Never owned a Truck, much less a lifted truck.

[TarHeeledHokie]

Just ordered a brand new '11 Expy 4X4 EL Limited and I want to eventually lift it for better driving down on OBX. What is a good lift height that still rides decent. I'm guessing 3" is too short, would love to put 35" 12.5's on. Would love any information/recommendations.

 

[TarHeeledHokie]

Just ordered a 11' Expy 4X4 EL Limited and would eventually like to lift it for better driving down on OBX. Want to put 35" 12.5 on but don't want a lift too high that makes the ride bad. So what is a good height too lift and still have a decent ride? Any information/ recommendations is appreciated.

 

[SOLISIMO]

The third gen expy has no lift options available other then a 3/2 like I have. Even then you wont be able to squeeze 35s on there unless you cut the bumper and by cut I mean half the lower portion and remove your running boards.

 

[TarHeeledHokie]

you'll have to forgive me for my lack of knowledge. 3/2? I'm guessing this is a basic leveling spacer? Brand? Also what size tires are you running?

 

[SOLISIMO]

you'll have to forgive me for my lack of knowledge. 3/2? I'm guessing this is a basic leveling spacer? Brand? Also what size tires are you running?

Yup its a 3/2 spacer kit. Truxxx sells the kit but its like $400 you can find similiar ones on ebay for half that like I did. My rims are 18x9 and the tires are 33x12x18

 

[TarHeeledHokie]

Awesome. Thank you for the info.

 

[Thermo]

Hokie, when you see numbers like 3/2 associated with a lift or drop, what they are talking about is the amount of lift/drop that you are going to get. So, in the case of the 3/2 lift mentioned above, you are getting 3" of lift in the front and 2" of lift in the rear.

Unfortunately, the 11 Expy's have no real options when it comes to lifts. So, you will need to either be patient or dig deep into your wallet and have a custom lift made for you. To fit the 35's, you will probably only need a 4/4 lift (possibly a 6/5 lift) and the price of a custom lift for only that much lift is not practical.

 

[ELVATO]

Honestly, I know nothing of lifts. You might want to go over to the other forum, since there's plenty of users there who are lifted.

 

[tallsville]

thermo a quick question and sorry for thread jacking. but is it possible to do bigger spacer lifts on the 2nd 3rd gen? i have a friend who is an iron worker, built his own desert racer. the spacers look relatively simple. is it possible to make spacer taller? or would this start to involve the need for longer suspension components like A-arms?

 

[ExpyPlowGuy]

Yeah don't want to go over 3 inches on the spacers. A lot of people recommend not going over 2 inches to minimize the stress on the suspension and ball joints due to the increased angles.

 

[EMendoza93]

You could try and retrofit a body lift from the 97-02

 

[alaskanexpy]

thats what the guys do with the 3rd/4th gen explorers with IRS is bodylift and spacers.

 

[SOLISIMO]

You could try and retrofit a body lift from the 97-02

You cant bc of the adjustable pedals, believe me Ive looked

 

[TarHeeledHokie]

Thanks for all of the input guys, I really appreciate it.

I like the look of your expy solisimo. Gives it a lil more aggressive stance but still looks like it would ride well on the road.

 

[EMendoza93]

You cant bc of the adjustable pedals, believe me Ive looked

Then just swap pedals... it's not like anybody uses that feature... hell I know I don't.

 

[walnuts4x4]

i dont see how adjustable pedals make a difference... they say a body lift doesn't work on 1st gens with adjustable pedals.... but DGray69 has a BL and adjustable pedals...

 

[SOLISIMO]

i dont see how adjustable pedals make a difference... they say a body lift doesn't work on 1st gens with adjustable pedals.... but DGray69 has a BL and adjustable pedals...

Just going by what the suspension shop told me. There has to be a reason why they dont make it for the 3rd gens.

 

[walnuts4x4]

haven't really looked into it... but adjustable pedals is BS since I know the 04+ F150s can have adj pedals and still do BL.... and I know 1st gen expys can also... might just be an excuse since there is no "kit" for it and would require a little more work...

 

[walnuts4x4]

have you tried emailing performance accessories and asking if they know if anyone has used a different kit and made it work on a EL??

 

[walnuts4x4]

http://truckin.automotive.com/54867/0709tr-2007-ford-expedition-el/index.html

says crew custom built body lift..... don't know more about it but still looking