HELMUT RONER
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- Joined
- February 27, 2015
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- 144
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- City, State
- Tampa, FL
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2002 Explorer Sport Trac
We had a lot of flooding in the Tampa Bay area this year (2015) and now all of my rear suspension is sqeaking and creaking to the point it's driving bonkers. The suspension in the rear is all original 2002 with 170K miles (except Rancho shocks). I found replacement shackles at the parts stores, but they're all made by Dorman. Are there any American made alternatives? Mine is stock and I have no intention of doing any lifting of the body. Is there anybody with better made shackles that come with polyurthane bushings? Part numbers would be nice if there is. I saw that my rear stabilizer bar end links are rotted away and going to get a Moog or Raybestos kit to fix them. Are there any polyurethane bushings for the FRONT of the leaf springs?
