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2" lift for the Ford Explorer - Please Help

I'm contemplating the purchase of a 02 Ford Explorer very soon, however, I want to know if there's either a 2" body lift (or preferably 2 Inch Coil Spring Spacer Kit) available for the Explorer. I live in New York City so I'm looking for a place within a 100/125 mile radius that does professional work. The aim is to put 31" (maybe

32") All Terrain Tires on the truck. I realize that 2" inches doesn't leave that much room for articulation but it's not for heavy duty off-road use, I need the rubber for getting through the snow on a private road upstate, to get to the Chalet.

Does anyone know of a kit for the Explorer and a reputable place in the area that can do the work? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Either answer here or you can e-mail me ? thanks.

BTW, I have had my eye on the Dodge Durango too (2000 to 2003 models) as the alternate because of the way they handle bigger tires stock. Would anyone here know of a kit for that vehicle if none are available for the Explorer?

Thanks for the help.

Donald

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Donald James
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I've got an '02 XLT and am no longer surprised to see that almost all aftermarket performance products are for model years up to 2001. It must have been the design change in that year, I suppose, but it's only been in the past couple of months, i.e., that I've seen a superchip for the '02. Check out

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I think that's right; their catalogs are pretty good. Buy the kit and my brother and I will be glad to take it to our shop in Babylon and use your truck to 'experiment' before working on mine!

Good luck.

Rick Bryan New York, NY

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Corwin, Prince of Amber

So with whatever design changes they've made, seemingly no one has followed with aftermarket stuff ... that sucks!

Thanks for your post Rick,

Donald

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Donald James

Putting larger diameter wheels will have the opposite effect to what you intend in snow. The wider the tires the worse your snow traction will be. Instead of going through all the antics of lifting your rig and putting bigger tires on, just get a good set of *real snow tires* in the stock size. You will be amazed at how that thing will go through the white stuff, even in 2 wheel drive.

-Fred W

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Fred W.

Exactly. If the going is so tough that "normal" tires don't make it, you need chains, not different tires. If that doesn't get you through, then consider it a hint that you should stay off the road, get a plow, or switch to a snowmobile.

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Herb Kauhry

It depends on what you mean by "normal" tires. If you are talking about the standard all season crap that is fitted to most Explorers at the factory then, no you are dead wrong. Real snow tires will outperform the all season variety by a wide margin as the rubber compound is softer and the siping allows much better grip.

If you are saying "normal" as in the size, then I agree, and in fact the hot set-up in snow would be to get some really skinny tires that can get down through the snow to achieve maximum tracxtion.

But hey, skinny tires don't look cool so who would pay good money for them? ;-)

-Fred W

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Fred W.

What about a set of spinning hubcaps to plow the snow away from the wheels? ;-)

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Herb Kauhry

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