FrontySpot - A Nissan Frontier Forum

So you should know by now, im not going to by aftermarket $600.00 UCA unless i have to. For now, im just a college student driving to save every dollar i can. I took a close look under my truck and behind the wheels. I noticed that NISSAN welded a small piece of metal under our UCA. There is 2 holes if you notice. They exit through the top of our arms but you wont need or use the top holes. I further examined the holes. I noticed the one in the rear located closer to our coil bucket will be the best to use. I than took out my drill and wielded a 3/8 bit. I opened up the hole using the 3/8, because the factory holes are too small for the bump stop bolts to slip in. The bump stops i bought were low profile polyurethane from schucks but you can also find them on AC4X4. The cost me 11.00 and i replaced the nuts that came with them because you will see why, once you get them. After the holes were widened i sliped the bumpstops into our factory UCA and tighten them so they wouldnt come loose(have not done yet, because i still need to run down to the hardware store for new nuts). AND WALLAH!!! YOUR ALTERNATIVE TO SPENDING 600.00+ DOLLARS. THIS DIY MOD WILL PREVENT COIL BUCKET CONTACT AND MINOR DAMAGE TO BOTH UCA AND THE BUCKET. Rubber heater hose will not last...have even double layered the uca and still went right through the hose. This should not do the same as the material is stronger and the bumpstop covers more area both uca and when it hits the bucket. The bumpstop extends a tiny bit further than the uca edges which is another +

I hope this does not effect prg and tc sales ..if so, im sorry. This is totally safe and does not require you to remove your wheels. But it could make the job a little bit easier. I'm glad to help solve our coil bucket contact problems on lifted frontiers. ~ENJOY!

Nice pics, I am sure the lifted crowd will be happy with this one

I can't wait to get rough with the truck. I always cautioned myself when going off road. Those ruts destroyed my coilbucket and UCAs!

AWESOME, BlackTiger Thanks for the info.

Sandiegan05fronty Wrote:AWESOME, BlackTiger Thanks for the info.

Sticky?

Have you actually tired it out yet?

To tell you the truth. I just installed this. So have not had the chance to test it out. But i will have the chance to be a part of the rough rider gang tomorrow. I'll tell you how it holds up.

DID SOME ROUGH TESTS AND IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM!!! I CAN EVEN SEE THE CONTACT POINT

I noticed some damage to the bucket on my passenger side....only because the bumpstop on the passenger side is a little thinner...don't know why they made 1 bumpstop thinner than the other...it was the same for the low profile...anyways i have the ultra low profile and i took it off road and beat the crap out of my truck...i was in the mood to drive ridiculously fast because i watched a nissan navara dakar rally video before i left...and i hit the coil bucket so many times i couldnt keep count...but all i heard was the bumpstop thumping against the metal...so it held up pretty good when i checked to see if i had any damage...they still look brand new....ummmm again the passenger side took minor shaving on the coil bucket....because the bumpstop is thinner...so to solve this ill just add a washer on top of it to beef it up or thicken it.....but other than that...this mod works........

If i get my rock sliders on my truck by tomorrow...i'll lift the truck using a hi-lift and show you the bumpstop contact to the bucket. If it looks good i' might post it on clubfrontier, to exploit my idea.

AWESOME! Can't wait to see the pics....

soooo where can i get these bump stops at?

Search for shucks...auto parts store than search for low or ultra low profile bump stops on the website...and it should pop up...

These will work up to ----3" SUSPENSION LIFTS---- I have a 2.5" spacer lift and lost almost no down travel.

i suppose all you lost was the thickness of the rubber stop

Like less than a cm. The bump stop is mounted farther up the uca. Contact point is at the tip of the uca...or where the joint is.