4" lift springs with add-a-leaf?

[carlover]

They recently changed up thier site so id try again if i were you. I can ask the guy building my explorer how much he will charge for a link setup?? He does awesome fabwork and his prices are just as awesome.

 

[IZwack]

hmmm so izwack, you gonna come help me put together my 4 link?

Yeah wait a few years when I move out there, then we can have a 4-link building party.

 

[R.J.]

well we ordered some superlift springs. they'll work as long as they work. its the easiest for right now and we don't have to much time before t/h. maybe the s/l springs will last until izwack can come and help build a 4 link

 

[cybergasm]

well we ordered some superlift springs. they'll work as long as they work. its the easiest for right now and we don't have to much time before t/h. maybe the s/l springs will last until izwack can come and help build a 4 link

And how long were the current springs on the truck???

 

[R.J.]

about a year.

but they had flat spots on them when we put them on, and they're really old. they came with the superlift kit back when they the old style drop brackets

 

[carlover]

How much did they run you?? I need to so something for my rear end very soon and just dont have the money for the deavers right now.

 

[R.J.]

$132

http://store.summitracing.com/egnse...94907830+4294924928+4294839818+115+4294868456

after these, i think the next set of spring we'll buy is the explorer deavers, they look good on bigdaves truck

 

[carlover]

Thats a good price, id much rather get the deavers. But im not sure at this point anymore, i just need to set up the rear better than it is.

 

[R.J.]

same here

 

[carlover]

I have stock springs with an AAL and shackles and some pro comp es9000 shocks. Its stiffer than hell and doesnt perform well at all..

 

[mounty71]

I remember hearing you can get deavers for an explorer through camburg for $550. I might have read that in white96x's thread, but dont quote me on it. Also, deaver lists 2.5" lift springs for explorers on their website (oddly, from years 83-05), but when you click for a price list of ford products, there is no explorer spring listed.

While we're on this topic, would you say the superlift springs give more flex than stock springs with an AAL? Just curious.

 

[carlover]

Deaver does make an off the shelf pack, part # G50E, which is the 2-3 inch lift one. But when you need to clear 33's or 35's i really dont think thats enough lift. Ryan (White96x) has a custom pack from deaver, which is the pack i want. Its a 14 leaf race pack i believe, which is now 750$ from deaver.

Id say that the superlift springs would give more flex and a far better ride than the stock springs with an AAL. I have that setup and i hate it both on and offroad.

 

[R.J.]

we had stock springs and add a leaf about a year ago when the navajo was little. it rode fine on and off road. alot better than stock, or maybe it was the james duff shocks that helped out alot, im not sure. but it flexed ok with aal. but that was with the 2 dorr springs, not 4 door. so there may be a difference with that. superlift springs are just "eh". not the greatest flex in the world but they tuck up nice and ride pretty good. i could only get maybe 10-12" of straight up ad down travel with them.

 

[carlover]

How many leaves are on the superlift pack?? Its a soft pack right? Im actually thinking of experimenting with those springs and seeing how much they will cycle.

 

[R.J.]

like four leafs, haha not alot

 

[carlover]

Damn the picture shows alot more. **** i was hoping it would be at least 6 or even 8...

 

[R.J.]

nope, look at my pictures on the first page. 4 leafs

 

[R.J.]

got it together today. just a simple replace of the same springs, but brand new. gave me about another 2 inches of drop travel and rasied the back end up a bit. i assume the springs will settle in and sag down maybe an inch.

old springs and new springs

and i found out i actually did break my old springs. half of the bottum leaf must have snapped off. i thought they looked kinda odd

everything pretty much back together

full drop

and some before and after shots

before

after

i could probably bend out the clips on the spring for more drop like maniak said, but im at the end of my shocks right now. i plan on doing that and installing longer shackles after truckhaven, but i'll have to reareange my shocks more like the way dannyboy has them

 

[R.J.]

i guess we'll never know what happens when you put an add-a-leaf in 4" lift springs

 

[mounty71]

Well it looks a lot better and i'm sure it will perform much better too.