4" Lift install and Spring Over Axle conversion on my 1993 Explorer!

[@HODGEPODGEDODGEGARAGE]

Fantastic job Maverick! 🙂👍 The finished product looks great! You hit the nail on the head, it's all a matter of *trial and error.* Glad you could get the lift installed and back on the road. Take care, be safe and happy wrenching 🔧🔩

[@mavsfabshop]

Thanks, Zane! Happy wrenching to you, too! Looking forward to your next video!

[@gepast]

You're using how it should be used🔥 Gotta love that steeringpump whining noise good ol Ford

[@1SmittysGarage]

Yeah buddy! That's the Explorer Ford should've built right there! I especially liked that it was real world, not polished like alot of channels. Appreciate the detailed information that is often left out. Great video there my man! Blessings and respect!

[@mavsfabshop]

Thanks a bunch, buddy! Yeah I'm not a very good youtuber 😂

[@bobmoyer7929]

I'm a little late finding this video. Your Explorer looks great ! I did the exact same lift to my 92 Explorer. I have 33 inch mud tires on it. Great detailed video !

[@mavsfabshop]

Thank you so much! They definitely look sweet with a lift and bigger tires!

[@bobmoyer7929]

@@mavsfabshop Forgot to mention that I'm from Pa also. ( South east )

[@mavsfabshop]

@@bobmoyer7929 awesome! Are you planning on going to Ford Nats this year?

[@bobmoyer7929]

@@mavsfabshop I'm hoping to make it there

[@mavsfabshop]

@Bob Moyer awesome! I'll have my F-250 there, if you decide to come out, stop by and say hey!

[@alexandermendoza-kd9qv]

Wow bud you did a good job man!!!

[@OhWizzer]

thanks man this helped me get a idea on how to do the rear on my 98

[@CamJ498]

im getting ready to buy my 3rd explorer and have always wanted to it but be able to drive freeway and offroad

[@1983CA]

good job! , some precisions about the rear drive line angles , when you don't have a double cardant 4 degree difference is the max you should have because with single joints the drive shaft speed change every 90 deg of turn , with makes it accelerate and slow down twice at each turn , causing road vibrations , having the joints angles close will allow them to cancel each other out , and you want your pinion either even or pointing 2 to 4 degrees down because when you drive the axel wrap will rotate your pinion up 1-2 degree .. the way you have it set up would be what you want when you have a double cardan up front that cancel up the angles ( AND SPEED CHANGES) so your pinion side joint can be straight up without causing vibrations

[@Monitoring_Everything]

Great work. Make me jealous. I have a 94 LE . Would love to lift it 2 inches. Too bad I'm in Vancouver bc

[@mavsfabshop]

Do they not allow altered suspension in your area?

[@carlcalvin1479]

Great video, thank you sir. Been looking for this. I have a '94 sport 5-speed ruby red metallic. It needs paint,sides are nice,but hood and roof are oxidized. 4" lift is exactly what I want. I want to use Fox shocks for that Raptor look,but they don't make them for '94. Maybe I can measure some from another kit that will fit. Maybe Duff kit. More probably Rough Country. Ok let me finish watching video to see what you went with.

[@mavsfabshop]

Duff is going to be your best kit. As far as shocks, I went with Skyjacker hydro 2000s iirc

[@carlcalvin1479]

@@mavsfabshop thanks that's the setup I'll use. Duff and skyjackers. Is it skyjackers also in the rear? I also loved your video cleaning your rust off underneath. One of these days I will jack it up and clean underneath and undercoat. I love my explorer. The sheet metal is so heavy duty. Reminds me of my brothers '72 scout. Except his truck has a big 392 V8. Will climb vertical almost

[@mavsfabshop]

@carlcalvin1479 in the rear I was able to retain the factory shocks

[@carlcalvin1479]

@@mavsfabshop would it be an upgrade to use bilestein in the rear, oem.

