lifting a lincoln

[ranger91]

has anyone tried lifting a lincoln aviator? my wife wants to lift ours and i can't find any that have been done or a kit to do it.

 

[adsm08]

well, if it has air ride, good luck. aside from the air ride the aviator is just an explorer with fancy trim and badges. that's all I can really tell you about it.

 

[mwood1985]

yeah i mean depending on what year it is an explorer superlift or a PA body lift would work. give us a little more info on the Aviator

 

[ranger91]

sorry its an 04 aviator awd it doesn't have the air ride on it which is a plus i think. we were looking more for a suspension lift instead of a body lift.

 

[TheBeast]

Look under explorers instead

 

[JohnnyO]

Assuming the suspension is the same as late-model Explorers (I think it is) the only option is a 2.5" spacer lift from a company called Road Bully.

 

[adsm08]

Yeah, that's just a stock 04 explorer suspension. Go look under explorers, but I don't know how much you'll find since its an independent rear, they don't lift as easily as solid rears.

 

[feellnfroggy]

Any of the companies specializing in lifting hummers should be able to direct you to lift kits for IFS explorers. Other wise a body lift generates clearance for wheels and tires and bigger tires means slightly more ground clearance.

 

[ranger91]

checked into road bully they sound really good and for the money might be worth it but it has alot of negative and positive responces

 

[JohnnyO]

Road Bully is the only kit available. For those who haven't seen one, the late-model Explorer and '07+ Sport Trac (me) have an independent rear suspension. The diff is a regular 8.8" bolted to the frame with a halfshaft out each side. The lifting issue is that the halfshafts go through a hole in the frame. Naturally this limits how high you can go with it before the halfshaft rubs the framerail.