69-4510 2.5" Smart Suspension Technology Lift Kit - Xterra/Equator

This kit is great. I don't think I found anything else as good for the money when I went looking for a kit. Installing the kit itself is fairly easy, but it takes a bit of time. Watching the install videos gives you a very good idea what it will take if you don't have corrosion to make your life more complicated. There are a few things that some people might not anticipate when planning to do this themselves. The first thing is the need for a front end alignment after install. Yeah it costs money, but it is absolutely worth it/necessary in my experience. Then if you are in an area prone to rust, you might get slowed down by bolts seized into the metal sleeves in bushings. I was able to get the stock rear shackles unbolted and out in spite of them being swollen and a bit welded by rust, but had to remove the two plastic sides of the rear bumper on my 2012 Nissan Xterra to get good enough access with a breaker bar and impact. That wasn't too bad, just a little time consuming. The worst you might run into is what I dealt with on the front lower control arm bolts that need to be replaced with the new cam bolts that come in the kit. The back bushings on both sides had the original bolts corroded and seized into the steel sleeved inside the rubber bushings. I had to use a reciprocating saw to cut the ends off to get the bolts and bushings out. If that happens to you then you will need to either replace the bushings or the entire lower control arms. I opted to replace the bushings because I could get those quicker than control arms and it cost less. However, getting the old bushings out of the control arms is a bit of a battle. Just replacing the lower control arms bushings and all if the much easier way to go and isn't a huge expense. I needed to contact the manufacturer support folks for a bit of help with some parts I misplaced. They were great. It turned out that the shop where I went to get the front end aligned after my install is a dealer for ReadyLift and the folks there told me they happily install a lot of them. I'm back on the road looking so much better than stock with ride pretty close to stock. I couldn't be happier.

have purchased and installed on a couple of frontiers, high quality materials easy to install and work well with your stock set up, to improve your alignment I would also pick up some spc UCA’s and cam bolts to really sweeten things up other wise great little mini lift on a budget on its own.

It took me longer to install this kit then others that wrote reviews, but I have to say Im far from being a mechanic. It took me around 6 hours to do the front end and 2 hours to do the rear end. The rear end was very simple just a few things to watch for. Make sure to not allow the axle to hang from the break lines, lower the spare tire enough to remove and replace the new bolts. You may also have a little fight on the lower bolt on the passager side due to the exhaust pipe slightly interfering. The front end challenges were breaking the upper ball joints loose which wasted about 40 minutes of time , really just needed to take a bigger hammer to that fight, after borrowing a larger ball peen hammer they broke free with 5 to 6 taps. the other issue was replacing the lower cam bolts I wasted about 50 minutes on this. Because these bolts are under pressure from the spring I had a difficult time lining up the bolt holes. I found it very useful to use a ratchet strap to help with this problem.

Fit great! Definitely needed the alignment bolts to get it right. I installed it on a 2007 longbed crewcab, which the factory suspension seems to sag more in the front end because of the longer wheelbase, so it sits just right with the kit installed, as it should have from the factory. Don't expect a huge lifted look. I put on BFG A/T KM2 285/75R16 and folded the back edge of the fender up to clear them,and they look great. the ride is nicer now than factory.

Review is for install since I haven’t driven the truck yet, the parts are all good it installed fairly straight forward however i did need to pit on new lower control arms on both side due to the cam bolts being stuck had to cut them out with a sawsall. My only gripe so far is that the truck does not sit level it is 1” lower in the rear than the front, not a huge deal but it isn’t level. 2016 crew sv.

Just installed this kit. Overall time was 6 hours for everything. Definitely could've shortened it up by a couple hours but I wanted to take my time and make sure everything was done right. The truck sits absolutely perfect! Just like the kit says, 2.5" in the front and 1.5" in the back. The Ready Lift site states not for Pro-4X, the front may sit higher. It's perfect!!! Totally noticeable and makes my little Frontier look beefy! Couple tips for installs: 1: Replace the cam bolts while the strut is out. So much easier! The directions say to do those last and I found out the hard way. All the pressure from the strut is working against you, so do it when it's out. 2: Make sure you support the spindle when the strut is out or it'll be hanging by the brake line. A small bungee or wire will be fine. Edit: I e had the lift installed for about a month now and the truck rides like factory. Totally happy with this kit. I could've went a less expensive route but I'm glad I didn't. The best mod I've done to my Frontier!

