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Rear Axle Lift Questions.

chakaD

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02 Mounty, 05 Explorer
Can anybody help with finding info on mounting the rear axle under the spring instead of the stock over. I keep searchiing but come up with anything.
 



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You've got it backward. It's spring under the axle from the factory. You can put the springs on top to get about 5-6" of lift. Search for 'SOA brackets'.
 






Just as an FYI a spring over axle mod violates the lift laws for an Explorer in MA... ;) Accoding to the formual the most you can do legally is 4.5".
 






Thanks for the info.

I will have to read up on the laws.
 












How do you like your 4" lift? Personally 6" is a bit much for me. how much total lift does your explorer have, DeRocha?

Also where do you going offroading? I really want to get into it.
 






I'm running a total lift of 4.75". 4" Skyjacker Class II suspension lift with a custom 3/4" Daystar body lift (see my vbgarage under my truck link). I kept the front & rear sway bars and it drives awesome. No adverse driveability issues and IMO handles better than new. The biggest issue I had was running stock 3.27 gears with 33x12.5 tires :thumbdwn: This high gearing was barely ok for highway use... It would take a long time to get to highway speeds and the transmission always felt like it was in a gear+ too high all the time. As such performance was crappy...I recently regeared to 4.10s and they make a world of difference. Check out the following links from our past runs:
Cape cod beach 4x4 Jamboree (in Vermont)
18205Cape_2005.jpg
 






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