whytry
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- 98 Mountaineer
Hey all,
I've been a lurker for awhile now, as my girl has a 98 Mountaineer and its was completely stock until me. Hahaha. Now I've added some tint, flip out DVD player, HID's, LED's and lowered it via the TT flip and 2" blocks in rear. It is her daily driver and I drive it occasionally with her, and it seems to bottom out a little more than I would like, I can't tell if it's the shocks bottoming out or the bumpstops. I am looking into it more this weekend. Hers is a 4.0 V6 with approx 200k miles on it, and runs great and no major issues. A couple minor things here and there but nothing major and it's going to be our parts hauler when she gets a newer Explorer in the summer.... So with that being said, what are some ideas on shocks for a budget? I have read (thru searching here) the IAS Edelbrocks, and Bilsteins, but they seem a little pricey.. This is a daily driver not a race car, or offroad monster, just a cruiser, so I'd like it to ride a little better. I've been into lowered trucks/SUV for years, everything from lowered to bagged to body dropped I've done it. So I'm famililar with Nitro drops, Rancho, and Procomps, and toxic... I've never really cared about gas or liquid shocks. Ran both, don't have a preference, but is there a reason for one over the other?
I used to go to 4wheel parts and look at the Rancho catalog n pick some based on what dimensions and mounting styles I needed but I'm noticing the 4wheel parts by me doesnt have that catalog for me to look at anymore.
Please help this is going to be a surprise for her bday next week, new shocks and tires, and the new Iphone 5s in gold....
THX,
WhyTry
I've been a lurker for awhile now, as my girl has a 98 Mountaineer and its was completely stock until me. Hahaha. Now I've added some tint, flip out DVD player, HID's, LED's and lowered it via the TT flip and 2" blocks in rear. It is her daily driver and I drive it occasionally with her, and it seems to bottom out a little more than I would like, I can't tell if it's the shocks bottoming out or the bumpstops. I am looking into it more this weekend. Hers is a 4.0 V6 with approx 200k miles on it, and runs great and no major issues. A couple minor things here and there but nothing major and it's going to be our parts hauler when she gets a newer Explorer in the summer.... So with that being said, what are some ideas on shocks for a budget? I have read (thru searching here) the IAS Edelbrocks, and Bilsteins, but they seem a little pricey.. This is a daily driver not a race car, or offroad monster, just a cruiser, so I'd like it to ride a little better. I've been into lowered trucks/SUV for years, everything from lowered to bagged to body dropped I've done it. So I'm famililar with Nitro drops, Rancho, and Procomps, and toxic... I've never really cared about gas or liquid shocks. Ran both, don't have a preference, but is there a reason for one over the other?
I used to go to 4wheel parts and look at the Rancho catalog n pick some based on what dimensions and mounting styles I needed but I'm noticing the 4wheel parts by me doesnt have that catalog for me to look at anymore.
Please help this is going to be a surprise for her bday next week, new shocks and tires, and the new Iphone 5s in gold....
THX,
WhyTry