Lift and 33's ??????

[XterraRN]

Just a question I was wondering if anyone has lifted an 05-07 Xterra OR. I am wanting to get 33's for mine next spring and I was hoping that I could do it with out trimming anything except the mud flaps which mother nature has already taken care for me.

It seems to be hard to find a complete kit to do a nice lift for my rig. I was looking at the 5in suspension lift from Calmini. I have heard mixed reports about Calmini. I am looking for something that is complete, this is still my daily driver and the vacation mobile. Has anybody out there done a lift on the 05-07 X and would I be able to put 33's on with this set up. I would like to stay away from a body lift, the tires that I have been thinking about are 285-75-16's. any info or pics would be nice.

Thanks

Jeremy

[Allen Cox]

I'm running 285/75r16 tires on my Frontier with a 2" spacer kit and 2" blocks in the back.

I've done several lifts on the '05+ Xterras and Frontiers. None of the larger ones though. Fabtech also just came out with a kit for the Frontier, I believe one for the Xterra as well. It's also a 5" kit.

You can run those tires with a spacer kit alone. A little bit of trimming, even with the mudflaps off, will be necessary though. With a larger kit, they kick the lower control arm forwards, centering the wheel in the well, negating a lot of the trimming, but some will still be necessary.

I don't know if you're doing anything this weekend, but we're putting some coilovers, upper control arms and leaf packs in Scott Allen's '07 Xterra in Fort Collins.

[XterraRN]

It would nice to be able come this weekend but unfortunatly I have to man the ER for this labor day.

I got an e-mail back from Calmini that said that 285-75-16's will fit under there 5in, without trimming. I am not sure what I want to do yet the Calmini has some cutting that would make it impossible to go back to stock if I ever wanted or needed to. If anybody out there has done a lift kit on an 05-07 X any info would be helpful.

[SilverZero]

hey RN here is a great thread for new xterra lifts. I will be doing the 5in next spring, but there are some good options here also.

http://thenewx.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=2223

[Allen Cox]

I do know that returning it to stock afterwards would be impossible. Well, I say impossible, but in all actuality, if you wanted it back to stock bad enough, it could be done.

I cut up trucks all day long, some with less than 10 miles on them. I work at 4 wheel parts, doing lift kits, gears, lockers, sliders, lights, etc. all day long. Most of the new stuff gets the sawzall within 1/2 hour or so of me getting them.

I think they say you can just about run a 35" tire with the 5" lift kit. If I can run that 285-75R16 with 2", then centering that tire in the well and lifting an additional 3" wouldn't be an issue at all. Heck, the 285-75 is damn near a 33" tire anyway. A 32.75" tire to be exact.

[Allen Cox]

SilverZero, nice thread there! That's a ton of information, and with the added pics, saweet!

[itsme1738]

:eek: :eek: :eek: wow lots of info