Ford Expedition Lift Kits and Parts
Give your Ford Expedition a literal boost with the help of a vehicle lift kit. Ford Expedition lift kits give you and your SUV the extra inches you need to overcome off-road obstacles in sticky situations. Whether you need extra height for personal, emergency, or commercial reasons, you’ll find a Ford Expedition lift kit cut out for your needs.
What are the basic kinds of lift kits?The two basic types of lift kits include body raising and suspension raising. While both can raise your cab higher off the ground, they have some important differences.
Body lift kits make use of spacers, blocks, and other components to separate the cab of your Expedition from the underlying chassis. Depending on your preference, you can raise your truck mere inches or much higher. The increase in height allows you to install larger and possibly wider tires.
Suspension lift kits go slightly further in their approach, replacing major parts of the suspension system that includes the struts, shocks, springs, and drive shaft. Since these ensembles raise your entire suspension, the body of your Expedition gains extra clearance. This effect also lets you add bigger, more mud-worthy tires.
In addition to these basic types, you may encounter the following varieties.
- Shackle Reverse lift kits: These work well on rolling and mild off-road territory.
- Lifted Spring lift kits: Lifted spring ensembles offer easy installation and a quick way to make space for bigger wheels.
- Spring-Over-Axle lift kit: If you need to maintain control on very steep grades, spring-over-axle ensembles can give you the traction that you need. They allow your axles and chassis to work together, effectively gripping the ground and improving stability.
- Coil-Suspension lift kits: Available for short and long wheelbases, coil-suspension kits require light welding, but the resulting stability and articulation gains can be well worth it.
Each Ford Expedition and each lift job is unique as are the tastes and needs of the owner. Thus, each job requires unique components that depend on your specific goals. You may also need basic parts like spacers, springs, struts, a steering arm, or air ride compressors.
What lift kit sizes should you be aware of?Lift kits come in easy-to-remember sizes, including small, medium, and large.
- Small boost-kits can give you up to 1.5-inches of height, enough of a boost to allow you to accommodate bigger tires.
- Medium boost kits can boost your SUV by up to 2 inches. These also let you install bigger wheels, but many medium lift kits see use with on-road Ford SUVs.
- Large boost kits raise your truck by a minimum of 3 inches, although you can boost your SUVs height by much more.
Yes. Depending on you your needs, you can find components to raise or lower either end of your Ford Expedition.
Might you need a leveling kit for your Ford Expedition?You may. Leveling ensembles correct the angle of your Ford Expedition’s rake. Rake is the slight difference in height between the front and the back of your truck or SUV. Rake results in the rear being slightly higher than the front, which can improve load stability. Levelers raise the front of your Ford SUV, eliminating the rake and improving some aspects of handling.