Kinda surprised you didn’t go with ADO for any of the kit. They offer titan swap UCA’s, leaf packs, all in one place. Ironically, their RCKilla is probably the best “entry” level lift on the market lol
I saw the new All dogs upper control arm has a unique bend in it so it will allow full droop on a Titan swap. I wouldn't do a body lift, try to keep the center of gravity low and just get a skinnier tire and proper offset wheel so you could tuck better.
Your rig's coming along really nice. Definitely needs a new set of leaf packs in the rear for just a little more lift and rake(if you plan on hauling stuff too). I went with the medium load Dobinson's and I love em so far. Hopefully you won't need to cut that much plastic but, more importantly, I can't wait to see you wheel it again!
Wheeled it today along with lots of other Nissans. Video will be out Wednesday! I’ll probably do the medium dobinsons spring with a matching IMS shock in the rear.
I did the MRR Dobinson titan swap kit on mine and one thing you gotta be careful on is the Dobinson shocks in the rear arent very long so they will over extend if you run 3+" in the rear. I had a fab shop cut my lower shock mounts off and raise them 2" that way it sits more in mid travel and gives me a little more ground clearance. When im fully flexed my shock is no longer the limiting factor and my leaf pack fully extends giving me a little more flex.
@@4wdAdventurz Im not really sure there is anything out yet to accommodate that much of a lift. The MRR extended shocks are the longest ones I could find. 24.25" fully extended all the other are like 22/23" When I had the fab shop redo my lower mounts they ended up using thicker steel too because the oem ones are paper thin. I mashed mine pretty bad when I was out on a trip in Colorado on Pearl pass.
I’m not a fan of cutting fenders exc…. If you could add a slight body lift I would go that route. The truck looks good, I like the plan of adding lockers. Keep up the great work!
Or just reduce the wheel offset to something more positive and run a 10.5" or 11.5" tire. IDK what these wheels are but they look solidly negative offset to me.
The truck looks great..as you wheel more you’ll need to get rid of that IFS ALL TOGETHER ,then you’ll have a truck ..the steering is so dinky and those cv angles are not the best..looks good though!
I live in brooksville I’d like to meet up one day and pick your brain a little on your build. I’m on 33s now, I wanna go to 34s with my 6inch lift. Does yours gear search on cruise without regear?
Yeah it’ll hunt for gears more. Also stays a little higher in the rev range in cruising. I plan on re gearing to a 4.08 to get it back to stock feel. Search 4wd adventure in FB. I have a group on Facebook. Lots of folks on there local that go on rides and if I go out I normally post on there.
Yes! I saw that too. I’m not crazy about that. I think the only way to help that is to lower it a hair. 🤷🏼♂️. We’ll see if anything starts to brake, if so then we know we got issues.. Thanks for watching buddy!
Body lift maybe, I think when you get out and see what it can do and go from there. I probably see you out there tomorrow. My jeep club is heading out there and a few other groups thinking it might be packed. We could only get a 4 hour permit.
@@4wdAdventurz there was one done by Chris Forsberg. It's a litteral titan swap. Suspension, front diff and rear axle. It even is VK swapped. It's also got a siebon wide body kit
What is a titan swap. I found it on Z1. Is it just a lift? My brain keeps thinking you’re swapping parts off a Nissan titan when I hear it. But I can just buy a kit off Z1? I’m new to the offroad club so it’s all really confusing still. I really think the titan swap frontiers look the best of all the lifts. Just not sure what that means haha. Does it make your tire off set come out a little more naturally? These are my questions
Yes! A “titan swap” is all the suspension components off a Nissan Titan, installed on a Nissan frontier. Not only does it provide 3.5-4 inches of lift but also greatly increases the range of motion of the suspension. Some would argue a “real” Titan swap is the suspension, frond diff, rear axle, and v8 motor out of a Titan in a frontier.. but… 🤷🏼♂️ You definitely can just buy a kit off Z1. They lots of good options depending on your budget. As you saw in the video, I went with the Dobinsons kit.
