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02 Explorer Sport 2WD Lift, Help Needed

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uefear

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Hello everyone this is my first post on these forums. I have been reading around here the past couple days and I have found a lot of good useful information. So far I have decided on...

2002 Explorer Sport 4.0 SOHC 2WD

2.0" Torsion Twist
WAR-153 Shackles

My next question is...Since my explorer sits with the front end higher than the rear to begin with and on top of that I have my box in the back, I was thinking that I should add a little more lift to the back. I heard the shackles give about 1.5" (Results may vary) so that still leaves .5" in the back. I have seen something about Add a leaf but I know that my 02 explorer sport 2wd has something different with the leafs. Is there a way I can do AAL on my sport to get another 1" in the back? I think if I had 2.0" in the front and 2.5" in the back it would sit pretty level with the 125 pounds of audio in the trunk.
Any help or suggestions are greatly appreciated and thanks in advance.

Edit: I forgot to mention that the reason I am even doing this is because I want to fit 32 x 11.5 tires on my X.
 



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Because you have a 2002 sport you already have a multi-leaf leaf pack whereas the earlier sports (91-00) all had mono-leaf leaf packs. This means the AAL will work for your application...
 






steventadams said:
Because you have a 2002 sport you already have a multi-leaf leaf pack whereas the earlier sports (91-00) all had mono-leaf leaf packs. This means the AAL will work for your application...
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So basically I alreadyy have four leafs and I would be adding a fifth? Which Leaf do I need for my specific make and model? Thanks for your help.
 












So the part # I want is "EXP-13120," is this correct? Also it says they come in pairs so do I just order one pair or two pairs? I am going to order this and my shackles as soon as I get confirmation that this is in fact what I need. Thanks!
 






Not this second, but I am searching for my digital camera. Once I find it I will get some pics up. Thanks for the welcome.
 






Pictures of my X







notice the extreme rear sag, this is why I am adding shackles and possibly AAL. Of course I am doing a TT in the front to match.
 






uefear said:
So the part # I want is "EXP-13120," is this correct? Also it says they come in pairs so do I just order one pair or two pairs? I am going to order this and my shackles as soon as I get confirmation that this is in fact what I need. Thanks!
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Yea that's the right AAL. You should only need 1 pair.
 






Nice looking Sport. Same model and year I own.

You say "notice the extreme rear sag"...from new, my Sport has sat with that slight rear rake. I have 97k+ miles on mine and there has been no noticeable rear sag. I've always noticed that the front suspension seems to be a bit "over sprung"...almost like a suspension set up for V8 engine instead of V6.

Enjoy your sport and good luck with the suspension add-ons.
 






A friend of mine actually told me that my car sits the way it does because the suspension is built for a v8. Ford is lazy I guess.
 






nice sport u got there
 






Thanks, nice x as well sam.
 






let me know how the mods went? im doing the same tt, war shackles and AAL next week!!!
cant wait!!!!
 






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