Jumping video from this weekend. - Ford Explorer Ranger Enthusiasts "Serious Explorations"®

sirhk100 · 08-07-2002, 11:42 PM

I thought some of you may be interested in some video we took from a trip this weekend. There 2 shots of me jumping my Exploder at the begining. I know, they're small compared to the others but my rear suspension isn't ready for big air yet. Hopefully in a month or two I'll be going big. If you've got a fast connection watch the compilation, It's pretty cool. If you're on dial up watch the individual clips. My Explorer jumping are under the "Chris" clips. Also MAKE SURE to watch the F150 jump, it's blurry but you can tell it's huge. Just guessing that jump probably going to cost him $3000 to fix a trashed front suspension, motor mounts, bent frame, replace air bags that went off, and all the other stuff that wasn't obvious by eye.

http://www.pencilart.com/photo/plastercity.htm

Khris

QuikSilver · 08-08-2002, 12:00 AM

Nice.

Fish Man · 08-08-2002, 12:20 AM

ahh, that was sweet

*Texplorer* · 08-08-2002, 12:20 AM

Thats cool, looks like you guys had a fun time.

Crankcase · 08-08-2002, 04:01 AM

sirhk100
Have you not seen the "Do NOT jump your truck!" thread? You will end up with carnage like the F150 if you go any higher

Not to sound like a downer or any thing, and the videos do look cool, but $3000 for 10 seconds of thrills isn't worth it. You could use 3 grand for a lot of modifications.......

*jimbo74* · 08-08-2002, 04:03 AM

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Originally posted by Crankcase
$3000 for 10 seconds of thrills isn't worth it. You could use 3 grand for a lot of modifications.......

yeah, but why spend the $ and build it up just to not use it?

yob_yeknom · 08-08-2002, 04:09 AM

You have to draw a line somewhere between 'use' and 'purposely tear up'.

*jimbo74* · 08-08-2002, 04:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by yob_yeknom
You have to draw a line somewhere between 'use' and 'purposely tear up'.

REALLY?

Crankcase · 08-08-2002, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by yob_yeknom
You have to draw a line somewhere between 'use' and 'purposely tear up'.

Exactly. For example:

Deep water crossings are dangerous in the fact they can destroy vehicles in a minute or less, and are very high risk.

You don't see may people on here with pictures of deep water crossings. Why not? Most people won't dare as they know the risks. They know that 1 minute in deep water could hydrolock their motor, or worse sweep the truck away in a current.

If you drove in deep water knowing your intake was at water level, it would be the same as jumping a truck knowing damn well something is gonna break......

*Byrd91* · 08-08-2002, 12:24 PM

Crankcase, I see your point, but there are a lot of things that make what Khris was doing different from the the post you mentioned or deep water crossings. First of all, if my memory serves me correctly, the Explorer in that thread was a newer model (IFS) and was only lifted by a torsion twist, perhaps spindles also, I can't remember. Either way, if you compare that to the list of modifications Khris has done to his suspension its like comparing apples and oranges. That Explorer was probalby running near stock shocks and had maybe 5" of travel. Khris has at least 14" I'm guessing, with race or semi race shocks. Also the nature of the TTB is just more rugged than that of the IFS. Finally I believe that the guy in that post caught a lot of air, accidently, more than Khris had probably. All of this combined caused the damage to that Explorer that would most like not happen to Khris' or anyone else with a built suspension. My point isn't to argue, just to point out that in this case Khris wasn't being as irresponsible as you think and that you can build a truck to handle what he was doing. Just like you can build one to handle deep water crossings.

*88vert* · 08-08-2002, 12:40 PM

That looks like alot of fun

*Jason_25* · 08-08-2002, 12:59 PM

Looks cool and pretty fun. Just not my thing. I bet that guy in the F-150 kicks himself in the morning.

sirhk100 · 08-09-2002, 12:01 PM

Point well taken but you have to understand what I've done to my Explorer, I'd be interested in view the other jumping thread!!! I cycled my front suspension at 15-1/4" of travel at the hub from full droop to full compression in the bumpstop. As far as building up, I've already broke most the stuff you would think of and replaced it with VERY heavy duty stuff, your $3000 estimate is low, I've got closer to $4000 in the front alone and over $1200 in the rear (which is what's holding me back) those prices are for parts alone, I did all the install and most of the fab work and get most shocks at cost so the price could be a lot higher. I'm running full blown race shocks up front with a hydraulic bumpstop, not that little rubber block. Look at the pics in my profile on the web page to see what I've done. The TTB up front has been fully boxed in the rear and plated, al tig welded too. I don't have any drop brackets to bend or crack the frame with either. The rear end is running a fully built race leaf pack for the weight of my vehicle and racing shocks too. The rear is actually what's holding me back, I need to remount the shocks and get bumpstops back there too. If you notice I'm not going more then a foot off the ground, it's cause my rear end bottomed at much more so I didn't do it. The front end never came close to even bottoming on that jump. Honestly my bigest worry is rolling the thing cause I don't have the cage built, yet.... Damn, this turned long sorry about that, just wanted to give you some insight as to what I did to build it to handle that stuff.
Khris

