Lowering an Explorer

smernacake · 07-22-2001, 07:42 PM

Hey Al?...I have a 91 Sport 4x2...I lowered it...I used lowering blocks under the axle in the back...and I cut a coil off the front springs...it turned out REALLY nice....but...my explorer has 155k+ on it..and it needs new shocks...so I went to Autozone and bought some Gabriel shocks...but it still rides like the stock ones..like ASS!..lol..so..I was reading your messeges on here to different people...and I read that you said Monroe "sensetrac" or "reflex" works the best for Lowerd X's because they make up the lost suspension travel cause there stiffer....so..reply back....thanx!

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blackdiamond · 07-23-2001, 09:40 PM

lowering was easy and made alot of differance on my sport and if you have the wide factory flares normal rwd offset wheels fill the fenders great and added almost 4" to the track overall, making it sable. Don

Revival_X · 07-25-2001, 12:16 AM

Does anyone know of a lowering kit for a '91 XL 4X4? If so how much would it be and where could I get it.

dyoung3 · 07-30-2001, 01:06 PM

A couple of years ago, Explorer Express advertised that their lowering kit for X's dropped them 1 3/4". Now they say the kits lower the truck 1 3/8". All I can find is 2" lowering blocks. Is there really going to be any significant difference (bad or good) if I lower mine 2" instead of 1 3/8"?

aldive · 01-02-2002, 07:05 PM

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Originally posted by Bill Kemp
Install cost me appx. $25. (rear) & 125. (front) including an alignment.
Go for it.. I don't think you will be dissapointed.

What kind of "shop" does this install?

Thanks....

Bill Kemp · 01-02-2002, 08:54 PM

I went to an independent tire dealer who also sells shocks & does alignments. I like the independents as opposed to the "Goodyear" type franchise dealers. The independents seem to be more willing to do something out of the ordinary.

XLT_66 · 01-03-2002, 05:10 PM

I have finally completed my Explorer Express kit on my X. It handles 10 times better and there is no body roll. I actually feel same takin it around corners over 15 now. The only thing is that potholes and what not can beat you up a little bit. I even have the Edelbrocke IAS shocks. But i love it anyways.

jasonf83 · 01-06-2002, 01:33 PM

Yes your 4x4 sell it and by a 2wd and by lowering beams from chassis tech.

V8Pete · 01-14-2002, 11:36 PM

Any alignment shop could do the work. It's cake, though, if you have any mechanical inclination. I used the EE kit, even though it was a rape, because I couldn't find u-bolts to go around the rear axle anywhere else. I believe 3" diameter is standard, and ours are 3 1/4", or something like that.

The lowering kit with the Edelbrock shocks made a world of difference, and the sway bars, which I added later, were another quantum leap. Stock, the thing was like a rocking horse; it's way more solid now. The only downside is that the stiff suspension accentuates the flexi-flyer frame, so there are more squeaks. Well worth the tradeoff, though. Do it!

Pete

Maginley · 03-28-2012, 09:51 AM

can someone post some good pics of their lowerd explorers im thinking of doing it but wanna see how it looks first

*Anime* · 07-11-2012, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Maginley

can someone post some good pics of their lowerd explorers im thinking of doing it but wanna see how it looks first

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=197129

07-22-2001, 07:42 PM	#21
smernacake Wannabe Elite Explorer Great Bend Kansas 91 Sport 4x2 Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 1 Vehicle Specs	Hey Al?...I have a 91 Sport 4x2...I lowered it...I used lowering blocks under the axle in the back...and I cut a coil off the front springs...it turned out REALLY nice....but...my explorer has 155k+ on it..and it needs new shocks...so I went to Autozone and bought some Gabriel shocks...but it still rides like the stock ones..like ASS!..lol..so..I was reading your messeges on here to different people...and I read that you said Monroe "sensetrac" or "reflex" works the best for Lowerd X's because they make up the lost suspension travel cause there stiffer....so..reply back....thanx!..

