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Performance Accessories Off-Road Products Ranger/Explorer Body Lift Kit #883
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8
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4828
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Thu August 30, 2007
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$126.33
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7.8
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supersize
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Description:
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Quick, easy, and inexpensive way to get 3" of lift to fit larger size tires. Easy to do with some hand tools and some know-how. Everything is included in the kit.
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Keywords:
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Body Lift, #883, Performance Accessories
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ExplorerDMB
Moderator/Technician
Registered: January 2004
Posts: 6272
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Review Date: Wed January 18, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $100.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Quality Parts, Easy Installation
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Cons:
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Wish Thye would Just Make A "REAL" Explorer Kit
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Easy to install. Took me and a few other technicians about 3 hours total at a slow pace. Fits fine, except for the rear bumper which will need a bracket fabricated. Fits 98-00 Rangers, but fit Explorers too.
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My Useful Threads (38 Entries and Growing)
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timmac06
Elite Explorer
Registered: October 2003
Posts: 212
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Review Date: Fri January 20, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Ease of installation, Quality parts
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Cons:
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rear bumper bracket. It wouln't be a problem if it was made for explorers
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Good kit. I did it by myself in my driveway. basic tool install. It only took 8hrs to install taking my time checking everything twice. This kit fit my 1997 5.0
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1997 xlt 4dr k&n, piaa 525, yakima rack,
tt/shackles 3"bl
32x11.5 on centerlines
2001 yamaha raptor
 
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dreamr
Hiding..... somewhere
Registered: October 2003
Posts: 3704
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Review Date: Thu January 26, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $120.00
| Rating: 6
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hmm cheap lift
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Cons:
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where do I start
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What do you do when the only kits that can get a second gen over 3" cost 1600+?
A Body Lift......
For me the PA-883 is a love hate relationship. The kit was good and all the components have done well and held up. however.....I just hate the body lift....All that frame showing, and the stretched wires, fuel lines, shift linkage, etc.....:shudders:
In the end it was a good kit, and everything was made to work and work well. Just took a bit of time to make it meet dreamr's standards. Most will find the kit to be adequate straight out of the box.
Still I recommend suspension lift over body lift, and would have done it differently if I had had the cash to do so.
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Brenda ( Mustang Registry )
The Skunk ( Traxxas Registry )
Petite Pied ( Explorer Registry )
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'97 V8
Elite Mountaineer
Registered: April 2005
Posts: 3659
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Review Date: Wed March 8, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $159.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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im ridin higher than everyone else.
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Cons:
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just wish it told you EVERYTHING you actually had to modify
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i bought the 853 kit but its the same except the steering extension. The install was easy and the quality of the material is good. i just which they had given us grade 8 material for the bolts and what not. cheap insurance thats all. Other than having to bend the rad mouts, extend tranny cooloer lines and rind a bit of the steering arm nub, it was straight forward. However the bumper mounts blow ass. I welded th rear and the front wasnt possible.
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1997 Mercury Mountaineer 4x4 V8 
3" bl, manual t-case.
Dana 60/14 bolt combo with 36x13.5x17 iroks on H2 rims. 5.13's.
Future plan: 3.9 or 5.9 Turbo diesel cummins
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Rockin a '97
Wannabe Elite Explorer
Registered: January 2006
Posts: 1
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Review Date: Thu May 24, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 0
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Where did you guys buy it? Any links or info as good places to get it?
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Paraphoe
Go big or go home
Registered: July 2004
Posts: 3332
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Review Date: Thu July 12, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Well made, does the job
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Cons:
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Not made for the Explorer, so parts are missing, need to be modified, etc.
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As far as lifts go, body lifts aren't the best, but this kit lets you get the job done and is well made and sturdy. I don't experience a lot of the horrible body roll people complain about, but I didn't seem to need half the parts the kit came with. Not all the bolts fit, and the steering extension needed to be ground down. But these are all problems that come about b/c the kit is not made for an Explorer. I'm sure for the Ranger it would be a 9 or 10/10 as far as body lifts go.
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Jason
Truck - Mug - DJOR
"These good times will never last, keep your hand on the wheel and your foot on the gas."
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killswitchfan134
Wannabe Elite Explorer
Registered: December 2006
Posts: 123
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Review Date: Fri August 3, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 0
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would this fit my 95 sport
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MY CAR DOMAIN MYSPACE
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mcpherson
Elite 4x4 Explorer
Registered: May 2007
Posts: 185
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Review Date: Thu August 30, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Cheap lift, quality product
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Cons:
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Needed modification and add bolts
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Was an easy way to have a 3" lift. Followed directions and took about 10 hours for install, but had a little alcohol during install so that slowed us down. Ended up having to ground the steering column extension to make work and having to locate 2 bolts for body mounts. But keep in mind that this kit was not designed for the Explorer. All in all it was a great purchase.
Purchased from Summit
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'98 Explorer XLT - 150k miles: 31" Goodyear, 3" B/L, AAL, Warrior Shackles, Optima Yellow Top, Custom Front Bumper
 Tellico 2008 Run
Georgia Boys Off Road
"If anything can go wrong, it will" - Murphy's Law
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