OK folks, as I waffle back and forth trying to figure out what to do suspension-wise to my 2012 Frontier CC SV, I'm back to the more realistic point that I probably won't lift it. After reading tons of posts on this and other forums and talking to some of the vendors, I'm pretty sure I don't want to go the cheaper spacer-lift route but new coil-overs, etc. just ain't gonna happen with the budget constraints (you know the drill - mortgage, college tuition, paying for braces for one kid, etc. etc.). But I've got to do something about the crappy, anemic OEM rear leafs that Nissan slaps on these trucks.
So current set up is stock SV 4x4 trim on a CC short box. OEM tires are 265/70/16s soon to be replaced with 265/75/16s yet to be determined (interesting side note - my speedo from the factory is calibrated for the 265/75/16 size that comes on the Pro4X trim so moving up size-wise on tires will actually fix that issue). I've got a Leer 100R topper with a Rola cargo basket mounted above, best guess is that combo added 200 or so pounds. Then there is probably another 50 pounds or so of stuff that lives in the back like trailbuilding tools, etc. The OEM rear leafs just aren't cutting it. I have replaced the bump stops with Timbrens but that is a poor, stop-gap measure that results in a horrible ride.
So on to the meat of the question - with the front staying stock height, will an add-a-leaf be a decent solution to remove the sag and give a decent load carrying ability or should I work towards totally replacing the leaf packs with better after-market ones? I don't want to spend money on AALs if they aren't going to do a lot to fix the problem. I'm assuming ride quality and progressive load capacity with be much better with replacement leaf packs but I'm just not sure. What has been your real-world experience and which route do you think I should pursue?
So current set up is stock SV 4x4 trim on a CC short box. OEM tires are 265/70/16s soon to be replaced with 265/75/16s yet to be determined (interesting side note - my speedo from the factory is calibrated for the 265/75/16 size that comes on the Pro4X trim so moving up size-wise on tires will actually fix that issue). I've got a Leer 100R topper with a Rola cargo basket mounted above, best guess is that combo added 200 or so pounds. Then there is probably another 50 pounds or so of stuff that lives in the back like trailbuilding tools, etc. The OEM rear leafs just aren't cutting it. I have replaced the bump stops with Timbrens but that is a poor, stop-gap measure that results in a horrible ride.
So on to the meat of the question - with the front staying stock height, will an add-a-leaf be a decent solution to remove the sag and give a decent load carrying ability or should I work towards totally replacing the leaf packs with better after-market ones? I don't want to spend money on AALs if they aren't going to do a lot to fix the problem. I'm assuming ride quality and progressive load capacity with be much better with replacement leaf packs but I'm just not sure. What has been your real-world experience and which route do you think I should pursue?
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