AZ_Pathfinder

Awaiting to see the lift and tires! Congrats on the engagement, I just celebrated my 10 year wedding anniversary yesterday.

I'm thinking that I can only go a few inches or match the lift height. I was searching through some older posts and saw a post from 01silvapathy when he only had the AC lift on talking about having too long of shocks and posted a pic showing it not able to compress I believe. I don't know I'm tired too from chasing my kids around and I'm supposed to be on vacation, lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Curt roof rack, got it from amazon. I really like it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Man it looks like there is only a lift in the rear. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I like the idea of more lift than what the ome kit provides. Ride quality isn't much of a factor for me I don't mind a rougher ride. I'm more on does one lift option perform better than the other. I kind of want a little softer spring rate as from what I understand the AC lift is really really stiff and doesn't give much. So I'm ok with a bit softer springs. I just wanted to make sure the spacers are as good off-road as the AC lift. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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What setup is this like what size spacers on the front and what size in the back?? Too much rack in the back for me but good amount of lift back there for sure! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So other than the cheaper price, which I like, what would be the benefits of doing these vs. the AC lift? I'm torn in what to do here. My options I was considering are one if the AC lift packages that had everything but pricey! Or doing these in the 2.5 front and 2 in rear for 3 total level inches. I would also replace the struts with kyb and get some acdelco front and rear coils which are OEM length along with longer rear shocks. I wanted to know if I'd be losing out on anything by do these spacers instead of the AC lift. As most people seem to have the AC lift. Because my thought is that if I can get the same performance out of these spacer that I would get out of the AC lift I'd rather go this route. Any ideas, thanks. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The truck did great on the way here! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I appreciate the input on this thread, but really I understand the difference in the two lift options. I think maybe I'm not clarifying what I was thinking. What I had planed to do is just the AC Lift. I realize that this will only net me 2-3 inches in lift front and back. What I was thinking I could do was Put longer than 2 inches over stock length shocks (more like 5 inches over stock length with the idea of gaining more travel). What I didnt consider was the up travel limitations on the other wheel opposite the one thats drooping. Sorry folks I wasnt really thinking about this correctly I guess. So I will stick to the pagaged deal for AC lift I guess :-(

So what shocks so you all recommend them for the most travel with just the AC lift? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

No I'm just talking about the AC lift. I don't need too much lift. The amount of lift from the AC lift is enough for what I want to do. I just wanting to know if I can run longer extended length shocks with just the AC lift. So the shock length you typically would see on a SFD lift with AC lift on top of that but only on a AC lift, I want more rear axle downward travel (flex) without too much lift. So that's why I was asking about the shock length of say around 29 to 30 inches extended length instead of 26 to 27 inches extended length to get that extra downward axle travel. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So these should work with just the AC lift right? Pro comp 929500 They have a nice extended length of 29.83 inches and a compressed length of 17.32. I always thought this was what people were using for the SFD lift, anyone correct me if I'm wrong, thanks!

Oh I'm really excited to wheel this Pathfinder as I think it will out wheel my built Frontier by leaps and bounds, the rear susepnsion alone is so much better than the Frontier's leaf sprung rear by far.

Yeah I'll just have to do some more research I suppose. Thanks got the input guys!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Oh yeah I understand about the technique for sure. Being in ONAZ our nissan off-road club out here in AZ, when I had more time I was wheeling my 2nd gen frontier without lockers and made it through everything I tried. I'm just not as familiar with our pathfinders abilities yet as I haven't taken it off-roading. Most of our club consists of frontiers and xterras, inyourface was the only pathfinder but he moved to Colorado. Koveman is around but I don't think we've ever wheeled together. So as far as wheeling goes I'm pretty well versed, just not with a pathfinder. My good friend Penski who has probably the most built frontier in the country did all my work on my frontier so I'm trying to talk him into helping me with this one later down the road. If you wanna see a ridiculous built frontier do a google search or YouTube search for SAS'd frontier he has a bunch of videos on YouTube most of the SAS'd frontier videos are his. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Because I don't have lockers so it important to have a good amount of travel in the back. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Yeah I'm just looking for the most articulation without more than a 2 inch lift. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So with the AC lift which is 2 inches of lift you could add shocks that are more than 2 inches over stock to get more articulation?? I know that there would obviously be a limit but I just was thinking I could obtain a bit more droop out of my rear suspension if I had longer travel shocks ( within reason ). That's why I thought possibly the 30 inch extended length shocks with just the AC lift, not the AC lift on top of the SFD, could possibly give more more travel. But what I wasn't sure about was whether or not the coil spring length or the shock length was the limiting main factor for max flex. Sorry maybe I'm not articulating what I'm thinking in my mind into written words, lol. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So do you know if we could use like a 30 inch extended length shock, which is what I'm assuming the SFD + AC lift would use, with just the AC lift and gain extra travel? Minus the sway bar of course. And my other thought is what keeps the Coil Spring from unseating? I guess I need to get under my truck and have a look see as I'm not familiar with its coil spring setup. I thought I remember seeing a video of a SAS'd White Pathfinder WD21 where on the rear suspension the actual coil would stay on the rear axle and the top would literally come off the top perch, it was just attached to the axle. It had amazing amounts of travel, but it always made me think "that cant be normal".

I have been wondering this for a while, what is the limiting factor, other than sway bar, on our rear flex? Is more the coil spring length or the extended shock length?? Is there a way to run longer shocks (longer than the typically suggested like the length shocks for a SFD setup) with lets say the AC lift only, no SFD, to allow the rear to drop lower? Then if so what about the rear coil spring, does it stay where it is or will it unseat itself?? Can you prevent the rear coil spring from popping out if dropped waaayyy low? Sorry for the dumb question I'm more used to leaf springs from my 06 Frontier not so much our rear coils, and havent really wheeled this pathfinder as its my DD and I'm so busy with life! Thanks again for any input!

Thanks smokey!

Finally it's final!!