If you have any questions about my experience installing this kit let me know in the comments 👍🏼

You can just unboth those bolts that secure the whole upper control arm assembly and remove the whole thing so you don't need to cut any bit of the fender to remove them. Just like you would with replacing a normal uca

Upper Control arms come out in one piece. Definitely you did a lot of extra work cutting. Who ever told you to cut in half mis lead you. 3 hours for e brake. Do not let this guy scare you it is not that difficult. Great video. Glad you figured it all out.

Just did upper control arms on my 2003 Explorer and replaced with Mevotech TTX. Upper arms don't need to be cut to come out. its tight but the whole assembly will come out both sides. Good Video i'm looking to lift mine.

The truck looks really good with the lift kit

My 2002 explorer just 265/75r16, is enough for my camp trips and No, not comfortable with parts of this job. Do plenty of the work myself, But starting to pass along some jobs as I get older. Great looking Explorer, 👌 good job, have a great Sunday from 🇨🇦.

Nice heads up install job. Looked good when you got done.

Did this lift in my driveway with floor jacks faster than this guy did in on a lift. It’s not that bad.

Very good job. I love the overall shape of the 3rd gen Explorer. Looks like it is just a bit bigger than the 2nd gen 2010 Escape. It looks compact and sporty. I like it.

Just finished my lift. Dude, it was a small challenge but successful.

Hey dude, just want to toot my Lil horn a bit. I did the uppers on mine a month ago, didn't need to cut anything, no air compressor. All hand tools and man power and good old fashion stubbornness. HAD IT ON JACK STANDS!

Holy shit this is the best video ever, been looking for so long for help and to see what people have done to lift these 3rd gen exploders. Quick question though, what kind struts/suspension did you use and which btf lift spacer did you install, the 3" front and 2.5" rear spacers or 2" front and rear spacers?

Looks super sick

OMG my '05 XLT wants this setup or similar badly. My truck is telling me yes but my priorities are telling me no 😭.

love your explorer. definitely helped me thank you so much

Nice to see another AWD Centennial. I'm lowering mine; my 4WD Limited has the BTF gear on it.

So I bought the BTF lift kit and the upper control arms. I'm in process of purchasing the rest of the new parts I want to replace on my 2005 XLT 4x4 4D 4.0l and then get started on the lift

I replaced my front control arms easy!! There was no fighting it

I have a 1994 explorer sport 4x4 5-speed. I love it but needs new suspension and thinking of torsion twist and and add lift rear and new bilestein shocks There is not too many options for lifts for the 1994. But will check out btf. Also rough country or Rancho

cool build, I have always been curious how a lifted 3rd gen explorer would be. Looks really good. with the independent rear suspension a diff locker would go a long way.

Is it mandatory to change the front arm to install the lift?

curious if this is a kit that you can slap on a 2002 mountaineer with the full time AWD. im looking for a 2-3" lift

Hello, may I ask what are the exact dimensions of the wheels, width, diameter, ET, thank you, and what all needed to be changed to raise the car

Hello, I just picked up a 2006 Explorer, Eddie Bauer edition so it looks good. I'm considering having the local 4X4 shop to do this entire job for me. If you still have this truck, can you tell us how it runs? Have you had any transmission problems or any other issues because of the lift?

I have a 05 rwd XLT im trying to get a nice aggressive offset look going with the raptor grille and black wheels not sure where to start though

Ryan, thanks for the video. Did you experience abnormal wear on CV joints?

Perfect stance. I may have missed it, just the level kit and no body lift? I'm considering copying your lift. What was the total end cost?

So I have the same explorer and wanted to do a lift kit but since it’s independent suspension is it even worth lifting it because the clearance is so low anyways?

We're do I find the kits at can't find a lift for my 2003 explorer

will this work for a 2005 ford explorer xlt ?

Where can I buy the kit ?? You have the Amazon link or eBay ?? Plis

Are you using any part of the front upper control arms that they needed to be cut? I don't understand why you couldn't just unbolt and remove them whole without cutting. Thank you! Also, has the customer been back for cv shaft replacement since the mod?

