Total newbie looking for some guidance

[ADudeOnSkis]

Whats up fellow nissaners

I just picked up a 94 hardbody se 4x4, v6 5spd and want to learn all I can about it.

First question is, it looks like it has a little bit of a lift, but I cant really tell. Maybe its just cause I dont really know whats up yet but I've seen a couple other hardbodys around town that look like there at about the same height.

Second kinda pertains to the first; If I wanted to get more clearance what should I be looking at as far as a lift kit? I've done a little research and I'm pretty sure I want to go with a suspension lift.

What do you all recommend for lighting and a way to mount it? I've already found myself wishing I could see better at night when I'm not on the beaten path several times...

Thanks for any help, I'm sure I'll have plenty more qustions.

[rizzobc]

Hey new guy whats up? OK I don't have a 4x4 but, I asked the questions about lowering mine. Here is what you did for a lift. You need to crank on the the torssion bar to raise the front. That my friend is free! Bonus! For the rear you need some shackels to raise it. If you are looking for more than about two inches than you will need a lift kit and the other guys will have to let you know about that kind of stuff. I will tell you that everyone does not like to answer the same questions over and over so they may just send you a link to another post about that kind of thing. Also look through all the past posts to see if you can find the info that you need. Welcome to club and check in every day, because you can learn alot from these guys. I know I have.

[Desert Rat]

Most lifts for the D21 trucks consist of longer upper A-arms and a Tbar crank. You can tell if you have aftermarket arms by looking. If they're the stamped steel ones, they're stock. If they're blue, or made of steel tubing, they're lift arms. The upper bumpstops limit lift and you shouldn't crank Tbars to the point where you don't have any down travel left.

Upper Arm lifts (UCA lifts) are sold by several companies and can safely lift the front about 2.5" over stock, and you should be able to clear 32" rubber. Add some significant fender trimming to that and you might squeeze 33s. Add a body lift and 33s are definitely doable, however the performance of the truck will suffer with the larger rubber and a regear of the axles might be in order. Think about this before you leap, as Nissan ring and pinion sets are very expensive.

If you do a lift, you'll also want to address steering, as the stock setup doesn't lend itself to being lifted very well. Parts wear out fast, and you can have tierod failures on the trail. Calmini makes a solid kit for the hardbodies that addresses the issue of the dogbone stock centerlink. Figure on dropping about $500 on the kit though.

The rear lis easy. Add a leafs and longer shackles work well for picking the back up. Stay away from single short AALs and look for AAL systems that use 2 or more additional leaves.

[zack.]

do you have to do anything else with the longer shackles or can you just throw them on? thanks.