Eight or 9 inches aint small, brother. 🤣 But seriously, I'd chop it up _last._ How much you need to trim will definitely be affected by things like the body lift or even wheel spacers in the rear. And once you cut it, that's it. You can't put that toothpaste back in the tube, y'know? Same with the 16" rims. Make friends with Xterra guys who run 35s on 16s and maybe one will let you put the 35s on to see how it looks and what you'd need to trim on the stock rims (since 2nd gen Xterras have the same bolt pattern, according to google). Regardless, great looking build, glad you're happy with it. Hope it'll be more sturdy than the old one. Can't be fun blowing CV axles every couple months. Once you get it regeared and those lockers in, it'll give a Gladiator Rubicon or ZR2 Bison a run for it's money.
@@4wdAdventurz that's what I'm on. I'm on a 35x11.5" tire rather than a traditional 35x12.5 (or 315/70/r17). Although I eventually will go to a 12.5" wide tire, the 11.5" wide let me keep the factory rims for a little while longer.
No. The front differential I got a while ago is not currently in the truck. It will be going in the truck once I can get it fully rebuilt and regeared with a locker. The M205 is the factory name for a front differential for a 07-15 Nissan titan. Once I get that rebuilt will be going in. Hopefully will be this year.
@@4wdAdventurz alright sweet! I’ve played mechanic and done my own but don’t know about names or gearing at all. Getting into the built up truck scene with the 2025 Frontiers is something I plan to do and have been following your build for awhile. Hopefully the suspension in the same setup on the ‘25 and then I already know what I’m going after. But sweet! It’s always cool watching the build and drives 🤙
Only problem with that is, I don’t think a 2 inch body lift will be quite enough. I would still have to trim some. Also, when I install the off-road bumper out front, any body lift will create a gap between the bumper and the body of the truck. I feel like that would just look like shit. I did some trimming yesterday. Turned out pretty good. And the best thing about it is if I ever wanted to everything I trimmed was plastic and can be replaced. No metal. Well, maybe a tiny bit of metal.. lol
If your alignment and ball joints are good with your upper arms I would probably stick with what you have because looks like they have way more clearance than my alldogs arms. You may want to check out their parabolic springs for the rear though.
Sort of. So poke on the tires in the front is largely due to the offset of the wheels. If you kept a stock wheel with stock offset and didn’t Titan Swap, they probably would only stick out as far as the rear wheels in this video.
Wow looks really nice! I need that Titan swap! I'd say do the 2inch body lift. That's my plan, get the 2 inch body lift and then titan swap. With those lockers your truck is going to be a beast!
I like the idea of going back to the stock rims. They will definitely make you go back to a skinnier tire and may not look as beefy, but they will tuck better with less offset.
Titan swap looks sweet! We will see you today. Brandon threw us an invite a few weeks back. Daryle is bringing his gen 3 and I'm bringing my 1995 gen 2 SR so we have a nice mix of vehicles.
