18"/20" for 4 x 4? - Ford Explorer Ranger Enthusiasts "Serious Explorations"®

hoamskilet · 01-20-2002, 10:30 PM

Anybody know where I could get some 18 or 20" rims for my Eddie Bauer? There are tons of rims of the two wheel drive Exp., but I can't find anything for 4WD.

**mrboyle** · 01-20-2002, 11:50 PM

The rims listed for the 2wd X should fit your 4wd.

hoamskilet · 01-20-2002, 11:54 PM

I thought they wouldn't fit (without drilling the hole out) because of the 4WD hub?

BislamJoe · 01-21-2002, 06:00 AM

Starting in '95 there was no protruding 4WD hub, you're safe.

hoamskilet · 01-23-2002, 01:45 PM

I'm not sayin anyone's wrong, or trying to start anything, but I asked the same question over at underground explorer and a guy said I had to get a spacer and take out the hub for the wheels to fit. Just tryin to get a 100% positive answer before I go throught the hassle. Thanks.

*expo5.0* · 01-23-2002, 01:48 PM

hey, regular rear wheel drive rims here and no problems with spacers or all of that. that is only a problem with the older trucks as far as i know.

hoamskilet · 01-23-2002, 01:52 PM

The guy that replied over there had a 93, so maybe he didn't know. I guess I'll start my savin and hopefully have my dubs in a few months

. Thanks guys.

mikeymed8 · 01-27-2002, 06:14 PM

I just bought a set of 20s for my 94 4x4. I had a real hard time trying to find a set to fit. I ended up getting a set of MKW wheels. They just about fit over the front hub. I'm going to drop them off to a machinist to have the hole opened up 1/4" and they should fit perfect.

I thought about taking out the hub also. One of the guys on this site recommended not too. I'm not sure his exact wording. Do a search, it was around christmas time.

Good luck trying to find a set for your truck...

Mike

*Jason_25* · 01-27-2002, 06:22 PM

Yeah I'm pretty confident they will fit.

Long, long ago some ass gave all the automotive companies information on explorers but he made a big mistake. He told everyone to put in their records that a 95 explorer was a first generation explorer. And so that's why everybody out there thinks you have autohubs and TTB when in reality you have a sealed hub assembly and SLA.

black19 · 01-28-2002, 02:31 AM

Thats what I want to put on my X

Paul Gagnon · 01-28-2002, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Jason_25
Yeah I'm pretty confident they will fit.

Long, long ago some ass gave all the automotive companies information on explorers but he made a big mistake. He told everyone to put in their records that a 95 explorer was a first generation explorer. And so that's why everybody out there thinks you have autohubs and TTB when in reality you have a sealed hub assembly and SLA.

I have seen '95's with auto hubs.

*Jason_25* · 01-28-2002, 03:47 PM

Paul, was the 95 a first gen. or second gen.?

Mike Boyle has said the same thing.

tbomb · 01-28-2002, 03:58 PM

95 has 2nd gen body style, but im not sure about some of the mechanical details - they might not have changed everything about the truck from 94 to 95.

*Jason_25* · 01-28-2002, 04:11 PM

Well I wasn't asking a general question I was wanting to know about the truck that paul saw specifically. Every 95 I have ever seen has everything the 96 has except for OBD II.

hoamskilet · 01-28-2002, 05:52 PM

Ok, by looking at my truck how can I tell if I have the hub that will cause a problem. I guess that seems to be the only sure fire answer to the problem. What does it look like?

tbomb · 01-28-2002, 05:55 PM

just go pop off your front center cap; see if the thing is sticking out.

hopefully someone else will follow up and reply with a more technical response

*Hartman* · 01-28-2002, 06:40 PM

Tomorrow I'll pop one of my center caps off and see exactly what's protruding. Then I'll report back....

01-20-2002, 10:30 PM	#1
hoamskilet Wannabe Elite Explorer Belvidere, IL 95 Eddie Bauer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 23 Vehicle Specs	18"/20" for 4 x 4? Anybody know where I could get some 18 or 20" rims for my Eddie Bauer? There are tons of rims of the two wheel drive Exp., but I can't find anything for 4WD.

01-21-2002, 06:00 AM	#4
BislamJoe Wannabe Elite Explorer Texarkana Texas 1993 Explorer 4x4 XLT Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 823 Vehicle Specs	Starting in '95 there was no protruding 4WD hub, you're safe. __________________ David Nash "Can ya hear me now?"

01-23-2002, 01:48 PM	#6
expo5.0 Elite Explorer Red Wing, MN 1996 xlt Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 7,312 Vehicle Specs	hey, regular rear wheel drive rims here and no problems with spacers or all of that. that is only a problem with the older trucks as far as i know. __________________ C43 ///AMG 390/440 @ wheels + tasteful show ICE and cosmetics Explorer Roadster- 5.0, bags, all one-off body, hasn't moved in 3 years- parting out. Tahoe and G35x daily drivers- stockish Specialized S-works and p2, Giant Trance X, Marin Pine Mountain

