Problems with 03 lowered Sport

[wicked5_0]

I wanted to lower my 03 Sport a little just to make it look good. I did it just like Black Magic's write up on his ite. I too only went with one inch blocks in the back, which ended up giving me just a little over an inch drop in the rear. The front however is where I get confused. Some have stated that after around 4-6 turns on the torsion bolts that they got a 2-3" drop. I started with that and ended up going lmost all the way until they came out. I was not able to get any more than a 1.5" drop in the front. I'd like to get another 1-1.5" drop in the front to get it nice and level. Yes, I drove it and all, and even got in aligned as is, but it is not where I want it to set. Any ideas on why mine didn't settle on down?

 

[X~FACTOR]

Every Explorer is different but here's a thought- maybe yours was a little lower before you even started. How much gap do you have from the fender lip to the top of the tire? Better yet, do you have a link of a picture of your Sport?

 

[silversport]

I'm no torsion bar expert but, aren't some of the t-bars different, like different ratings, A,B,C,D etc? Maybe thats why you can't get down any further if thats the case.

 

[SiLenZe]

i took them out on my sport. mine was like yours, it really didnt seem to be dropping that much. and before i knew it they were out. they match the back with 1 inch blocks.

 

[Hartman]

You need to bounce the front end up and down repeatedly and allow the suspension to settle for a few days.

 

[wicked5_0]

Originally posted by Hartman
You need to bounce the front end up and down repeatedly and allow the suspension to settle for a few days.

Thanks, but I've done that. I actually have over two thousand miles on it since the drop.

X~FACTOR- I'll go snap a couple of pics when it stops raining and see what you guys think.

Thanks for the replies.

 

[aldive]

Originally posted by Hartman
You need to bounce the front end up and down repeatedly and allow the suspension to settle for a few days.

Driving over rough roads will do the trick also.

Good luck......

 

[wicked5_0]

Some pics

Just as I bought it used with 11,000 miles on it. Someone had already swapped the stock 16's for some aftermarket wheels.

Here it is after a set of 20's

and finally lowered 1" in the rear and ~1.5" in the front

I think I can get another 1/2" maybe if I take the torsion bolts all the way out. Any problem with doing this??

 

[eXplorerchic]

Mine are all the way out and havent had any probs (i'm 4wd too)

 

[ton_e_montana]

off topic - nice wheels....may I ask where you got them and how much/size?

 

[wicked5_0]

where I got the wheels

Sounds like I'll go ahead and take the bolts all the way out and see how much more I can set it down. If it's only gonna set me down another 1/2", do I need to go ahead and get another alignment? Thanks to all for the replies!



ton_e_montana, I got them from here

They don't show the 20's on the website, but they got them. Only prob I have is I need about a 1/2" spacer on the front. I can't get the center caps on yet. I think they were around $1500-$1600 for the chrome.