Pulled the 4 cyl. on my 2000 in prep for the 5.0.

Looks like removing the motor mounts are a trick, might involve spring removal? Tips please.

AND if so, since it was a 4 cyl and I'm moving to an 8... and will have the springs off... what do I do to retain the original ride height? Should I switch springs out with a 4.0 6 cyl or put a small lift spacer in?

Do you know what the weight difference is between the 2.5 4 cyl and the 5.0 mountaineer motor?

 

Yep, gotta drop the coils to remove the spacer and replace the mounts.

I'm running on 4 cyl springs, no ride height issues but I like the bit of droop with them

Ford used 3 different springs, all the same rate, just different free length. The 4.0/auto/4 door springs are the longest/tallest.