2001 explorer sport rear springs

[sean2322]

hello people.
i just purchased a 2001 ford explorer sport its rear is sagging very very badly
approx. 2-3 inches lower than in front. i do however have the 4 leaf springs on the rear i found some online for about 350 - 400 $ range and 150 used at the junk yard .. would add a leafs help any ?

any ideas or input would be greatly appreciated .. thanks in advance..

 

[muddinexploder]

i bought my 01 sport st 45000 miles and it did the same thing. In fact every sport that year ive ever seen was like that. I got the lift shackels from auto zone and it leveled out after that. Ive put an additional 40000 miles on the truck and havent had a problem since. Hope this helps.

 

[Cobraguy]

I would recommend avoiding the shackle route if possible and go with correcting the sagging springs. That's what's wrong with the vehicle after all.

 

[sean2322]

wow thanks for the replies

thanks for the response
i have read that you can to a f150 leaf spring swap if so do ya know what year and model 4wd or 2wd will work

i prefer to do a swap of some sort because the factory springs seem too week im not sure if a 4 door exlporer swap will help much because every thing i read says there 4 leafs and that is what i already have .

plus i am planning to do the torsion bar adjustment so i would like a couple of extra inches in the rear and i am assuming the f 150 swap would be best if it is truly possible .. thanks in advance