need to level my excursion
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Mountain Pass
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need to level my excursion
Bought my Excursion from a dealer who lifted it, not sure why but they set it up so the front is an inch higher than the rear. Maybe to try to clear the 35 inch tires in the front. I plan to put smaller tires on the truck and drop the front some to try to level the truck.
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Bought my Excursion from a dealer who lifted it, not sure why but they set it up so the front is an inch higher than the rear. Maybe to try to clear the 35 inch tires in the front. I plan to put smaller tires on the truck and drop the front some to try to level the truck.
Do you not want to run 35"s for some reason?
How is the current setup ride?
Swapping out the rear lift blocks for a set with an additional inch and the correct taper would be much cheaper and get the rig level.
What are the hub center to wheelwell lip measurements from all four corners now? This will determine how much lift over stock it has on it now.
Besides that droopy butt, I think your EX looks great!
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My front is 27 inches center hub to fender and 26 inches in the back. Right now I have 325 65 R18 tires and It just touches in the front on turns with bumps. The speedo is off about three MPH and the mud tread on the truck is pretty rough on pavement. With the current setup there is some bump steer, but nothing I can’t handle.
This will be our highway hauler for trips with wife kids dogs and luggage, maybe a small camper in the future. I have three F350 crew cabs so my heavy hauling is covered. I don’t mind 35s and I would put Two more inches in the back, but not sure what angle would be needed to set the pinion right.
This will be our highway hauler for trips with wife kids dogs and luggage, maybe a small camper in the future. I have three F350 crew cabs so my heavy hauling is covered. I don’t mind 35s and I would put Two more inches in the back, but not sure what angle would be needed to set the pinion right.
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depends on what type of drive shaft you have.
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I have a single piece driveshaft, standard u joints each end.
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At this point I am considering going 27 inches all around, giving me the option of running 35 inch tires if desired. From my days of lifting jeeps I recall that, with my straight driveline I need to have the pinion 1 or 2 decrees below parallel with the transfer case output so that it is near parallel while in motion. However, assuming that the factory angle was correct, a straight block should maintain the factory pinion angle. So.... if I add 1 or 2 inches in the back I should be good to go. Right?
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