Daystar, Nissan Frontier 2" Lift Kit, fits Xterra and Frontier 2005 to 2014 2/4WD, all transmissions, all cabs KN09105BK, Made in America

This is a great product and I am familiar with daystar I’ve used their bushings for 20 years (I think). Best bushings you can buy. It took many hours the get this job done. The vehicle came out of Maryland and every bolt was rusted stuck and had to be cut off or pb blasted for two days. This kit goes on easily and you don’t need to remove front struts completely, I did bcs I was replacing them anyway. You just need to take off the A arm joint and loosen the bottom shock bolt (with two people, one person might have to remove more). Installing Rear drop shackles easy. I would recommend. Note if your vehicle is new-ish then this job shouldn’t take more than 2-4 hours.As to the ride and adjustments, I still have to get the 2008 frontier aligned, but with the new shocks/struts the vehicle rides better than ever. New lift ride quality I can’t even tell it’s there. In front (with new shocks/struts it raises vehicle over 3” in front and almost 3” in the rear. It was due for new shocks and struts before I bought it. It should settle some.Super happy about the whole update/upgrade.Update 3/10/20Rear shackle settled and is now hitting the tail pipe. I have 2 options, 1) modify tail pipe or 2) reinstall oem shackles and use a diff lift for rear. I talked to mechanic and muffler shop the cheapest option (that looks decent is to use an add a leaf spring lift. So the oem shackles are being put back on and I am adding another lead spring to each side. These shackles were easy to install I wish they would have worked.

I really can't say enough good things about this lift. First thing I want to cover is the Composite spacers in the front, they work fine, and I've had mine on for 6 months through a pretty cold winter with no issues whatsoever. In fact after actually using the composite spacers, I'm biased toward them because they work as intended AND they make for a little extra noise dampening so the front end of my truck was quieter then stock. I see no reason to spend the extra money on aluminum or steel spacers.As for the grease able shackles, there's not much to say about them, they're shackles, I painted them black so they would be a little less obnoxious, but they do their job just fine and were simple enough to install. They also add a little extra articulation and softened up the ride which I thought was nice.Installation was very simple strait forward. The only thing with this lift that some other users complained about was the camber, and it's not an issue with just this lift, ANY lift expensive or not will mess with the suspension geometry and is going to require at least adjustable chamber bolts to compensate for the changes. Some people get lucky and don't need the camber bolts, other people like me, need camber bolts AND adjustable upper control arms because the lift made for so much positive camber on my truck that camber bolts alone were not enough to completely tune it out.I've recommended this lift to many people as an unbeatable budget lift, don't listen to negative reviews posted by people who saw the composite spacers and didn't even bother installing the lift, and ignore the negative reviews by people who install the lift and then are shocked that their alignment is out of whack, any lift will mess with suspension geometry and require fine tuning/adjustment, the only difference between this and a way more expensive kit is that the expensive kit might come with the $30 camber bolts required to fix the camber adjustments, but odds are you'll just be paying more for a big name and less components, and you'll have to buy camber bolts anyway.

Super easy install on my 2011 xterra. I just did the fronts for the time being as I have a full winch bumper weighing down the front. It seems to have "leveled" the vehicle pretty evenly. I have much of a need for the shackles, but the kit is only ~$20 more so I figured it was worth it.The shackles could be more robust in my non-professional opinion. When you hold them you don't get that feeling that they're over built. Though the sleeves are greasable, which is a bonus.Installing the fronts, I found that I did NOT Have to remove the whole shock, as the lower control arm moved down low enough, and I have a 4x4 to boot. The spacer is installed by adding "extended bolts" to the top of the strut. The bolts felt fairly solid and I think will hold up well.I would recommend buying some new cotter pins for the pre-existing bolts on the suspension, they shouldn't be used after removal.

This is a great kit for the price.. Straight forward and easy install. I installed cam bolts just in case when i did the lift.. I just centered the cam bolts and tightened them up. When I did the alignment after the install, the camber was almost perfectly zeroed out.. The toe adjustment was way out though, simply adjusted the toe and everything was in the green. The only issue I came across is the right rear shackle rubs on the exhaust pipe.. It's not a big deal, but makes a rattle noise on start up, and lower idle situations.. Oh! Another common concern with lifting your Xterra or Frontier, is the stock upper control arm hitting the coil bucket mount going over bumps when the suspension droops. A 2" lift is the most you want to go with the stock upper control arms, and this kit has no issues with the upper control arm hitting the coil mount. Over all I'm very satisfied with this lift kit!

Kit installs easily at home with hand tools and a little know how. Spacers are black poly, which I prefer because it blends in from an appearance stand point. Rear shackles are beefy and look thicker and stronger than stock. Got a true 2" of lift. You will need an alignment, just like any other lift. You may also want longer shocks in the rear, but it is not required. Aligntment bolts are available right here on Amazon, and on Prime at the time of this review.  Moog K80276 Cam Bolt Kit

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