what shocks to use in lowered x?

[maddmatt]

I've lowered my X 3" front and back, but can't figure out what shocks to get. What are all you guys using?

 

[n2knee]

i'm using edelbrock ias shocks. my truck is lowered by about 1.5".

 

[aldive]

I plan to lower mine and will be using Edelbrock Shocks Made For Lowered Trucks.

Goos Luck.

Do ya have any pics of Your Ride?

 

[maddmatt]

Aren't the IAS shocks specifically made for 1.5" lowerings? Does it really matter?

aldive, you can go to my site here, although they are a bit out of date..

 

[GTRIDER]

what did ya use to lower your X that much.......I would like to do the same...........

 

[expo5.0]

stock shocks with two in the rear and a little more in the front. the way i see it the x is a muscle car. who cares if it handles a little better than stock, it will still be outhandled by almost anything. so why spend money on handling? as for ride quality, i like the way mine shimmies, shakes, buckles, twists, etc. as long as it doesn't:roll: or:fire:

 

[aldive]

To each his/her own....

BTW - the handeling CAN be vastly improved.

 

[n2knee]

Originally posted by aldive
To each his/her own....

BTW - the handeling CAN be vastly improved.

i can vouch for that. the shocks and the thicker rear sway bar made a big difference.

 

[expo5.0]

i'm not saying they don't make a big difference, but my x works fine now and i'm never going to take it to a track with turns on it. however, i do tow my boat, like to look nice, and like to surprise the occasional honda from stoplight to stoplight. so i spend my money to do those things. thats not to say that if i had more money to improve the ride and handling i wouldn't, its just that it isn't high on my priorities.

as for those performer ias shocks from explorer express, is any one running those with stock or cut suspension bumpers and a 1 or two inch drop. i might be interested in getting those in the near future.

 

[Xplor]

I have Edelbrock's shocks for the lowered ex for the front and Bilstein (4WD model) for the rears . The reason I choose this set up is because I wanted the handling and firmness. The Blistein rear shocks are firmer than the (2WD) ones and are the same length. I believe Saleen used this set up on there XP8. I have the Saleen sway bars, so everything it pretty balanced. Also, I do some towing with some of my toys. The Edelbrocks up front I bought because of the Inertia valve feature, since I believe the front suspension does take more work than the back. The front of my suspension is maxed out, since I took the torsion bolts off, so I only probably got 2 in drop. I took the bumb stops on the front off, but I think I am going to put them back on. It sure doesn't sound good hitting pothole or bumps! I am going to try to shave the stops when I put them back on. I am satisfied what I done so far. Either way, I would just get the Bilstein or the Edelbrocks.

By the way, the Edelbrock's for lowered Ex's are firmer than the regular ones, so really it matter of personal perferance.

 

[XLT_66]

yea, the IAS are good for lowering 1.5" like for the kit offered from Explorer Express. I just got that kit, and it works fantastically. I love it, it handles so much better with much less body roll....


i dunno about 3" though