Let's see what's out there....

[constant_projecttruck]

Okay what a long a$$ day.....here pics of 2/2 as promised.

This is right after.....

And this is after they settled and sagged under the V8. They sagged/settled about 1/2 inch.

 

[JoshT]

What did you do for lowering that Explorer? I'm guessing cranking the torsion bars to lower the front, and shackle/hangar flip on the back. If the components needed (for a distant future potential project) were to ever fall into place I would like to play with lowering a 5.0 AWD Explorer chassis.

 

[#1]

Lowering the Explorer was easy...

You guessed right about the front - I just took the adjusting bolts out and the keys rested up in the crossmember. You will need a camber kit also before an alignment, the kit is about $30 at parts stores and installs real easy, or the alignment shop can do it.

The rear of the Explorers have the spring under the axle, so I bought a cheap block kit from AutoZone. The hole on the block for the centering pin needed drilled out just a bit bigger, otherwise it was a simple installation.

 

[SykoRanger88]

Okay what a long a$$ day.....here pics of 2/2 as promised.

This is right after.....

And this is after they settled and sagged under the V8. They sagged/settled about 1/2 inch.

nice, i can finally see what its gonna look like before i do mine, the only thing im unsure of is whether i want to remove a leaf spring because it would be nice for it to be level looking, but then again i dont know if its gonna cause alot of harm, the most i haul is an atv in the bed and an atv on a very small trailer, and they way it is now it barely squats hauling both those, thanks.

 

[constant_projecttruck]

I dont know aabout removing leafs...ivenevr heard of anything coming out of it. Especially for hauling I would def flip the hangers first or flip the axle over the springs. Those leafs will sag quickly if you alter them at all.

 

[doorgunner]

warning***warning......the short, fat, bottom overload leaf keeps the truck from squatting with a load in the bed----don't mess with the springs by removing any "leaves" if ur gonna carry anything heavier than ur wife/girlfriend!

 

[Hazmat Ranger]

X1000 ^^ - Illegalconcepts did that to his and his truck slowly got lower and lower as the springs sagged and then he HAD to replace them . . . you can get mono lowering leaf springs though - best bet when messing with the rear leaf stack.

 

[ILLEGALCONCEPTS]

I don't know about those mono-leaf springs...............at least the factory ones SUCK. Buddy of mine had them on his Ranger and any time you put more then 100lbs the back started to sag. I've had fridges in mine with little suspension drop.

DO NOT REMOVE ANY PART OF THE SPRING PACK! Been there, done that, bought the shirt, used shirt as rag while I installed new springs.

James

 

[constant_projecttruck]

DO NOT REMOVE ANY PART OF THE SPRING PACK! Been there, done that, bought the shirt, used shirt as rag while I installed new springs.

James

LOL I remember you saying something very close to that to the last guy that wanted to take apart his leaf springs!

 

[SykoRanger88]

lol, okay thanks for heads up i will just flip shackles, as far as flipping the axle over the springs does anyone know how much more it would drop combined with a shackle flip? like 3 or 4 inch? and is this a safe way to drop? thanks

 

[constant_projecttruck]

with a shackle flip and axle flip you will get 5 - 7 inchs of drop...plus you can always add blocks if you'll clear the frame and bed.

 

[flamingx]

This is my '97 Explorer 2WD, lowered 2 1/2" in the front and 2" in the rear, Rims coming soon (old skool steel painted to match the top half of the truck with chrome centers and rings) rubber will most likely be 235/70R15 fronts and 255/70R15 rears (depends on cost).

 

[sean9721]

This is my 96. I have a 4" drop on the rear. I'm doing a 2" drop on the front once i buy the adjustable camber bushings.

 

[Casper98]

here's some new ones from this weekend

 

[Yvan]

You guys got nice trucks, i'll take pictures of mine this week end and i'll post it here.