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Took Stewart's advice and used no power tools. That's just my sore muscles aching after doing a 1/2 V swap. Got some V's on CL for $15 each and started attacking. All I can say is they come out easier than they go in. I put back the 2.5'' levelling kit that was there before and gained another 1.75'' so far. Likely they'll settle to 1.5''. My Brother in Law showed up like a blister (that's code for after the work's all done) to help.
PS: a 3' cheater bar does wonders.
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2000 Excursion XLT V10 4x4 170K, front V's, rear mod'd C's,, 315's, winch bumpers F/R, Viair system, Piaa lighting, Hellwig rear, dual Optimas, oily K&N, RedHeaded, scratchy paint, love taps at each corner. Join the So Cal chapter here
A few more pictures. Yeah the blocker beam is long gone after the winch bumper went on.
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2000 Excursion XLT V10 4x4 170K, front V's, rear mod'd C's,, 315's, winch bumpers F/R, Viair system, Piaa lighting, Hellwig rear, dual Optimas, oily K&N, RedHeaded, scratchy paint, love taps at each corner. Join the So Cal chapter here
LOL! I have never advised anyone not to use power tools. All I've ever said was I didn't use them and I didn't have any problems getting everything off!
Having two floor jacks really helped position the springs though. At least it did for me.
Stewart
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LOL! I have never advised anyone not to use power tools.
Stewart
Dang!, I thought there was an award for using muscle power.
Just have to reward myself...
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2000 Excursion XLT V10 4x4 170K, front V's, rear mod'd C's,, 315's, winch bumpers F/R, Viair system, Piaa lighting, Hellwig rear, dual Optimas, oily K&N, RedHeaded, scratchy paint, love taps at each corner. Join the So Cal chapter here
I put some heat from a plumbers torch on the nuts on the front spring eye bolts to soften up the factory thread lock compound, after that those bolts spun out real easy (with my electric impact).
I had to do everything on the rears by hand due to the giant size of my impact, it was a lot less fun back there......
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I have always liked the way your X looked in your avatar, but had assumed you had more lift that 2". Prior to the recent upgrade had you done anything to lift the rear? Also, how well did the 315/75 16's work on the stock wheels with only 2" of lift. I need new rubber and this is exactly the setup I am leaning toward. I am looking to increase the height a bit and step up to a tire that will perform better off-road, but I also want to keep it low enough that I can still fit in my garage.
I have always liked the way your X looked in your avatar, but had assumed you had more lift that 2". Prior to the recent upgrade had you done anything to lift the rear? Also, how well did the 315/75 16's work on the stock wheels with only 2" of lift.
Thanks,
Dustin
Thanks Dustin, The front had stock springs with a 2.5'' level lift that you can see in the pics. The rear end is all stock. 315's fit perfectly in back and have given me a touch of rub in the front at full lock. It doesn't bother me to rub the front leaf spring (just the back half of the spring; there's a pic of that rub in my garage pic folder). I haven't had any issues with 315 tire wear on the stock rim (other than what was caused by the tired tie rods, shocks, etc). I found a cheap set of wider (9''?) aluminum rims on CL that will go on the next set of 315's I buy.
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Originally Posted by tylus
before/after shots of the whole X?
Why do good ideas like that come 1/2 way through a project?
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2000 Excursion XLT V10 4x4 170K, front V's, rear mod'd C's,, 315's, winch bumpers F/R, Viair system, Piaa lighting, Hellwig rear, dual Optimas, oily K&N, RedHeaded, scratchy paint, love taps at each corner. Join the So Cal chapter here
Good point, yes the bumper and winch brought it down 3/8-1/2 inch easily. The week I ran around with the woody front bumper, it was noticably lighter in front, but I didn't notice the tire rub...
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2000 Excursion XLT V10 4x4 170K, front V's, rear mod'd C's,, 315's, winch bumpers F/R, Viair system, Piaa lighting, Hellwig rear, dual Optimas, oily K&N, RedHeaded, scratchy paint, love taps at each corner. Join the So Cal chapter here
I'm just breakin' the sockets - need to buy higher quality stuff. Agree, 3/4 inch drive breaker isn't gonna break like the 1/2 stuff - 中国制造
Also showing the tools I used to do this job. 6pt sockets work much better than the 12pt.
Thx Ford for the front pointy shackle bolts - hammer turn, hammer turn, without muckin' up the threads in a less-than-perfectly-aligned re-install.
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2000 Excursion XLT V10 4x4 170K, front V's, rear mod'd C's,, 315's, winch bumpers F/R, Viair system, Piaa lighting, Hellwig rear, dual Optimas, oily K&N, RedHeaded, scratchy paint, love taps at each corner. Join the So Cal chapter here
Got out the tape measure and the level kit is only 1 7/8'' tall. Picture of putting them on the V leaves. Will do a bit more driving tomorrow to better assess.
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2000 Excursion XLT V10 4x4 170K, front V's, rear mod'd C's,, 315's, winch bumpers F/R, Viair system, Piaa lighting, Hellwig rear, dual Optimas, oily K&N, RedHeaded, scratchy paint, love taps at each corner. Join the So Cal chapter here
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. That's just my sore muscles aching after doing a 1/2 V swap. Got some V's on CL for $15 each and started attacking. All I can say is they come out easier than they go in. I put back the 2.5'' levelling kit that was there before and gained another 1.75'' so far. Likely they'll settle to 1.5''. My Brother in Law showed up like a blister (that's code for after the work's all done) to help.
i love how you painted it all up though! looks great! any before/after side shots to show the diff?
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So far she fits in the garage with 1 1/4 inches to spare.
- need to buy higher quality stuff. Agree, 3/4 inch drive breaker isn't gonna break like the 1/2 stuff - 中国制造
