dreamr
Explorer Addict
- Joined
- October 5, 2003
- Messages
- 3,636
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- City, State
- Lynnwood WA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 99 XL / 4x4 / 4.0 ohv
fordX302
Wow man you are a it confused.
On a 2wd I am sure that you can get 5" of TT .............you still won't need new keys though, just longer bolts. Now on the 2x4 we are going to destroy the balljoints in a few months, and likely never get the alignment right, leading to premature failure of the wheel bearings and tires. In addition you're ride will flat out be rough as hell as you will have absolutely 0 down travel.
On a 4x4 it is straight not possible. The SLA Explorer front end has around 8 inches of travel. You can get 10 with a good uniball and no sway bar. Now at stock ride height this means 4 up and 4 down. If I did a 5" TT my suspension would be at it's lowest possible point in the arc of travel. Completely eliminating it's effectiveness. Furthermore the CV axle cannot operate beyond approx a 23 degree angle. At full droop they almost reach this and may begin to bind. If they are constantly driven outside their normal operating range they will grenade....quickly. In addition we also come back to the whole issue of Ball Joints and alignment but here the bearings become a 200 dollar part...
Enough said?
Wow man you are a it confused.
On a 2wd I am sure that you can get 5" of TT .............you still won't need new keys though, just longer bolts. Now on the 2x4 we are going to destroy the balljoints in a few months, and likely never get the alignment right, leading to premature failure of the wheel bearings and tires. In addition you're ride will flat out be rough as hell as you will have absolutely 0 down travel.
On a 4x4 it is straight not possible. The SLA Explorer front end has around 8 inches of travel. You can get 10 with a good uniball and no sway bar. Now at stock ride height this means 4 up and 4 down. If I did a 5" TT my suspension would be at it's lowest possible point in the arc of travel. Completely eliminating it's effectiveness. Furthermore the CV axle cannot operate beyond approx a 23 degree angle. At full droop they almost reach this and may begin to bind. If they are constantly driven outside their normal operating range they will grenade....quickly. In addition we also come back to the whole issue of Ball Joints and alignment but here the bearings become a 200 dollar part...
Enough said?