Lowering a Exped with rear bags?

[86caprirs]

I have a 2002 with rear air. I have a set of summer wheels/tires that are 22". On the front, it looks like it is so high up between the tire and wheel well. The rear spacing looks good. I was wondering if I could lower the front buy the tortion bar bolts and lower the rear height sensor a tiny bit. I like the way the 03 and up Expeditions sit.

Thanks

 

[Thermo]

Caprirs, yes, you can do exactly what you are thinking. The big thing you will need to watch is how close the lower a-arms sit to the bump stop. Don't want to be dropping the front too much and then having the bump stop hit a lot. really hard on the suspension components. The rear would be nothing more than moving the height sensor a little bit. may end up drilling new holes to get it to the exact spot you want.

 

[86caprirs]

Thanks Thermo.

 

[GAINMOB]

I have a 2002 with rear air. I have a set of summer wheels/tires that are 22". On the front, it looks like it is so high up between the tire and wheel well. The rear spacing looks good. I was wondering if I could lower the front buy the tortion bar bolts and lower the rear height sensor a tiny bit. I like the way the 03 and up Expeditions sit.

Thanks

i've seen 23's and 24's on 1st gens...looks good without lowering/dropping/letting anything out...

 

[86caprirs]

The front has too much of a gap there. Way too much in my opinion. The 03 and up are lowered nicely that way from factory.

I look at yours and it sits very nice Ross.

 

[GAINMOB]

i hear ya...thanks on the ride...wish i could drop it...im riding air on all 4's...

 

[86caprirs]

I wish I had a all air ride suspension in it. Would be fun.

Hey I noticed I have a height sensor on the left front arm. Do I need to adjust that if I lower it?

 

[panda24619]

so you have 4wd? cause then you have t-bars. and yeah you can lower the sensor. that might help out too.

 

[Thermo]

86, take a look at your truck. Specifically, look at the front shocks. Do you see a line coming off of the side of the shock? if so, then you have the 4 wheel air ride, not the rear air ride. The front end doesn't have airbags like the rear does. It has "air shocks". Then all you would have to do is alter the height sensors and be all done. No need to tweak the torsion bars. Just something to consider.

 

[86caprirs]

I have front air shocks with torsion bars and rear air bags.

But when my relay went for my compressor, my rear dropped not my front at all.

 

[86caprirs]

Here are some pics I posted up.

http://www.fordexpeditionforum.com/showthread.php?p=16115#post16115

 

[86caprirs]

Update.

I tried lowering the Exped with no luck. When I backed of the screws on the torsion bar it did not lower it that much. then when I fired the truck up the air shocks lifted it up to the same height. Even when I disconnected the front sensor for the air bags and put it to the lowest position, the front dropped a 16th of an inch. The newer ones i can adjust voltage to the ride height and that can raise or lower the truck. On my 02 Exped I don't have that option. So I guess I am stuck with what I got for ride height.