Cheap 1.5" Lift

[MrQ]

I debated about putting this up here, but I thought at least people might want to consider this.

Just recently, I installed a D35 TTB into my 2wd Explorer. I made some cutbacks due to money (some of them weren't actually very smart on my part), but one that stood out was not replacing my 2wd coils with 4wd ones. When I got the rig back together and aligned I had this huge gap between my tire and fender that I couldn't explain. I first thought it was the new radius arm bushings, but that still didn't seem to me to cause all that lift. Then I thought, maybe it is the coils? It seemed plausible, due to the nature of the 2wd I beams being thinner than their 4wd counterparts. It seemed Ford either made the 2wd coils stiffer or just longer to make up for the thinned 2wd beam.

I am still not 100% certain, but I'll let the pics show you.

Before

After

Am I off my rocker??

 

[gmanpaint]

Have you drove it around some?

If it was on stands and the coils were off for awhile, it should settle back down after a bit. I had my 94 on stands for a couple months and when I re-installed the coils and got it back on tires, it was sitting a couple inches higher. It eased back after a couple days of driving.

I noticed your gears are different, your swapping the 8.8 soon to match I take it?

 

[MrQ]

I have driven it like this for 2 months. And yes I will be switching to 3.73's in the rear.

 

[gmanpaint]

OH..lol !

Umm, I'm not sure than. I wonder if the 2wd are longer? Did you have any troubles getting them back on? Did you have to compress them?

Good thing is that they are easy to replace.

 

[MrQ]

No I didn't have any real trouble getting them back on since I had the shocks off and the radius arm nut loosened. Like I said I am not sure, however since all you have to do is replace the 4x4 coils with 2wd ones (which are a dime a dozen) without any modification, this could be an alternative to the f-150 coil springs.

 

[MTWolf13]

OK so this is my second time reading threw this and now im confused. Are you saying that I can but 2WD 91' Ford explorer Coils in my 4WD 91' to give it a 1.5 inch lift?

 

[little x]

OK so this is my second time reading threw this and now im confused. Are you saying that I can but 2WD 91' Ford explorer Coils in my 4WD 91' to give it a 1.5 inch lift?

That's what he's saying. I think we need to get some folks with springs just laying around to measure the free length of both before it's confirmed though.