Suggestions on lift

[Jake's Dad]

I want a small lift to my truck, but nothing extreme. Just a noticeable lift from stock. What does this cost and how does it effect driving safety??? I would like to keep my existing tires and just raise it up a bit!

Thanks for your suggestions.

JD

 

[jayhawk137]

search for 2nd gen lift, or anything like that youll find tons of stuff

 

[Jake's Dad]

ok

 

[Alec]

TT (or torsion twist)
add a leaf
warrior shackles
body lift

I'm surprised with as much as you've been around this site you haven't read up on these options yet.

 

[tealtterror]

i think you should go with a 4" suspension..... no body lift. if i had the money i would never touch a body lift. suspension loooks so much better. thats just $.02.

 

[Robb]

If you insist on keeping your stock tires, I wouldn't go over 2". Anything more, stock tires will just look silly. As Alec mentioned, a tortion twist and either add-a-leafs, or warrior shackles, are your best bet.

 

[Dre]

Some seconde generation explorers come equipped with 31" tires fromt the factory... (265's)... and liftinf the truck a bit will not improve anything... even looks. I have put an AAL on my 98 Sport and twisted front end up. Installed true 31" tires on some wider rims (15X8) and almost see no difference.

I'd go with a 4" suspension lift and install 33" tires on some nice 15X10" rims.

 

[xplrsport01]

I have a 01 explorer sport and looking for a 4 inch lift or just something high enough to get some 33's on there cause im afraid of getting stuck in the mud with my stock tires and hight

 

[hawaiianexp00]

look at some of my post or my pics I have a 2000 with the 4" superlift the pics are with 31" X Terrains everyone said it looked good not too high but a noticable difference. Today I bought a set of 33" BFG KM's on 15 x 10's they looked awesome but only one problem they rub when you turn so i have to do some trimming, I already removed the tupperware up front and they still rub. I would highly recomend this lift but if you want 33's you will have to go with the 15 x 8" rims or if you go with the 15 x 10's you will have to do some trimming. It does not appear to be very much but I will not start the trimming until tomorrow, pics will be up and hopefully someone will reply to my post with pics of there trim jobs but I say go with the 4" lift worth every penny, just my $.02

 

[hawaiianexp00]

4" with 31's

 

[xplrsport01]

are there any lifts out there for a 01 explorer sport higher then 4' cause the legal limit here i va i believe is 7' and i want to get close as possable but don't wana spend too much

 

[Jake's Dad]

Originally posted by Robb
If you insist on keeping your stock tires, I wouldn't go over 2". Anything more, stock tires will just look silly. As Alec mentioned, a tortion twist and either add-a-leafs, or warrior shackles, are your best bet.

Thanks Robb - I think I'll take this advice. Alec, I just never really had the money to do this stuff until the tax returns came in! Now I am considering it, but I want to keep my stock tires because they are brand new!

What will all this stuff cost me???

Regards,

JD

 

[Jake's Dad]

Well, if one of the admins could move this topic into the right category (my bad!), I would appreciate it.

So anyways, keep in mind guys that my tires are just 30x9.5x15's.
Would a 2" lift look dumb with these tires (KO's)????

Thanks Again!

JD

 

[Dre]

you won't have problems with rubbing if you switch to 15X8 rims.... I know wider is better but with 15X10 you have to do lots of trimming...

I know... I did.

 

[Mascman]

With 33"s on a 15x8 rim and 5" lift, I still had to trim the front inner fenders. The lift was a 3" body and 2" TT and shackles with add-a-leafs.

Jake's dad- The Warrior shackles are about $40 and the TT is free...unless you need longer bolts, which I did. I also used add-a-leafs. I think it would look fine with the 30"s. Do you have a Sport or 4 Door? If you have a Sport, put 4 door leafs on it.

Here is a pic of 33"s with the 5". I would imagine with a 2" and 30"s you'd have about the same look only slightly smaller. The fender clearance should look about the same as my pic. You could always add a 2" or 3" body lift and 33"s down the road!
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[xplrsport01]

i think with my 01 sport 2dr im gonna do a body lift bout 3 inch just so i can get some good sized tires on there and save 4 a 4 inch suspention lift so i will have 7 inch when finished

 

[Jake's Dad]

Originally posted by Mascman
With 33"s on a 15x8 rim and 5" lift, I still had to trim the front inner fenders. The lift was a 3" body and 2" TT and shackles with add-a-leafs.

Jake's dad- The Warrior shackles are about $40 and the TT is free...unless you need longer bolts, which I did. I also used add-a-leafs. I think it would look fine with the 30"s. Do you have a Sport or 4 Door? If you have a Sport, put 4 door leafs on it.

Here is a pic of 33"s with the 5". I would imagine with a 2" and 30"s you'd have about the same look only slightly smaller. The fender clearance should look about the same as my pic. You could always add a 2" or 3" body lift and 33"s down the road!
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Mascman -

Your truck is BAD A$$!!!

I have a 4 door. I called around and got prices from $1900 to $2300 for a 2" lift. I was like WHOOOOOA NELLY!!

Thanks for the great input!

JD

 

[Mascman]

Hoyl Cow! Is that lift gold plated?!

If you don't want your ride affected, put on a 2" body lift. It would be about $100 and you won't notice much difference in body roll.

As long as you don't overdo it on the TT, you won't have problems. It will actually stiffen the ride a little, but in my opinion, it helped the cornering ability. They are just too soft from the factory.

Even with 8 to 9" of lift, mine hadles the corners well...I test it everytime I'm late for work!

 

[Dre]

it's pretty expensive but a good lift, especially suspension for IFS got to be...

Body Lift is OK as long as you don't drive like a maniac...

on the explorer I'd like to keep center of gravity as low as possible...

 

[Mascman]

Center of gravity is lower with a body lift than with a suspension. With a BL, only the body is higher above the axles...with a Suspension lift, the motor, tranny, diff, etc is all lifted higher.

The complete Superlift with 4" rear leaf springs should still be less than $2000. I bought only the Superlift kit for the front for about $1150 from Summit Racing. The kit is 4" and I cranked the torsions an additional 1"...maybe slightly more! The rear lift leafs were going to be about $400 more.

The rear was done for $20 by relocating the leafs to the top of the axle. With my add-a-leaf and Warrior shackles on, the rear fender lip was almost 5 feet off the ground! With the add-a-leaf and shackle removed, it came to 6" of lift. I had already swapped to 4 door leafs which are a full leaf pack whereas the Sport had a mono-leaf. That's why most 2 door Xs are sagging in the rear.