hopefully this link works
tell me what you think...these were taken with a cheap camera and i'm trying to get a digital camera soon for better ones.
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1361456&a=10154067

Bigcheck1-looks nice man!

question: what gears do you have?

oops...guys use this link, i think the other one is the owner mode...
http://albums.photopoint.com/j/AlbumIndex?u=1361456&a=10154067

rick, anyway you can block that first link i put up there?? can't have people messin with my photos..[explain? the link looks identical to me. Do you want to remove the link in the first post?]-Gerald

daemon, i haev 3.73 gears and the towing package.. went offroading and it worked fine..drove back up to school today on the turnpike..hills suck alot, and i am got 10 mpg on this tank with half highway and half city. but i don't have the money for gears now.. will probably do them at a later date

[Edited by GJarrett on 11-27-2000 at 08:03 PM]

big, you can edit the post you know.. if it was the last one I beleive.. but um, nice clears man, ya gotta love em, what kinda bulbs are you runnin? just the APC 3157 reds? mine fade in about 2 weeks.. its driving me crazy, I'm seeking an alternative, maybe silicon bulb covers?

btw, sweet ride

Bigcheck1-yours not doing that bad on gears than mine, I have a stock 3.27 gears open. How much did your mpg drop?

Bigcheck1, it goes to owner mode for you only if you were previously logged into Photopoint. Don't worry, no one can access your photos without your email and password.

Bigcheck1,

Don't forget that the bigger tires will screw up the odometer.....when I went to 33's, I had to multiply the miles on the odometer by 1.10 to get the true miles traveled. Your mileage might not suck as much as you think. Mine dropped about 1 mpg total with the 3.73 gears. You're right tho, hills suck.

thanks for the help with the link... i was in photopoint, so i guess that is why I was in owner mode i guess. i didn't think about multiplying mileage...maybe it won't be as bad i see it now... i have a set of led red bulbs on order at wrenchead.com...should see them in a few days

Big--I really liked the loungin in the living room....It's quite a nice feeling to see where your money is goin and its reassureing sitting next to it...I did with my boggers!
None the less, I like your truck!
Pete

i liked that picture, my dad liked it, but since it is my moms living room, she hated it. she came home mid picture and there were car parts and all my stuff from school spread out all over....i'm stil hearing about it even though i am up at school now. i originally took the picture for my insurance agent, but i like it so much it is in my dorm room on my wall. keep the comments coming, anything you can think of would be great..xmas is coming, gotta give parents something to buy I guess

I would like to hear more about these 1inch f-150 spacers. Hook me up with some info! Did you have to do any mods to the spacers?

i'll do you one better..i can give you the exact parts number.. i got the idea from Guff on this board. they are factory coil spacers on a 92 f150 2wd. they just bolt right in after you take to coil out. but it does take a while and you do need camber adjusters and an alignment. it makes a huge diffrence too. part numbers are: f2tz5a307A and f2tz5a307B

i did these for a 1 inch lift in front coupled with a warrior shackle lift in the rear.. go for it,it was relatively easy for me and my roommate to do.

how is the ride with it? No noises or bumping going on up front? Thanks I will have to go and get me these to make my 10 inches of lift. Thanks again. One more question, Where is everyone ordering there warrior shackles from (online)? Thanks

the ride is actually better up front now.. rides like a champ now. willprobably be better with new shocks soon though. i am waiting on shocks for now till i figure out how much better RS9000's are than RS5000's.. any opinions. I got my shackles from http://www.desertrat.com

Bad Ass........what does your system hit at (dB)?

Hey Bigcheck, can you tell me how in the hell you got your rear bumper up? I can't seem to get mine up, any pics of what you did? I hope I read correctly in assuming you have a 3" body lift. Thanks for any help.

don't know what my system hits at,its loud though. we built the custom box and it hits a billion times harder now than my old box.

funny thing about the bumper though...i got tired after 3 or so hours of drilling and cutting etc..so i notched the frame on the bottom, and cut 2x4's to fit in the frame and drilled holes to hold the bumper. its pretty strong, had 3 friends sit on it afterwards and it holds fine still. its actually a pretty impressive rig, i did really good in wood shop so making things like that are my specialty. i'll take some pics and if you email me later, i'll send you the specifics. thanks for the input, keep it coming...any ideas what i can do to make my bumper be able to tow again???...probably not possible, but it can't hurt to ask

more news on the tailights..i ordered the bulbs from wrenchead.com awhile back, got an email saying they were a special order item, would be shipped later. checked my order today and it says that it won't be shipped for a while..anybody have any experience with them before, this is my first order with them and i am not happy?. i need the bulbs because my original ones have faded. plese keep the comments coming on my truck.

btw: any opinions between rs5000's and rs9000's??? i am not trrying to break the bank here. thanks

I just ordered some shock from wrenchead and it only took 8 days including Thanksgiving and the weekend. I ordered them last Mon.(18th) and got them Tues(26th). They were in stock though so I can't speak for out of stock stuff. If they are waiting on the manufacturer than they can't help it. If you don't want to wait you can cancel your order as long as they haven't shipped. Good Luck.

