My Truck

My name is Jason and this is my Explorer "Expedition".


It has served me well for the past one and a half years and I plan to keep it possibly throughout college.

Options

4.0L OHV V6
4R55E 4-speed auto tranny
3.73 LS
Control Trac 4x4
Leather
CD
945a package
Skid plates
16" 3-spoke chrome wheels with 255/70/16 Tires
"Expedition" Trim with Nerf Bars and Fender Flares

Modifications


Removal of running boards, front and rear anti-sway bars, and fog light valence
Console Swap to 2001 Style
Removed Airbox
Extended Shackles
B code torsion bars
Powertrax no-slip locker
265/75/16 BFG AT KOs
Lots of squeak protection
Monroe Reflex Shocks
Front Tow Hooks
Hella 500 Series Lights
4 Door Model Leafs
Extended Breather Tubes


Future Modifications

Snorkel
4.56 gears, and a full carrier replacement locker
Rear Diff guard
Manual t-case
Custom exhaust
Rear Tire Carrier
Rocksliders
Superlift Suspension lift w/spring over
Solid axle swap! (EB D44, 4.56, diff guard, leaf springs, locker)


All in all, this has been a wonderful truck, and a testament to Ford Toughness.

Questions and comments are welcomed and appreciated!

Finally upated, hope ya like it!

Thats pretty nice, How did you do those shackles?? I am looking for a less expensive way to have shackles rather than buying them. Thanks
Gary

I just bought some shackles from autozone. They are the same amount of lift as the warriors. However, I don't recommend them as they induce alot of body roll because they don't have a center section as the warriors do. I'm having a set custom fabbed right now that will be stronger than the warriors for around $30.

is that my grill?? looks good, but wheres the guard? you take it off for the KME one.

Curtis- Yes and Yes

dumb question... does it say "expedition" right next to "explorer" on the rear badging?

Yep it sure does.

I saw you wanted to switch to a manual T-case...

Are you suggesting you want to disable Control Trac? (as in have 2H 4H and 4L?)

If so, I read somewhere that if you add a switch inbetween the brown wire running to your t-case, you can turn on and off control trac on the fly. You may want to research that as a temporary solution if you want to have it for now while you wait to get a better t-case.

I dunno, if you do it tell me how it goes... apparently people like it! (Plus control trac gets really annoying when you are trying to do doughnuts!)

--Nate

I have already done that mod with success.

The reason I want to swap is because the 1354 is stronger than the control trac 4405. Also, I don't want to trust a computer to shift the 4x4 for me when I'm in the mud.

Well since you already did it... can you provide me with some pics of what you did, and or intructions or information on how you did it? I was looking and found a bownish purple wire, and a brown-white wire, but I'm yet to be sure of the wire I'm looking to but a switch inline, so I don't wanna do anything yet.

oops posted in wrong thread sorry!