'04 Expedition EB upgrade

[ExpeditionAndy]

Phil you asked about tires. I went with Firestone Destination A/Ts on both my 05 and on my 17, they have a semi aggressive tread design but the are very quiet on the highway.

I know Ford and Firestone had a falling out years ago but I have not had any problems with them. I don't know how many plys the sidewalls have and if you are going to do serious off-roading these probably aren't the right tires for that kind of activity. For around town, highway, snow and ice, and light off road the are pretty good.

 

[PHIL CLACK]

Phil you asked about tires. I went with Firestone Destination A/Ts on both my 05 and on my 17, they have a semi aggressive tread design but the are very quiet on the highway.

I know Ford and Firestone had a falling out years ago but I have not had any problems with them. I don't know how many plys the sidewalls have and if you are going to do serious off-roading these probably aren't the right tires for that kind of activity. For around town, highway, snow and ice, and light off road the are pretty good.

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Thank you Andy, have you ever done any towing with these?

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[ExpeditionAndy]

Thank you Andy, have you ever done any towing with these?

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I have not towed with them.

Here are the spec's on the the tire

275 55 R20

UTQG 460 A B

Max Load 2,403 lbs.

Max Inflation 44 psi

Tread depth 11/32"

Weight 44 lbs.

Rim Width Range 7.5-9.5"

Measured Rim Width 8.5"

Tread Width 11.2"

Sidewall Height 9.3"

Diameter 31.9"

Revolutions per Mile 653

Country of Origin US

 

[jim midd]

Was the hitch install straightforward? I just got an '03 and want to put a front hitch on that. I was assuming it would sit higher. I put one in my '98 and i assumed it would go in the same spot, but yours seems a lot lower

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[PHIL CLACK]

Very straightforward, simple installation.
I was able to thread a needle with a 30' trailer with ease.
Gen 2 sits lower than gen 1 as the pic shows.
I used an adapter with a 6" rise on the receiver to level up with the trailer.
I added a skid plate as well.

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[jim midd]

Very straightforward, simple installation.
I was able to thread a needle with a 30' trailer with ease.
Gen 2 sits lower than gen 1 as the pic shows.
I used an adapter with a 6" rise on the receiver to level up with the trailer.

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Thanks. I get that the Gen 1 sits higher, but your hitch goes in a totally different spot than my Gen 1 front receiver, so it's a LOT lower. The hitch on my '98 was designed ( by curt) to come through the opening in middle of bumper, your Gen 2 version comes completely below bumper. If you look at my picture again , you can see the three tubes in that opening ( center one has a cap on it) What you see below the bumpe, slightly off center is a trailer light harness wired to headlights/turn signals because i have snow plow lights on my cooler rack because it obstructs headlights.

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Looking at your hitch it's in the same spot as my light plug., and because the gen 2 sits lower to begin with it's actually even lower than that.

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[PHIL CLACK]

I used the roadmaster 076 to raise.
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0...master+076&dpPl=1&dpID=31amhpsCUBL&ref=plSrch

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[PHIL CLACK]

Moog? KYB? Rancho?
So many choices!

My bucket has about 110k mikes on our delightfully well paved California roads, now so I'm looking into fresh springs and struts.
I want a good ride but not too stiff for my passengers [emoji12]
Any recommendations?

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[Vancouver Bob]

Looks good, Phil!!

I ended up going with the RT's. They're definitely noiser but I wanted a bit more aggressive tread to go with the offroad/overlander look.

 

[Vancouver Bob]

Moog? KYB? Rancho?
So many choices!

My bucket has about 110k mikes on our delightfully well paved California roads, now so I'm looking into fresh springs and struts.
I want a good ride but not too stiff for my passengers [emoji12]
Any recommendations?

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When I did my leveling kit I decided to do springs and shocks all at the same time while I had everything out. I was pushing 200K miles so figured I was probably overdue on the shocks. Went with the Bilstein 4600s because others talked highly of them. Was wanting something a bit firmer than stock. They seemed a bit soft at first but have firmed up over time. I really like the way they feel now. Handling is great even when she's loaded up.