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Suspension lift?
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Install Gabriel Hijacker shocks in the rear. Here's a product review: http://www.explorerforum.com/reviewpost/showproduct.php/product/242/cat/all
What about the front? It a AWD.
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They don't make anything like this for the front.
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There is another thread here about the same thing. Brooklyn turned me onto overload coils and air bags for the rear. The fronts on a AWD has to be torsion bars, I think, because I can't see how they would run a axle half shaft through a coil. That and I can't find a listing for AWD front coils. Would you crawl under yours and report back what kind of of front suspention on your AWD?
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I remember looking for this many years ago, and the only thing that was available were the Gabriel Hijacker air adjustable shocks. The Aerostars only had coil springs. You could put cargo coils in the rear for extra support.
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Just for the rear that I'm aware of. It's hard to make an air shock in the front since it's inside of the spring. Where would the hose connection go? The shock is next to the spring in the rear.
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I didn't see what the E-4WD suspension set up looks like. All of my vehicles are 2WD. Could you post a picture of your set up? It might be possible to do if the shock is outside of the spring. Take a look at this link: http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1289
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So If you don't have a shock inside the coil spring I would install two new H/D front coils and install air bags inside them.
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They don't make cargo coils for the front.
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But they make different spring rates for 2WD/AWD long W/B, S/B. I bet a good spring shop could match up a set of variable rate H/D coils. Also cool link, thanks. That gives me great ideas for my beach buggy.
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The guy in that link installed leaf springs.
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This link shows how the air bags look in the back when the shock is on the outside: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2176561&postcount=4
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I found a diagram on Autozone's website of the front suspension on the E-4WD model:
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/re...geId=0900c1528006dfc3&partId=0900c1528006df9e
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The E-4WD front suspension is a short/long arm suspension system with helical coil springs. It consists of spindles, upper, and lower control arms with integral ball joints, and bushings, adjustment shims, coil springs, shock absorbers, and a stabilizer bar. The springs are computer-selected based on the vehicle options.
The lower control arm is attached to the engine crossmember through the pivot bushings, and to the spindles through the ball joint assembly. The lower arms provide support for the coil springs, and attachments for the shock absorber, and the stabilizer bar.
The upper control arm assembly is attached to the top of the front longitudinal side member. The upper arm assembly is attached to the spindle at the upper ball joint, and is anchored to the body using three primary crossmember bolts as well as one additional bolt, and washer assembly.
The shock absorbers are telescopic, direct-action design. They are non adjustable units, and must be replaced as complete assemblies.
The front stabilizer bar is fastened to the front of the frame, and to the lower control arm. The stabilizer bar is standard equipment on all Aerostar models.
Each front wheel is bolted to a hub assembly. There are two opposed tapered roller bearings (inner and outer) with grease retainer seals (inner and outer) encased in one single cup or cartridge. Unlike four-wheel drive wheel hubs, the all-wheel drive hubs are always engaged to the front drive axle, and cannot be manually disengaged.
http://www.autozone.com/autozone/re...geId=0900c1528006dfc3&partId=0900c1528006df9e
Here's a copy of the page:
The E-4WD front suspension is a short/long arm suspension system with helical coil springs. It consists of spindles, upper, and lower control arms with integral ball joints, and bushings, adjustment shims, coil springs, shock absorbers, and a stabilizer bar. The springs are computer-selected based on the vehicle options.
The lower control arm is attached to the engine crossmember through the pivot bushings, and to the spindles through the ball joint assembly. The lower arms provide support for the coil springs, and attachments for the shock absorber, and the stabilizer bar.
The upper control arm assembly is attached to the top of the front longitudinal side member. The upper arm assembly is attached to the spindle at the upper ball joint, and is anchored to the body using three primary crossmember bolts as well as one additional bolt, and washer assembly.
The shock absorbers are telescopic, direct-action design. They are non adjustable units, and must be replaced as complete assemblies.
The front stabilizer bar is fastened to the front of the frame, and to the lower control arm. The stabilizer bar is standard equipment on all Aerostar models.
Each front wheel is bolted to a hub assembly. There are two opposed tapered roller bearings (inner and outer) with grease retainer seals (inner and outer) encased in one single cup or cartridge. Unlike four-wheel drive wheel hubs, the all-wheel drive hubs are always engaged to the front drive axle, and cannot be manually disengaged.
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