Hello everybody! I know there has been a lot of conversation about a lift kit coming out for our vehicles, especially for those who want to do some light off-roading. I have spoken to Steve Kramar at Calmini Suspensions products out of Bakersfield, California. Calmini built and designed the Pathfinder and Armada overland builds showcased at the SEMA auto show a few years ago (See photo below) and many of us went “I want that!” GOOD NEWS: We could have “that” and actually even better. Calmini makes some great quality off-road suspension products and more.
Steve said he can build a lift kit for us, but Nissan’s OEM platform is not kind to alignment issues without doing a proper subframe for the rear and possibly the front to allow for proper lift and suspension geometry thanks to lower control arm design. Calmini can fix this by creating such a kit to allow for proper spring length in relation to wheel motion ratio, etc so that we can have proper factory alignment AND lift capability (No, a simple spacer kit won't truly achieve this, I am not knocking anyone who wants that, but a proper lift would be worth it if you want the capability).
The Calmini Kit would lift the Pathfinder about 3-4 inches from its current height for both Rockcreek and non-Rockcreek alike. This would actually be 1 inch higher than the SEMA build and be truly off-road capable with spring rating, travel, etc… which is awesome. The kit would (theoretically) come in under $1,800 for everything.
What Steve needs is interest. He explained to me that his business does a lot of projects for OEM manufacturers to help with aftermarket support, but he can't just build 10 of these and call it done. He also explained that they can do under-body protection, rock sliders, off road bumpers (possibly) with interest. Steve wants to start with a lift kit and probably go from there from my understanding, as that will determine just how far in our builds our community will realistically go (hopefully a decent amount of us)
There needs to be a sizable amount of us saying we want this kit for him to fabricate it for sale.
I propose we do two things.
AND
We are looking at 4-6 months of a finished product AFTER interest is confirmed, so don’t wait!
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Steve said he can build a lift kit for us, but Nissan’s OEM platform is not kind to alignment issues without doing a proper subframe for the rear and possibly the front to allow for proper lift and suspension geometry thanks to lower control arm design. Calmini can fix this by creating such a kit to allow for proper spring length in relation to wheel motion ratio, etc so that we can have proper factory alignment AND lift capability (No, a simple spacer kit won't truly achieve this, I am not knocking anyone who wants that, but a proper lift would be worth it if you want the capability).
The Calmini Kit would lift the Pathfinder about 3-4 inches from its current height for both Rockcreek and non-Rockcreek alike. This would actually be 1 inch higher than the SEMA build and be truly off-road capable with spring rating, travel, etc… which is awesome. The kit would (theoretically) come in under $1,800 for everything.
What Steve needs is interest. He explained to me that his business does a lot of projects for OEM manufacturers to help with aftermarket support, but he can't just build 10 of these and call it done. He also explained that they can do under-body protection, rock sliders, off road bumpers (possibly) with interest. Steve wants to start with a lift kit and probably go from there from my understanding, as that will determine just how far in our builds our community will realistically go (hopefully a decent amount of us)
There needs to be a sizable amount of us saying we want this kit for him to fabricate it for sale.
I propose we do two things.
- Fill out this google form demonstrating your interest in what you want, which I can share with Steve to give him data. I will keep this link open until August 2024.
2022+ Pathfinder Survey
This is to collect data on interest for a proper lift kit and off-road accessories for the new Pathfinder through the design of Calmini Suspension products.
docs.google.com
AND
- Email Calmini directly @ sales@calmini.com saying you are interested in a lift kit for the new 2022+Pathfinder.
We are looking at 4-6 months of a finished product AFTER interest is confirmed, so don’t wait!
