__________________ The Brotherhood of FTE <~click the link 1999 F150 Lightning: WMS built block, 6lb lower, Monsterbox, Truetrac, CF driveshaft 2002 PSD F250 SC 4x2: 38R, AC codes, MBRP 4", AFE, JWVB, Riffraff HPX, CCV, and boots, ITP OBA, Live Tuned by Jody 2000 PSD Excursion 4x4: John Wood 4R100, F5, MBRP 4", AFE, BDP 1.0, ITP OBA and Pre-Pump mod, V & B code springs, Hellwig rear sway
I live jsut north of Cincinnati. I just saw your P.S Thanks for the Repp. I saw in some sig's the AC code stuff. What is all that? I know my truck is in desperate need of help in the suspension dept..at 63,000 miles I don't have much room left between my front springs and bump stops. I'm still running the original rotors, on my 4th set of pads. shocks and tires are original and I know I need some balljoints very soon.. What I have is an 04 Black V10 4x4 Limited, Tan lether that's in very good condition for having 2 dogs and a young boy.. LOL
AC code injectors are stock single shot injectors found on the IH engines in busses and dump trucks.
IH made the 7.3L for Ford, but Ford changed some things for their trucks, like putting in split shot injectors, which are less efficient than single shots, produce less power than stock single shots, but are more emissions friendly.
The springs on our 4x4 Excursions are crap, in my opinion. Ford didn't put on the same springs as found on the F250 4x4 trucks, even though the Ex is the same platform. Internet forum logic has decided Ford did so because they wanted a softer riding rig, and the "soccer mom's" wouldn't want their SUV to ride like a truck. Unfortunately that created the inherent steering wander that plagues most 4x4 Excursions.
Check out this thread. It's a compilation of suspension, steering wander, spring related threads addressing the 4x4 Excursion suspension.
The V code, B code upgrade you see in my sig addresses the steering wander problem. Swapping out the POS OEM springs on the Ex and replacing them with F250 springs is the V/B code mod. It raises the Ex just a tad under 2", and gives a better overall ride. It also gives a bunch more clearance over the bump stops.
Stewart
__________________ The Brotherhood of FTE <~click the link 1999 F150 Lightning: WMS built block, 6lb lower, Monsterbox, Truetrac, CF driveshaft 2002 PSD F250 SC 4x2: 38R, AC codes, MBRP 4", AFE, JWVB, Riffraff HPX, CCV, and boots, ITP OBA, Live Tuned by Jody 2000 PSD Excursion 4x4: John Wood 4R100, F5, MBRP 4", AFE, BDP 1.0, ITP OBA and Pre-Pump mod, V & B code springs, Hellwig rear sway
Pretty funny I work at the Ford Sharonville Transmission Plant, where we use to crank out 4R100's at 2300 a day, now the Torque shift 5R110 and the Huge Torque shift 6R140 and I have no clue of all this upgrade stuff. I gues i've been in a deep dark hole somewhere. LOL
yup, I've noticed there is lots of help on here. about the only thing I did know was the Oasis stuff. Us Hourly workers got access to that about 8 months ago. It's a nice system, I printed some wiring diagrams for a few guys with street rods installing late model 4.6 and 5.4 engines.
Chris, did the 4.30 gears help out a lot? With the turbo i'm not sure if I need them. Could they be ordered? I have the 3.73's did they come with anything else?
Yea, my brother and I are seriously thinking that, I have sorced a few places to find the mandrel bends and the header flanges. It's nice that I didn't even have to mess with the passenger side manifold. I talked to Turbonetics about how much I would have to spend to get a discount.. That is one reason I put this on here. The wife don't like the truck now but I think I can keep her at bay wiht a resonator. I really don't want to remove this kit.. LOL
Chris, did the 4.30 gears help out a lot? With the turbo i'm not sure if I need them. Could they be ordered? I have the 3.73's did they come with anything else?
The 4:30's came with the truck so I can't compare to the 3:73's, I wanted the 4:30's due to my towing needs and I'm guessing they were an option. The 4:30's with a turbo would be the bomb to allow the turbo to spool up quicker.
I thought they were an option. BTW it still is an vachation vehicle (Wifey) just a little faster, louder and a lot more powerful. It will get to the vacations quicker that's all.
I thought they were an option. BTW it still is an vacation vehicle (Wifey) just a little faster, TONS louder and a lot more powerful. It will get to the vacations quicker that's all.
Fixed that for ya!
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2000 Excursion XLT 4x4 V10 4.30, Powerslot slotted rotors w/ Hawk SuperDuty pads up front, Hawk SuperDuty pads on the rear stock rotors, Roadmaster Active Suspension, Optima Red Top Battery, backup camera, Tom Tom XL100 GPS
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