Ok, let me make this clear.
1-we are sepaking of the s197 mustang not the ford explorer. You honeslty are trying to compare apples and oranges here.
2- If you truck was sagging that bad then the veichicle was neglected after the damper became damaged, and there was an overload of rebound weight putting stress on your leaf springs making it sag (this is a known problem with ford explorers specially drivers side with 100+ pounds on a full tan plus driver if driver). I guarantee you that when I posted this it was intended for the mustang s197. I highly doubt that any s197 responsible owner is going to keep driving their s197 to the point that a damper becomes so bad and deteriorated to the point that it just rattles and other components start to give or take the impact that should have been dampen by the damper(shock absorber).
3- I get the vibe that you think I'm confrontational, and I'm in no way so. and i can also guarantee you that if I pull both rear shocks there ride height will not be affected (though the rear will be like a bouncin ball)