[madrock]

I picked up my 08+ 4x4 springs from forum member giimmelub and had them paired up with my Bilstein 5100's. I don't have experience fiddling with spring compressors, so I paid my friend that runs a shop to assemble them for me. My truck is dirty right now, so I won't have good pictures up until this Saturday.

Stock ground-to-fender height: 35" up front
08 springs with 5100 set to 1 ground-to-fender height: 40" up front

My 33" tires are pretty worn down, so I would be sitting at 40.5" easily if I had decent tread on my tires. I could probably run 1.5" spacer with minor coil bucket contact.

 

[madrock]

Nice! So I'd probably get about 39" to 39.5" up front with them set at "0". I think I might need to get me a set! BTW, how is the ride compared to your 5100's on the top setting with your stock springs?

It's not that noticable of a difference. The 4x2 springs I received with the Bilsteins were pretty worn down so it offset the preload created by the Bilsteins on the top setting. That setup was not stiff at all.

I test drove this setup for about 10 miles after I finished the install (and removed the sway bar after the install), and I liked it a lot. I think allowing the truck to work independently with the stiffer springs without the sway bar interfering helped.

So how is the ride with the highest setting? I really need to get my 5100s back on the truck.

I actually have it on the middle setting, and I love it. It's not stiff at all.

 

[madrock]

:bump: Pics added to the original post. It was too dark last night, so I spent the time aiming my HID low and fogs :teethmast

Good job taking the sway bar off, it helps a ton for ride quality. Just wondering, are you leveled now front to back? I know Nissan changed rear leafs on the 08's, but I don't know if the 08 2wd rear end sits higher?



You need adjustable cam bolts and an alignment.

My stock 08 sat exactly like my stock 06, which was 35" up front and 37.5" in the rear. I picked up some 1.5" blocks and Bilstein 5125 rear shocks from Mr Lee, but I kinda digging the stance as it is now.

I'm guessing the OP does too ... madrock should be getting about 3" with that setup not 5". The middle setting gives 1.5" so that would be 3.5" from the coils. Sounds like the tires are on their edges.
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Not 3.5". Even if they are Pro4x coils maybe 2". Since the truck's an '08, it didn't come with cam bolts, so the camber being off would explain it, and even Toe can cause this.

madrock, did you get it aligned? Did you buy cam bolts?

I posted a frontal pic on the original post. I have some positive camber, but it is nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be. I just installed the setup last night so I haven't had it aligned yet. I get my tax refund on June 3, so I'll get new shoes and the alignment done all at once.

Before I went forward with this setup, I talked to at least 3 different 2WD guys who all said they were sitting at around 39-39.5" (SuperTighty5.6 was the only one to have the Bilstein's set at 1. He sits at 40.5 with my exact setup).

I knew 4x2's were lighter, but to gain almost 4" is awesome :teethmast

 

[madrock]

So bilsteins on the middle is 1.5"s of lift... and 4x4 springs are another 1" of lift?... which = 2.5"s of lift, how did you end up gaining 4-5 at the fender?

Truck looks great tho! Good work!

My guess is that the 2WD are a lot lighter and don't compress the stiff 4x4 springs as much.

 

[madrock]

Looks sick!!! That 1.5 block gonna bring the rake back or will it level it? dont bring the rake back.

It has the forward rake going on, but it doesn't look bad at all. I'll get some better pics tomorrow. I'm kicking myself for dropping $145 on blocks and Bilstein rear shocks without trying this look first.

The wife doesn't care for the SoCal stance, but she likes this.

 

[madrock]

Here are some pics I took today of the new lift with the DSLR camera. My driveway has a bit of an incline, so that makes the rear look a lot lower than it really is. I also snapped a couple pics of my stock UCA/coil bucket. I have not had any coil bucket contact with this setup, and I even punched it over some railroad tracks today. I wonder if I could sneak in a 1.5" spacer if I took a grinder to the lip?

 

[madrock]

I believe the 2.5" spacer will be too much for the stock UCA. 1.5" is what they recommend, and 2" is pushing it. It could work if you went the RC route with their UCA's.

 

[madrock]

Just to update my old thread...I am still sitting at 5" of lift after getting my alignment and new tires. The alignment was a must because of my positive camber and my steering wheel was off centered. The alignment with the adjustable cam bolts took care of both issues.

 

[madrock]

Did you ever add blocks in the back? I did this same lift, got the same results as you, but my rear end now even with 2" blocks sits lower than a stock 2wd titan.

I added 1.5" blocks to the rear. I now sit 40" front and rear. Looking at my truck, the rear appears to be higher but it is level.

So I just got 5100's for all 4 corners, Wanted to just level truck, it has 160K on it, would probably need new springs up front too, what is recommended ? I have a 05 CC XE 4x2 ? Regular 08+ springs or what ?

You could probably go with a 2" spacer with the Bilstein's set at 0, and that should level it out. That's going off the presumption your rear is stock. Your best bet is to measure your front and rear height as it is now and go from there.

So on a 2005 adding just the 08' 4x4 Springs alone should get me 3.5"? Because I am wanting to level mine an inch higher to match the rear, I could do the springs and just remove my 2.5" spacer? I was thinking of doing the RC arms and the Springs while removing the spacer.

That should do the trick for you. As you see in this thread, there are two others besides myself that have gotten 3.5" from the springs. I am sure results may vary depending on winches, front hitches, offroad bumpers and etc that change the weight up front.

 

[madrock]

So on a 2005 adding just the 08' 4x4 Springs alone should get me 3.5"? Because I am wanting to level mine an inch higher to match the rear, I could do the springs and just remove my 2.5" spacer? I was thinking of doing the RC arms and the Springs while removing the spacer.

One more thing...You could go with drop shackles to lower your rear by 1". If you are running your stock shackles, these will prevent your leaf springs from going through the bed.

I recommend these:

Drop-Shackles