2014 Nissan Frontier (05-22) 2" Leveling Kit | Install & Tips

[@NaritasanStudios]

Link in the description of the spacers I used. Thanks for watching. Comment below if this helped you.

[@willnewing4240]

This is probably the most realistic video on KZbin of working on a car hahaha. Respect for keeping it all in!!

[@NaritasanStudios]

I appreciate you ty 🍻

[@leifthrasirdaydreamer2100]

this comment is 💯 straight facts haha I always start taking the truck apart real confident until I realize halfway I’m missing a part or a tool to continue the job or atleast make the job easier 😅😂 props to OP for keeping it all in like u said.

[@HardEnduro8]

Good stuff. I had many nights of busted knuckles, cut fingers, sore back while doing my build. It really makes you appreciate the finished product that much better though. Cheers bud.

[@NaritasanStudios]

Man I'm feeling it today. Sore is an understatement! Fml lol

[@nisspro4x837]

I love how the truck sits now!! It feels like a whole new truck!

[@Trucks626]

I finally installed my 2 " leveling kit today. And big thank you to you're video. It helped out tremendously took me a little over 2 hours start to finish thank to watching you're video over and over lol

[@NaritasanStudios]

Awesome glad you were able to pull it off! 🍻

[@kylermorgan3585]

Just did mine yesterday did you notice your front wheels leaning a little tiny bit after?

[@NaritasanStudios]

Yes and it's because you're adding length to the struts. Camber bolt kit and SPC upper control arms will fix the problem. I didn't realize until later when our tires wore out on the outside. I've posted a more recent video about these issues.

[@kylermorgan3585]

Thanks man that helps alot

[@NaritasanStudios]

Glad to help! You're welcome 👊🖖🍻

[@messyfishing6536]

i 100% watched this video before doing this yesterday and it really helped. also did the shackles in the back with my dad. about 6 hours total. Thanks for posting!

[@NaritasanStudios]

Glad it helped!

[@ejj4926]

I love the realness lol, I just put mine on today and I definitely felt the struggles lol, had fun and it came out great

[@DaveBuildsIt]

I installed the PRG 2 inch leveling kit with the 1.5 inch rear blocks on my Pro 4X. I decided not to video because sometimes I just want to work on my stuff in private but I wish that I had. I didn't have any issues with installing the spacer, but I installed new cam bolts AFTER reinstalling the strut. That was a mistake. I misaligned the front of the lower control arm and panicked. I was so frustrated that I decided to remove the spacer and everything just fell back into place. For the passenger side, I installed the cam bolts BEFORE reinstalling the strut and it was so much easier. Lessons learned are always worth sharing.

[@NaritasanStudios]

Lol this is one of my earlier videos. I would love to redo it 🤣

[@DaveBuildsIt]

@@NaritasanStudios It's a great video! I watched it twice before installing spacers on my Frontier and it's the primary reason that I purchased a 4lb sledgehammer.

[@NaritasanStudios]

@@DaveBuildsIt awesome! That makes me happy to hear it helped you out and it sounds like you enjoyed the humor of not having everything I needed at the moment lol

[@NaritasanStudios]

@@DaveBuildsIt it definitely proves you can get it done with minimal tools lol

[@stbeeze]

Thanks for the video. I was thinking about leveling my ‘22 Frontier. Now I’m having second thoughts. LOL 😆. PROPS my friend. You hung in there and got it done. 👍

[@NaritasanStudios]

I've done it a couple times now and it gets easier when you have the right tools to begin with

[@16sondra]

My install was going great until the lower bolt on the strut would not budge. Heated it up with a blow torch, put a 4 ft pipe on a breaker bar and finally broke it loose. I found that lifting up both sides of the truck made the sway bar removal much easier. It will be in a “bind” if you lift one side at a time.

[@NaritasanStudios]

Yeah this was my first time disassembling the front suspension so looking back in hindsight there's plenty I could have done better. This is more of a how to but also what not to do. Lol everyone's bolts are gonna be different too because of where you live might have more moisture causing rust or might have salt in the air and are corroded and snap off when loosening nuts and bolts. But if you watch this video it will give you the general know how to get it done.

[@richardhall916]

I appreciate the video the honesty and the info 😜 tk you

[@NaritasanStudios]

Always!

[@lazytoad1361]

I had the same problems getting my uca away from the strut. What I did that made it easier was I loosed the bolts on the uca and it popped loose after a couple hits 👌

[@NaritasanStudios]

So your uca's actually got stuck?