Camber bolt washer didn't fit the bolts.

I bought this for an '08 Xterra. The good news is the pieces fit and seem to be thoughtfully and well made. The bad news is the instructions and videos for installation are for a Frontier, not the Xterra. While the two vehicles share a chassis and powertrain, there are enough differences between them that at some points of the installation, someone with an Xterra is going to find the instructions misleading and useless. Apparently, from what the company rep eventually admitted, the company tested the installation on a Frontier, and assumed the installation would be the same for an Xterra. But, it's not, as I found out the hard way. The problem I ran into is that the Xterra has an emissions evap canister mounted in the rear-most part of the left rear wheel well, which prevents the kit's outboard shackle bracket, which has the crush tubes attached, from being re-inserted into the mounting holes on the frame and spring. Nissan's original shackles have the tubes attached to the inboard bracket, probably for this very reason. After a couple of phone calls, mailing pictures to tech support and still more phone calls, the tech guy admitted they had not installed this kit on an Xterra so were unaware of the issue. Their only solutions were; a) remove the evap canister to provide the needed room or b) return the kit to Amazon for a refund. Since I had the kit mostly installed at that point the latter option made no sense to me. And the work and risk of possible additional issues from removing the evap canister, with all its cables and hoses, weren't very appealing either. At that point I'd already spent two days working on this install in my garage and didn't think I should have to waste more time and effort because of a mistake the company had made. I requested they send me a different rear shackle kit, one which conformed to the manufacturer's design, but they refused. Then I asked if it would be okay to cut the tubes off the outboard bracket plate to make assembly easier. The tech said that some of the kits they send out don't even have those tubes attached to the shackle plate anyway, so he didn't see why that would not work. So, that's what I did and it worked okay. So, after 3 days of struggling with this installation it is finally done and I just need to get the front end re-aligned. Some of that excessive time was because both lower rear shock bolts were frozen in place, would not come loose, and I had to cut them out and replace the bolts. When I look around at my garage and see all the tools I ended up having to use for this job, I concluded that; a)this installation is best left to a shop that can lift the vehicle high enough to work under safely, b) many home mechanics are going to lack the full set of socket and box-end wrenches, breaker bar, impact wrench, pry bars, cutting tools and lifts and jacks necessary to do this job and c) the installation instructions and videos clearly misrepresent the ease of installation for this kit - particularly for the Xterra. For this much money, the hardware in the kit is clearly over-priced, particularly when the company's customer support is so poor.

After reading on lifts for my truck for months on end I finally decided to give one a try and this one was the one I tried, I installed this lift myself witch was not easy but doable and it ended up great I love it I know that it says that this will not work with pro 4x vehicles as most other lifts but this one did work and I’m Verry happy with the outcome of this I would suggest this to anyone who wants there truck to be higher than stock

Managed to install the back side lift, failed to install the front side by myself … taking it to a mechanic next week to install … will update accordingly.

Package came fast and the product is very good quality. Installation took about 4 hours on my 19 pro4x and the ride is the same as factory. But as stated in the description the pro4x will not be level with this kit and my front end is a little bit higher than the rear but some 1 inch blocks will solve the problem but I knew that before ordering so its not an issue. I would recommend this kit for anyone looking to get some lift and not break the bank

Very easy to install. It took me a little less than 4 hours in my driveway to install the kit. The truck sits nice and level with just the right amount of lift. Be sure to get the front end aligned before going very far so as not to destroy your tires. I'm pleased with the results, just need a bit bigger tire on it to complete the look.

Easy to install all parts in kit