X code front.....B's of F's on the rear ?
 

Anyone running these on a Ex ?? I am pretty much set on X's for the front.....but not sure for the rear.....can anyone tell me about theirs ??

OK Ex owners.....what springs are you running if not these ???

Revtek 6" lift springs...

But X codes are good for the front.

I have Atlas on mine - :argh: - might as well have solid steel I-beams holding the truck up.

I'm interested in what others are doing to get these up in the air and still ride nice.

Recently switched mine to F250 leveling springs and a 2" add a leaf on the rear.....lifted the Ex 4"......rides pretty firm.......but no sway really

Help me understand what "pretty firm" is - compare it to something if you could - The guy I bought my truck from told me it road "firmly" - The thing rides like it has no suspension at all.

I will compare it to riding an 8,000lb. solid oak table with wooden wagon wheels down a bumpy road.

Is that how firm yours is?

I have a 2002 F150 2wd and the back is firm, the front ride is nice. Little bit of tail bounce on the interstate, but nothing a full tank of gas, or one 50lb bag of sand in the bed won't cure.

It rides like an F250/350.....not like a hay wagon......harsher than original EX springs but it does not feel solid like yours

Well I'm finally going to do something about the ride quality of my truck - I'm getting rid of my suspension for OEM gear. I posted an ad on Craigslist for anyone who wanted the lift and tires to swap out for my modified stuff. I had a ton of interest and I finally settled on a guy who owns a mechanics shop down the road from my house.

He's going to swap it all out at his shop for his OEM stuff plus a 4" Ford lift, his rims and a new set of tires of my choice, his running boards for my steps, and a little cash to sweeten the deal. I'm going to hit up a local lift shop to see if they have any of the take off F350 springs they might want to part with before this takes place.

I'm sad, but happy at the same time.

I think my wife is having second thoughts...she loves the attention we get in this thing.



Gonna go from this:

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/...eekicker/4.jpg


to this:

http://i1178.photobucket.com/albums/...ceLiftedEX.jpg

I you couldn't tell from the avatar already - the deal for the suspension swap fell through.

I do have some good news... at the suggestion of one of my friends, I disconnected one of the large King shocks from each side at the front of truck. It smoothed out the ride considerably. The back end still has some hop to it, but I think I might be able to mount some weights underneath the body (supported by frame rails) directly above the rear axle. I'm guessing somewhere around four to five hundred pounds will smooth it out nicely. I guess I'll have to weight and see...get it?!! weight??.. never mind :ww:

You can get to that for about pretty cheap.....pro comp 4" springs......

Are you talking about the "lowered" Excursion I pictured as what I was going for? I think you're right. As for now I'm keeping the lift. My kids love it, my wife loves it (now) and I don't mind the height either.

The ride quality was what had me upset the most. It felt like there was no suspension travel at all. It would be great if I was single and had a hot girl like in your avatar riding upfront, but not so great when my wife is complaining about her "jiggly twins" and I have to foot the bill for new bras.

I looked at the wear marks on the shocks and there was about 1.5" of clean shaft. After disconnecting the secondary front shocks it has gone up to about 4" of movement now from normal driving. Much softer and alot more flex to it all. I think I need to weigh down the back a bit and see how it rides before I go buying new springs and shocks.

yep....the bottom pic.....pro comp 4" will get you there.......don't reccomend the 315's on those stock rims it has in the pic though.....you can get away with it but you really need at least 8 " wide rims

How much will X codes lift the front? and what spring would give the same amount of lift for the back?

Cannot address the X code question but with the V/B code mods that I did to my 2000 Exc it raised the rear by roughly 3". This required me to put a 2" hanger on the front when I mounted the new springs on the front to keep it level. Really happy with the way it turned out, drives like a new truck!

Check her out"

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did x codes on the front, i think, got about 2.5 inches lift so i added a 2 inch mini spring pack with about 11 inches cut out of the middle of my old springs which was another 1.25 inches or a total of about 5 to 5.5 iches lift on front and just added a 4.5 inch block in the back. what do you guys think?

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here is my before, pretty low

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Looks great !

Nice!