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sleghamma

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New to the forum.. I don’t know if I’m posting this the right way
Had her 2 Years. This is my 3rd Expedition that I’ve owned. Always wanted to lift one. Finally did it! I hate the rear wheel Tuck…..
New tires and Rims on the way!
 

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New to the forum.. I don’t know if I’m posting this the right way
Had her 2 Years. This is my 3rd Expedition that I’ve owned. Always wanted to lift one. Finally did it! I hate the rear wheel Tuck…..
New tires and Rims on the way!
Seems pretty tall, what parts did you use to lift it?
 

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Seems pretty tall, what parts did you use to lift it?
Supreme suspensions 3/2 lift. It was to much in the front. Ended up jacking it almost 4+ inches in the front with KYB quick struts. I even drove on them a few weeks. My front CVs started throwing grease from the extreme pitch on them. I had limited turning radius. Just to much lift. Front suspension had zZERO down/return travel available. It rode like a brick on steroids. I removed the supposed 3+ lift pucks today and threw in a 2”. It made the world of difference to drive. Also leveled her out and gave it a better looking stance. IMO. Also removed the s**t Sensen struts and matched the back with KYB as well. Now she rides the way I want her to.
 

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New wheels/tires look good on there, nice call on going lower up front. Crazy how much bigger it is compared to the 4Runner behind.
 

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Finally get to contribute pictures to this thread after staring at it for over a year. Just a baby 1.25" lift all around since my stock sized tires are still in excellent shape and I like how the perform on every surface, so no desire to swap just yet. And I wanted to keep the rake.

Fronts: Eibach E60-35-037-06-10 on the 3rd highest setting
Rears: Bilstein 24-285063 on the 3rd highest setting

How's the ride quality? I haven't driven it more than a couple miles, but so far it's everything I hoped for. Front is buttery smooth and the rear is *slightly* firmer, which will be great when we're loaded up for camping trips or hauling my car to racetracks. I pretty much only use this for adventures (or Costco runs) so it has the back full of stuff 90% of the time. While the valving is slightly different between the two shocks, they are the same internal design so everything still works together seamlessly. 100% recommend this combo for most applications.

My 2017 4wd EL with standard shocks did not have any problems removing the spring perches nor compressing the springs with a basic rental one from O'Reillys. The rear shock bolt broke my 1/2" breaker bar, but aside from that everything was smooth sailing.

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Future plans include replacing the tires (probably next spring/summer) with 275/70-18 Falken's new AT4W and Method 318 wheels. Will likely up the fronts and rears to the highest c clip setting at that time, which will give another 1/2" lift or so, and replace the front UCA's to avoid contact at full droop. Right now they still clear, but it's very tight.
 

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I see the Ready Lift spacers being $400. I found a spacer set for $150 from Supreme Suspensions. Anyone familiar with Supreme Suspensions? Any good? Seems same solid piece build.
 

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Supreme is what's on my truck... was like that when I got it. Lots of these spacers are the same just look for quality strong hardware and thick material.
 

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Updated wheels and tires, 20x9 +12 offset, 295/55/20 ridge grapplers, zero rub and no cutting but my sides steps were broken when I bought the truck (one was sheared off and gone) so I removed the other.0E86AFB5-1BB7-48C8-AF31-DC7DF26E9434.png1212D5D6-E8C7-4E9B-A227-F4E83A25ED1B.png
 
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