[TooCoolTwo]

Have a good friend who installed Bilsteins on his stock 2001 Excursion 4WD and he said it helped. However, he says there is still too much " lean" when cornering. He said he thought his Excusion has always had a "wallowing" ride since it was new.

Not sure if he has a rear OE swaybar or not. If not, would installing a Helwig rear swaybar correct the lean or is there a fix with radius arms? Would modifying the suspension from stock endanger him or his family in any way?

Thanks in advance and I will pass along your recommendations.

 

[DENNY]

A Swaybar should help if he does not currently have one. It would also add a safety factor.
DENNY

 

[BlueOx1]

i have installed the Hellwig sway bar on both of my Excursions and it helps with the body roll I like the hellwig over the stock because it is bigger in diameter.Unfortunately the ride quality on these things is not the greatest with worn-out springs, and they were undersized from the start.

 

[TooCoolTwo]

BlueOx1:
Did you install the rear Hellwig sway bar only?
Thanks

 

[BlueOx1]

I installed the bar first then airbags,The bar will definitely help with body roll. They should of all come with a sway bar.

 

[mmsafd]

The 4wd EX does not have radius arms. That would be on a 2wd or if it was converted to a 4wd coil spring front end. Some came with rear sway bars from the factory some did not. Either way an upgraded larger one will always help. There may also be spring and or bushing issues.

 

[mmsafd]

Adding the rear sway bar will help of course if it does not already have one. Also adding poly bushings to the existing sway bar will stiffen the ride a bit. All 4wd EX came with D code springs on the front. They have almost no suspension travel. Some actually sit on the Timben style bump stops. I replaced my factory springs with U code Ford OEM springs years ago. This made my EX sit very level instead of nose down like it came originally. It no longer bottoms out on bumps. I also got rid of the Timbren style bump stops and used a set from an F250. Much shorter allowing more suspension travel. Keep on mind no matter what you do these trucks are still solid axle leaf spring trucks, and will always drive as such to a degree.

 

[caryt]

Old post I know but for those new comers to the Excursion all the handling issues are fixable and you can have a very comfortable ride that will also do great in the twisties or towing. Read my posts on how this can be done. Just takes a weekend and of coarse $$.