2wd TT Question

[EK98]

I have a 2wd 1998, and I am thinking about lifting it a bit. I am thinking either AAL or warrior shackles for the rear, and the TT for the front which is where my first question is.

I have done a ton of searching on this site, and there is one thing I am a little confused about. I read that 2wd can be lifted higher than 2" with the TT because we don't have CV joints? Is this correct? I only found one instance of this being said so I wasn't sure.

I was also wondering what exactly was meant by a twist. Is this one full rotation (12:00-12:00) of the ratchet? I read that 3 twists is the normal amount that gives about 2" of lift.

Last question, would it be dumb to get both AAL and shackles on the back? I'm aiming for about 3" lift. Thanks.

 

[ATiredExplorer]

Well you'd be right because 2wd doesn't have cv joints. There is guy on here running 4-5 inches.!

And no a lot of people do shackles and AAL. I would do AAL, but my leaf spring already had a hard time (it was resisting just a bit) getting into the longer shackle.

 

[EK98]

4-5 inches just from the TT?

 

[ATiredExplorer]

haha, yes, but he bought longer bolts in order to do it.

 

[EK98]

Okay, well I think I'm going to keep the stock bolts. So that means I have nothing to worry about then. I could just keep turning them tell they stop?

 

[ATiredExplorer]

I think you can but the drivers side is heavier due to the gas tank and the driver being on that side for years. So if you turn them, the drivers side could be maxed out, and the passenger side could have a little bit of bolt left for turning but you'd want to keep the suv leveled I'm guessing. But everyone's is different.

Someone want to give more info on this? There may be a bit more information to this and someone will chime in and give more info = )

Oh, and I have a thread here I had questions about, http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=195432&page=2

There's good information that helped me out so that should help you out as well. I say post #15 through the rest will help you out. 1st post on page 2 makes you have seconds thought's maybe..

 

[EK98]

Hmm thanks for the info! It appears that I am thinking very similarly to what you want to do.

 

[ATiredExplorer]

Thats awesome, what are you planning to do after you lift it?

 

[EK98]

Mostly look at it. Haha. It's mostly gets driven on the street, but I do go mildly off road with it (all the forest service trails to lakes and rivers), nothing like some of the hardcore people on here, lol. The lift and larger tires would be nice for those times though. I also tow a boat in the summers.

 

[ATiredExplorer]

hahaha, hey, you do more than I do. All I'm going to be doing is looking at it also once I lift it mildly and put on 32's and new wheels. It only really get's driven on the streets also and I just love the looks of it being lifted. haha yeah I never even knew an explorer could be turned into like, IZwack's or anybody elses on here before I joined this forum.

I'd like to go mudding or just light off roading every now and then, but there's no where at all in Spring, TX that I know of to just have fun. I've seen about 3 lifted explorers around here. One dark blue one with 33's, a white one with a solid axle swap, and a black sport with fiberglass fenders on 32's or 33's. They all looked awesome. All of them around or at my gym. But seeing those guys, that means there has to be a place around here to have fun in!

 

[jimbo74]

you can go as high as you wnat cranking the torsion bars with a 2wd because you dont have cvs

if you wnat more than 2" you will need longer bolts (they are M12x1.75 and the stock ones are about 80mm long (depending on lift height you would want longer, most 4x4 people get a 100mm long bolt)

do add a leaf and shackles to obtain the lift you seek in the rear

there is no set my truck took X many turns, you must measure the way the truck sits and adjust it, it is not a set it and forget it deal

you need to get an alignment afterwards