I learn suspension basics & look at lifting my Frontier

I'm the first to admit, I don't have a deep knowledge or understanding of everything that happens beneath the surface of a vehicle. As the time has finally come to lift the Frontier, I wanted to better wrap my head around the truck's suspension, and how the lift components come into play.

I've very happy to have partnered with Nissan Frontier specialists Alldogs Offroad Co-op to lift my truck, and they took a moment to sit down and answer my questions about suspension in general as well as the lift kit we'll be installing on my truck.

Much of this information will be old hat to some of you, so I've provided a fairly granular breakdown of chapter links so you can skip what you don't care to watch and jump to whichever segment you may be curious about.

Alldogs Offroad Co-op:
https://www.alldogsoffroad.com/

The Alldogs/Koni kit going onto my Frontier:
https://www.alldogsoffroad.com/alldog...

Intro: (0:00)
Meet Alldogs Offroad: (1:20)
The roles of springs vs shocks: (1:53)
Upper & lower control arms: (3:29)
Truck lift kits in general: (4:24)
Wheel travel: (5:47)
Choosing among many lift kit options: (6:22)
Leaf springs & multi-leaf elliptical vs parabolic: (8:53)
Frontier-specific considerations: (12:35)
Titan swap: (14:14)
The kit going on my Frontier: (16:07)
Why Koni shocks: (17:43)
How does my kit achieve lift: (20:26)
Alldogs Offroad: Not just Frontier (20:55)
Conclusion: 22:29