[@fulldoseofdave2505]

If you cant find the right tool in this driveway, you dont belong near a truck! Hahaha lmao

[@NaritasanStudios]

Lol

[@trynagetbanned8483]

Mr. Arizona!

[@ashisthapamagar54]

Super useful video . This weekend is gonna be fun. You have gave the true lesson mate I will try my best within 7hrs.

[@NaritasanStudios]

Ashis That's Magar I appreciate you! Have a great weekend and I know you can do it!! Just make sure you have all the tools!! 💯👊🍻

[@ashisthapamagar54]

@@NaritasanStudios Mate could you help me know what tools will I need? Thank you.

[@kuuleikin-choy3199]

Really appreciate the time lapse ❤️🤙🏼

[@creative_expressionproductions]

hahaha duuuuThat s why the ball joint knuckle was so hard to drop, there was nothing pulling it down as the sway bar was torquing the suspension upwards still ..

[@carlosizz89]

the rubber mallet turned out to be a comical bit but I was crossing my fingers you were going to find a sledge hammer haha. I don't recall you mentioning the bump stop that goes on the UCA(upper control arm) because the coil bucket can make contact and eventually create a weak area for the coil bucket. Otherwise keep up the vids, I love to see frontier stuff and get ideas from people doing different mods

[@NaritasanStudios]

@carlosizz89 🤣🤣🤣

[@jeffcodog]

Thanks for the tip man.... it will definitely save me time because of you video...

[@NaritasanStudios]

No problem Jeff hope to see you connect with us on Instagram @frontierlifestyle

[@justincrossman9067]

I dont do cocaine, but your crack is killing me dog !!!!😂

[@NaritasanStudios]

😄 ah my bad

[@tudocervera3764]

ball joint fork ,, harbor freight ,, works like a charm.

[@NaritasanStudios]

Agreed and I have one now 🍻

[@vanceespinosa8778]

Thanks for the video. This is enough info to tell me to NOT try to install it myself. Sincere thanks. I'm not equipped to do this properly.

[@NaritasanStudios]

If you're in the so cal area I can do it for you 😉

[@jacobzeren601]

True story, been there done that,get er did

[@MrWd2528]

Do you get coil bucket contact from using a spacer? Did you have to do an alignment afterwards? Did you have to install camber bolts. Thanks.

[@NaritasanStudios]

@mrwd2528 No contact no alignment no camber bolts. Probably better if you do though.

[@prestocody]

Thanks!

[@williambaldwin6576]

Well you answered my question I thought the Allen wrench both were supposed to run up through the spacer with the extra nuts they sent us for the top but since you did it that way I ran my allen wrench bolts down too I already did I didn't want to take it apart but thanks

[@NaritasanStudios]

1 yr review coming soon. But I'll tell you these spacers were awesome!

[@jessestrahl5625]

Did you need a special tool for the ball joint? Or did you have any problems with it free spinning when installing it back on? Thanks

[@NaritasanStudios]

If you're re installing the old ball joint it will spin so I just apply pressure to the shaft with the spindle if that makes sense and once it's finger tight it continues to tighten without pressure. The new one I didn't have to worry because it's very stiff brand new. So it tightened with no problems. Only thing I didn't like about these ball joints is they didn't have a cotter safety pin. Just a nylon lock nut. Which seems to be holding up pretty good so far.

[@AK-ky3ou]

Damn, this harder Than I expected, guess I’m gonna have to pony up and have a shop do it. Lol Did you have to buy the camber bolts to get her aligned after the lift? Great tutorial

[@NaritasanStudios]

No but I probably should. Our camber was off before I installed the spacers. I've been waiting to be able to replace the bushings and uca's and lca's. No point in aligning with bad bushings.

[@NaritasanStudios]

But now that I know what all to do and what tools I need this job is actually pretty easy.

[@atown_media]

Any chance u got a video explaining bigger tires with stock rims? I’ve seen frontiers and pathys with bigger tires with stocked blacked out rims. Just wondering if you had specs on that type of setup. Thanks for the great content. Love from Hawai’i 🤙

[@NaritasanStudios]

Atown Media I've talked about our tire setup in previous videos but I haven't done a tire specific video. That would be a fun video to do!

[@sweetrevenge5292]

Ok so I have a crew cab Nissan Frontier 2006 xe, I was curious, how does it ride after the kit was installed? Are there any issues with it? And did you only need to buy the spacer or did you have to purchase other items?