Looking great Aaron! I'm curious to see the flex gains! More ground clearance with a lower center of gravity is a major win in my book! Make sure you do that off camber climb at the beginning of Citrus, that will be a good test, hopefully you can keep all 4 on the ground,
On the wheel spacers thing. One thing to bear in mind, is that track width is usually wider on the front than on the rear. I would be inclined to take that into consideration before adding any rear wheel spacers. The other downside to wheel spacers, is that they introduce another point of failure between the axle and the wheel. I used to work as a mechanic and later, an automotive partsman that helped guys with a lot of 4x4 stuff. The number of guys that insisted on running wheel spacers wound up regretting the decision after either breaking the wheel spacer, and or bending or even shearing off the wheel studs. Watch track width difference front to back, ya need to have some cuz it promotes stability, and the other thing if you're intent on running wheel spacers, you definitely want to look into some longer wheel studs so you get an adequate amount of thread into the wheel lugs. If you're going to go with an inch thick spacer, I would have them hub centric machined for the axles, make them out of either billet steel or VERY hard, tough aluminum. If they are going to be an inch plus thick, I would have them setup so you can bolt them on using plain jane wheel nuts, but also have them drilled for being able to press in a complete set of new factory wheel studs. What I mean is having 12 holes, where 6 are to mount to the axle, and 6 to press new studs into to bolt on the wheels. The only other way to do a similar thing, would be to get some Moroso 3 inch long racing wheel studs, probably have the axles drilled so you can pull the axles and have them pressed in properly, and then using either a billet steel (preferred) or again, a VERY hard aluminum wheel spacer that fits *VERY* tightly over the studs so you stand a decreased risk of torque induced flexing of the longer studs within the spacer itself. Of course, use COPIUS amount of antiseize grease on absolutely EVERYTHING !! Either way, try to have the spacer precisely machined so they can be female hub centric to the axle, and male hub centric to your wheels. Doing this will also minimize wheel balance issues, and if you do find this a problem, find a shop that can do an 'on car' balance of the wheels. The other caveats to poking the wheels out that extra inch or inch and a half are articulation may jam the tire into the body of the vehicle, and moving the wheel further out from the axle bearing will increase side loading on the bearing itself, and can induce a premature failure, just like excessively offset wheels can. Ultimately, the only other way around this is to do a complete rear axle swap to pick up that extra bit of width so you *don't* hafta run a spacer or risk axle bearing failure. Good luck with your swap, it's lookin pretty damn nice so far !! I have a 2014 Pro4x Titan that *maybe* someday might get a lift and some other stuff done for off roading, but I'm leaning more towards a 5.3 LS swap with trans and t/case, solid axle front and companion rear axle and custom lift on my 2000 xTerra !! There's an awful lot of awesome places where I live in British Columbia, Canada to get off the beaten path have a blast off roading !! Keep her wheels down man !!
That might be the longest comment I’ve ever received. 😂 Yeah, I’m aware of the stress spacers put on everything. I’m not opposed to keeping it like it is. It might look a little goofy, but I don’t care to be honest. A 5.3 LS swap would be awesome. Maybe one day I’ll VK swap my 3rd gen🤔🤔 Thanks for watching buddy. I appreciate you!
@@4wdAdventurz Well, I'm just an old retired mechanic, parts guy and fellow Nissan junkie that has seen FAR too many mistakes and screw ups that could've been easily avoided ! As a matter of fact, I was just out fixing yet another on my Titan that the idiots at the stealership didn't fix properly, but NOW it's fixed right, and all it would've taken was a little time and care to do the job right the first time !!
If you got the front done by Titan parts you might as well get the locker rear axle from a titan just for the width and avoid the spacers because they usually damage the seals.
I did Mikelli’s 2” body lift on my 23 frontier. The instructions make it seem more intimidating than it really is. I despise the gap between the rear bumper and tailgate now. Really hoping they can come out with a bracket for it soon
I still have the stock bumper which I had to trim underneath where it meets the factory skid plate. I’d assume you’d be fine, but not 100% sure. Mikelli might know
Glad to see your back in action definitely get you some wheel spacers for the rear looks a little funny without them kinda like that dude in the gym that only benches and skips leg day.🤣🤣🤣. Having the front and rear locked with new gears will also be a game changer i did a axle swap on my sv and just having the rear locked has done me wonders on the trail also because mines only wired to the button so i use it in 2hi 4hi and 4lo thats how yours will be when you get the locker in.