07-23-2001, 09:40 PM	#22
blackdiamond Wannabe Elite Explorer Kensett,Ar '98 sport Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 30 Vehicle Specs	lowering was easy and made alot of differance on my sport and if you have the wide factory flares normal rwd offset wheels fill the fenders great and added almost 4" to the track overall, making it sable. Don __________________ 98 sport lowered 2" 15x8 AR with 275 T/A's, reflex shocks K&N filter, flowmaster with 2.5" bosch +4 plugs, art rotors 2 kewood amps & 6x8 pioneers and 6x9 kewoods with kewood 12" sub

07-25-2001, 12:16 AM	#23
Revival_X Wannabe Elite Explorer Berwick, PA '91 XL Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 1 Vehicle Specs	Lowering Kit Does anyone know of a lowering kit for a '91 XL 4X4? If so how much would it be and where could I get it.

07-30-2001, 01:06 PM	#24
dyoung3 Wannabe Elite Explorer Austin, TX '98 XLT Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 27 Vehicle Specs	A couple of years ago, Explorer Express advertised that their lowering kit for X's dropped them 1 3/4". Now they say the kits lower the truck 1 3/8". All I can find is 2" lowering blocks. Is there really going to be any significant difference (bad or good) if I lower mine 2" instead of 1 3/8"? __________________ Dick Young Panic, chaos, disorder - my work here is done . . .

01-02-2002, 08:54 PM	#26
Bill Kemp Elite Moderator Emeritus Greenville, MI 98 Mountaineer 5.0 AWD Join Date: Apr 2000 Posts: 5,211 Vehicle Specs	I went to an independent tire dealer who also sells shocks & does alignments. I like the independents as opposed to the "Goodyear" type franchise dealers. The independents seem to be more willing to do something out of the ordinary. __________________ Bill Kemp Mods to come..... 07 Lincoln MKX Clones are people two.

01-03-2002, 05:10 PM	#27
XLT_66 Wannabe Elite Explorer GO TEXAS TECH P.O.S. Mitsu Diamante Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 523 Vehicle Specs	I have finally completed my Explorer Express kit on my X. It handles 10 times better and there is no body roll. I actually feel same takin it around corners over 15 now. The only thing is that potholes and what not can beat you up a little bit. I even have the Edelbrocke IAS shocks. But i love it anyways. __________________ 5/18/2005 UPDATE: For Sale: 5.0 Upper/Lower Intake Apten Single Stage Chip Make offers...

01-06-2002, 01:33 PM	#28
jasonf83 Wannabe Elite Explorer Newnan GA 93 XLT Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 108 Vehicle Specs	Yes your 4x4 sell it and by a 2wd and by lowering beams from chassis tech.

01-14-2002, 11:36 PM	#29
V8Pete Wannabe Elite Explorer Cupertino, CA '06 XLT 2WD V8 Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 149 Vehicle Specs	Any alignment shop could do the work. It's cake, though, if you have any mechanical inclination. I used the EE kit, even though it was a rape, because I couldn't find u-bolts to go around the rear axle anywhere else. I believe 3" diameter is standard, and ours are 3 1/4", or something like that. The lowering kit with the Edelbrock shocks made a world of difference, and the sway bars, which I added later, were another quantum leap. Stock, the thing was like a rocking horse; it's way more solid now. The only downside is that the stiff suspension accentuates the flexi-flyer frame, so there are more squeaks. Well worth the tradeoff, though. Do it! Pete __________________ '06 XLT 2WD V8, Gibson exhaust, K&N drop-in, modified airbox, TSW Bremma 18 x 8s, Toyo Proxes S/T II 255/60s, '02 XLT rocker moldings, debadged '06 Dodge Magnum SRT8 Sold at 182K miles: '96 XLT V8 2WD, bunch o' mods

03-28-2012, 09:51 AM	#30
Maginley Wannabe Elite Explorer rockaway nj 1999 ford explorer xlt Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 51 Vehicle Specs	can someone post some good pics of their lowerd explorers im thinking of doing it but wanna see how it looks first