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Old 01-28-2015, 06:44 PM
Hillyard Hillyard is offline
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Default Re: Leaf spring swap Q & A

My 2011 4x4 sits extremely low compared to my old 2004 4x4. On my old 2004 Ranger, I replaced the 2" block with a 2.5" block and called it day. It rode like a brick so this time I wanted to try to do a little better job.

The end goal is to get the 2011 truck to a comparable height of my 2004 and do away with the lift blocks. The junkyards around me suck and want top dollar for everything so going new/aftermarket will be my only option.

I want to be able to just directly replace the leaf springs (no bastard packs). So when looking for replacement leaf springs, do I need to look for 2001 Explorer leaf spring replacements? With or without lift?
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Old 01-28-2015, 10:36 PM
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Why get old saggy springs from a JY? You could put on some brand new Heavy-Duty springs to get an instant-presto lift from that alone.
See my how-to photos at http://imgur.com/a/WpQR8
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Old 01-29-2015, 06:15 AM
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Why get old saggy springs from a JY? You could put on some brand new Heavy-Duty springs to get an instant-presto lift from that alone.
See my how-to photos at http://imgur.com/a/WpQR8
Where did you purchase yours?
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Old 01-29-2015, 09:05 AM
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Where did you purchase yours?
Read the comments underneath photos #4 and #5, where you'll see vendor, part numbers, price, etc.

http://www.autoandtrucksprings.com/p...-2171-162.html
http://www.autoandtrucksprings.com/c...its-162-1.html
http://www.autoandtrucksprings.com/c...ORE-155-1.html
http://www.autoandtrucksprings.com/c...ings-37-1.html
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