Suspension options for the Excursion

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Oct 23, 2003 | 09:03 AM

#31

Forest

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Mine is a 4X4. January production. No stabilizer on rear axle.

I do notice that it has factory "traction bars" on the bottom of rear springs.

Steering on center is very vague and "stiff". Truck rolls quite a bit in a turn.

Oct 23, 2003 | 04:33 PM

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76Econoline

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Forest, LANDYOT is right that an anti-roll bar is the best first upgrade to your X. ANY high-CG vehicle needs anti-roll bars, especially if it is used for towing.

Oct 25, 2003 | 08:32 PM

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Forest

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It IS curious that Ford only started adding the anti-roll bar now (late in life cycle of vehicle). I assume (maybe wrongly) that they avoided this in the past for the cost factor. There may also be a "head toss" issue as I have felt on early Jeep Grand Cherokees. Those of you with rear Ford and/or Hellwig anti-roll bars--how do they affect the ride?

I am going to add the anti-roll bars, just trying to decide between Ford OE and Hellwig. Opinions?

Oct 25, 2003 | 10:10 PM

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Don't know about the Ford SD rear bar which is supposed to be a 30 MM bar...
but I DID have the Helwig on an '02 Ex that was SUPER !
And the current '03 Ex has a factory rear bar, but it's much smaller than the Helwig unit...
I will probably swap it out for the helliwg, it's that much better than the small bar I have on now in that it still FEELS like my current Ex wants to roll a LOT more than the '02 with the helwigg did...