I did buy this truck used about 6 months ago and it has 57000 miles on it now. You are right on the money cause I went out and took a look and there are ribbed stops with approx 5/8" between it and the plate that comes up to hit it. It's perfect except for the ride. I appreciate your help.
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I did buy this truck used about 6 months ago and it has 57000 miles on it now. You are right on the money cause I went out and took a look and there are ribbed stops with approx 5/8" between it and the plate that comes up to hit it. It's perfect except for the ride. I appreciate your help.
Houndog
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Ok you have a perfectly "normal" X
Now just add springs U V W or X
Shocks if they have not been replaced
and a rear sway bar Ford or Helwig
Lots of info here on results and who used what springs for what
If you post your usage you will get more specific recomendations
Bruce, the Spring guy
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4x2 Lift Gate Lifts,
Tekonsha Prodigy
Ford 30MM Rear Bar
BridgeStone 285/75-16AT(D range) Revos, Now have a winter and summer set each with a set of wheels!
V Code LF, U Code RF Modified Fs in the rear
Catch All Linners
750 W Inverter
Magnaflow XL System W/ 3.5 DP OE Cat spliced in at 4" inlet and 3-3/4" outlet.
ART Rotors, Performance Friction Pads, Front & Rear
Rancho RSXs on Front and 9000s set at 2 on rear
06 Chrome Package Grill,bumpers and hooks. After an encounter with a Honda, (She got the ticket) 2005 Ex and Specs and Pictures of 2002 X
I'm mostly on the highway between Texas and OKlahoma doing about 75 - 80 mph twice a week. Once you get into OK., the highways are really lumpy so the current ride stinks and the only time I'm in 4 wheel drive is when the ranch is muddy. So is there any way to make it ride like a Caddy !?
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I'm mostly on the highway between Texas and OKlahoma doing about 75 - 80 mph twice a week. Once you get into OK., the highways are really lumpy so the current ride stinks and the only time I'm in 4 wheel drive is when the ranch is muddy. So is there any way to make it ride like a Caddy !?
Houndog
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Sure spend lots of $$$$$$ [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]. Anything can be made to ride smooth, my 76 Bronco has 24" of travel $1K Bilsteins, custom springs, custom radius arms ect. It can walk thu the Rubicon with ease or run 70 mph all day as nice as a caddy, except for the noise [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img] [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif[/img]. Call Denver spring and Donahoe and tell them what you want it to do.
Cary
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2004 EB 4x4 6.0 X born 05/18/04
white, LS,premier group, tow package, dvd. centerline 18x9" w/ 35" Toyo MT's, Edge 4.5" Lift, V's & custom B codes 37k miles 3rd turbo 6 5150 Specialy valved Bilsteins!
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1971 EB Hard Core Crawler
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I'm mostly on the highway between Texas and OKlahoma doing about 75 - 80 mph twice a week. Once you get into OK., the highways are really lumpy so the current ride stinks and the only time I'm in 4 wheel drive is when the ranch is muddy. So is there any way to make it ride like a Caddy !?
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Houndog,Always plenty of room for improvement! Springs and Shocks I'd start with immediately [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
You're right here in neighboring Plano lemme know if you wanna go for a drive in our Excursion to experience the difference in ride/handling.
Al least you'll have a baseline for what to expect [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
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So is there any way to make it ride like a Caddy !?
Houndog
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No not within reason in my opinion however our other car is a Town Car and for a long trip (200 to 750 miles) we take the X every time.
I have 91K on my 02 so we do put the miles on.
I was terrible to drive when new frankly I don't see how any one could drive one of these thing more than a few thousand miles without A. Selling it or B. Fixing it.
I knew it was not right prior to ordering mine so no surprises for me thanks to this site. Only problem was we did not know how to fix them near as well as we do today.
I was one of the first to use V codes and the first as far as I know to document the results.
Since then many have used T thru X codes to get the desired results.
You said Highway and no towing or extra loads so this says U code
Then you said Mud and Ranch so Vs might be in order also
Go get some 03 and up stops today they will help some.
Because you have an older one and it is sagged some expect the following
U codes at least 1 1/4 inch to 1 1/2 higher and Vs a 1/4" more
As I recall the 03 stops add another 1/2 inch so you can go from your current 1/2"+ to 2 1/2 or so and it makes a huge difference
If you pm me your email I have an excel sheet that makes this all very clear
Bruce
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2005 X PSD Limited Mineral Grey, 4X4 Has Second row bench then Every other factory option available. Under Construction
4x2 Lift Gate Lifts,
Tekonsha Prodigy
Ford 30MM Rear Bar
BridgeStone 285/75-16AT(D range) Revos, Now have a winter and summer set each with a set of wheels!
V Code LF, U Code RF Modified Fs in the rear
Catch All Linners
750 W Inverter
Magnaflow XL System W/ 3.5 DP OE Cat spliced in at 4" inlet and 3-3/4" outlet.
ART Rotors, Performance Friction Pads, Front & Rear
Rancho RSXs on Front and 9000s set at 2 on rear
06 Chrome Package Grill,bumpers and hooks. After an encounter with a Honda, (She got the ticket) 2005 Ex and Specs and Pictures of 2002 X
Went to Ford today and used the part number you suggested. The bump stop they tried to give me was square with a single bolt hole in the middle. The stock 2002 ones currently on my X are shaped like a stack of doughnuts and have a bolt on each side to attach it to the frame. Are the 2003 ones supposed to be like this or is the part number you posted possibly incorrect?
Sorry, I'm a rookie.
Thanks!!
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Kentucky Born: 4/9/2002 Improvements: 2002 PSD Badges, and lot's more!!
The 2003 Excursion bumpstop is the same as the two-hole 2002 stop except the "stack of donuts" is replaced with a black volcano-shaped thing that is softer, shorter. Do this mod right away, because it's cheap and a 20 minute job and it will stop that bottoming out effect. Just lie to the parts guy and tell him you have a 2003 Excursion and you want to replace the front bumpstops.
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2000 Excursion 4x4, 7.3, 176k mi on 5/08. Some mods but nobody cares (;
2007 Edge AWD, 5k mi on 5/08.
2001 Honda Rancher ATV 4x4, plow, 3,400 mi on 5/08.
Still working on the bump stops, the Ford parts guy did not know the terminology "bump stop". We tried the part numer f81z-3020-da that DOC444 listed on this thread, and it appeared to be wrong. Ford had the part in stock and sure enough it was square and had a single bolt hole in the middle. Does anyone, who did this mod, have their invoice handy and can check to see what the part number is??
I was given 2C7Z 3020 AA which was confirmed by one of the site sponsors.
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I went to Ford and yes that is the correct number, I order it today!! I looked at Pastuki's post that started this thread and he has a f250 not an Excursion. He posted in the wrong forum, this is for Power Stroke Excursions. My fault for assuming!!
No Problemo Mike [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]
Long as the parts guy confirmed by the fiche/computer image or pulling it out of the box/package you should be good! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif[/img]
Some nip off a ring or two of the stock bumps,some spend the what $20 a piece and bolt the new ones on.
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