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    How to: Replacing Shocks & Sway Bars on a 1999 Explorer (lots of pics!)

    You are right, those would fit the 19mm rear sway bar. Wish I would have seen that pdf before I got the "universal fit" bushings... :p:
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    How to: Replacing Shocks & Sway Bars on a 1999 Explorer (lots of pics!)

    I think they were Monroe Gas-Matic shocks. I'll be honest, the only reason I got the Gas-matics at the time was they were cheap. I wasn't really impressed with the performance, but that may have been my fault because the rear shocks were the only suspension part I replaced at the time. This...
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    pizza

    Pizza! I was posting on here today.... the pizza got me too. sometimes it replaces just a part of a word.. like HPIZZAY
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    How to: Replacing Shocks & Sway Bars on a 1999 Explorer (lots of pics!)

    The only thing that I would worry about with the aftermarket sway bar is if the new brackets would work with the bolt spacing. Thats exactly the problem that I ran into with the Energy Suspension parts - the new bracket wasn't designed to accommodate the wide bolt spacing, I would have had to...
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    How to: Replacing Shocks & Sway Bars on a 1999 Explorer (lots of pics!)

    Moog Not that I have noticed, but I am so used to the ride & steering that I am comfortable with the way it handles. I mean, the way that it handles now that I have replaced all the worn-out parts. I replaced all the stock bushings/sway links with Moog parts (front bushing, front sway...
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    How to: Replacing Shocks & Sway Bars on a 1999 Explorer (lots of pics!)

    Monotubes are SO much better than twin-tubes LoL, I thought the Gas-A-Just shocks would be too soft! :) I think the MonoMax are good - they are stiff, but the ride isn't too rough. Its a vast improvement over the crap twin-tubes I had! I just did not want a repeat of the last shocks...
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    How to: Replacing Shocks & Sway Bars on a 1999 Explorer (lots of pics!)

    Front shocks As of right now, I have not gotten to the front shocks, but I am planning on replacing them this coming weekend as long as the weather cooperates! Here is the old front shock: Aww... so sad and rusty... :( Coming soon - Picture of NEW SHOCKS! ;) ::EDIT:: Front...
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    How to: Replacing Shocks & Sway Bars on a 1999 Explorer (lots of pics!)

    Front - sway bar.. I had SOOO much success on the front that I was SUPER excited about the front sway bar. Plus, its a huge sway bar, and its solid. :( Step 1 - Remove both front wheels (ok, maybe you should jack it up first ;) ) Basically, I just took off the front sway link bottom nuts...
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    How to: Replacing Shocks & Sway Bars on a 1999 Explorer (lots of pics!)

    Part 2 - Rear Sway Bar (19 mm Taking the rear sway bar out was really simple - just 4 bolts holding the bushing brackets in place & the top bolts on the sway links. The whole rear sway bar came out in about 10 minutes. :) of course, then the links didn't want to come off... but I...
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    How to: Replacing Shocks & Sway Bars on a 1999 Explorer (lots of pics!)

    Part 1 - Rear So here is the back end prior to taking anything apart: Theres not really any good place to put a jack stand in the way back.. I ended up putting mine under the front bolt of the leaf springs. So as I mentioned, the bolt sizes for the shocks are 13 mm on top, those are...
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    How to: Replacing Shocks & Sway Bars on a 1999 Explorer (lots of pics!)

    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...
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    cant find rear sway bar bushings!

    Rear sway bar bushings - just get the actual Ford part. I have a 99 Explorer, my suspension was so bad I felt like a bobble-head while driving. Finally got warm enough, I had a chance to replace my shocks/sway bars. I'm going to start a thread about the whole process, but I wanted to post...
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