[@NaritasanStudios]

Sweet Revenge52 it rides the same accept you feel a little lifted in the front. Nothing changed drastically so I didn't need to make any other mods or add ons. Now this can vary between trucks as not all vehicles are created equally so take it with a grain of salt because your experience could be different than ours. We all have different driving styles as well so there are a few variables to consider. No issues as of yet, but if you ask my wife she will tell you she has one issue but I relate it to her driving style. She hears a clack noise once in awhile that if I had to guess is the uca hitting the coil bucket once in a while. She also drives like a bat out of hell so again it boils down to how you drive. It can be fixed by either trimming the buckets or getting aftermarket uca's but in my opinion isn't worth the money for aftermarket uca's. I'd rather upgrade to a Titan swap for around the same cost as most uca's.

[@sweetrevenge5292]

Frontier Lifestyle thanks I appreciate you responding to my comment, I will definitely be buying one most likely tomorrow. And plan on installing it with a friend soon, I will definitely be back to rewatch this review to get my self prepped😂😂😂

[@NaritasanStudios]

@@sweetrevenge5292 you're welcome! I try and respond to everyone. Glad you enjoyed my video enough to watch it again 😁 Don't forget to join our community on Facebook and Instagram @frontierlifestyle 👊🍻🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@wildmike1330]

Show us the end progress of the 2-in lift please

[@NaritasanStudios]

Go look at some of my videos after the install

[@NaritasanStudios]

There's even posts in the community tab section with the 2-in lift

[@smonger6018]

How did you get the sway bar loose? I took off the links but the bar stays in place. Can’t move it out the way to get to lower strut bolt.

[@NaritasanStudios]

So this was my first go at it. Since then I've learned to remove the sway bar on level ground first. Much easier

[@arealboiii4830]

Yo, are those PowerStop brakes? Did he do a long term review? My factory fronts are warped at just over 72k miles 🤬

[@NaritasanStudios]

That a lot of miles on your stock rotors. And no I never did a review but I guess maybe I should. I've used Nakamoto and Detroit. Both are of equal performance just be ready to go through brake pads every 10-20k miles.

[@arealboiii4830]

@@NaritasanStudios I'd be interested to see. What's your use? I'm mostly mixed driving and I dont haul often but when I do, I'm right on the limits

[@NaritasanStudios]

Daily driver and weekend warrior. 200k miles on a 2014 Frontier

[@ottico84]

damn, that looked like some tough work. got you all huffin & puffin lol. I just got my 1st midsized truck (Nissan Frontier 2019 2wd). I might've forgotten but is yours a 4wd or a 2wd. I'm thinking of leveling it so I can raise it a bit... thoughts?

[@NaritasanStudios]

It really isn't that hard I just made it look hard lmao 🤣😅 if I'd have had all the right tools I'd have saved a ton of time. So while I successfully installed the spacers if you watched this video it will save you some time and energy lol thanks for watching!

[@ottico84]

@@NaritasanStudios Good stuff man. Hopefully by leveling it up to 2" the ride doesn't change much or creates too much stress on the suspension or the MPG.

[@NaritasanStudios]

@@ottico84 not at all. We have over 5k mi on ours now with no problems on or off the road. We just hit 151,011 mi. 50% of those miles we're spent in the dirt.

[@NaritasanStudios]

@@ottico84 I'll do a review on them soon

[@NaritasanStudios]

Oh and we have the 4wd s trim

[@user-charlieccchong]

Awesome presentation, your mistake on the sway bar save others precious hours.

[@NaritasanStudios]

Just glad I could help others because when I first started diy for the frontier there weren't many videos to help me out. I just know mechanics and how to take shit apart and put it back together 😂😂

[@douglasdever6134]

This is a comedy, right? You do not have to remove the ball joint from the spindle to UCA to remove the complete coil over assembly. Just the top three bolts. the sway bar bolts (both sides) to swing the sway bar out of the way of the lower shock bolt. And to add the spacer, a lot easier with the compete coilover assembly removed to mount the spacer.

[@NaritasanStudios]

Maybe you're right but this was the first time I installed a leveling spacer in the frontier and this video was almost 4 years ago lol many people have used this video to help them diy.

[@ZetaaSTE]

I have a 2.5 inch lift kit from rough country on my Nissan Frontier S king cab. I’m now wondering if I could add a 2 inch body lift to make the truck sit even higher and run bigger tiers. Is it possible to run both these lift kits?

