hey i just got my permit (watch out) and i decided to get the expedition, yea i no its big but i like it, but anyways i no its not a sports car or anything but it feels very floaty when you drive it i guess because its so tall and lond or maybe because it has the coil springs on it? idk but is there anyhting i can do to tighten it up suspension wise. afer i get my new rims ima lower it 2" all around will that help at all? and if you have any otheer driving tips please let me no

 

it just takes time getting used to the IRS but it does feel floaty for the first few drives but after that a solid rear axle vehicle feels painful.

 

sorry i spelled so much stuff wrong lol

 

Just remember the harder you accelerate the more gas you use, and no matter what you do to the suspension its not a sports car. Drive safe, be nice to your fellow drivers.

 

Hello and congrats on your purchase. Im 19 and I too found my expy to handle like a boat when I first started driving it. I guess it was because i went from a 95 Subaru Legacy with suspension mods(springs,struts,swaybars and endlinks) and a five speed which handled like a slot car. However after realizing that my new expy wasn't a real curve hugger(nor was it meant to be) I simply began driving slowly and cautiously. Freak4Ford speaks the truth, the harder you mash that gas pedal the more you pay at the pump(believe me I know!). Overall my advice to you is obey the speed limits, drive twice as cautiously in the rain and snow, and dont try to fly past everyone on the freeway bobbing an weaving. Leave that to the ricers with the obnoxious exhaust tips and stickers, the expy is a vehicle which calls to be driven with a grownup attitude. Good luck!

 

Also remember that everytime you step on the brake, you're trying to bring nearly 3 tons of vehicle to a halt. Make sure that you give yourself plenty of stopping room.

 

Bigexpo, what year is your Expedition?

 

its a 1999 eddie bauer i plan on doing alot to it including replacing suspension parts any ideas

 

I have 4x4 w/ air suspension , a.k.a. LLS. I was able to lower my 99 XLT by adjusting the rear sensor, the front torsion bars, and by customizing the brackets of front sensor since it doesn't come w/ adjuster unlike its rear counterpart. Had to cut about 3/4" off the front rubber bump-stops, and trim about 1/2 off the lower, plastic front bumber because of slight rubbing from my 305/45R22 set-up. Apart from alignment, it cost me practically nothing.

If you have the conventional 4x4 suspension, there is a Canadian company that sells lowering kit (650 can uninstalled ) - here's the link:http://www.wmsracing.com/pgi-ProductSpec?WMS-LOW97X1

If you have the conventional 2x4 suspension, its a lot easier to search for lowering kit, and you would probably have more choices.

On my research, conventional suspension (prior to my LLS ride, I used to have a 00 4x4 EB with conventional suspension that got totaled) would require more work/labor to lower.

If you have 4x4 LLS, Bilstein make shocks only for rears but for fronts, you only have the choice of oem or Monroe/Napa.

Do everything then have you truck aligned, will save your tire, and will likely get rid of any pesky vibration, if any.

And to sort of answer one of your concerns, the wider tires and lower stance and firmer rear shocks made my ride more stable and reasonably maneuverable.

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Orlee