1" lift

[thebignewyorker]

how would i go about adding a little hieght in the front and rear without having to buy something other than factory size shocks

 

[section525]

Have you considered doing a torsion twist?
http://www.explorer4x4.com/torsionbars.html

 

[99 xplorer-XLT]

Torsion twist and shacles or add a leaf is your best bet. stock shocks are fine with these

 

[bdogg23]

question about lifts, if i get shackles in back what do you i get in the front to level it out? i have a '93 xlt

 

[section525]

F150 coil spacers!

 

[bdogg23]

at a junk yard or parts store or what?

 

[section525]

From your Ford Dealer or

F2TZ5A307A Ford Coil Spring spacer $13.99 ea
F2TZ5A307B Ford Coil Spring spacer $13.99 ea
Plus $7 freight

torrie@fordpartsnetwork.com

 

[bdogg23]

alright, thanks. i was looking on summit and i can't find Warrior Shackles, where do i get them?

 

[matt97]

The shackles u want are warrior #153,i got mine from Rosser Jeep.I think Desert Rat sells them also.

 

[bdogg23]

ok cool, theres a desert rat near me...thanks

 

[Shurup]

section525
From what years F-150 coil spacers will work on 91 X? And how much lift will they give?

 

[Shurup]

how much lift will Warrior Shackles give and how much do they cost and is there a link to a website where I can order them?

 

[section525]

I'm not sure of the specific years. I think its early to mid 90's. Just go by those part numbers and yo ucan't go wrong. They're good for about 1 1/3" or so.

Warrior shackles will give you about 1 1/2" - 1 5/8". You can get them through 4wheelparts but you have to call them as they're not on the website.

EDIT: You can see how the spacers evened-out the space between the tires and fender from front to back.

 

[briantf]

Just put those F150 spacers on this AM

Actually about 1 hr. ago, waiting for my alignment appt. Complete cake on a 97 Ranger, should be the same for 1 Gen Explorers. We live in CA so there was virtually no rust anywhere and the nuts came off easily. Biggest problems were no spring compressor (get a bigger hammer, not a problem) and my dadgum RS9000's are 1-1.5" too short. They were the limiting factor if I took my swaybar links off with the factory 1/8" spacer, so I'm dropping by PepBoys to get those stud extenders. Something to think about.

Regards,
Brian in CA

PS With only an air gun and a floor jack beyond normal hand tools, only took 45 min to do both sides, and that was including 15 min. of fiddling with penetrating oil and cleaning stuff off.

 

[section525]

Ha.. the first side takes 1/2hr and the second takes 15mins right?

Where in CA are you from?

 

[Shinobi Ranger]

hey this is bdogg23 on my friends sceen name....
well i stopped by desert rat and they dont have warrior shackles then i asked about the front and he said that f150 coil spacers would be a bad idea because it would make the tires go like this \---/ or something and all the alinment would be completely off, he said the best thing would be a body lift, any ideas?

 

[thebignewyorker]

hey guys thanx for the input i just needed a push in the right direction

 

[Joey P]

Hey bdogg23 your tires will look like this \---/ I beileve. You just have to go get it aligned. The camber will be off by 1.5 degrees I believe also. The cost is usually anywhere from 100-200 dollars to be aligned. I hope this helps you out.

 

[bdogg23]

hey, so if i just get a body lift, will the tires still look like \---/ or like this |---|

 

[tomblin1]

BDogg23. A BL simply increases the distance between the body of your X and the frame. There will be no changes to your alignment or suspension. Only issue that may sometime arise is the feel of the steering may change a little because you are changing your steering angle. Most say it is not that noticeable if a body lift is your only mod for height.

Wareagle!