lowering my 06 limited

[Fbird]

It seems this is a BIG ? that nobody has answered via ...is there a kit/system out there for these. I have yet to find anything other than $800 strut swap that says NOTHING about the geometry affects you may be forced into. I believe I have an idea for lowering it without breaking the bank or making some tire eating monster. I do need to get a strut to examine exactly how these are assembled to see what I can come up with. Right now the only thing I see as an issue is whether not the tie rod ends will generate bump steer due to the angle at which they will be living at ZERO, vs thru the travel.

Not the number one thing on my list but it is ON THE LIST of to-do's!

 

[94Eddie]

You are probably better off posting this in the Modified 4th Gen Forum.

 

[Fbird]

Well after my junkyard lookings yesterday. I was able to compare 05 and 06 models directly. So the FRONT struts are the SAME, same cartridge and same hieght, SO an 05 lowering spring SHOULD work for the 06+ FRONT.
The REAR is a bit different! The 05 strut is overall the same IDEA just different! The 05 rear strut lower bolt->lower spring perch is 6" with a 12 1/2" inch spring VS the 06 model @ 3" with a 15" spring. So if you were to put 05 rear SPRING on the 06 strut it would bottom out the strut cartridge....BUT that makes it easier!!!! because with TOO short of a spring means there is room there to put and adjustable sleeve assembly and lower the rear per needed (about 1 1/2") realizing that to achieve a 2" drop AT THE TIRE/FENDER area means you are only lowering the spring about 1 1/4". If and when I get to doing this I will probably take the STOCK 05 spring and CUT 1-2 coils OFF (yes making it shorter) to INCREASE it's spring rate (should increase from 400-->470..ish) AND make an adjustable sleeve assembly to be able to set the height. (might even be able to buy something...idk yet)

 

[Bazz270]

Just asking

what is the purpose of lowering big heavy double wishbone suspension SUV?

 

[Fbird]

fully independant front and rear.
Reason: 50 % looks 50% CG handling.
Not that I am trying to autocross with it but she is a bit PUFFY (her name is Cream Puff)

 

[lovememy4thgen]

I’m also interested in this, do you think its legit possible? If you do do it, please set up a build thread.

 

[Fbird]

Finally MIGHT get aaround to doing this. So the idea here is to replace all the stuts with ALL the struts with 4 gen 2005 models. This is a bolt in swap the AFVATANGE is the front strut has a shorter compressed length BUT same extended length = 1" more travel (which will work perfect for lowering coils). The rear advantage is they make drop coils for the 02-05 (shorter coil spring DESIGN than the 06-10). Then simple buy drop coils for 02-05 truck.

 

[m j]

Finally MIGHT get aaround to doing this. So the idea here is to replace all the stuts with ALL the struts with 4 gen 2005 models. This is a bolt in swap the AFVATANGE is the front strut has a shorter compressed length BUT same extended length = 1" more travel (which will work perfect for lowering coils). The rear advantage is they make drop coils for the 02-05 (shorter coil spring DESIGN than the 06-10). Then simple buy drop coils for 02-05 truck.

try cutting the stock spring. cheap way to figure out the shock doesnt have the up travel and will bottom hard on bumps. you need a modified upper strut mount that moves the mount up

 

[I bleed Ford Blue]

I cut my springs front and rear on my 10 limited, gained me about 1" lower F and 2" lower R. I cut off 1 full coil front and 1.5 coils in the back.

Before

After