Ok now we need to plan a run to Paragon soon!!!! RC was ok, but the trails at Paragon are a LOT nicer I think. So what do you guys think?

I agree!!! But I think it's high past time we started posting these threads where they belong.....in the XX area ;)

How about we do this old skool- Camp friday and saturday night at red ridge or get a hotel, wheel saturday/sunday? Or! It'd be great if we all made a parts list, wheeled saturday, and hit up Harry's-U-pick it sunday????

I can see it now, Explorer forum rumble to see who gets what parts.

I can see it now, Explorer forum rumble to see who gets what parts.


once i find my manual transfer case, i'm in, just got my parts for my cooler transmission and all new tie rods and ball joints done yesterday. all i need is 4wd and i'm back in the game, i'm tired of replacing shift motors so i'm starting the search for a manual transfer case now

i'm tired of replacing shift motors so i'm starting the search for a manual transfer case now

bout time... I love my manual t-case... well except when I cant get it out of 4lo....

anyway... yeah any proposed dates here???

bout time... I love my manual t-case... well except when I cant get it out of 4lo....

anyway... yeah any proposed dates here???


just need to find one. i think i can get one relatively easily, its just a matter of finding all the linkages and such. if you come across something in our area chris, let me know. i think i'm gonna go to harry's on friday and have a looksy. kressy's usually has something

i'll be at the bloomsburg truck show july 7-9..its actually in my backyard here, might go check out neuroc that weekend too.

i think i'm gonna go to harry's on friday and have a looksy. kressy's usually has something



kress wants like $325 for that t-case, but you might find one at Harrys... let me know when your headin up there, i might drop in... there alot of explorer parts lately.

kress wants like $325 for that t-case, but you might find one at Harrys... let me know when your headin up there, i might drop in... there alot of explorer parts lately.


as of right now, i might head up there on friday afternon sometime. i just want to look around and see what i can come up with, i want to scout out some axles for a possible sas while i'm there. not sure how feasible that is right now since i jkuts rebuilt my whole front end but i want to see what options i have and such

if i find a transfer case and linkages, then, i'll hit the mac machine aqnd walk out there a happy man. i havent been there in a while, last i was there, i didnt come across many usable explorer parts.

let me know if you end up going, i only have my wrangler up here so anything big i might have some trouble getting from harry's to down the road at peace street to my granparents house. i dont have my garage up here anymore since i'm moving back home in august for good.

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Oh man.... ok, better idea, since I never got to go to the damn Bloomsburg jamboree last year ( dang, almost a year since I wrecked, too!)


How about we have a run July 7-9? Wheel one day, show the other????


(Ha, look at me acting like I actually have money to do all these things.... :p )

i'm also gonna look for a new spindle nu for my warn manuals, i sheared the little pin off the nut and now it backs off all the damn time, warn doesnt sell just the part, and i dont feel like buying the whole kit again.

Oh man.... ok, better idea, since I never got to go to the damn Bloomsburg jamboree last year ( dang, almost a year since I wrecked, too!)


How about we have a run July 7-9? Wheel one day, show the other????


(Ha, look at me acting like I actually have money to do all these things.... :p )

scroll up.,,, that weekend is also NEUROC... not too sure if their gonna have the park open this time or not.

chris would know more about that weekend at paragon than me , but i do believe it is neuroc that weekend. not sure how much of the park is open , but i'm down for that. i live right next to the fairgrounds in bloomsburg so parking is no issue like it usually is. i'm down for whatever. i just need to get my 4wd back. it works now with a nice fat hammer smack ,but i sure as hell dont trust that out in the woods. i'll have to go home and pick up my truck too, but thats no prroblem.

I can see it now, Explorer forum rumble to see who gets what parts.


After this weekend, I would assume y'all would be smart enough not to provoke me :D

scroll up.,,, that weekend is also NEUROC... not too sure if their gonna have the park open this time or not.

My bad, must be a blonde thing :p Actually, I saw it right after I posted and let out a 'huh duh'.... Well, dunno bout y'all, but I wouldn't mind going to the show and parts pulling with no wheeling, since I'm not really sure Tank will be up for the trip (still have to pass inspection and all).

