pathy97 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Does anyone know if there is a 3 inch lift kit for the front suspension of my 97? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 There aren't any commercially-available (i.e. "retail") 3" lift kits for the front suspension. There are only 2" lift coil springs and a 4" subframe drop. If you want anything else, it would involve custom fabrication. Just curious, why do you want a 3" lift kit only for the front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stioc Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 You can get a 2" spring lift and a 1" strut mount spacer to give you 3" but you may also want to read a bit on the cv angles and what not. I'm not saying that they're good or bad just that you should be aware of any potential issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Just curious, why do you want a 3" lift kit only for the front? I'm guessing it's kind of an industry "minimal" standard. All of my wheeling (non-Nissan) assume mine is a three inch lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 What I meant, is why 3" only for the front and not also the rear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 (edited) You can get a 2" spring lift and a 1" strut mount spacer to give you 3" but you may also want to read a bit on the cv angles and what not. I'm not saying that they're good or bad just that you should be aware of any potential issues. Oh yeah, I guess you can do both of those to achieve 3", but technically, that's a 2" lift + a 1" lift that are sold separately and not offered from one source as a combined 3" lift solution. Just semantics, I suppose. Meh. Edited January 10, 2013 by XPLORx4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonianwalk Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Oh yeah, I guess you can do both of those to achieve 3", but technically, that's a 2" lift + a 1" lift that are sold separately and not offered from one source as a combined 3" lift solution. Just semantics, I suppose. Meh. I didn't think of it that way. I can say I have a three inch lift (albeit it is only on the front) after all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathy97 Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 The reason I need a 3 inch lift in the front is because I bought the truck with a 3 inch lift in the back and 2 inch in the front. I think I found a company that will make me the 3 inch lift springs I just need to give him the OEM part # of the stock springs. You can view my pics in the pictures and videos section of the forums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 You probably don't want 3" lift front springs, because then the front struts will be almost fully extended when the truck is parked on level ground, so whenever you drive over even the slightest road imperfections, your suspension will make all sorts of horrible clunking as the strut hits its maximum extension, which is known on this forum as "topping out". The front wheel camber will become excessively positive and may be very hard, if not impractical, to correct without a lot of extra effort. You might be able to get away with installing 1" strut spacers between the top of the strut and the chassis strut tower, but the jury is out on whether this will allow the CV axles to bind when the suspension is fully unloaded. What is your budget? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathy97 Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 Ive installed adjustable camber bolts so camber is fine....budget as far as strut spacers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XPLORx4 Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 What is your overall budget to lift the truck? Spacers should be cheap, custom 3" lift springs more expensive, along with other problems (such as topping out under most normal driving conditions), with a subframe drop being the most expensive, but probably most problem-free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pathy97 Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 Well I dont think I can afford to do a sfd so its spacers or custom springs. I found someone who will make springs for $268.00 a pr. I might as well change struts also, thinking about KYB Excel-G struts. Whats your thoughts? How would you rate those struts? I see a lot of people on this site use them. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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