do 1996 xlts have coil springs

[ekimmai]

Im about to purchase another explorer this one is a 96 xlt needs a motor for 300 dollars. i couldnt pass it up i have tried lowering a torsion bolt front end 97 sport and it was more of a headache than i wanted to deal with... so i was hoping there was someone out there that could tell me if the 96 xlts have coil springs..... thank you

 

[Blee1099]

Coil springs no.. all torsion bar on explorers until 02 when the new explorer went torsion bar less.

 

[Spdrcer34]

91-94 - Front Coil Springs, Rear Leaf Springs
95-01 - Front Torsion Bars, Rear Leaf Springs

So lowereing the `96 will be the EXACT same procedure as the `97 you have experience with. Look on the good side, you know what you are doing this time. So it will be a little easier.

Ryan

 

[slammedxonair]

Don't forget the great Ibeams on the first gens! lol

 

[ekimmai]

is there anyway i could cut and weld a 94 front half of the frame or just the section where the control arms are and put it on a 96? because im not a fan of the torsion bars and its a pain in the a$$ to try to bag or even find lowering parts for them.... thanks for the info

 

[Dan Whitaker]

Just don't buy the '96 if it's not what you want.

It will envolve a lot of work (read fabrication) to try and weld the front of a 91-95 chassis to a '96.

 

[ekimmai]

well i like the way the the 95 to 00s look bagged i dont like the box styles look and i dont really have the money to buy an 02 for the coil front end...... would a ranger front suspension fit under either of mine? i cant find an answer to that anywhere

 

[99ex22]

got an idea for you-get a 91-94 explorer so it will be easier for you to lower them put a 95-01 front end on it.

 

[slammedxonair]

if you want to bag it i deffinatly would not want to switch it to Ibeams. You can use a 3wd ranger clip but the geometry is still not that great. I say go with a mustang II front clip. Alot of ranger guys also use pre95 yota clips as well when bagging. They have similar geometry and camber to the M2. oh yea and a torsion bar truck is alot easier to bag than an Ibeam truck lol(depending on the geometry and other factors.

 

[ekimmai]

i was talking about the 99 fronts with the control arms because i was the drop arms and spindles.
i dont like the headache of i beams

 

[corkey]

a 2 wheel drive should be easy to lower,, it doesn't have front cv's and axles,, build a pocket and bag away ,, ,