BTW, the Exploder looks great, wish I could afford a lift, oh well.

the lift wasn't that expensive...

3 inch body lift=100 even
shackles=50.99
coil spacers=13.00 a piece..

time spent putting it all on myself...priceless

inexpensive lift that just took awhile to complete since i am in college and have no real play time anymore...

How do you like those MT's?

By the way, how did you get the name BigCheck? Are you money or a hockey player? http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/images/icons/icon12.gif

i love the mud terrains, i went through some mud puddles last weekend after a i put them on and where my old at's would have filled and stopped me,i just kept going, i was even in 2wd when i went through most of them. the traction is incredible. the on road ride is pretty smooth too, even my mom didn't mind so much the one time she was in it so far. getting her up that high with a torn acl on the way to the doctor was a diffrent story though, but its my truck so....

the name bigcheck1 came from lacrosse in high school. i knocked a guy out cold coming across the crease junior year and the name kinda stuck. now that i am playing in college and i am not exactly a big guy compared to some of the trees i play against, i will not be knocking anyone out anytime soon, but the name works for me.

Ya, my brother played football all 4 yrs in highschool and when he got to college it was like night and day. Highschool sports are nothing like college sports. We are talking serious hurtin!

I like my MT's too, pretty smooth and my mom's been in my truck too. She thinks they are annoying, but she drives a Volvo...YUK!

Are you running 3.73 or 4.10? Notice any chance in performance?

I was wondering Big, were you towing just with the bumper before? If so, then yes, it probably would be next to impossible to tow with it with the 2x4 blocks. You may want to consider getting a towing setup where the bars are attached right to the frame (bolted and welded). I am talking about the kind with a 2" reciever hitch opening. This is not only stronger than towing with the bumper, but is also much more versatile. You can use any type of 2" reciever accessory, including a "shackle" with a large "D" ring. I have this setup on my Navajo and have pulled many vehicles (many full-size) without ever worrying about the bumper. The only possible drawback to this is that the reciever hitch would most likely be lower than where your bumper currently sits, because most reciever towing systems were meant to be right below the stock bumper. So, there might be three inches or so between the hitch and where your bumper sits now. I only say it is a drawback because it may look kind of odd, and could possible decrease the angle of departure. Just try to get one that doesn't stick out too far. Also, do you have the dimensions of the spacer blocks you made for your rear bumper? I work as a machinist for a metal fabrication company and we used to make these "bumper relocation kits" for a local 4x4 shop. All it was was a piece of solid aluminum bar about 1.5"x1.5" with two holes in it for the bolts. I never saw exactly how it worked, but something like that would be very easy for me to make.

its a weird design, i don't know if i can explain it...its got like a notch where it fits into the frame and it is cut out on the bottom to match the notch on the frame that i made for the bumper. it goes straight up from the frame to the bumper and is held in by two bolts. if i pull my bumper off i'll use pops new digital camera and send some pics to you, maybe we could work something out for both of us.

the hitch...i test fitted one the other day and it looked like hell. i don't really need one, mom has a big friggin van, in the background of one of my pics, dad has an expedition, soon to get a yukon denali, so trailering my boat or his can be accomplished easily.

i have 373 gears in the rear, the only diffrence i have noticed is that hills on the pa turnpike on the way back to school in the poconos suck alot, i just downshift into drive and it seems to work a little better. gas mileage is a diffrent story though. i'm getting like 12-13 mpg now. keep the comments coming guys,
thanks

Big You may want to check w/ http://www.autosyndicate.com for your new bulbs. They were real good about sending mine for my clears on my 92. Hope this helps.

what are the specs on your sub box i have been looking to make a box an i like yours

email me directly and i'l go out and measure it this weekend when i get my truck out of the remote lot here. i can't remember what we made it off the top of my head.
chad

Hey dude in response to your bumper lift question, If you received lift Brackets for your front bumper when you bought your lift,You can use one of those to trace a pattern on a piece of 1/8" steel plate,Mark the hole positions, drill em and voila, They fit the rear just as well as the front.

I have the same problems with bulbs, your best bet would be to try and find a store locally that sells them, cos yer gonna be consuming a lot of them, mine are fading now.. look for "import accessories" for the bulbs.. sounds odd, but ricers like clears, so they should have it :P if you are in the georgia area theres most likley a nopi store.. BUT..

the best solution to your bulb problems, IMO, is going to be the 3157 LED that apc makes now.. unfortunatley they are on backorder from the factory right now, so no idea when we may actually see them

oh dear, seems this post is a bout out of place, I could have sworn that was the last post when I posted this! oh well :(