I just want to go camping already, damnit!

come up for the show, i can get you some hotel info and i'll have a bunch of my boys from home here. not putting my truck in this year though, but its still a blast to walk through, plus the bars here are a good time

kewl, thanks Keith! How far away is Bloomsburg from Hazleton? I may camp there and drive out.....


Hmm.... drinking.... might have to borrow Tex's rules for drinking games....

must be a blond thing since i'm Chad and not keith, but hazleton is 35 mins straight across 80. might be even quicker then if they ever finish the construction

must be a blond thing since i'm Chad and not keith

OK, now thats funny....

the park might be open, not too sure.... ill find out...

Ok CHAD :D Sorry, i'm just batting a 1000 here tonight. 35 miles isn't too bad, guess I'll decide when I get up there. Are you entering your truck or just going to the show?

Oh holy hell...... Nevermind! I just read where you said you weren't entering...

This is what happens when you talk in twenty Im's and try to speed post :p

yaaaaaaaaaay i want to go!....i've never been there...and yeah Linds i see what u mean about the money thing...and damnit i want to camp to!

not putting my truck in this year though, but its still a blast to walk through

once again scroll up lindsy.....

anything happening with this?

yah, any one up for this??? maybee mid july or mid augest??? :bounce:

maybee mid july or mid augest??? :bounce:

or both???

Well somebody pick a damn date!

Here, I'll pick one, since everybody will probably be too broke to do anything until then anyway....


August 19-20!

Shit im more worried about the cash flow here,......dont forget i have a turbo charged 5.0 stang to souport. i finish the car, i can make mad cash on the streets and start to build my 2nd solid front Exploder :bounce: .............hummmmmm 4link front and rear :chug:

i'm in, i'll have cash and free time by then. maybe even a solid front end too. in the planning stages right now at least.

also, if anybody is up for the bloomsburg truck show on july 9-11 i'm gonna be there anyway. neuroc is that weekend at paragon and i plan on running over there on that sunday to watch.

Any idea how much it is to get into paragon for Neuroc? I forget, it's been a while!

How much is it to get into the Bloomsburg 4x4 jamboree, Chad?

i'm pretty sure its 10 bucks for neuroc. the show is around 20 i believe. i've never been to neuroc so i really want to go there. the show is huge so its worth it for me.

i might actually go home this weekend and work on my truck so i can bring it up here.

paragon this summer anyone???

We keep trying to get together a Pap run, but everyone is having major money and jobs problems this year for some reason, myself included. I'm sure us trying and failing to get up there so many times is really grating on a certain paragon guide's nerves, too :p Neuroc's a lot of fun as long as it's not boiling outside. All you really do is sit and wait for someone to roll over, lol.


The 4x4 show is supposed to be the biggest on the East coast, right? I really want to go- any other info on hotels/camping you've got, Chad? Do they do fireworks that weekend too?

Neuroc is 10 dollars the day of the show and 8 if you get tickets early.

Thanks, Ben. Are you a father of two yet??

We're up for a Paragon run, date dependent as usual.....Late July is out...

Thanks, Ben. Are you a father of two yet??

Oh yes, I am now thanks for asking! My new daughter, Abigail Grace, was born on June 2nd. She was 7lb 14oz and 21 inches long. Both mother and daughter are doing great.

Oh yes, I am now thanks for asking! My new daughter, Abigail Grace, was born on June 2nd. She was 7lb 14oz and 21 inches long. Both mother and daughter are doing great.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! :chug: :chug:

CONGRATS!!!!

What a beautiful name, man... I was afraid you were going to say some crazy thing and I'd have to try and keep a straight face ;) Major congrats to you both! :bounce:

WaHooooooo!!!!!!!!!! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

THe last paragon run i recall ended up being almost no one. Just ask Chris :) Hell NO ONE from the board went up except for chris. Lets get one together and make a good turn out. I would love to be SAS by then but cant find the damn axle I want. THis is killing me. Know anyone with a narrow track grand wagoneer they are parting?

go with the wide track... parts are much easier to get for it... including axle shafts, they are all over the place at harrys up here.

I thought about it but gotta remain legal. Width is an issue. I have perrys fenders on the way as we speak. How can I cover the tires?

I have a D44 out of a EB. its the same one i used in my 93..............look at he picts,....its the same with as the stock rear.