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- Smyrna Tn
I need to get some scratches on them so they will match the scratches on the explorer!
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Greentennx's Explorer
- Thread starter greentennx
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- Smyrna Tn
Finally got all the lights wired up, here's a couple pics.
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- Central FL
It's lookin really good!
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- Smyrna Tn
awe Dave, your going to make me cry.
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- Smyrna Tn
Thanks Tim.
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- Smyrna Tn
Hopefully early next year I'll have some new mod's done. I am going to get some 4.56 gears for the Explorer, and I am going to fab up the frontend to put coilovers up front. The struts and spacers limit my wheel travel, so by going to some 6" travel coilovers will give more travel and more grip. Right now I can not do anything with the rear do to fords design. I am thinking about making it a solid axle in the rear, but that is on the backburner til I figure out how to mount it up.
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- Central FL
That will be awesome! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it.
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- Smyrna Tn
I'll be there around 10am.
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- Smyrna Tn
OK.
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- Smyrna Tn
I took Daves advice and I am building a new roof rack, using only 1/2" sqare tubing this time. I will get some pics here soon.
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- Smyrna Tn
I appreciate it Dave, but just about finished with it. Juat have a couple bore braces, and need to weld in the light tabs to be finished. Then all I need is my new 6" lights to come in and it will be ready.
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- Idaho!
Does the Explorer have an IFS rear? Guess I never really looked all that closely at Ford SUVs and realised how ignorant I am about them, haha.
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- Smyrna Tn
All the explorers after the 2002 year have the IFS. The only problem with putting a solid axle is the frame. It sits lower because of the IFS. There is a guy putting a SAS on one that I am watching, as to sit really high because of the frame. Here's a pic of it, he only as the rear done.
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- Smyrna Tn
That would be the way a normal vehicle,but not with this. The body lays right on that frame, and plus you have the 3rd row seating. You would have to cut out the floor pan and redo it to fit over the notch. The frame is a disaster on these, not a very smart idea. Your CV shafts come thru the frame. They have 2 big holes on each side. I do not know what the engineer who came up with this was thinking, here's a pic to show you what I am talking about.
See how flat the frame is, plus notice the holes. This what limits my flex in the rear.
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- Smyrna Tn
Finished the new 1/2" roof rack. This thing is about 30lbs lighter thean the 1" one. Here's some pics.
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- Smyrna Tn
Here's some pics with new lights.
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- Smyrna, TN
gobble said, "Let there be light," and there was.
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Suspension Lift
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- Knoxville, TN
Upgrade to LEDs 
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- Central FL
Very nice! Your gas mileage will thank you too. Lol
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Wow man, I've seen a couple beefed up explorer's around here. Or as we call them "Exploders", I must take my hat off to you, however. You did a knock out job with everything. It's sooo purrdyyy. It makes the SAS'd one in my town look like a hunker. I bet you could outwheel the moron that drives it too!
Very awesome!!
Very awesome!!
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- Smyrna Tn
Got these for the Explorer, getting rid of the struts and going with coilovers for better ride and wheeling. Should get some more flex with these.
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- Probably in class..
Those look impressive.. Congrats!
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- Smyrna, TN
Meow. Wish we could run coil overs.
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- Smyrna, TN
Yeah..."slight."
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- Smyrna Tn
Well I'm getting ready to get started on getting the coilovers on. Need to do some fabricating on the used lower a arms I got to get the tabs on. Will hopefully have it done soon.
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- Smyrna Tn
Will do.
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- Central FL
Very nice sir!
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- Smyrna Tn
I got my tabs for the coilovers ready for both top and bottom, still have few gussets to weld up. Should have the mounted here before long.
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- Probably in class..
I like to see that you are going custom built.. I wish I could be doing this..