anti*commander
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- June 14, 2007
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- City, State
- algonquin, IL.
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1999 Explorer XLT
after considering whether or not to lower or lift my 1999 xlt explorer, i decided to lift it.
i want to buy a body lift and shackles and do torsion twists.
I understand the shackles, there pretty self explanatory. but what about torsion bars, i know how they work but i recently read a thread about people swapping out the bolts for 100 mm bolts. does this work, how much lift could i expect without worrie of wearing out my cv joints, and are there any cv joints that i could replace the stock ones with that wont wear out?
The body lift iv read that people have done with the pa-853 kit. would it work on my xlt? how hard is it to make bumper mounts, and are there other things that i need to buy to extend the filler tube for the fuel tank or anything else?
finally, and this has nothing to do with the lift, when i accelerate, i notice between 25-40 mph i have a slight almost squeaky, but sounds kinda like a flutter noise that comes from the engine, my mothers eddie bauer does the same thing, is this anything to worrie about.
Thanks, and keep in mind, ive never worked on any mechanical part of a car before except to change a tire and throttle body, so i apologise for any "obvious" or "what a noob im not gonna reply" kinda questions.
i want to buy a body lift and shackles and do torsion twists.
I understand the shackles, there pretty self explanatory. but what about torsion bars, i know how they work but i recently read a thread about people swapping out the bolts for 100 mm bolts. does this work, how much lift could i expect without worrie of wearing out my cv joints, and are there any cv joints that i could replace the stock ones with that wont wear out?
The body lift iv read that people have done with the pa-853 kit. would it work on my xlt? how hard is it to make bumper mounts, and are there other things that i need to buy to extend the filler tube for the fuel tank or anything else?
finally, and this has nothing to do with the lift, when i accelerate, i notice between 25-40 mph i have a slight almost squeaky, but sounds kinda like a flutter noise that comes from the engine, my mothers eddie bauer does the same thing, is this anything to worrie about.
Thanks, and keep in mind, ive never worked on any mechanical part of a car before except to change a tire and throttle body, so i apologise for any "obvious" or "what a noob im not gonna reply" kinda questions.
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