Red-Ford

So we took a 2 day "vacation" at the ocean, and we rented a 2014 ford explorer. Needless to say the suspension was incredible. Is there a way I could make my truck have a better ride like the explorer? I get that my tires gives me a rough ride, but I figured I'd see if I could get a luxurious ride like that.

Tackle

How much money you got? Anything is possible.

Short answer: No, you can't.

Red-Ford

Ohh just short of nothing lol. I'm a 16 yr old kid so I got no bills. I never intended on getting new tires / rims / a lift kit, but I had some "extra" money, so I'd imagine that's how this would be.

BlackThundah

Well for starters remove the lift and big tires. Remove any crank on your torsion bars and find the softest shocks on the market. Then pretend you are in an explorer and maybe you can trick your self into thinking the ride is semi close. On a serious note though, if you didn't want to do any of that, your only option is to find some nicer shocks. I know from experience that rcx shocks suck. You can try and get find some bilstein shocks. I think 5100s are what come in the rcd lift kit. you have around the same height kit, so I'd assume they would work. They are supposed to be pretty nice on a lifted truck. You just cant get a super smooth ride out of our torsion bar system, especially when you have a lifted truck. Stock was about as smooth as it got. So there you have it, tackle gave you the short version, that's the long version.

Fordfan2006

Get some Yokohama tires they're really nice riding but they sag like crap with not even 4,000 pounds being towed. And yes soft shocks. But it's a truck it's supposed to ride rough compaired to a explorer. They new ones are on a Taurus frame.

sportster07

Do you have a level kit?

If so, there's your problem. You are limiting front suspension travel which hurts your ride. Did you add any leafs? That stiffens your truck up as well.

Take your level out, turn your t-bars back to stock and get a real suspension lift. It'll ride near stock, if not better depending on how much tire sidewall you have.

Jefk

all these young kids on the forums.... tsk, tsk lol but I cant hate

Krack499

iTrader: (1)

Buy the explorer and put the body of your truck on there easiest way right there

blupupher

iTrader: (2)

The Explorer is built on a uni-body (traditional car "frame") and has independent rear and front suspension. It is designed to ride like a car.

Your truck is a truck with leaf springs, solid rear axle and a body on frame design.
If you want to make your truck ride like the Explorer, get a full air suspension, but even then it will not be as smooth.

Tackle

This is precisely my argument when someone refers to their Explorer, Blazer and Jeep as a "truck". It angers me.