my new explorer!

[450robot]

i friggen love this truck! so much i gave up my ktm for it!

its a 98 explorer with only 21k miles, leather, 4x4, electric heated seats, alpine head unit

we knew the people who owned it, it was always kept in a heated warehouse, and only used for travel trips

hoping for some LT suspension, supercharger, a nice sound system, and a new color before making my move to Ca this upcoming summer.

[450robot]

i dont really like the paint, but it'll do for now (gold always looks dirty)

[CRich[814]]

byebye 200exc :(

[Aceman]

Originally posted by 450robot
hoping for some LT suspension,

Long travel suspension?? WTF do you need that for? They got big potholes in Cali or something?

[firefighterjosh]

If you want a pre-runner keep the explorer how it is and buy a old ranger and make that a prerunner

[450robot]

Originally posted by Aceman
Long travel suspension?? WTF do you need that for? They got big potholes in Cali or something?

its called glamis, dumont, and pismo dunes my friend. thats why you buy long travel (jumping, whoops, well, anything that comes your way)

and nothing is stopping me from building this

http://fiberwerx.com/images/da/IMG_6247.jpg

http://off-roadweb.com/features/0610or_15_z+2000_ford_explorer_v8+catching_air.jpg

http://off-roadweb.com/features/0610or_25_z+2000_ford_explorer_v8+running_shot.jpg

[firefighterjosh]

ooooooooooooooooooooooo^^^^ I really like that. Seating for 5:D

[aci clay]

better cage it while your at it. roll overs are no fun.

[Alberta_Qaudin]

just a personal opingion, why buy such a nice fully loaded unit you know has been very well maintained to chop it up and make that, wouldnt you be better off to buy something a little more beat and a little cheaper, seeings how to get something like that black explorer your basically going to have to tear the whole truck apart.....and the electric and heated seat arent gunna help ya much on the dunes, but are something else ot go wrong when your jumping the thing through whoops


just a personal thought, very nice lookin unit though

[450robot]

Originally posted by firefighterjosh
ooooooooooooooooooooooo^^^^ I really like that. Seating for 5:D

exactly! cant have fun in the dunes, with noone to share to fun with!

and yes, later on down the road, a cage and fiberwerx fenders will be in store for the beast

i will most likely hold off on the blower, till i have the suspension and wheel/tire setup correct

[Rico400]

that thing is pretty sick man, i just got a 02 wrangler and i cant wait tp put a lift and wheels and tires and stuff on it... it wont be as nice as that pre-runner but itll be a fun toy

[JForestZ34]

Originally posted by 450robot
its called glamis, dumont, and pismo dunes my friend. thats why you buy long travel (jumping, whoops, well, anything that comes your way)

and nothing is stopping me from building this

http://fiberwerx.com/images/da/IMG_6247.jpg

http://off-roadweb.com/features/0610or_15_z+2000_ford_explorer_v8+catching_air.jpg

http://off-roadweb.com/features/0610or_25_z+2000_ford_explorer_v8+running_shot.jpg


In that one picture why is there a telephone pole in the top of the second picture. Why does is look photoshopped to me.

Nice truck

James

[NorCalRacer]

Originally posted by 450robot
i friggen love this truck! so much i gave up my ktm for it!

its a 98 explorer with only 21k miles, leather, 4x4, electric heated seats, alpine head unit

we knew the people who owned it, it was always kept in a heated warehouse, and only used for travel trips

hoping for some LT suspension, supercharger, a nice sound system, and a new color before making my move to Ca this upcoming summer.

Hold off on the motor mods until you get CA tags on it, the smog tests up here are strict. I've installed "street legal" superchargers but I have my doubts as to how well they pass inspection.
Good luck on your move, pretty soon you can soak up some good CA sun, even in the winter:D

[Trevor]

lol I didn't even notice the suspended pole before you said that!!!

[Titanium]

Originally posted by firefighterjosh
ooooooooooooooooooooooo^^^^ I really like that. Seating for 5:D

I'll back that one up for you from experience.

[450robot]

hahaha, i never noticed the pole either, maybe it was cluttering the pic or something?

yah, i cant wait to make the move, ive been waiting for a long time to do it, and now we are.

and for the guy who said "why chop up the nice explorer?"

i dont see modding my explorer to do what i love as chopping it up. besides, there will be no junking it out, all the parts put on will be high quality parts from camburg and fiberwerx, its not like there will be any "homemade" stuff going on something that needs to be oundly strong.
any body have any ideas for tires/wheels?

[aaronqjones]

SOA in the rear. SAS in the front. $$$$$ Have a 302? Prepare to throw all of your money in the back of that thing. I have a 01 Expl. Sport, it has drained me, I just got a raptor, my rappy is no where near as needy as that damned Exp.

[ZSK]

Originally posted by aaronqjones
SOA in the rear. SAS in the front.

He's not building a mudder.;) SAS is great where you need flex, mainly rock crawling and ramp queens. IFS does great in the desert. Keep the Spring under rear, get some deaver springs and longer shackles, for the front you need to decide if you're keeping the 4wd (about 10 inches of travel.) There is much much more potential sitting in a 2wd for long travel (17 inches of travel). For a top of line race LT suspension look to spend 15-20,000 dollars. Camburg has some impressive stuff.


http://camburg.com/images/Edge/yel-lt/_MG_0356.jpg
http://camburg.com/images/CamburgEDGE-Racetruck/new%20studio/post-12-75377-LowerLinks_SM.jpg
http://camburg.com/images/CamburgEDGE-Racetruck/BilsteinTest/EDGEmain4.jpg

[aaronqjones]

That is sweet. If not mudd, what then? Hahaha. With mine, I looked at the options and what I would really be doing with it. I went with carrier (suspension connection) leafs stock +2 and shackles. front I did a tortion twist 3". It looks goog, I have 32's on it. Decent.

[rbgnwa45]

Hope you get some nice woofer wang in that, SUVs pound :chinese: