shran
Elite Explorer
- Joined
- March 26, 2019
- Messages
- 155
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- City, State
- South Dakota
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1992 Explorer XLT
I have a 1992 four door Explorer that I want to lift just a little bit for ground clearance. I find myself getting hung up on my skid plates and rock sliders more often than I would like.
I have the front handled - I have an '87 Ranger High Rider truck that will be donating its springs and lift bracketry.
The rear is what I am more concerned with. I am having a hard time finding lift springs for it. Right now I have an add-a-leaf and it sits roughly an inch below where I think it should. I would like to be 3" over stock height.
I am tempted to try the 4" Skyjacker springs that fit a Ranger and hope I get enough lift out of them - I would imagine with the extra weight of the Explorer itself and 3-400lbs of gear in the back, it might be OK? I could do an add-a-leaf to the Skyjacker springs as well.
Doing a spring over conversion, reusing my current springs and playing around with shackle length is also not totally off the table but this truck sees a LOT of highway miles and ride quality is important - although I think it would give me roughly the height I'm looking for.
I also will need rear shocks. Fronts are easy to find since I can just order them for the Ranger application but rears are another story - Looks like they are available in stock height and 4" lift from Rancho and Bilstein. I would like to go with a high quality shock all the way around - any input on this? I feel like the stock height are going to be too short but the 4" ones might work if I end up with a 3" lift.
I have the front handled - I have an '87 Ranger High Rider truck that will be donating its springs and lift bracketry.
The rear is what I am more concerned with. I am having a hard time finding lift springs for it. Right now I have an add-a-leaf and it sits roughly an inch below where I think it should. I would like to be 3" over stock height.
I am tempted to try the 4" Skyjacker springs that fit a Ranger and hope I get enough lift out of them - I would imagine with the extra weight of the Explorer itself and 3-400lbs of gear in the back, it might be OK? I could do an add-a-leaf to the Skyjacker springs as well.
Doing a spring over conversion, reusing my current springs and playing around with shackle length is also not totally off the table but this truck sees a LOT of highway miles and ride quality is important - although I think it would give me roughly the height I'm looking for.
I also will need rear shocks. Fronts are easy to find since I can just order them for the Ranger application but rears are another story - Looks like they are available in stock height and 4" lift from Rancho and Bilstein. I would like to go with a high quality shock all the way around - any input on this? I feel like the stock height are going to be too short but the 4" ones might work if I end up with a 3" lift.