coil over suspension

[matrixthumper]

ok so i am not that mechanically stupid but...quick question
i have a 2001 ford explorer sport trac 2wd, i have the tosion bars torqued and shackles and a 3inch bodylift, i would like to get an extra 1-2 inches lift out of it, and maybe a little handling as well. If i were to put blistein 6100 coil over shocks on the front, with the right coil would it lift my truck another 1-2 inches? and i would assume but maybe wrong, i would then take off the torsion bars? yes i know about the rcd kit, i don't want to wait, or get another 4'' and i know that kit comes with a-arms etc., so my question is would just those coil overs give me an extra 1-2'' lift?
Thanks GUYS!!!

 

[Jason_25]

No you would not get any extra lift from them without using drop brackets.

 

[matrixthumper]

umm drop brackets are? lol sorry but don't know what they are..have any pics of what they look like or just tell me what they are where they go?
thanks!

 

[Jason_25]

Nevermind, you wouldn't want to do that anyway with a 2WD, too much work.

I would think if you got the 3" spindle lift you could crank the T-bars to probably 4.5" or so and then have someone custom-mount you some coilovers up front.

With a project this big, I advise you to read, read, and then read some more about it.

 

[matrixthumper]

heheh...yeh only problem is they don't make a spindle for my truck..otherwise i would just get that...it is a 2001 sport trac 2wd, the explorer one will not fit due to the sport tracs rotor being a 16'' and i belive the explorers is 15'' or something like that...but i know the sport trac's is bigger
if you can think of any other way to lift the st let me know lol! i already have body lift and torqued the torsion bars and bought shackles...thanks for the help!!!

 

[Jason_25]

That can't be true. trckmagic on this site had a 2wd sporttrac with a spindle lift on it. The information you got must be wrong.

 

[matrixthumper]

that is right he does! but lol i talked to him...he had to get the explorer pro comp spindles for the explorer, and convert his front rotors,calipers,and new pads to the ones on a explorer so that they would fit

 

[Jason_25]

And the point is?

That's not a tough job at all to do. All of those parts can be found at your local auto parts store.

 

[matrixthumper]

lol yeh i know..rotors are 150 a piece, calipers are 100 a piece, pads 30, then the spindles 500, yeh i could do it...just little more than i want to spend is all would be 1000 so dunno

 

[matrixthumper]

also...i see you have b-code torsion bars...these are stronger than the stock explorer torsion bars? where did you get them from...anywhere online that sells them?
Thanks!

 

[matrixthumper]

thanks though for all your help!