Need a lift! '97 XLT

[ICrushedAPrius]

Hey all,
I want to get a 3 or 4 inch lift on my Expy but have a few questions.
Can I buy the lift kit and bring it to my body shop for them to put it on rather than paying more for buying it through them, or is that a bad idea?
Is there a kit to be avoided, like some bargain basement one that has/causes problems?
Thanks

 

[dgray69]

most shops will put them on if you get them, i did mine my self, i run the daystar levellift from www.fatbobs.com cost 180. and a performance accesories 3 inch bodylift from jc whitney at 200. for 5 inches of total lift for under 400,$ but I also did all the work myself

 

[walnuts4x4]

don't go cheap on lifts... find best price but stick to name brand ones for body lift or suspension lifts.... for leveling kits ebay has some good prices... but body lift I only use performance accessories.... look around to find best price different on different days.... but if you wanna throw some serious change go with fabtech 6" but thats bigger than you wanted and usually some serious coins....

 

[dgray69]

or the rize 8 inch, oh wait should you repost the sites you found before walnuts , the one had a 12 inch lift, 12 foot ladder not incuded, hehe, just before you lift your truck be sure to look it over real well and be sure its worth lifting, look at my post for my 2001 xlt, i did all my own work, and with out help, it was not fun
http://www.jackit.com/ford/suv/expedition.html#8 try this link, this will help you choose your style

 

[walnuts4x4]

http://expeditionforum.com/showthread.php?t=5053


the ultimate lift.... besides rockwells!!!

 

[dgray69]

saw an expi here in massena, ny today that has you beat walnuts, dont know what it had for lift, but it is dam huge running 44s, had to be sitting on at least 16 inches of lift,gloss black with mirror trim, and definattly well beaten, had some decent battle scars, thinking its been in a few tough truck comps,wanted to get pic but dam cam on phone takes so long to load, truck was gone before i could get the pic, the kid is local up here, if i see it again i will have to try to get pics and post them, like i said the truck wasnt mint, but huge

 

[walnuts4x4]

might be bigger but it cant look this good...... lol just wait till face lift this spring

 

[dgray69]

oh trust me im waiting patiantly, hehe

 

[nvycrmn]

hello. im new here but i am a member of virtualford.org so been posting on these things for awhile. i would love to fit 44's under my 01. thinkin about doin a SAS job but looks kinda pricey. lookin at other options that walnuts posted in here. some good references.

 

[nvycrmn]

by the way, how do i go about uploading pics of my truck?

 

[dgray69]

nvy, up load pics to photo bucket then get codes and down load them to the thread or your sig

 

[walnuts4x4]

only problem with the big suspension lifts I posted are they are only good for show they put way to much of an angle on front CV shafts and they will keep blowing out... a dodge ram up here with a 12" whiplash keeps rebuilding the front end every couple of months... I would stick to a set up like mine with 11" or if you wanna go bigger do a SAS since the expedition won't hold up with the weight of anything bigger... I've been thinking of trying to go bigger but SAS will cost too much and dont like the reviews for the bigger suspension lifts "10-12inch" lifts.... just my .02

 

[nvycrmn]

i agree walnuts. but how did you achieve 11"? cuz that would be about perfect. i dont need show, i need go. i love to wheel and would like bigger tires than my 35's to do so. where you guys from upstate? i grew up in montgomery county. my father still lives up there.

 

[walnuts4x4]

I'm in jefferson county in Watertown... 67 miles north of Syracuse... YES the mighty Orange that will win this March!!!!!

 

[dgray69]

im ******* distance from walnuts 30 miles north of syracuse, right on the lake, woo hoo loving the snow

 

[walnuts4x4]

and you can keep that snow down there.... luckly so far been a mild winter up here..

 

[nvycrmn]

i grew up in canajoharie, about 45 mins west of albany, right off the thruway.

so walnuts, how did you achieve the 11" of lift? Can you fit 38's or 39's?