StephenSanchez
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- New York, NY
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- 2000 4.0 SOHC XLT
Hey guys,
I'm new to this forum and looking for a little help/advice/suggestions. I've got a 2000 ford explorer xlt - recently picked it up from an old lady with low miles and i love it but it squeaks a lot. I'm already considering changing the shocks for a smoother ride since it's quite stiff and that might help with the squeaking but I also noticed that the rubber insulator around the middle of one of the leaf springs had ripped/torn and suspect that maybe the leaf springs are also involved in the squeaking. My main question is when changing leaf springs is it wise to also change the shackles (just read about shackles on here) and is there anything else in the suspension I should look out for that may help with the squeaking?
I'm new to this forum and looking for a little help/advice/suggestions. I've got a 2000 ford explorer xlt - recently picked it up from an old lady with low miles and i love it but it squeaks a lot. I'm already considering changing the shocks for a smoother ride since it's quite stiff and that might help with the squeaking but I also noticed that the rubber insulator around the middle of one of the leaf springs had ripped/torn and suspect that maybe the leaf springs are also involved in the squeaking. My main question is when changing leaf springs is it wise to also change the shackles (just read about shackles on here) and is there anything else in the suspension I should look out for that may help with the squeaking?