I don’t have a link to the exact set up. But I can give you one that is really really close. If you want it the same set up. I would just call Z1 and tell them what you want. I basically got this set up without the upper control arms : www.z1offroad.com/all-labor-day-sale-items/z1-off-road/2020-frontier-titan-swap-kit-with-dobinsons-ims-extended-p-48518.html?list_name=SearchResults&oid=48518%3A1%3A8%3A49&qid=49b7ba3511578b3ca09886458b31ece6
What I meant to say is I did the two inch body lift plus the 2.5 spacers on the suspension then I did two inch wheel spacers, next is tires. I can't wait
@@4wdAdventurz ok cool, when I talked to Z1 about the dobinsons they said they can set the lift height on the dobinsons. Just curious if you did 3” 3.5” or what you did for 4-4.5” total lift up front with the suspension
You are an I dee ot, him and his boy can have the time of his life in this truck and getting to fun places. I guess you think it's better to spend money on a motel on trips and such right?
Kinda surprised you didn’t go with ADO for any of the kit. They offer titan swap UCA’s, leaf packs, all in one place. Ironically, their RCKilla is probably the best “entry” level lift on the market lol
I saw the new All dogs upper control arm has a unique bend in it so it will allow full droop on a Titan swap.
I wouldn't do a body lift, try to keep the center of gravity low and just get a skinnier tire and proper offset wheel so you could tuck better.
Your rig's coming along really nice. Definitely needs a new set of leaf packs in the rear for just a little more lift and rake(if you plan on hauling stuff too). I went with the medium load Dobinson's and I love em so far. Hopefully you won't need to cut that much plastic but, more importantly, I can't wait to see you wheel it again!
Wheeled it today along with lots of other Nissans. Video will be out Wednesday! I’ll probably do the medium dobinsons spring with a matching IMS shock in the rear.
No body lift. Just cut those fenders!
Looks great man!! Less top heavy, more ground clearance, more flex! The right way to go!
Thanks man! It’s definitely checking all the boxes.
Def wouldn’t be cutting my fenders like you’re talking about, body lift all day.
Truck is looking great. Next you'll be swapping over to Titan spindles and a Titan rear.... and then you'll have the 6x5.5 bolt pattern. 😁
Keep your cG low. Dont like body lifts. 😊
I did the MRR Dobinson titan swap kit on mine and one thing you gotta be careful on is the Dobinson shocks in the rear arent very long so they will over extend if you run 3+" in the rear. I had a fab shop cut my lower shock mounts off and raise them 2" that way it sits more in mid travel and gives me a little more ground clearance. When im fully flexed my shock is no longer the limiting factor and my leaf pack fully extends giving me a little more flex.
Good to know! Which ones should I get for more travel? Any suggestions? I was literally about to order those Dobinson’s IMS for the rear tomorrow.😬
@@4wdAdventurz Im not really sure there is anything out yet to accommodate that much of a lift. The MRR extended shocks are the longest ones I could find. 24.25" fully extended all the other are like 22/23" When I had the fab shop redo my lower mounts they ended up using thicker steel too because the oem ones are paper thin. I mashed mine pretty bad when I was out on a trip in Colorado on Pearl pass.
A standout truck has is a fully lifetime integrity
I’m not a fan of cutting fenders exc…. If you could add a slight body lift I would go that route. The truck looks good, I like the plan of adding lockers. Keep up the great work!
Or just reduce the wheel offset to something more positive and run a 10.5" or 11.5" tire. IDK what these wheels are but they look solidly negative offset to me.
I'm stock 2023 PRO4X with rocksliders and front locker.I can go anywhere I like.
Hell yeah dude.
Build page?
I want to be original so I’m going to Frontier swap my Titan.
@@MrLadiesman831 I just posted one on my Instagram.
Looks great 👍
Looks bad ass, that's for sure.
The truck looks great..as you wheel more you’ll need to get rid of that IFS ALL TOGETHER ,then you’ll have a truck ..the steering is so dinky and those cv angles are not the best..looks good though!
Straight actual swap is out of the question down the road. Just need $20,000…
I live in brooksville I’d like to meet up one day and pick your brain a little on your build. I’m on 33s now, I wanna go to 34s with my 6inch lift. Does yours gear search on cruise without regear?
Yeah it’ll hunt for gears more. Also stays a little higher in the rev range in cruising. I plan on re gearing to a 4.08 to get it back to stock feel.
