Question:

Thanks for everyone who replied. I think I will follow Scott’s suggestion of finding a multi-leaf setup from a 4-door Explorer and install it along with some better shocks. Regards, AB.

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello everyone, >                       My basic 2000 Explorer Sport (5spd, 2wd, 4.0OHV – > noisy on startup ) has single leaf springs on the rear axle with 3 or so > spacers; have looked at the Sport models for other years and they all appear > to have a multi-leaf setup. I am currently running BFG AT T/A 15" 30×9.5 > tires on the truck, inflated at 35+ psi. I find that the truck gets quite > squirrely going over railroad tracks, esp in wet weather. Do you folks think > that retrofitting a multi-leaf setup from a different year plus installing > better shocks (Bilstein?) would help improve the stability of the vehicle in > these conditions? Thanks in advance for any opinions on the matter. > Regards, > AB. > —

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Our ‘96 Sport had single leaf springs. I put a set of stock multi-leafs off of a ‘91 4-door that I lifted and they work nice. They lifted the back a hair and ride much better. SMC

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello everyone, >                       My basic 2000 Explorer Sport (5spd, 2wd, 4.0OHV – > noisy on startup ) has single leaf springs on the rear axle with 3 or so > spacers; have looked at the Sport models for other years and they all appear > to have a multi-leaf setup. I am currently running BFG AT T/A 15" 30×9.5 > tires on the truck, inflated at 35+ psi. I find that the truck gets quite > squirrely going over railroad tracks, esp in wet weather. Do you folks think > that retrofitting a multi-leaf setup from a different year plus installing > better shocks (Bilstein?) would help improve the stability of the vehicle in > these conditions? Thanks in advance for any opinions on the matter. > Regards, > AB. > —

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Hello everyone,                       My basic 2000 Explorer Sport (5spd, 2wd, 4.0OHV – noisy on startup ) has single leaf springs on the rear axle with 3 or so spacers; have looked at the Sport models for other years and they all appear to have a multi-leaf setup. I am currently running BFG AT T/A 15" 30×9.5 tires on the truck, inflated at 35+ psi. I find that the truck gets quite squirrely going over railroad tracks, esp in wet weather. Do you folks think that retrofitting a multi-leaf setup from a different year plus installing better shocks (Bilstein?) would help improve the stability of the vehicle in these conditions? Thanks in advance for any opinions on the matter. Regards, AB. —

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