chris_
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- 1999 Ford Explorer XL
Hey everyone. I have a 1999 Ford Explorer XL. My suspension has been driving me nuts this winter. It finally got warm enough outside for me to do something about the crappy suspension (I had cheap shocks in the rear - twin-tubes.. )
Anyway, here goes. Here are all of the parts that I got for my Explorer:
*NOTE* I have a 19 mm Rear Sway bar. I measured it by using an adjustable wrench, clamping it tight around the bar, then measuring the distance between the jaws.
Moog K80082 Front Sway Bar Bushing
MOOG K7275 Front Sway Bar Link Kit (x2)
KYB 561001 Front Monomax High Performance Mono-Tube Shocks (x2)
Ford Parts F57Z-5493-BD REAR Sway Bar Bushings for a 19 mm sway bar (x2)
Moog K80139 Sway Bar Link (x2)
KYB 565003 Rear Monomax High Performance Mono-Tube Shocks (x2)
You might notice the Energy Suspension parts... I'll get to those in a bit..
So I dropped my spare tire, jacked up the rear and started getting ready to take things apart. Sprayed some PB Blaster on all the bolts and waited a few minutes. Then I pulled out the breaker bar.
Nuts & Bolt sizes:
front shocks top nut - 15 mm
front shocks bottom bolts - 13 mm
34 mm front sway bar bushings bracket - 13 mm
front sway links top bolt - 16 mm
front sway links bottom bolt - 15 mm deep socket
rear shocks top bolts - 13 mm
rear shocks bottom bolt - 18 mm (this may not be a stock bolt)
19 mm rear sway bar bushings bracket - 13 mm
rear sway bar links - top & bottom bolts - 18 mm
Anyway, here goes. Here are all of the parts that I got for my Explorer:
*NOTE* I have a 19 mm Rear Sway bar. I measured it by using an adjustable wrench, clamping it tight around the bar, then measuring the distance between the jaws.
Moog K80082 Front Sway Bar Bushing
MOOG K7275 Front Sway Bar Link Kit (x2)
KYB 561001 Front Monomax High Performance Mono-Tube Shocks (x2)
Ford Parts F57Z-5493-BD REAR Sway Bar Bushings for a 19 mm sway bar (x2)
Moog K80139 Sway Bar Link (x2)
KYB 565003 Rear Monomax High Performance Mono-Tube Shocks (x2)
You might notice the Energy Suspension parts... I'll get to those in a bit..
So I dropped my spare tire, jacked up the rear and started getting ready to take things apart. Sprayed some PB Blaster on all the bolts and waited a few minutes. Then I pulled out the breaker bar.
Nuts & Bolt sizes:
front shocks top nut - 15 mm
front shocks bottom bolts - 13 mm
34 mm front sway bar bushings bracket - 13 mm
front sway links top bolt - 16 mm
front sway links bottom bolt - 15 mm deep socket
rear shocks top bolts - 13 mm
rear shocks bottom bolt - 18 mm (this may not be a stock bolt)
19 mm rear sway bar bushings bracket - 13 mm
rear sway bar links - top & bottom bolts - 18 mm