Search 4wd adventure in FB. I have a group on Facebook. Lots of folks on there local that go on rides and if I go out I normally post on there.
I have a Robinson 4+2 2” lift 500lb preload on 2” rc shackles and I have 600lb in the bed. It’s stiff back there!
Good to know! I still haven’t 100% decided on what I’m doing in the rear…. (Insert joke here)
You musta married a real keeper! 😂
😂😂😂. Trust me, she’s not letting me forget how much this cost. 😒😂
@@4wdAdventurzbetter get to bribing her 😂
Truck looks great and very capable. Only thing I saw that concerns me is the angle of the front cv joints.
Yes! I saw that too. I’m not crazy about that. I think the only way to help that is to lower it a hair. 🤷🏼♂️. We’ll see if anything starts to brake, if so then we know we got issues..
Thanks for watching buddy!
Looks great !! Should be much better
Don’t do the body lift man, you’ll be breaking stuff again, m205 and get a stronger steering heim, regear and cut the fenders if you have to.
Looks way better sitting down like this.I would just trim a little and run it.Low with big tires is the way you want to be for trails outside Florida.
Yeah…That’s what I’m gunna do.
Z-1 has the wheel spacers on sale now.
Body lift maybe, I think when you get out and see what it can do and go from there. I probably see you out there tomorrow. My jeep club is heading out there and a few other groups thinking it might be packed. We could only get a 4 hour permit.
When someone says Titan swap I better see a 5.6 under the hood lol jk
Hahah. Same. Hard click bait in this one. 🤣🤣. I don’t think I’ve seen a 3rd gen VK swapped..🤔
@@4wdAdventurz there was one done by Chris Forsberg. It's a litteral titan swap.
Suspension, front diff and rear axle. It even is VK swapped. It's also got a siebon wide body kit
@@4wdAdventurz ua-cam.com/video/pa3MUxRxseU/v-deo.htmlsi=PH1lERqQW01eKBZV
What is a titan swap. I found it on Z1. Is it just a lift? My brain keeps thinking you’re swapping parts off a Nissan titan when I hear it. But I can just buy a kit off Z1? I’m new to the offroad club so it’s all really confusing still. I really think the titan swap frontiers look the best of all the lifts. Just not sure what that means haha. Does it make your tire off set come out a little more naturally? These are my questions
Yes! A “titan swap” is all the suspension components off a Nissan Titan, installed on a Nissan frontier. Not only does it provide 3.5-4 inches of lift but also greatly increases the range of motion of the suspension.
Some would argue a “real” Titan swap is the suspension, frond diff, rear axle, and v8 motor out of a Titan in a frontier.. but… 🤷🏼♂️
You definitely can just buy a kit off Z1. They lots of good options depending on your budget. As you saw in the video, I went with the Dobinsons kit.
@@4wdAdventurz Thank you!
Eight or 9 inches aint small, brother. 🤣
But seriously, I'd chop it up _last._ How much you need to trim will definitely be affected by things like the body lift or even wheel spacers in the rear. And once you cut it, that's it. You can't put that toothpaste back in the tube, y'know? Same with the 16" rims. Make friends with Xterra guys who run 35s on 16s and maybe one will let you put the 35s on to see how it looks and what you'd need to trim on the stock rims (since 2nd gen Xterras have the same bolt pattern, according to google). Regardless, great looking build, glad you're happy with it. Hope it'll be more sturdy than the old one. Can't be fun blowing CV axles every couple months. Once you get it regeared and those lockers in, it'll give a Gladiator Rubicon or ZR2 Bison a run for it's money.
I think what I’m going to do is get a narrower tire when these coopers are ready to be replaced. Still 35” diameter but maybe a 285 instead of a 305..
@@4wdAdventurz that's what I'm on. I'm on a 35x11.5" tire rather than a traditional 35x12.5 (or 315/70/r17). Although I eventually will go to a 12.5" wide tire, the 11.5" wide let me keep the factory rims for a little while longer.
