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E. Long
Subscriber since 1/1/2001
Greensboro, NC, USA
Registered on 1/23/2001
2,152 posts
CHPMustang
Richardson, TX, USA
Registered on 7/24/2002
1,791 posts
James Ertle
St. Louis, MO, USA
Registered on 5/24/2005
64 posts
Posted:2/7/2007 19:00
Eric,
Very well done!
Makes me want to do this myself to my 2001 Ex LTD.
How is the ride?
James
E. Long
Subscriber since 1/1/2001
Greensboro, NC, USA
Registered on 1/23/2001
2,152 posts
Posted:2/7/2007 22:42
Quote: Eric,
Very well done!
Makes me want to do this myself to my 2001 Ex LTD.
How is the ride?
James
The ride is great...there's actually a front suspension again!
Now it's time for the rear springs and shocks all around. Going to wait another couple of weekends for that project, though. -Eric
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'67 Galaxie 500 - 390 FE, .030" over, FE to AOD adapter , 20mpg highway cruiser
'00 Excursion - 7.3L PSD, AFE Stage II Intake , LANDYOT Gen-II Radius Rods , ART Rotors , Factory Tech Valve Body
'07 Mustang GT - 4.6L, 5-speed, newest addition to the stable
Scott Stover
Fayetteville, NC, USA
Registered on 4/16/2004
354 posts
Posted:3/4/2007 14:30
Sweet job man, i will have to print that out and keep it in my file with all my other X stuff, thanks for taking the time to do that Eric!! Scott
2000 X 4x4 V-10 4.3 LS
K&N
Gibson Catback
"Custom" Kickplates
monsta
Subscriber since 8/20/2005
The Big Island, HI, USA
Registered on 1/5/2002
989 posts
Posted:3/6/2007 01:10
You reused the old U-bolts?!? It is my understanding that U-bolts stretch (as all bolts do, but...) and should not be reused. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
E. Long
Subscriber since 1/1/2001
Greensboro, NC, USA
Registered on 1/23/2001
2,152 posts
Posted:3/6/2007 22:02
Quote: You reused the old U-bolts?!? It is my understanding that U-bolts stretch (as all bolts do, but...) and should not be reused.
I ordered new u-bolts from Ford. They gave me square-bend u-bolts, but my Excursion uses "semi-round bend" u-bolts. I had no other option at the time other than to reuse them. They were visibly in good shape (no rust or rusted threads), so it as a judgement call I had to make.
I have new ones for the rear but need to get the correct part number for the fronts. I'll take care of this when I install the rear add-a-leaf in the next month or so. -Eric
SuperMotors Owner
SuperFord.org /FordExcursions.com Admin
'67 Galaxie 500 - 390 FE, .030" over, FE to AOD adapter , 20mpg highway cruiser
'00 Excursion - 7.3L PSD, AFE Stage II Intake , LANDYOT Gen-II Radius Rods , ART Rotors , Factory Tech Valve Body
'07 Mustang GT - 4.6L, 5-speed, newest addition to the stable
aklim
Madison, WI, USA
Registered on 2/20/2006
81 posts
Posted:3/19/2007 18:48
What about the rears? What did you do for them? Are you using the "B" code ones?
E. Long
Subscriber since 1/1/2001
Greensboro, NC, USA
Registered on 1/23/2001
2,152 posts
Posted:3/20/2007 06:43
Quote: What about the rears? What did you do for them? Are you using the "B" code ones?
I have not done anything to the rear springs, yet. I have a set of rear add-a-leafs that I will be installing and will be keeping the existing rear leaf springs. -Eric
SuperMotors Owner
SuperFord.org /FordExcursions.com Admin
'67 Galaxie 500 - 390 FE, .030" over, FE to AOD adapter , 20mpg highway cruiser
'00 Excursion - 7.3L PSD, AFE Stage II Intake , LANDYOT Gen-II Radius Rods , ART Rotors , Factory Tech Valve Body
'07 Mustang GT - 4.6L, 5-speed, newest addition to the stable
monsta
Subscriber since 8/20/2005
The Big Island, HI, USA
Registered on 1/5/2002
989 posts
Posted:7/7/2007 14:47
Got before and after pics? I keep sharing this article and some ask for them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~