Suspension upgrade for 2005 Frontier

dirtysouth

Adventurer
Hello fellow Nissan owners. I own a 2005 Frontier CC SE 4x4, that currently has a 2" Calmini spacer up front and airbags in the rear. The truck has a KMA front and rear bumper, and a camper shell as well. I bought the truck used with this setup, and was going to replace the shocks all the way around, as the current ones appear to be the stock ones, and with 120k miles on the vehicle, they're due. I want to go ahead and do away with the spacer setup and replace the front springs while I'm in there. I'm going to save the rear springs for a later date for now, since the airbags are already installed.

My truck is a DD, and I do travel forest service roads, but nothing that pretty much any stock vehicle couldn't do. It's more of an family camping vehicle than anything, so I don't need anything extreme, nor do I want to spend a great deal of money on upgrading the suspension for it's intended purposes. I've looked around, and it appears that you can get the OME springs and shocks, TJM springs with Bilstein shocks, or OME springs and Bilstein shocks, at a price I am comfortable with. Does anyone have experience with either of these setups? I don't have to have a super plush ride, but I don't want to be bouncing all over the road either.

Thanks in advance for any and all suggestions.
 

gorillamel

Dirty Blonde
I had Bilstein 5100s up front for a few years w/o spacers (5100s w/ 2-3" lift w/ AAL pack and PRG shackle). The ride was a bit rough, but got the job done. I went to Moab with that set up and had no issues.

There are quite a few X's and fronty's that I know that use the OME set up and enjoy it.
 

glamisdude72000

Desert Camper
Stay away from the TJM Bilstein combo, I had it and it rode like garbage.... I hear the OME springs ride better, but I agree with DesertFront if you can afford the at least the Front Radflos do it. They ride the best out of all the combos listed. The Radflo rears are not as crucial though, most just use Bilstein 5100 series as they ride nearly as good.
 

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