The angles on those halfshafts look to be off looks like a weak link. I could be wrong tho.
I initially thought the same. But 90% of them are like that free the swap. 🤷🏼♂️. Well how long they last..
Fully capable
So the Titan front differential you got abit ago for this truck, is that now what you have on it now? Since you said you’re swapping for the 205
No. The front differential I got a while ago is not currently in the truck. It will be going in the truck once I can get it fully rebuilt and regeared with a locker.
The M205 is the factory name for a front differential for a 07-15 Nissan titan. Once I get that rebuilt will be going in. Hopefully will be this year.
@@4wdAdventurz alright sweet! I’ve played mechanic and done my own but don’t know about names or gearing at all. Getting into the built up truck scene with the 2025 Frontiers is something I plan to do and have been following your build for awhile. Hopefully the suspension in the same setup on the ‘25 and then I already know what I’m going after.
But sweet! It’s always cool watching the build and drives 🤙
Looks really good, it looks like you don’t have much fender clearance. Might be better with smaller tires.
Nope! Haha. Smaller tire isn’t an option. Just going to cut 😂✂️✂️✂️
It’s unfortunate, now your truck went from new to used and may never look like it should. Hope it works.
Looks really nice! Can’t wait to see it in action tomorrow!
I would go with a body lift before I would be cutting fenders
Only problem with that is, I don’t think a 2 inch body lift will be quite enough. I would still have to trim some. Also, when I install the off-road bumper out front, any body lift will create a gap between the bumper and the body of the truck. I feel like that would just look like shit.
I did some trimming yesterday. Turned out pretty good. And the best thing about it is if I ever wanted to everything I trimmed was plastic and can be replaced. No metal. Well, maybe a tiny bit of metal.. lol
Looks great.
Why did you de-badge the tailgate?
I use to have a wrap on the tailgate and they took it off when they installed the wrap.
OOOOHHHHH Shit....lol looks nice man. No body lift, smaller wheel/tire combo, less cutting, easier on that poor drivetrain, and lower CG....++++.
If your alignment and ball joints are good with your upper arms I would probably stick with what you have because looks like they have way more clearance than my alldogs arms.
You may want to check out their parabolic springs for the rear though.
The seem OK. Only reason why I was going to change is because the threads on the upper control arm aren’t the best. But.. they’ll do for now.
I personally think you don't need the 2"
You would be correct. I already trimmed a little. Youll see that in tomorrows video.
New to all this. Can you do the titan swap without the tires poking out of the fenders so much?
Sort of. So poke on the tires in the front is largely due to the offset of the wheels. If you kept a stock wheel with stock offset and didn’t Titan Swap, they probably would only stick out as far as the rear wheels in this video.
@@4wdAdventurz awesome thanks! Great job with your truck btw.
would it of been easier to do a solid axle lift ????
No. Also would’ve been about 6x more money. But definitely would have been 100x more badass lol
Remember the turn radius gets better I heard
Yes! I can attest that is true
Why didn't you do the TS with the RC lift?
More ground clearance without the drop bracket. 12” of clearance with the drop bracket compared to 16” without it.
Wow looks really nice! I need that Titan swap! I'd say do the 2inch body lift. That's my plan, get the 2 inch body lift and then titan swap. With those lockers your truck is going to be a beast!
Way to go… way to stay with it… learning a lot from your channel. New 4x Frontier owner.
I would lift it or anything before I cut the fenders. You might want too sell the truck one day.
Nice upgrade , looks bully now since this new wider setup💪🏽💪🏽💪🏽
I like the idea of going back to the stock rims. They will definitely make you go back to a skinnier tire and may not look as beefy, but they will tuck better with less offset.
Plus will gain so much more sidewall
@4wdAdventurz yes. I 100% agree. Good move in my opinion.
YES YES YES. this please. lol
Sick truck man. Love my Titan. But love the new frontier too.
