t-bar lift...can i go more than 2" if i dont use 4wheel......please read

[LO-XPLORER]

ok...my mom has the 97 not me. i have my own 91 X. BUT..while my X is under construction, i have 2 drive hers and i think theres is nothing worse than stock. she will never use 4 wheel drive so can i lift the front more than 2" bcuz i could care less if the cv joints get ****** up. please lemme know.thanx
Winfred
BROTHA TRUCKA

 

[D]

i dont know if that would hurt it but on a 97 the front axles are allways turning because they have no hubs so if they did go out you would be able to hear the joints in 2wd if I am correct

 

[yob_yeknom]

I would leave hers alone completely. First, there's a chance you could screw something up by lifting it too far. Second, do you think your mom WANTS to drive a lifted Explorer and do you want her to? My mom can barely drive her stock J**p Grand Cherokee. I would hate to think of how she would drive if it was lifted! (no offense to moms intended)
I think you can manage to get by with driving a stock Explorer for a little while. It will also make you appreciate your lifted one even more when you get it back.

 

[2001ExpSport]

You can't go more than 2" with the torsion bars, it'll stop right at about 2" if you can even get it that high.

 

[SCEXPLORER]

I did the torsion twist yesterday and I left about a thread showing on the left and a couple of threads on the right. That should be ok right? It only gave me about a 1.5 lift.
the only problem is that when measuring the lift the left side is about 1/4" shorter than the right. Is it ok to leave it like that? I don't want to touch it anymore because I got the right height i wanted. Or would it cause a problem in the long run?

-Ray

 

[2001ExpSport]

Mine is the same way, you should be fine.