maxxplatinum9137
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Ah the old Carolina Squat. I’m sure other motorists love being blinded by your unadjusted headlights @dickdaigle
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Dick Daigle
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Actually, it hasn't been too bad. Some Californian in a Prius lost his shit, but other than that no real hassle... Just want the rear to complete it. It sure rides nice on the forest service roads.
Cheesyb50
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I am new here and new to the expedition world. I have a 2016 EL XLT 4x4 with stock 18's standard suspension. I am trying to get more ground clearance as we are headed out to the Outer Banks of NC in a couple if months. I've read a lot of post and find myself more confused then ever on what to do and what parts I need. Are there any simple do it myself things I can do to raise the ground clearance. I.e. Bigger rims and tires(if so what sizes is best without rubbing) leveling kit, lift kit (without any modifications needed). Just need a some info because I am looking at the same things over and over and I am not surr which direction to go
Dick Daigle
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The biggest you can fit is 33" on a stock Expy. At least that's what I had on my 2017 Limited, before I got the icon suspension. Other than the 2/3" spacers, the only other option is the Icon for bolt on. But it's expensive as F*ck.
Dick Daigle
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Even with the Icon lift and UCA, you still will want to stick with 33" max as there is rubbing inside the wheel well and geometry issues with brake lines and fun stuff like that.
maxxplatinum9137
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@Cheesyb50 here’s a pic of my old 2016 platinum EL 4x4 with readylift 3/2 and 35/11.50/20 on stock 20s. Cheapest and least labor intensive way to get about an extra 5” of clearance. ~3” for lift and about 1.5” for bigger tires depending on psi you run. I did this for $1500 (tires, mount, balance, and I installed lift spacers myself in 4 hrs). Handled great, rode was a tad stiff just because of the tires and only lost 2mpg. I was also tuned. Very easy and affordable upgrade and sounds like exactly what you need for OBX!!
Bottom is lift and 35s. I also ran bora whee spacers at 1.25” to bring the tires just outside of the wheel well bc without them they sat too far into the wheel well for my liking
Bottom is lift and 35s. I also ran bora whee spacers at 1.25” to bring the tires just outside of the wheel well bc without them they sat too far into the wheel well for my liking
Dick Daigle
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@maxxplatinum9137 , any drive train issues with 35s, Did you have to re gear? And how the hell did you fit 35s in there. My 33s are already rubbing on tight turns.
maxxplatinum9137
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Drove it for 50k miles before I traded it in for my 2020 f150. Zero drivetrain issues, even running E30. It came with 3.73s and I was able to adjust my speedo with tuner. I opted to stick with stock wheels and ran 35/11.50/20 ridge grapplers with a 1.25” bora whee spacer. Cut out some of the wheel well liner, a small portion of front bumper in the wheel well, and adjusted my power running boards backwards 1/2. Never rubbed again
Cheesyb50
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The independent suspension in the rear going through the frame is so hard to work around for a lift so I’m doing front and rear straight axles off a 93 f350, Dana 60 10:25 front and sterling 10:25 rear. Going to be awesome.
During my 7.3 l Godzilla swap we found the front transfer case is stopping the Godzilla oil pan from sitting properly, an after market oil pan that would fit needs a new engine face plate and it total would cost me $8,800 and wouldn’t work with my new OBR harness and ECU or any of the Ford pumps...so that’s a non starter.
Has anyone ever done straight axle swaps on a 2011 el xlt? If so, any thing I should be worried about?
During my 7.3 l Godzilla swap we found the front transfer case is stopping the Godzilla oil pan from sitting properly, an after market oil pan that would fit needs a new engine face plate and it total would cost me $8,800 and wouldn’t work with my new OBR harness and ECU or any of the Ford pumps...so that’s a non starter.
Has anyone ever done straight axle swaps on a 2011 el xlt? If so, any thing I should be worried about?
mjp2
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I don't think I've seen anyone SAS an 07+ Expedition. Previous gens, yes, but that's likely because they already have the solid rear axle so the truck's already halfway there. Definitely post pics of your progress in your build thread. Pretty sure there's not yet been an all-in build for anything newer than 06.
Will do, can’t wait to have this build done. Been in the shop since 1/11/22 now. Delays after delays.
When this build is 100% finished I’ll have 37” master craft mxt tires, 18” black rhino armory rims, solid axles, bilstein coilovers, stage 3 transmission, disc brake conversion on the axles, Godzilla engine, Holley efi touchscreen gauges, whipple charger, 2 batteries, 1 for accessories and 1 for the engine, 12 light bars, custom fab roof rack, custom fab rear bumper with spare tire, night vision camera connected to an iPad, an new alpine touchscreen entertainment radio, cellular range extension antenna, custom fab gun safe in the trunk, overland satellite gps, custom fab retractable side steps, custom fab skid plate, lineX on the entire bottom from the fenders down, and custom fab drinking water tank where the spare tire usually would be under the car near the rear bumper.
My apocalypse bug out car. 1,000+ Hp should be able to push and tow whatever I need plus with 1ton axles I’ll be confident my car won’t have issues towing large loads in the future.
I’m entertaining offers for the completed car once it’s done and we’ve had the photo shoot and article written. Keep in mind this is a massive project and we are still at the beginning stages of the build and some of the parts we plan on sourcing are not even in production yet. I’m going to build another after this since it’s been fun figuring out the process and I want to make use of the knowledge I’ve gained from this project.
Babybearjoe
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Specs of the lift please I got same color mines 08 el kr n i only seen 3.5f 3r and only rancheo struts
Hd Steve
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That is a massive project! I'm looking forward to updates...
Cheesyb50
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2016 Ford Exp. XLT EL Nitto Grapplers, 275/55 20, 20" MOTO's, 3/2 Ready Lift, New Standard Shocks, New Brakes Pads/Rotors, (2) New Front Hub Assembly's, (2) 4x4 acuators(new deletion kit and Max Energy Spectrum Programmer. It took me about a week to install all this after work. I think it looks way better now compared to the original version.
Before and after 2008 XLT 4x4. Bilstein 4600 shocks to replace stock, eBay 2.5/2.5 spacer lift so I kept the rake for towing but got plenty of clearance for my 33x12.5xr17 Kenda Klevers, new Freedom Off-road UCA’s, new Detroit Axle lower ball joints, and power stop truck and tow drilled and slotted brake rotors with carbon fiber pads. Took two and a half days of hard work and frequent beer breaks but my dad and I got it done.
KenFord
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Here's my 2015 XL with 3" Ready Lift, KYB struts and BFG KO2 285/75/17 tires (34"). I have 12" clearance at rear diff.
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I have a 2.5in lift kit for my 07, the lift says I'd be able to put 33's on, can somebody tell me if the box is right? I want to get the larger tires before I put the lift on but I want to make sure they won't be to big.
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