All right.

Now that I have my 2003 XLT Supercab 4.0L 2WD rig running (sans EVAP test not completed), I will be installing new leaf springs, lift spindles and coils for an off-the-shelf, quick-and-dirty lift.

Here are the before photos with 31" tires on a stock ride. I did have to trim the bumper valance to make them stay quiet while turning, but they fit




FTR...stock shocks since new and still work well!

Maybe I wasn't driving it hard enough

More to come!

 

I like the look, clean !

Back in MA 2x's were more of a problem than out here in SoCal, I could do away with 4WD except for a muddy road to get to the property.

Did you find complete kit to lift her, or piece by piece ?

Ltr

 

Thank you. That's the way I like it, too. Not extravagant...understated, but capable

The inside looks stock/minimalistic sans Alpine stereo. You can't see the amp and subs. They're hidden pretty well.

I have an LSD. Does that help?

Piece by piece. The kits that were "complete" had parts I did not want, so pieces it is.

4" lift spindles, 2" lift coils (15% stiffer according to manuf), 4" leaf springs (stock shackles and stock spring rate according to manuf...just higher), new bushings, and UCAs (ball joints are as one unit with these...weird), lower ball joints, tie rods and sway bar links, and longer Bilstein shocks to control all that.

Simple Off-the-shelf stuffs, but I will have to grind down a little off the lip of the LCA to accommodate the spindles. Whatever

I have already changed the camber bolts a few years back, so I'm aware that doing the whole front suspension really isn't a big deal.

I'm excited about my next few weeks.