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Greetings all,
Been a long time since I last posted, and that's mostly because I have been very content with my 2014 over these past 3 years and have come to understand and accept the car's limitations and quirks. I write "mostly", because there is one thing that I would like to improve if possible that would go a long way to making it better conform to my location/conditions and needs much better than it does now.

I live in a remote Alaskan community where the snow can get deep, and the roads are more often than not dirt and gravel. The low ground clearance can be very limiting, and I would like to get a bit more if I could. I know one other post has been made on this forum asking similar questions, but I haven't seen where it was resolved. So... I'm planning to get 205 65 16 tires to give myself an extra 0.75 inches of height, but what about lifting the suspension? To my knowledge, there is only one company that makes a kit for the LEAF... "Spaccer" out of Germany. Have any of you good folks tried this out, and if so, with what success? Are there other products out there for lifting the suspension that I am not aware of?

Let me know what you know if anything, and thanks as always.
 
Following- we just ordered a lift kit for our 4wd Juke and it MAY cross over to the Leaf, in which case we will lift the Leaf also. Dirt roads and snow.....
 
many of the roads i have to drive on everyday to get to work aren't aren't plowed. Fresh (soft) snow is no problem - it's when the snow melts a little and re-freezes. Large clumps of ice have pretty much chewed up my underside. I've had to replace the front bumper twice, and have to do it again. I was thinking about getting a RAV 4, but I really like my Leaf...if there was an easy way to lift it, or a kit, or parts from a another nissan that I could swap in to lift it, I'd do it. Really just seeing if anyone has done this or has any info.

Thanks for the replies everyone
I bought 2" kit on ebay. It was super easy to install with minimal specialty tools required. Not sure how it has affected alignment but I don't necessarily care about that since my Leaf is now offroad only. I did have to cut corner off the front bumper and back side of the front fender so the 27 X 9 tires wouldn't rub when I turn.

Here's the kit I bought

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3544249527...z2ojgRyRLS&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY
 

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LOL, I guess if someone can lift an AMC Pacer, then a LEAF is fair game...

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Thanks! This picture made me burst out laughing. I needed that.
 
I'm looking to do the same, but frequently drive with a heavy load of bikes hanging off the back in summer. I'd like to do 40-50mm lift in the rear and 10mm less in front to balance things out. Looking for feedback on this idea, but also wanted to hear from people who have lifted the vehicle 30-50mm and how handling was affected. Should I stop at 40mm? Is there a point at which you start to incur real downsides of a lift?
 
I'm looking to do the same, but frequently drive with a heavy load of bikes hanging off the back in summer. I'd like to do 40-50mm lift in the rear and 10mm less in front to balance things out. Looking for feedback on this idea, but also wanted to hear from people who have lifted the vehicle 30-50mm and how handling was affected. Should I stop at 40mm? Is there a point at which you start to incur real downsides of a lift?
You could probably find some airbags to put in the rear to support the additional weight of the bikes. That way you can keep it level when you don’t have the extra weight. You probably don’t want to lift it more than 30-35mm in the front, otherwise you would be putting a lot of extra strain on the CV joints. But 30mm lift would allow you to put larger tires on, nearly doubling the gained ground clearance. Just be sure they don’t rub the wheel wells when turning. Sounds like a fun project. Please keep us all apprised of your progress!
 
You could probably find some airbags to put in the rear to support the additional weight of the bikes. That way you can keep it level when you don’t have the extra weight. You probably don’t want to lift it more than 30-35mm in the front, otherwise you would be putting a lot of extra strain on the CV joints. But 30mm lift would allow you to put larger tires on, nearly doubling the gained ground clearance. Just be sure they don’t rub the wheel wells when turning. Sounds like a fun project. Please keep us all apprised of your progress!
Thanks for that - I’m getting closer… I noticed a few kits come with shock extenders. Is that worth doing? I swear I searched around and can’t figure out why or when this is necessary or beneficial.
 
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