[@NaritasanStudios]

Good question! Yes you can run both lift kits. One is your suspension and the other is body. Bigger tires will be a must with all that wheel gap though. Pretty sure you can go 33 with minimal cutting. And 35's with mild cutting. But as we've seen with some trucks out there you can pretty much run up to 40"s if you're willing to cut or remove fenders.

[@guyver3]

How does the drive feel now that you put the lift kit in?

[@NaritasanStudios]

It sounds weird but it feels like an entirely new truck! I love it! It will definitely let me stuff 33's in there now. Stay tuned in because our suspension is going to evolve again soon. Thanks for watching,. Cheers!

[@ivanrizo4688]

Did you have to add a front diff spacer as well ?

[@NaritasanStudios]

No diff spacer needed with this type of lift.

[@nicholaskennedy6491]

What size tires were you running at the time of install?

[@NaritasanStudios]

Stock size 16" rims

[@rodneya6371]

I’m looking at adding a 2” front 1” rear on my 17 CC, based on your experience, you think I’ll be good to go with stock UCAs?

[@NaritasanStudios]

we have over 15k on ours now and i haven't even re tighten them or anything. no problems whatsoever!!

[@lomparti]

@@NaritasanStudios no coil bucket contact with the upper control arm either?

[@NaritasanStudios]

Under normal driving conditions, no. Offroading, or hitting speed bumps to fast, yes.

[@Blend-24]

I use a ball peen hammer on mine, works good

[@nac4965]

i added a 2" lift on my 2015 frontier and cant get the camber correct- even maxed out I'm still 1.4* off (tipped in)... how'd you correct this issue?

[@NaritasanStudios]

Great question! I haven't made the addition yet but we will be purchasing aftermarket camber bolts so that way we can get the correct alignment

[@mauriciogonzalez6302]

Did you ever get this corrected? Could it be because you need upgraded upper control arms?

[@nac4965]

@@mauriciogonzalez6302 yes, I had to order the 4 adjustable cam bolts. The newer nissans don't have adjustable "concentric" cam bolts- the set cost about $65 and took me a couple hours to install- easy to install, just time consuming. Then I took the truck back for a front end alignment - it's all good now.

[@billbuege4944]

What year is your truck

[@NaritasanStudios]

2014

[@AJ-ol9io]

How much did it bind your ball joints?

[@NaritasanStudios]

I will be answering this question soon in a video Q & A turn notifications on all so you don't miss it!

[@carlosdanger4648]

Where would you put a bump stop for coil bucket contact?

[@NaritasanStudios]

Carlos with the 2" spacer lift there isn't any bucket contact. I have over 5k miles on them already and been Offroad plenty of times and still no contact

[@carlosdanger4648]

I was looking at the 2 1/2 from rough country or supreme there pretty much the same, so no contact at all even hitting speed bumps at full speed and shit like that. Thanks for the info. I can’t seem to get a definite answer

[@NaritasanStudios]

No contact with 2". Any bigger and you have to modify or upgrade. Modify buckets or upgrade uca, and lca. There's honestly a lot of answers that's why there isn't a definite answer. Sorry bro. I'd love to make a video about all the different types of lifts and upgrades or mods but companies are acting tight right now so the reviews will have to wait another day 😂

[@carlosdanger4648]

@@NaritasanStudios awesome man thank you

[@jthondacrf8926]

I want to remove my sway bar have you done that and if so what's your experience

[@NaritasanStudios]

I've removed it for repairs to the lower control arms but haven't been in the dirt to test it out. I've been told it's an amazing feeling without the sway bar so maybe that would be a cool video to do in the future

[@jthondacrf8926]

@@NaritasanStudios I'm going to remove mine i have the pro4x

[@NaritasanStudios]

I think you'll love it in the dirt

[@jthondacrf8926]

@@NaritasanStudios well i took my sway bar off and you wouldn't believe the difference in the suspension and ride its amazing i recommend it to anyone you will love it

[@NaritasanStudios]

@@jthondacrf8926 did you get any before and after flex pics? What was the difference on road?

[@eseale1]

Are you living in a hotel while installing a lift kit on your truck?

[@NaritasanStudios]

First one to notice but yes lol this was at the beginning of the pandemic and we got stuck sheltering in place. It was pretty cool though because we damn near had the place to ourselves most of the time we were there.

[@venezia7252]

should you do this to a pro 4x.

