has anyone on here acutally installed or have pics of a calmini front link sas kit installed? just curous of the ride height and stuff, wife just bought an 01 crew cab.

Here is a pic of GummyBob's truck from N4W

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f324/gumybob/SAS%20Frontier/FirstLook.jpg

More info is here: http://nissan4wheelers.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/885603133/m/34710990341/p/1

lots of people have that lift, but keep it mind it requires a good bit of fabrication to install. also make sure to read up on the track bar issues and what you can do to fix that.

so i havent found out about the track bar yet, and i read some were that the kit is bolt on on the frame side but u have to weld brackets to the axle side, is that correct? besides the actual kit what parts do you need to complete the front i.e. steering brake lines ect.

track bar issue.

http://www.nissanoffroad.net/messageboard/index.php?topic=1321.0

it's a decent kit, but it's not just as easy as slapping it on. you are going to have to consider this a startign place for the project and you'll still end up doing a good bit of your own fabrication.

you're going to need an axle, brake lines, master cylinder upgrade, drive shafts, coilovers, steering, new trans crossmember, etc.

search over on nissan4wheelers or roninwheelers and get some better information.

wow for 1,800 you would think the kit would be a little more complete... i will agree the pars they have are nice and i do now see the flaw in the track bar, i think a set of leafs is maybe a better way to go, maybe a set of marlins or something aloong that line.

Ive seen to many people have problems with the calmini SAS. One of the big problems is the mounts breaking on the axle where they are welded to cast. I went with a leaf spring SAS using Calmini parts, and have been really happy, and it flexes just as good as the Calmini coilover kit.

The other problem with the Calmini kit is it is only designed for 33" tires. once you go bigger there WILL be parts failing on the kit.

X2 on www.roninwheelers.com and www.nissan4wheelers.com Great info there.

seet thanks for the good advice, what are the most recomanded springs in front? I figured trail-gear 3" would be the best not too tall!

Personally, if I were to do a leaf sprung sas again, I would base it around a set of 52" toyota rear springs. Waggy/yota lift springs have the center pin too far back in the pack, and its hard to run larger tires with limited lift without doing some serious tubbing of the cab.

seet thanks for the good advice, what are the most recomanded springs in front? I figured trail-gear 3" would be the best not too tall!

Those will flatten & negative arch on you pretty quick. If I did mine over again, I would have just 3-linked the front with coilovers - much more tunable.

im running the yota rear springs upfront , i re-drilled the hole for the center pin though
this is with 35's
http://sexy6chick.smugmug.com/Offroad/Gone-Moab-Day-Three/P5265642/885282368_KYQFv-L.jpg

hey penski do u have a link to your build, your truck is sweet!!!

i have the calmini kit on my xterra. i put about 95000 miles oon it since ive installed it and nothings gone wrong. i have 35s on it.

whats the distance between wms to wms on the factory fronty rear axle?

Personally, if I were to do a leaf sprung sas again, I would base it around a set of 52" toyota rear springs. Waggy/yota lift springs have the center pin too far back in the pack, and its hard to run larger tires with limited lift without doing some serious tubbing of the cab.

What's the width on those rear springs? And what's the height gain over the waggy front springs?

Thanks,
Will

whats the distance between wms to wms on the factory fronty rear axle?

Should be 63"

Should be 63"

depending on year and trim, it varies (59" to 62")

the 01 and up 4x4s are 61"

hey what type of fittings are on the break lines? who did all you guys go through for longer break lines

earl's performance brake lines is what I used. Google it.