally 4" +/-). After being trimmed these coils are still roughly 2" taller than stock JGC springs of the same wire diameter uncompressed. I'm still roughly 2" lower in the front with the torsion bars adjusted to leave about 1/4" gap between the bump stops and arms, my bump stops are about 1/4" thick. Here's my questions. 1. Would a 1/4" or even 1/2" ball joint spacer give me any additional room for adjustment or would it be pointless? Again I'm only looking for ways to increase the front height by a little bit 2. Does anyone know just how thick the "ultra low-profile" bump stops are that I see mentioned on the forum? I guess I could just find the thinnest pair possible and go with those. 3. Would roughly 2 inches of front rake effect the ride quality all that much? I don't have much room left to work with and I'd really rather not have to pull the rear springs back out for a 3rd time if I can help it. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cuong Nguyen Posted September 9, 2017 Share Posted September 9, 2017 Does your rake look like this? This was TrailChaser's. I would ride around with weight in the back to see if it wears down a tad. The low profiles were like half an inch. TrailChaser machined these spacers so he could get alignment in with the increased height up front. Have you considered cutting the stock bumps down? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCWD21 Posted September 9, 2017 Author Share Posted September 9, 2017 Currently yes, it's very similar. Especially since I drive it around the neighborhood and had it settle down some. There's roughly 1/2" gap now between the arm and bump stop but the front is still lower than I'd like it. I'll mess with it a bit more tomorrow and see how it sits. Currently it looks like this, also that's how thin my bump stops are: Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 You can crank it up more. There's enough to spare. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCWD21 Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 You can crank it up more. There's enough to spare. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk It settled way more than I thought it would just running around the neighborhood, I'm gonna crank it back up to where I had it and see if it continues to settle. My only concern with this whole lift is that it feels incredibly unstable going over even small bumps. I'm not sure if it's just because I'm so used to driving a frontier with leaf springs or because of something else, the only thing in the rear end that I removed was the rear sway bar and I'm starting to think I need to put it back in. Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 With my lift, I needed the rear sway bar on for high speed highway driving. It's manageable as long as you do not make quick turns or swerve. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCWD21 Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 I'm probably going to put it back in. I only removed it when I was replacing the rear springs and I had to cut the old end links off and have yet to get new ones Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 It was a night a day difference for me when I hooked mine back up. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCWD21 Posted September 11, 2017 Author Share Posted September 11, 2017 It was a night a day difference for me when I hooked mine back up. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Tapatalk 25mph through my neighborhood and it's a pretty unsettling feeling. It's night and day between leaf springs and coils. Maybe I'm just really used to the way my frontier rides? Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Did you put a panhard drop bracket in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCWD21 Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 Did you put a panhard drop bracket in?Yes I put one in Sent from my SM-G920V using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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