[Nex]

Can you pros tell by these two photos on how badly flattened out these leafs are.. If so..I ll be going the Nisstec route with a complete OME kit w/Dakar leaf packs..

My truck drives well, it handles very well..and so forth..Just wondering if by the looks of these original leafs, if not maybe its time for a swap...
usually some light off roading, and more often than not, some heavy loading in the cargo area..stones etc..

Thanks for your help..


profile shot of this past winter..

 

[skibum315]

If you're happy with the ride, and current height, they look fine to me ... if you *want* to upgrade on the other hand, and need an excuse; then yes, they're crap and should be replaced immediately.

ccasion5:

 

[Nex]

If you're happy with the ride, and current height, they look fine to me ... if you *want* to upgrade on the other hand, and need an excuse; then yes, they're crap and should be replaced immediately.

ccasion5:

The honesty in this forum is what keeps me coming back all these years :crybaby:It's sometimes just overwhelming joy...

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[shigman]

Does your X bottom out with weight in the back?

 

[TRUXterra]

Does your X bottom out with weight in the back?

^^ This.

If not, you can keep going, if it does, you need to look into options!

 

[Blake]

while we are on this subject; i'm in the same boat

thinking with going with these:

http://www.nissteclifts.com/index.p...tegory_id=173&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=72

are these just as good as the $190 package from prg?

 

[Nex]

Does your X bottom out with weight in the back?

You know what..It doesn't..I had 35 mini pave stones (the ones that you use to shape around a garden for example)..heavy to say the least when there's 35 sitting in the cargo area..plus a few bags of crushed stone screening and a few bags of black earth..and the drive home..albeit the truck was sagging.., it did not bottom out.. I have a photo somewhere with the truck loaded up that exact day....


I think it s the stance that is bothering me more than the performance...
I look sagged next to any 2012 + Xterra I'm next too..
I'll see what happens over the summer....thank for the help fellas..

 

[josephhauler]

it looks like someone lit 100 citronella candles underneath your truck and let them burn all the way out.

springs look fine however if you feel like you have a soft ride thats bottoming out alot, change em. A nice set of OME dakar's will run about 400 bones.

 

[NUTSgoWEEE]

That's how mine looked - around normal roads even with a heavy load they don't bottom out, but any large bumps they would easily.

I got a set of Helwig helper springs and was shocked how much it improved the ride. Cheap and easy. No height difference but I haven't bottomed out since. Next step is full pack replacements but if there's no problems you're probably alright.

 

[Nex]

it looks like someone lit 100 citronella candles underneath your truck and let them burn all the way out.

springs look fine however if you feel like you have a soft ride thats bottoming out alot, change em. A nice set of OME dakar's will run about 400 bones.

No candles here I just dodged and burned the shadows and highlights in the photograph to make the leafs easier to view in the photo..»(photography stuff don`t mind it)

Thanks for all the answers...

 

[Bliss_X]

yeah they look ok. my truck used to bottom out all the time on my stock suspension. the straw that broke the camel's back was when i had 4 people in my truck (me included) and a cooler of beer/food and it bottomed out constantly. really it shouldnt have at all. it was driving me nuts. so when i did my suspension i added an AAL and prg adjustable shackles and i havent bottomed out since. i'll replace my leaf packs eventually but for now the ride is fine.

 

[Blake]

the AAL I posted; are they decent?

anyone?
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[Bliss_X]

the AAL I posted; are they decent?

anyone?
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yeah sure. lots of people run them. I have the PRG deaver 2 leaf AAl and I like them as well.

 

[Blake]

from nisstech?

 

[Mr. Bills]

^. The Deaver 2-leaf add-a-leafs are only available from PRG.

 

[jtzako]

Mine dont look flat, but the truck bottoms out when hitting bumps in the road even with NO cargo/passengers in the back. Heck I even have helper springs on there and they still bottom out.

 

[Blake]

^. The Deaver 2-leaf add-a-leafs are only available from PRG.

oh yeah, i know.. i was just asking if the nisstech ones would be ok to add to my factory ones since they aren't sagging as much