2015 Expedition Upgrades for Overlanding?

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UniqueTII said:
I'm still stock ride height, but I'm very happy with the Bilstein 5100s I just added to my 2015. They're great on-road and still did well on some logging roads in NY. I'll test them out in Colorado next month as well.
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Can your be Bilsteins adjusted to accommodate a lift?
 
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A high dollar suspension upgrade would be well down on my list of upgrades. Speaking from my weekend warrior experience..... cargo solutions, food storage (dry and cold), and water are far more important than suspension. A truck like an Expedition in good mechanical order will take you MANY places. That high dollar suspension will open up only a couple more percent of terrain.

But I guess you gotta do what you gotta do for the Gram! #overlandaf
 
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ExplorerTom said:
A high dollar suspension upgrade would be well down on my list of upgrades. Speaking from my weekend warrior experience..... cargo solutions, food storage (dry and cold), and water are far more important than suspension. A truck like an Expedition in good mechanical order will take you MANY places. That high dollar suspension will open up only a couple more percent of terrain.

But I guess you gotta do what you gotta do for the Gram! #overlandaf
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Thank you for your knowledge. I started my modifying when I just wanted to go faster in the desert, and now I’m looking more towards “overlanding”. I’m sorry I went backwards. Now we know what we should be modifying first.
 
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2015owner2015 said:
I was thinking along the lines of a standard lift kit (spacers) and adding off road capable shocks. This setup would not increase suspension travel, but would increase ground clearance, improve ride, allow for bigger tires (33’s maybe?).

I’m just thinking easy to moderate trails, no hard core rock crawling or too extreme.

Are my assumptions off track? (No pun intended:) ).
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don't think a suspension lift, such as spacers, adds any ground clearance at the lowest point (usually differentials) until you install the bigger tires. FWIW, i got 34" tires on my 2nd Gen with no lift kit at all - 285/75/17s. (actually 33.8, but added 1.1 inches to my ground clearance, from 8.9" to 10")
 
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