[@NaritasanStudios]

Idk about should but you could.

[@mars217]

Can this be done on an '07 Nissan Quest?

[@NaritasanStudios]

Great question! I'd say anything can be done!

[@jthondacrf8926]

Did you haft to get a alignment afterwards

[@NaritasanStudios]

No we did not

[@jthondacrf8926]

Ok i was told ill haft to adjust the alignment

[@NaritasanStudios]

@@jthondacrf8926 not if you only do spacers. If you add uca/lca's then you need an alignment

[@jthondacrf8926]

Cool thanks I'm doing 3 inch spacers in the front and 2 inch blocks in the back

[@NaritasanStudios]

@@jthondacrf8926 if you do 3 inch spacers you will probably have to replace your upper control arms for better clearance of your coil buckets.

[@MAGATonyG]

That's a san Bernardino or riverside tatt right

[@NaritasanStudios]

Riverside

[@MAGATonyG]

@@NaritasanStudios nice. I lived in both places. Now I'm in Apple Valley. I was off La Sierra in Riverside. Shout out🖐🏻

[@NaritasanStudios]

@@MAGATonyG I'm staying off la sierra now!! Lol

[@Tyler-ti9hn]

That's exactly how I do life I rubber mallet the shit out of it.

[@NaritasanStudios]

🤣🤣🤣

[@metldragon76_72]

it would have been better if you had all the tools before you started lol.

[@NaritasanStudios]

I said the same thing lol I'm just gung-ho all the time

[@spectrumlightpvp9214]

Would it work w/ an 04 2wd frontier?

[@NaritasanStudios]

I don't believe so but it's similar install

[@jthondacrf8926]

What did you're front puck spacers measure out at

[@NaritasanStudios]

jt they measured 1 3/4" thickness. I asked the seller why they have it listed as 2" and they told me that's how much it lifts the front end. That that's how the geometry works. Doesnt make any sense to me but I'm not an engineer either lol

[@jthondacrf8926]

Yah mine measure 1 9/16

[@jthondacrf8926]

And they said it lifts it 3 inches

[@NaritasanStudios]

@@jthondacrf8926 they lied to you. No way you're going to get 3" out of 1 9/16" those are smaller than my spacers. You're basically a hair over 1 1/2" Did you get shackles too? Or just spacers?

[@jthondacrf8926]

Spacers and blocks

[@themechanic4222]

What about camber bolts ?

[@NaritasanStudios]

Great question! No I didn't do the camber bolts but I think I'll be adding them because our camber is off a bit

[@themechanic4222]

Frontier Lifestyle yeah . Anytime u lift a 🚗 or truck even 1.5 inch u need to add camber bolts

[@NaritasanStudios]

We had alignment issues before the lift donit wouldn't make much difference right now. Just waiting till we t swap then I'll do the alignment.

[@jamesthaxton4411]

Omg.... Jesus Christ....I can't believe what I just watched...!!!

[@NaritasanStudios]

Lol is that a good thing or bad thing?

[@martin969770]

woodpecker

[@NaritasanStudios]

Random lol 😆

[@ZEUS-xt3dt]

no way doing mechanic with only the stand unsafe

[@NaritasanStudios]

If you can't do it with the tools in this video Mr Arizona then you don't belong around a car. 🤣

[@mahmutcetin2928]

Is the shock absorber mount broken?

[@NaritasanStudios]

No

[@mahmutcetin2928]

Amortisör fişekleriniz parçalandı mı

[@NaritasanStudios]

No

[@JeepTrailsandBarbells]

So how much lift did you get on your front diff?

[@NaritasanStudios]

I didn't measure before I did the install but I know I got 2" at the fender so if assume I got 2" at the diff.

[@JeepTrailsandBarbells]

@Claysfun not on a IFS, when you do a coil spacer lift, it pre loads the coils and pushes the control arms down, lifting the differential cross member up. In turn, lifting the differential up. If you did a drop braket lift, then yes, you would be right it would only gain clearance when you put larger tires like a straight axle. But a IFS works differently then that, depending on the lift you do.

[@Claysfun]

@Jeston Hickle not in the rear.

[@JeepTrailsandBarbells]

@@Claysfun you are right not in the rear because that is a straight axle. but we were not talking about the rear, we were talking about the IFS (independent front suspension) at no point was the rear diff brought up or discussed in this conversation.

[@NaritasanStudios]

Wrong. It's not "the only way". You can titan swap and get more clearance