2 inch lift 2003 Excursion?
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stock springs or aftermarket.
I just checked out your pics, looks great! 
And you have enough room to run a little more tire and still squeeze into that garage! 
Did your local spring shop use Ford springs or their replacements? just curious as we are having a conversation about differences between spring shop replacements vs Ford specs in another thread.
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And you have enough room to run a little more tire and still squeeze into that garage! Did your local spring shop use Ford springs or their replacements? just curious as we are having a conversation about differences between spring shop replacements vs Ford specs in another thread.
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No they used another brand not ford springs. It has a sticker on it with the brand but I will need to get that. He said it has the same specs and he was able to get all of the wheel wells measured to the same height. I need to get the measurements before the swap to see what the exact lift measurement was. I am thinking over 2 inches in front and less than that in the rear.
It took getting used to, not grabbing on for dear life for every bump that would slam the bump stops. My bump stops finally fell out. I guess they felt neglected.
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Hanger or shackles? And what brand, or where'd you get them? That's an option for me if I want to go another inch or so if and when I bring the back up a little. I'd like to get the back end up so it appears more level.
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Front shackles, ebay........all the same pretty much.
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Did the 1.5" shackles give you a full 1.5" of lift? I'd like to get just a little more but I need to catch up with the rear which means I'd need about 2.5" for the rear if I go 1.5" in the front which looks good. But I think that's about the max I'd want to go using shackles only.
I just put Open Country AT2's in 305's on mine and that puts it looking good, and might even keep me from trimming a tad off of one of the mud flaps that gets kissed on hard turns.
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Did the 1.5" shackles give you a full 1.5" of lift? I'd like to get just a little more but I need to catch up with the rear which means I'd need about 2.5" for the rear if I go 1.5" in the front which looks good. But I think that's about the max I'd want to go using shackles only.
I just put Open Country AT2's in 305's on mine and that puts it looking good, and might even keep me from trimming a tad off of one of the mud flaps that gets kissed on hard turns.
I just put Open Country AT2's in 305's on mine and that puts it looking good, and might even keep me from trimming a tad off of one of the mud flaps that gets kissed on hard turns.
They haven't sagged a bit since I put them in a year ago.
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My 2" shackles gave 1 7/8" lift. They've worked fine but my springs are negatively arched more than they were when I first put them so I'm ditching them for new springs.
Too bad because it was a much cheaper option than the springs
Too bad because it was a much cheaper option than the springs
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It sounds like you freaked out when you saw the springs hanging down but the truck doesn't know it or even care.........sshhhh don't tell it. My truck rides GREAT with the shackles and the springs haven't de-arched one bit from the day I put them in.
The front of the springs rose up half of what the rear went down and the truck rose above the axle also giving it the illusion of de-arching the spring but the arch hasn't changed one bit since the installation. Did I mention I love my stock springs?
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Lift measurements confirmed
No they used another brand not ford springs. It has a sticker on it with the brand but I will need to get that. He said it has the same specs and he was able to get all of the wheel wells measured to the same height. I need to get the measurements before the swap to see what the exact lift measurement was. I am thinking over 2 inches in front and less than that in the rear.
It still fits in the garage with two inches to spare. 7ft opening. Going to go with 18 inch wheels 285 65 18 which is a 32.5 inch tire in the Toyo open country. It should fit with an inch to spare.
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main reason you don't add shackles and just put new spring's on from the get go
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Why? None of that is true. Did you read my post? ...........1/8" ?
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Now that's a big waste. They were negatively arched when they were new as many leaf springs are, also they haven't de-arched more but they just appear to be because you can see them more from the side of the truck. How is lowering the back of the spring going to de-arch it?
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Springs are designed for a max deflection within their elastic limit. That's why the bumpstops are there, to ensure there is a limit. Longer shackles intalled wo lowering the stops results in travel beyond that range. They will fatigue and lose arch quicker that way. Basic metallurgy 101. These craptastic springs fatigue fast enough as is, overflexing them doesn't make them happy.
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My progress
I just checked out your pics, looks great! And you have enough room to run a little more tire and still squeeze into that garage!
Did your local spring shop use Ford springs or their replacements? just curious as we are having a conversation about differences between spring shop replacements vs Ford specs in another thread.
Adding pics is easy, it must be if I can do it! You just need to setup a free account at photobucket or some other pic hosting site and then just copy and paste the IMG code for the desired pic into your post.
Glad to see another happy EX owner!
And you have enough room to run a little more tire and still squeeze into that garage! Did your local spring shop use Ford springs or their replacements? just curious as we are having a conversation about differences between spring shop replacements vs Ford specs in another thread.
Adding pics is easy, it must be if I can do it!
You just need to setup a free account at photobucket or some other pic hosting site and then just copy and paste the IMG code for the desired pic into your post.Glad to see another happy EX owner!
