Mesozoic
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- City, State
- Tucson, AZ
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '00 Mercury Mountaineer
Waiting for my transmission upgrade to be completed at my friend's shop, I've got some time to address a few ancillary aspects of my '00 Mountaineer, which includes fuel pump upgrade as well as the rear leaves. My vehicle is mostly stock and I don't have any intentions of lifting it to accomodate larger tires. Currently running Toyo ATs in 30x9.5x15 and happy with them - they provide a good balance of highway manners as well as some impressive capability in the snow and light duty wheeling offroad.
The rear seems to sit lower than normal, I think. After reading many threads on this forum it seems like the rear leaves are prone to sagging after many years, so I'm assuming I've got that situation. My options seem to include the following, but not sure which would be most cost effective:
The rear seems to sit lower than normal, I think. After reading many threads on this forum it seems like the rear leaves are prone to sagging after many years, so I'm assuming I've got that situation. My options seem to include the following, but not sure which would be most cost effective:
- Pull the stock leaves and send them into a local spring shop for upgrade/repair.
- Purchase a new set of Explorer/Mountaineer springs online.
- Source a new set of F-150 leaves that fit the Explorer, with the 5 leaf pack.