2000 5.0L Eddie Bauer 2wd Add-a-leaf question

[RckStrGrl21]

Hello all,
So I already have the 2" suspension lift and the tt. I want it higher, Out here in Cali There are TONS of HUGE trucks and I want to be also.

I was thinking of doing the pa883 3" bodylift but people have said the ride will be more harsh (its not the softest ride as it is) so I am trying to do anything else possible (I won't be doing this, I will take it to a shop) to get it atleast another 3-4".

I see others doing the add-a-leafs and I have done that on my Jeep, can I do it to my x with minimal modification?

I have the 2000 Eddie Bauer 5.0L 2wd automatic, 2" suspension lift, tt, 32" with 17x8 wheels, and the front fender has already been shaved a little bit. I also was thinking of using spacers to get that off road look (I use my quad for the off-roading though, x is to haul quad to the mountains)


*I have searched already and only found other models doing this, not mine

 

[section525]

You have it backwards. The AALs will give you a slightly rougher ride. A BL really would have no effect on how soft your suspension is, or isn't.

Have you looked into shackles? What about some 3" lift spindles for the front and a new leaf pack for the rear? That would be the ultimate setup for you for both looks and cost.

 

[RckStrGrl21]

Thanks for the reply Section525, I am a little new to the field as someone else usually did this for me, what is an AAL?

And where can I find, and what part # is the shackles, leaf pack, and spindles?

 

[section525]

AAL = Add-A-Leaf

Not sure on the part numbers. Fabtech makes the spindles though.

 

[RckStrGrl21]

Can I use the Fabtech kit made for the 98-01 ford ranger? It is a coil-spring kit that lifts 5.5"

 

[fsumotorhead]

a 2000 EB 5L Explorer should be AWD versus 2WD, lift spindles won't work.

Unless of course the V8 was swapped in

 

[yellowford]

no the lift kit with the coils is for the 2wd rangers with coils, you need the lift spindles for the 2wd rangers with torsion bars.

a 2000 EB 5L Explorer should be AWD versus 2WD, lift spindles won't work.

Unless of course the V8 was swapped in

2wd Explorers were available with V8's and V6's

 

[patrick112390]

if you had a V8, you either had AWD or you had a straight burnout 2wd machine hence why some are doing the B4406 t-case swap (correct if wrong)

 

[Explorer_Phil]

And where can I find, and what part # is the shackles, leaf pack, and spindles?

Use the WAR 153 Shackles. They'll give an extra 1.5-2" depending on how new your leaf springs are. With the AAL, it should pop it up another inch for a 2.5-3" total.

 

[RckStrGrl21]

I am about 95% sure my X is 2wd and I already have a v8, so no need to swap one in, lol.


How would I know if it is awd? there are NO buttons where the 4wd people have them on the radio bezel.

 

[Dannyboy]

If you have 4wd you wouldn't have gotten stuck at Costco

What do you have on the truck already for the 2" lift to fit the 32s?

 

[fsumotorhead]

I am about 95% sure my X is 2wd and I already have a v8, so no need to swap one in, lol.


How would I know if it is awd? there are NO buttons where the 4wd people have them on the radio bezel.

there is no switch, but there is a AWD transfercase underneath.

There were no 2wd V8 explorers or mountys from the factory, and they are only in the 4 door versions also.

 

[Dannyboy]

Actually there ARE 2wd Explorers and Mounty's from the factory with V8's

http://www.intellichoice.com/report...le_nmb/100017011/type/used/2000/Ford/Explorer

and Mounty71 has one
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=207070

so does GIJoe
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166519

 

[Dan Whitaker]

Actually there ARE 2wd Explorers and Mounty's from the factory with V8's

http://www.intellichoice.com/report...le_nmb/100017011/type/used/2000/Ford/Explorer

and Mounty71 has one
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=207070

so does GIJoe
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=166519

There is a woman at work with a 96 V8 2wd.

 

[fsumotorhead]

Then i stand corrected