Thermo 
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From: VA
SUV: 1997 Expedition
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7/18 12:56p
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I can't speak specifically about the kit in question, but Tough Country will either make a really good kit, or a crappy one. IT is hit and miss. For the older (pre-97 F-150's) the Tough Country kits are great. The kit they made for the 97-02 Expy sucked big time. As for Ready Lift, I know they make a lot for the Superduty's, so, can't be too bad. But again, how they fit on to an Expy is hard to say.
The best advice that I can tell you is to pick a kit and order it to a local shop (yes, may cost you a bit more, but follow me here), then before you take it out of the store, open up the boxes. Everything that supports the vehicle weight (drop brackets for the lower A-arms specifically) should be made from welded 1/4" plate metal. If it is made from anything less, return it right there. IT will give you nothing but problems. All the bolts should be Grade 5 (if not Grade  too. It may cost you a bit more for a lift, but a truck broken down on the side of the road is good for what?
Hope this helps.
Chris "Thermo" Coleman, Nukie the radioactive 97 Ford X, and K'Re Ann the 03 Jag X
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