New Explorer owner needs help with lifts.

[jmess]

hello. Ive just recently gotten my first car and it is a '99 xl explorer. Ive grown up working on and driving off road trucks. Im looking to do quite a bit of things to this truck but it needs to stay road legal, which is where im running into an issue. i don't know what the legal lift height and tire size is here in MA. i also don't exactly know what to get in terms of a lift for it. any help would be greatly appreciated. thank you in advance.

 

[Glen4X4]

Welcome To The Forum! Look at this thread http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=145744 that should give you some ideas, people have posted what types of lifts they have done. Try googling MA lift laws you should come across it.

 

[jmess]

that tread did help. now i have another question. how exactly do you torsion twist to lift the truck? ive never done that before.

 

[FloridaState]

that tread did help. now i have another question. how exactly do you torsion twist to lift the truck? ive never done that before.

Here's a nice writeup: http://216.198.221.184/forums/showthread.php?t=196965

You basically just twist the torsion bolts a couple times.

 

[Sams01XplrSprt]

welcome

 

[jmess]

Here's a nice writeup: http://216.198.221.184/forums/showthread.php?t=196965

You basically just twist the torsion bolts a couple times.

thank you. that tread was very helpful as well. now i have another question. where can i find decent add-a-leaf for this year explorer?

 

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum! I've moved your thread into the shocks, suspensions, and lift kits section.

 

[jmess]

Welcome to this forum! I've moved your thread into the shocks, suspensions, and lift kits section.

thank you

 

[FloridaState]

thank you. that tread was very helpful as well. now i have another question. where can i find decent add-a-leaf for this year explorer?

I just did an AAL installation on my Explorer last week. I got mine from Summit Racing. This is the one that most people get, by pro Comp: http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EXP-13120/

You may be able to find them cheaper somewhere else, but I don't know.

There are a couple helpful threads on installing that too.
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=97676
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=212985

The little "Search" link towards the top of your page is your friend. You can search for just about anything. And half the time, you can Google it and this website will pop up as long as whatever you Googled contains "Ford" and/or "Explorer."