Rear End Sag

Judge Mills · Oct 24, 2016

I have an 05' XLT 4x4, no air suspension. I bought it 3 1/2 years ago, and it was sagging then. I measured the distance between the tire and the fender. It's about 5 1/2 inches in the rear, 8 inches in the front. What were these from the factory? It seems to ride fine, but I'm guessing you'll say to install new springs first. Have any of your had luck with the front & rear spacers? It'd be. nice to have a few extra inches. I occasionally take it out in forest service/logging roads. Any help is appreciated!

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docraymund · Oct 24, 2016

You need to lower the front suspension height by adjusting the torsion bars.

Bedrck47 · Oct 24, 2016

docraymund said:
You need to lower the front suspension height by adjusting the torsion bars.

You need to learn the difference between 1st and 2nd generation suspension systems AND STOP GIVING FALSE/BAD ADVICE

The 2nd Gen 4X4 DO NOT HAVE TORSION BARS

Judge Mills · Oct 24, 2016

Yup, no torsion bars on my rig.

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2004XLT · Oct 24, 2016

I don't see any way a stock 2nd gen would have 8" between the top of the front tire and the fender. That sounds like how mine was when I had 2" level in the front and nothing in the back. Would you mind posting a picture?

At any rate, it can easily be fixed. Check ebay for strut spacers in the height you need. Also, the amount of lift provided by the front spacer is roughly double it's thickness. In the rear the amount of lift a spacer provides IS it's thickness.

Judge Mills · Oct 24, 2016

2004XLT said:
I don't see any way a stock 2nd gen would have 8" between the top of the front tire and the fender. That sounds like how mine was when I had 2" level in the front and nothing in the back. Would you mind posting a picture?

At any rate, it can easily be fixed. Check ebay for strut spacers in the height you need. Also, the amount of lift provided by the front spacer is roughly double it's thickness. In the rear the amount of lift a spacer provides IS it's thickness.

Here's the front:

Here's the rear:

Looks like a stock insulator on the front:

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2004XLT · Oct 24, 2016

I agree about the spring isolator being stock, but it looks like it has a spacer installed on the top of the strut. Probably 3" of lift if I would guess, spacer measures roughly 1.5". Generally the second gen expeditions have equal gaps from Ford, front and rear. You can also tell by the angle of the upper control arm that it's been lifted.

Here's a picture: http://image.trucktrend.com/f/8106863+re0+ar0+st0/0304suv_expedition02_z.jpg

That's how all of the stock ones I've seen sit. You could level it out with a spacer in the rear.

Judge Mills · Oct 25, 2016

2004XLT said:
I agree about the spring isolator being stock, but it looks like it has a spacer installed on the top of the strut. Probably 3" of lift if I would guess, spacer measures roughly 1.5". Generally the second gen expeditions have equal gaps from Ford, front and rear. You can also tell by the angle of the upper control arm that it's been lifted.

Here's a picture: http://image.trucktrend.com/f/8106863+re0+ar0+st0/0304suv_expedition02_z.jpg

That's how all of the stock ones I've seen sit. You could level it out with a spacer in the rear.

Thanks for the help! I wonder why they lifted the front? From what I can tell, the previous owner was a soccer mom. The only modification was an iPod input unit...

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2004XLT · Oct 26, 2016

No problem! As for lifting the front only, the second gen expedition stock have lower ground clearance in the front than the rear, it could have been a purely functional mod for the owner to do.

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