Titan swap looks sweet!
We will see you today. Brandon threw us an invite a few weeks back. Daryle is bringing his gen 3 and I'm bringing my 1995 gen 2 SR so we have a nice mix of vehicles.
Yes sir! See yall later today 🫡
Love the videos
Thanks dude!
Looking great Aaron! I'm curious to see the flex gains! More ground clearance with a lower center of gravity is a major win in my book! Make sure you do that off camber climb at the beginning of Citrus, that will be a good test, hopefully you can keep all 4 on the ground,
I plan on doing all the hard lines tomorrow.. 😬😬
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Thank you sir.
On the wheel spacers thing. One thing to bear in mind, is that track width is usually wider on the front than on the rear. I would be inclined to take that into consideration before adding any rear wheel spacers. The other downside to wheel spacers, is that they introduce another point of failure between the axle and the wheel. I used to work as a mechanic and later, an automotive partsman that helped guys with a lot of 4x4 stuff. The number of guys that insisted on running wheel spacers wound up regretting the decision after either breaking the wheel spacer, and or bending or even shearing off the wheel studs. Watch track width difference front to back, ya need to have some cuz it promotes stability, and the other thing if you're intent on running wheel spacers, you definitely want to look into some longer wheel studs so you get an adequate amount of thread into the wheel lugs. If you're going to go with an inch thick spacer, I would have them hub centric machined for the axles, make them out of either billet steel or VERY hard, tough aluminum. If they are going to be an inch plus thick, I would have them setup so you can bolt them on using plain jane wheel nuts, but also have them drilled for being able to press in a complete set of new factory wheel studs. What I mean is having 12 holes, where 6 are to mount to the axle, and 6 to press new studs into to bolt on the wheels.
The only other way to do a similar thing, would be to get some Moroso 3 inch long racing wheel studs, probably have the axles drilled so you can pull the axles and have them pressed in properly, and then using either a billet steel (preferred) or again, a VERY hard aluminum wheel spacer that fits *VERY* tightly over the studs so you stand a decreased risk of torque induced flexing of the longer studs within the spacer itself. Of course, use COPIUS amount of antiseize grease on absolutely EVERYTHING !!
Either way, try to have the spacer precisely machined so they can be female hub centric to the axle, and male hub centric to your wheels. Doing this will also minimize wheel balance issues, and if you do find this a problem, find a shop that can do an 'on car' balance of the wheels. The other caveats to poking the wheels out that extra inch or inch and a half are articulation may jam the tire into the body of the vehicle, and moving the wheel further out from the axle bearing will increase side loading on the bearing itself, and can induce a premature failure, just like excessively offset wheels can. Ultimately, the only other way around this is to do a complete rear axle swap to pick up that extra bit of width so you *don't* hafta run a spacer or risk axle bearing failure.
Good luck with your swap, it's lookin pretty damn nice so far !! I have a 2014 Pro4x Titan that *maybe* someday might get a lift and some other stuff done for off roading, but I'm leaning more towards a 5.3 LS swap with trans and t/case, solid axle front and companion rear axle and custom lift on my 2000 xTerra !! There's an awful lot of awesome places where I live in British Columbia, Canada to get off the beaten path have a blast off roading !! Keep her wheels down man !!
That might be the longest comment I’ve ever received. 😂
Yeah, I’m aware of the stress spacers put on everything. I’m not opposed to keeping it like it is. It might look a little goofy, but I don’t care to be honest.
A 5.3 LS swap would be awesome. Maybe one day I’ll VK swap my 3rd gen🤔🤔
Thanks for watching buddy. I appreciate you!
@@4wdAdventurz Well, I'm just an old retired mechanic, parts guy and fellow Nissan junkie that has seen FAR too many mistakes and screw ups that could've been easily avoided ! As a matter of fact, I was just out fixing yet another on my Titan that the idiots at the stealership didn't fix properly, but NOW it's fixed right, and all it would've taken was a little time and care to do the job right the first time !!