[@mavsfabshop]

@@carlcalvin1479 it really would. My rear shocks were still in good shape, that's why I reused them

[@nathandavis1770]

I love how long it took to stop bouncing in the intro😂

[@mavsfabshop]

I've gotta get those new shocks put on lol

[@billrobertson9370]

😂 How many wheel bearings have you been through ? The ttb sucks in this explorer years.

[@mavsfabshop]

None. The TTB is as only as bad as the owner and how well they treat/maintain it.

[@billrobertson9370]

They have a back to back wheel bearing. Can't handle big tires 😫

[@filibertoalvarenga3269]

see me with differential lock and if it doesn't come with it you can add it to the explore

[@mavsfabshop]

Mine has the limited slip in the rear, it works well, so I probably won't mess with it until I decide to re-gear it

[@jaxsonchaka4173]

Man I am struggling so much to get a 4” lift kit for my Explorer sport trac can’t find one anywhere and I suck at fabrication😢

[@mavsfabshop]

You should be able to get a standard 4" front lift from a ranger for the front of your sport track, and for the rear end, you'd do the exact same as I did in the rear end to get the lift

[@jaxsonchaka4173]

@@mavsfabshop I’ve heard about that wasn’t sure if it actually is true but would you know if it has to be the same year as my truck?

[@Roscoesadie]

Where did you purchase the brackets, springs, pitman?

[@mavsfabshop]

@@Roscoesadie I bought all of these used. You can still buy lift kits from most major suspension companies

[@Roscoesadie]

@@mavsfabshop no you can't. Everything is discontinued

[@cameronwilliams980]

Any problems with rubbing the 33’s?

[@mavsfabshop]

@cameronwilliams980 only at full lock up front and when the rear suspension started to twist up. If I would have bought 33x10.50s I wouldn't have had either issue

[@Julio0528Matos]

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[@zfonzo1680]

how were the front brake lines? Im getting my explorer lifted soon, wondering if itll stretch the lines

[@mavsfabshop]

You'll need extended brake hoses for the front, on the rear you can get by with the factory hose if you do the spring over axle conversion

[@darrelljenkins3935]

What did you end up with for a pinion angle?

[@mavsfabshop]

@darrelljenkins3935 honestly, I don't remember. I think it was somewhere around 3°

[@jaggergoodman5790]

I have a 99 I plan on doing the rear axle flip for the lift in the back but what kit did u use for the front

[@mavsfabshop]

I used a 4" kit for the front that I bought used. Your 99 will have IFS front suspension, so you'll most likely have to look online for lift for yours

[@zfonzo1680]

did you have to drop the driveshaft/rear diff down when lifting the rear?

[@mavsfabshop]

I didn't drop the rear driveshaft out, if you watch, you'll see that I took the springs out and put them on top of the axle with my new perch, and welded the perch on top of the axle

[@CamJ498]

Where'd you get the part's?

[@mavsfabshop]

Bought the perches from tractor supply and the u bolts from advance auto.

[@monstrositygarage]

What shocks did you use in the rear?

[@mavsfabshop]

Factory length shocks.

[@korybeckwith834]

2001 Ford went to rear independent suspension. IRS Like your music most KZbinrs dont have good music.

[@mavsfabshop]

It was during the bodystyle change when the IRS came into play, and thank you!

[@Matteo-xm6xo]

Mine has 99798 on the tach never been rolled over verified by Ford dealer lol

[@bobhilly546312156332]

You should never re-use u bolts, they get rusty and old

[@mavsfabshop]

The real reason Is because the threads will stretch. You can chase the threads and re-use them in a pinch, though.

[@MyIronman8]

Four real parts he forgot jags racing a bunch of places sell them

[@OdinRazorAlex]

Damn, i wanna live in USA, not Russia, and drive this cars

[@mavsfabshop]

Well come on over!

[@OdinRazorAlex]

@@mavsfabshop maybe i try, thank you, bro!) whatever, we have some explorers 1-2, cherokees, grand cherokees over here, people likes offroad culture and big, powerful engines