suspension

[victor_09]

i own a 95 pathfinder, dont need nothing fancy on it. just want to give it a 2 inch raise but dont wanna spend a leg and a arm for that.

[k9sar]

Cheapest way is to crank the T-bars and do a poor-man's rear lift by replacing the springs with those off an 8-cyl jeep grand Cherokee. There's a thread in here somewhere for the spring/lift options. Worth a read. I got almost 3 inches of lift on my 95SE that way but had to reindex my T-bars to get the twist I wanted

[SpecialWarr]

No worries! Send Fleurys (on here) a message and get some of his rear spring spacers and then crank the torsion bars to their stops and BOOM! You got a inexpensive lift!

Edited March 12, 2015 by SpecialWarr

[Dma251]

You can do it cheap if you have some mechanical skills. Like what was said above - front coil springs from a V8 Jeep grand Cherokee ZJ (1993-1998) will fit nicely in the rear of your pathfinder and give you the 2" lift you're looking for. The catch is you will need to cut off the pigtails (where the spring reduces in diameter at the end). Hacksaw is the slow way, cutoff disc is the easy way.

 

The front you can crank the tension on your torsion bars for 2" of lift for free, you need basic hand tools for that. Remember to jack the front of the truck up and adjust the bars without load on them when you raise it.

 

Good luck!

[victor_09]

thanks!

[RedPath88]

It pays to read through other areas ofthe forum

Pinned in the Garage: Suspension Lift Information

From the Garage>How-To's section: How To Re-Index Your Torsion Bars Best to start here when lifting, that way everything is "reset" from the start

[k9sar]

Thanks B, I was too lazy to find the threads

[Precise1]

 

B

[RedPath88]

I was not going to say anything...

[Precise1]

I was waiting for you to do so...

 

B

[corey.alford]

Will the factor jeep springs lift it or does it have to be jeep lift springs?

[RedPath88]

Factory springs do the trick

[corey.alford]

How much do the factory springs lift it?

[k9sar]

got almost 3" with mine