If you got the front done by Titan parts you might as well get the locker rear axle from a titan just for the width and avoid the spacers because they usually damage the seals.
Yeah if I can find a deal on a rear axle, I might.
Run your stock wheels before you cut your truck you'll be surprised at how big of a tire you can fit
I’d like to but.. if I did that I’d have to buy all new tires $1500-2000. I’d rather just cut the fenders lol
All Dogs looking at this like "Tf why you ain't use a single thing we got? We literally make a full kit!!!!"
Yeah I know they do but it was cheaper through Z1..🤷🏼♂️
sweet rig brother! be careful out in Citrus, ive been told FWC is out in force writing tickets left and right for petty things
Good to know! Thanks buddy!
I did Mikelli’s 2” body lift on my 23 frontier. The instructions make it seem more intimidating than it really is. I despise the gap between the rear bumper and tailgate now. Really hoping they can come out with a bracket for it soon
The only thing holding me back is when I install the new front bumper. Will there be a gap on that?
I still have the stock bumper which I had to trim underneath where it meets the factory skid plate. I’d assume you’d be fine, but not 100% sure. Mikelli might know
Glad to see your back in action definitely get you some wheel spacers for the rear looks a little funny without them kinda like that dude in the gym that only benches and skips leg day.🤣🤣🤣. Having the front and rear locked with new gears will also be a game changer i did a axle swap on my sv and just having the rear locked has done me wonders on the trail also because mines only wired to the button so i use it in 2hi 4hi and 4lo thats how yours will be when you get the locker in.
Agreed! Haha they are definitely on order
@@4wdAdventurznice can't wait to see the final results with the new gears and lockers your capability will skyrocket!!
dude thanks for this video. do you have a link to this titan swap?
I don’t have a link to the exact set up. But I can give you one that is really really close. If you want it the same set up. I would just call Z1 and tell them what you want.
I basically got this set up without the upper control arms :
www.z1offroad.com/all-labor-day-sale-items/z1-off-road/2020-frontier-titan-swap-kit-with-dobinsons-ims-extended-p-48518.html?list_name=SearchResults&oid=48518%3A1%3A8%3A49&qid=49b7ba3511578b3ca09886458b31ece6
Looks awesome 👍
looks a lot better.
Looks great I did the all dogs Titan swap
They have good options too. I almost went with the Fox suspension from them.
I like it
I put a two inch lift on my 2022 kingcab and I love it
A 2” lift on good tires will get you far for sure.
What I meant to say is I did the two inch body lift plus the 2.5 spacers on the suspension then I did two inch wheel spacers, next is tires. I can't wait
How much lift from stock height did you get, do you know those by chance?
The lift adds about 4-4.5 inches. Plus the 35s..
@@4wdAdventurz and you just did the dobinsons with which spacer? And what did you have the dobinsons set at lift wise?
@@brettiverson220 the kit comes with a 1” space for the dobinsons springs. Springs are set to 220lb
@@4wdAdventurz ok cool, when I talked to Z1 about the dobinsons they said they can set the lift height on the dobinsons. Just curious if you did 3” 3.5” or what you did for 4-4.5” total lift up front with the suspension
Body lift makes it easier to clean 😂
That’s what I need 😂😂
@@zacksummers6886 sooooo true
Looks awesome! There is no way I would cut it up that much tho I would be adding more lift or I’d be changing tire sizes
Yeah I get that.
Rough country is junk
I actually had no problems with the lift lol. Just wasn’t what I needed anymore.
Total waste of money! Invest your money into your family!
😂😂😂 how do you know I don’t?
You are an I dee ot, him and his boy can have the time of his life in this truck and getting to fun places. I guess you think it's better to spend money on a motel on trips and such right?
Dumbazz
@@nikonmark37814 go play with your cats and stfu
@@4wdAdventurzdon't listen to that dude he has no idea you make money off this.
Nice. Keep us up to date.