I have the same car and wanna do the same thing to it, how much did this all cost?

Hello I would like to put a 2 or 3 inch lift on a 2008 Ford Explorer. Can you help me fit the right longer springs? Maybe a link to an online store with the possibility of shipping to Poland will suffice

Why not tighten the nuts with an extension bar from the top?

Looks awesome! Would this work on a Lincoln Aviator?

Just bought an explorer and the bumpers and the trim around the wheels are that faded plastic texture, is it possible to paint that gloss black to match the rest of the car?

Is there anything special you have to do when installing the lift kit (pucks) with the new suspension (coilovers)? This is something I'm looking to do to my 03. I feel like there's something extra not mentioned in this video because of the pucks being installed vs beforehand. Or is it a true plug and play so long as everything lines up and Trqs are good?

looks good man

Could you tell me the brands and what they are Trying to do the same Thank you

Hi Ryan, quick question from Australia. My Explorer has been lifted about 6-7 inches. 2” body lift, 2” level kit, new shocks and extended factory springs. Pretty high. The idiots that done this didn’t change the upper control arms and found the springs were rubbing against the standard upper arms as it was being forced downward it being so high. I’ve ordered the BTF upper arms so do you think this will solve my issue in opening up the gaps between the coils and the upper factory arms. Mechanics have looked and said it’s very dangerous as the upper ball joint looks like it’s about to give way. Other than the BTF arms, any other recommendations on what I should be changing? Much appreciated 😊

Did you have any problems getting what would of been the ball joint in the knuckle, mines not seating all the way down

Cost-wise, what would this run me?

Do you think tires 285 70 16 rub on a 2 inch lift

Do you like those shocks you got? If so, can you tell me what kind they are? Thanks!

Looks awesome, man! Thanks for posting this. I just got my BTF upper control arms this summer and have been pulling my hair out trying to find the rims I want. Does the -12mm offset stick out really far? Sounds perfect to me, but without pocket flares available for this truck it seems like I'll be throwing rocks everywhere. Any issues with this? I'll be lifting/leveling my 2005 Explorer XLT. Anything you would do different? Thanks in advance!

In the middle of the video you forgot a bolt 😆😂

I got.an 05 and got the btf uca installed but now every time im turnjng i hear like a rubbing noise ..it my.uca rubbing on the struts..i have a 2in strut mount in front..what do i do to get rid of that rubbing

Man, this video has probably caused a lot of people a lot of grief! This was so painful to watch as you made this extremely more difficult than it actually is!. To those of you that are here to replace the upper control arms on 2002 -2005 explores, go watch qualified mechanics show you how easy it is instead of watching this guy botch it all up not knowing what he's doing! There are two bolts on each upper control arm that remove the entire assy from the vehicle so you can put it in a vise and easily remove the control are arm. You shouldn't be making tutorial videos my friend, you're going to get someone hurt!

Thats a 1.5 inch leveling kit i bought a 3 inch leveling kit for my and its a thicker spacer

You look like Bert from raising Hope. Just with long hair.

Awesome video!!!! About how much do you think this would costs Altogether if I was to get this done at a shop? Lift, wheels and tires plus labor?

good good friend, sorry for the inconvenience, can you share the link of the products you compared? I have looked for them I did not find them. Thank you.

I have not done much or any suspension work, but I can replace brakes and I did convert an auto trans to manual trans on my miata. Should I attempt this ?

I have a 2005 Ford Explorer xlt sport if I were to do this you think all I would need to do is get the BTF 3” front, and 2.5” rear lift spacer kit and get the uniball upper arms from the link you have in the comments and if I take it to a professional shop those are the 2 things I would need to get for them to do this ?

What size rims

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You dont have to cut anything

Does the offset on that wheel cause the tire to rub? I'm torn between getting a 0 offset vs a -12 for my Explorer. I'm going to run the same amount of lift and same size tires...

How much did all the material cost?

This kit work on the 06 v8 version with the sensi trac 4wd?

Do you have link to buy the upper control arm all that

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Tons less work to take the whole upper control arm off and cut it on a bench. Good video though.