2TimingTom
Elite Explorer
- Joined
- October 12, 2010
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- Location
- Littleton, CO
- City, State
- Littleton, Colorado
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '97 XLT
Yep. That's the question.
Background:
My Explorer is used primarily for trail running and the occasional drive around town between trail runs to keep everything from sitting too long. It's not a daily driver at all.
I currently have the typical warrior shackles, AAL and TT with a 2" body lift and 33" tires. It sits at roughly 75" high to the factory crossbars- my garage is 82" tall. Why is this important? Because no matter what, I want to be able to continue to park in the garage.
If I go SAS, I'd also do SOA and get rid of the warrior shackles and AAL (possibly a new spring pack). Any ideas on how tall I'd be sitting like this with 33s?
If I go coilovers, height won't change much so that's not an issue.
Either way, the rear axle is getting a trutrac. While getting through difficult stuff with open diffs is sort of rewarding, I'd like both rear wheels churning along instead of just one.
I'm not really into extreme rock crawling and enjoy more of mid-range difficulty trails. I hate the torsion bars on the street and on the trail, so they are getting removed one way or another. So far I've only been on CO trails so they tend to be fairly rocky.
Based on what you know, which way should I go?
Is the added height of the SAS/SOA with a potentially loaded down roof for several days of camping going to be a bad thing in an off camber situation?
If I go coilovers will I regret not going SAS after awhile?
What about a trutrac in the front of an IFS? Is that asking for trouble or can it take it? With SAS, a trutrac should be no problem.
Fabrication is not an issue- I live near stang5lgt and I can turn him loose with his experience with either direction I decide.
Background:
My Explorer is used primarily for trail running and the occasional drive around town between trail runs to keep everything from sitting too long. It's not a daily driver at all.
I currently have the typical warrior shackles, AAL and TT with a 2" body lift and 33" tires. It sits at roughly 75" high to the factory crossbars- my garage is 82" tall. Why is this important? Because no matter what, I want to be able to continue to park in the garage.
If I go SAS, I'd also do SOA and get rid of the warrior shackles and AAL (possibly a new spring pack). Any ideas on how tall I'd be sitting like this with 33s?
If I go coilovers, height won't change much so that's not an issue.
Either way, the rear axle is getting a trutrac. While getting through difficult stuff with open diffs is sort of rewarding, I'd like both rear wheels churning along instead of just one.
I'm not really into extreme rock crawling and enjoy more of mid-range difficulty trails. I hate the torsion bars on the street and on the trail, so they are getting removed one way or another. So far I've only been on CO trails so they tend to be fairly rocky.
Based on what you know, which way should I go?
Is the added height of the SAS/SOA with a potentially loaded down roof for several days of camping going to be a bad thing in an off camber situation?
If I go coilovers will I regret not going SAS after awhile?
What about a trutrac in the front of an IFS? Is that asking for trouble or can it take it? With SAS, a trutrac should be no problem.
Fabrication is not an issue- I live near stang5lgt and I can turn him loose with his experience with either direction I decide.