Dignan's new suspension is on the Killer Bee!!

[Dignan]

Ok, I have found it. This is what I have had in mind all along, but now there is a nice little article with the suspension I want. The only problem: its on a Jeep. Four Wheeler magazine's Killer Bee to be exact.

http://www.fourwheeler.com/techarticles/suspension/129_0703_jeep_rs_9000x_coilover_shock_install/

How hard would it be to put this in a '91 four door Explorer?

 

['97 V8]

Wow, good find. THats supper cheap for a coil over. I dont see why this wouldnt work for your truck. Reinforce the mounts and make them double shear and i think your set?

 

[Dignan]

It doesn't really talk about it in the article, but I like the 3-link suspension that it has. The coil-overs come in a variety of spring rates, so I would imagine that I can get the right rate for the weight of the Explorer, but what about that suspension. I want to do this, so I'm starting my research. I have read through a lot of the SAS threads on this website, but I want to know what it would take to put together a suspension, just like that one.

To those who have gone through this or that do this for a living, what parts do I need and what steps should I take? Also, does this type of setup usually handle well on the roads, or will this make it a trailer queen?

 

[IZwack]

To this date, I think there are three 3-linked Explorers: Rick's, Michael's, and mine -- all of us have SAS threads on here somewhere so I guess thats the first start.

here's a pic of Michael's on its first true run

But that is indeed a great price for a set of coil-overs. Great find Dignan

 

[Dignan]

You are Barack Obama, right? I found your thread and started to read it. It is so long, that I kinda gave up, but I guess I'll go back and read it, unless you have a write up of what you did without the added comments from everybody else.

 

[IZwack]

You are Barack Obama, right? I found your thread and started to read it. It is so long, that I kinda gave up, but I guess I'll go back and read it, unless you have a write up of what you did without the added comments from everybody else.

Ahaha yeah, I guess I am Barack Obama

But you need to read the comments, so you can fully grasp what type of presidency you'll be experiencing in the very near future. But just to give you a headstart, everyone will be required to ride bicycles, drink at least one glass of lemonade a day, and so on and so forth

 

[Dignan]

Oh, good, I'll buy stock in Country Time

 

[IZwack]

A wise investor you are

 

[Dignan]

Wow 34 pages was a lot to read. I actually read that issue of Peterson's. I saw your truck and thought, "hmm, I wonder if that guy is a member of the explorer website". Also, when I saw you winching with the hood up, I saw your strap on the hood and I thought about that picture in the magazine, but I didn't put two and two together.

Anyway, I like your setup a lot. I would like basically the same setup, but possibly with the Rancho Coilovers. I'm not as handy with the welder though, so it will probably be a while. I need to find someone who will trade. I'll build a garage for them to work in and then they can build my explorer.