01-27-2002, 06:14 PM	#8
mikeymed8 Wannabe Elite Explorer MA '94 XLT Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 130 Vehicle Specs	I just bought a set of 20s for my 94 4x4. I had a real hard time trying to find a set to fit. I ended up getting a set of MKW wheels. They just about fit over the front hub. I'm going to drop them off to a machinist to have the hole opened up 1/4" and they should fit perfect. I thought about taking out the hub also. One of the guys on this site recommended not too. I'm not sure his exact wording. Do a search, it was around christmas time. Good luck trying to find a set for your truck... Mike __________________ 1994 XLT -Manik Brushguard, PIAA 520s, PIAA Platinums, Billet grille -Alpine CVA-1006, Alpine 6 disk, JL 500/1, JL 300/4, JL 12" W3, Boston Acoustic Components, Optima yellow top, Indiglo Gauges -MKW MK9 20" rims (this spring) Click here to see my Explorer

01-27-2002, 06:22 PM	#9
Jason_25 Elite Explorer ECX Member New Bern, NC '95 Explorer "Expedition" Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 5,349 Vehicle Specs	Yeah I'm pretty confident they will fit. Long, long ago some ass gave all the automotive companies information on explorers but he made a big mistake. He told everyone to put in their records that a 95 explorer was a first generation explorer. And so that's why everybody out there thinks you have autohubs and TTB when in reality you have a sealed hub assembly and SLA. __________________ 1995 Explorer "Expedition" 4.0 4x4 1987 Bronco II XLT 2.9 4x4 1988 Bronco II XLT 2.9 4x2 1997 Explorer XLT 5.0 4x2 My Truck

01-20-2002, 11:54 PM	#3
hoamskilet Wannabe Elite Explorer Belvidere, IL 95 Eddie Bauer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 23 Vehicle Specs	I thought they wouldn't fit (without drilling the hole out) because of the 4WD hub?

01-23-2002, 01:45 PM	#5
hoamskilet Wannabe Elite Explorer Belvidere, IL 95 Eddie Bauer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 23 Vehicle Specs	I'm not sayin anyone's wrong, or trying to start anything, but I asked the same question over at underground explorer and a guy said I had to get a spacer and take out the hub for the wheels to fit. Just tryin to get a 100% positive answer before I go throught the hassle. Thanks.

01-23-2002, 01:52 PM	#7
hoamskilet Wannabe Elite Explorer Belvidere, IL 95 Eddie Bauer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 23 Vehicle Specs	The guy that replied over there had a 93, so maybe he didn't know. I guess I'll start my savin and hopefully have my dubs in a few months . Thanks guys.

01-28-2002, 02:31 AM	#10
black19 Wannabe Elite Explorer Half Moon Bay, CA 91 EB Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 17 Vehicle Specs	Thats what I want to put on my X

01-28-2002, 03:47 PM	#12
Jason_25 Elite Explorer ECX Member New Bern, NC '95 Explorer "Expedition" Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 5,349 Vehicle Specs	Paul, was the 95 a first gen. or second gen.? Mike Boyle has said the same thing. __________________ 1995 Explorer "Expedition" 4.0 4x4 1987 Bronco II XLT 2.9 4x4 1988 Bronco II XLT 2.9 4x2 1997 Explorer XLT 5.0 4x2 My Truck

01-28-2002, 03:58 PM	#13
tbomb Wannabe Elite Explorer Levittown, NY (Long Island) 98 Sport 4.0 SOHC 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 3,657 Vehicle Specs	95 has 2nd gen body style, but im not sure about some of the mechanical details - they might not have changed everything about the truck from 94 to 95. __________________ mods, pics, etc. educate "Sometimes I dream That he is me Can't you see that's how I wish my X to be Like tbomb's, if my X could be like tbomb's." icon34

01-28-2002, 04:11 PM	#14
Jason_25 Elite Explorer ECX Member New Bern, NC '95 Explorer "Expedition" Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 5,349 Vehicle Specs	Well I wasn't asking a general question I was wanting to know about the truck that paul saw specifically. Every 95 I have ever seen has everything the 96 has except for OBD II. __________________ 1995 Explorer "Expedition" 4.0 4x4 1987 Bronco II XLT 2.9 4x4 1988 Bronco II XLT 2.9 4x2 1997 Explorer XLT 5.0 4x2 My Truck

01-28-2002, 05:52 PM	#15
hoamskilet Wannabe Elite Explorer Belvidere, IL 95 Eddie Bauer Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 23 Vehicle Specs	Ok, by looking at my truck how can I tell if I have the hub that will cause a problem. I guess that seems to be the only sure fire answer to the problem. What does it look like?

01-28-2002, 05:55 PM	#16
tbomb Wannabe Elite Explorer Levittown, NY (Long Island) 98 Sport 4.0 SOHC 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 3,657 Vehicle Specs	just go pop off your front center cap; see if the thing is sticking out. hopefully someone else will follow up and reply with a more technical response __________________ mods, pics, etc. educate "Sometimes I dream That he is me Can't you see that's how I wish my X to be Like tbomb's, if my X could be like tbomb's." icon34

01-28-2002, 06:40 PM	#17
Hartman From lowered to lifted Indianapolis, IN '95 4WD Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 8,118 Vehicle Specs	Tomorrow I'll pop one of my center caps off and see exactly what's protruding. Then I'll report back.... __________________ 32x11.5x15 BFG A/Ts, TT/shackles. college = no money for mods.