I put a 3" rough country lift on my 2010 Titan Pro4x 4x4 this weekend, what a nightmare that ended up being.
Things I learned:
1) Make sure you have a 19mm box end wrench
2) It's a good idea to own a tap set
3) The kit gave me ~3 1/4" of lift at the fender flare
Measurements Before / After:
-Fender height: 37 1/8" / 40 3/8"
-Front bumper: 31 3/4" / 35 1/2"
For starters, 3 out of the 6 grease zerks would not thread into the threads they cut. I ended up having to clean them up with a tap to get the zerks in properly. While that took time, it wasn't near the problem I ran into later.
The next problem I had was getting the driver's side rear UCA bolt broken loose. I got an impact gun on the front one and broke it loose fine, but there is too much stuff in the way of the rear one (steering column, brake line coils, etc) and ended up using a 3/8" drive breaker bar and a lot of elbow grease to get it broke loose.
After that was done, getting the lift in was no problem. All the hardware was there, the parts seemed of good quality until it came time to torque the spacers into the coil bucket. At this point I set my torque wrench to 25 ft-lbs and went around and hit all 3 to snug them evenly, then moved it to 35 ft-lbs (the lower end of the recommended 35-40 ft-lbs). I ended up breaking one of the studs, which greatly angered me and I almost took the kit off at this point. Instead, I went to Advanced and O-Reilly's but couldn't find anything comparable but a grade 8 bolt, and had to use that with a lock washer on top and bottom. Got it snugged in there finally. Drivers side took me about 6 hours including assembly of the UCA's, which ended up taking a while because I tried cleaning the threads without a tap set, ended up just buying a tap set because it was easier. Passenger side took about 1.5 hours.
Now I have a question for you guys as I look to buy rims and tires - what have people fit under this 3" lift? I am looking at xD Monster rims, 18" diameter with +18 offset and Nitto Terra's at 295/70/18. Has anyone done this or a larger setup without issue? I don't mind doing the PWM if necessary, but want to make sure I have the offset other clearances met properly before worrying about cutting plastic out of the way.
Also any recommendations on where to buy? www.rimzoneonline.com has great prices, anyone have anything good/bad to say about that site?
Before:
After:
Things I learned:
1) Make sure you have a 19mm box end wrench
2) It's a good idea to own a tap set
3) The kit gave me ~3 1/4" of lift at the fender flare
Measurements Before / After:
-Fender height: 37 1/8" / 40 3/8"
-Front bumper: 31 3/4" / 35 1/2"
For starters, 3 out of the 6 grease zerks would not thread into the threads they cut. I ended up having to clean them up with a tap to get the zerks in properly. While that took time, it wasn't near the problem I ran into later.
The next problem I had was getting the driver's side rear UCA bolt broken loose. I got an impact gun on the front one and broke it loose fine, but there is too much stuff in the way of the rear one (steering column, brake line coils, etc) and ended up using a 3/8" drive breaker bar and a lot of elbow grease to get it broke loose.
After that was done, getting the lift in was no problem. All the hardware was there, the parts seemed of good quality until it came time to torque the spacers into the coil bucket. At this point I set my torque wrench to 25 ft-lbs and went around and hit all 3 to snug them evenly, then moved it to 35 ft-lbs (the lower end of the recommended 35-40 ft-lbs). I ended up breaking one of the studs, which greatly angered me and I almost took the kit off at this point. Instead, I went to Advanced and O-Reilly's but couldn't find anything comparable but a grade 8 bolt, and had to use that with a lock washer on top and bottom. Got it snugged in there finally. Drivers side took me about 6 hours including assembly of the UCA's, which ended up taking a while because I tried cleaning the threads without a tap set, ended up just buying a tap set because it was easier. Passenger side took about 1.5 hours.
Now I have a question for you guys as I look to buy rims and tires - what have people fit under this 3" lift? I am looking at xD Monster rims, 18" diameter with +18 offset and Nitto Terra's at 295/70/18. Has anyone done this or a larger setup without issue? I don't mind doing the PWM if necessary, but want to make sure I have the offset other clearances met properly before worrying about cutting plastic out of the way.
Also any recommendations on where to buy? www.rimzoneonline.com has great prices, anyone have anything good/bad to say about that site?
Before:
After:
and modify things till it fits. I'm trying to decide if I wanna do some cuttin' to fit 35"s or just some minor cuttin' for 315/70/17.