08-07-2002, 11:42 PM	#1
sirhk100 Wannabe Elite Explorer Scripps Ranch (San Diego) Ca. 92' XLT Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,177 Vehicle Specs	Jumping video from this weekend. I thought some of you may be interested in some video we took from a trip this weekend. There 2 shots of me jumping my Exploder at the begining. I know, they're small compared to the others but my rear suspension isn't ready for big air yet. Hopefully in a month or two I'll be going big. If you've got a fast connection watch the compilation, It's pretty cool. If you're on dial up watch the individual clips. My Explorer jumping are under the "Chris" clips. Also MAKE SURE to watch the F150 jump, it's blurry but you can tell it's huge. Just guessing that jump probably going to cost him $3000 to fix a trashed front suspension, motor mounts, bent frame, replace air bags that went off, and all the other stuff that wasn't obvious by eye. http://www.pencilart.com/photo/plastercity.htm Khris __________________ Khris http://photos.yahoo.com/sirhk100

08-08-2002, 12:00 AM	#2
QuikSilver Wannabe Elite Explorer Montara, CA 95 Explorer Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 79 Vehicle Specs	Nice. __________________ Come on boy! Roll over!

08-08-2002, 12:20 AM	#3
Fish Man Wannabe Elite Explorer Marietta, GA 1995 Explorer XLT Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,772 Vehicle Specs	ahh, that was sweet __________________ 1995 XLT 4x4 4.0L TT, AAL, Warrior Shackles, 3" PA body lift, Flowmaster, K&N, Pioneer DEH P7500mp HU, JBL P300.1 pushing a Memphis 10 in a stealth box, JBL BP80.4 running Autotek and MA components in some Q Logic kick panels, 33" BFG Mud Terrains on 15x8 AR-23s. My (really old) CarDomain Page

08-08-2002, 12:20 AM	#4
Texplorer Elite Explorer Morgantown, WV 96 XLT 4x4 4.0 Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 3,604 Vehicle Specs	Thats cool, looks like you guys had a fun time. __________________ 2005 F-150 SuperCrew 4x4 5.4L on 33" Nitto TG's 1996 XLT Lifted on 33's SOLD 1996 Limited Stock SOLD 2008 Jeep Wrangler X

08-08-2002, 04:01 AM	#5
Crankcase Moderator Elite Explorer Chat Op Vancouver B.C, Canada 1992 XL Ex-Police Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 9,558 Vehicle Specs	sirhk100 Have you not seen the "Do NOT jump your truck!" thread? You will end up with carnage like the F150 if you go any higher Not to sound like a downer or any thing, and the videos do look cool, but $3000 for 10 seconds of thrills isn't worth it. You could use 3 grand for a lot of modifications....... __________________ Explorer Family 1992 XL Mine 1992 XL Sisters 1992 XL Dads 1994 XL Moms Ex-Moderator: Modified Explorations Drivelines New Member Forum ***Guest star poster....

08-08-2002, 04:09 AM	#7
yob_yeknom Moderator Emeritus Rocky Mount, Virginia '97 & '01 XLTs Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 4,544 Vehicle Specs	You have to draw a line somewhere between 'use' and 'purposely tear up'. __________________ ~ My Mugshot 1997 XLT Try not. Do. Or do not. There is no try. ~ Jedi Master Yoda

08-08-2002, 12:24 PM	#10
Byrd91 Elite Explorer Penobscot, Maine '92 XLT Join Date: Dec 1999 Posts: 1,013 Vehicle Specs	Crankcase, I see your point, but there are a lot of things that make what Khris was doing different from the the post you mentioned or deep water crossings. First of all, if my memory serves me correctly, the Explorer in that thread was a newer model (IFS) and was only lifted by a torsion twist, perhaps spindles also, I can't remember. Either way, if you compare that to the list of modifications Khris has done to his suspension its like comparing apples and oranges. That Explorer was probalby running near stock shocks and had maybe 5" of travel. Khris has at least 14" I'm guessing, with race or semi race shocks. Also the nature of the TTB is just more rugged than that of the IFS. Finally I believe that the guy in that post caught a lot of air, accidently, more than Khris had probably. All of this combined caused the damage to that Explorer that would most like not happen to Khris' or anyone else with a built suspension. My point isn't to argue, just to point out that in this case Khris wasn't being as irresponsible as you think and that you can build a truck to handle what he was doing. Just like you can build one to handle deep water crossings. __________________ '99 Mazda B4000 SE 4x4 "new" '92 XLT 4x4 4.0L V6 KKM True Rev Induction ~ Flowmaster Force II Cat-back w/ 40 Series non-Delta 4" hybrid lift with extended radius arms ~ SOA rear ~ 33x10.5" BFG All Terrian

08-08-2002, 12:40 PM	#11
88vert Elite Explorer clinton,iowa 94 unlimited Join Date: Aug 2001 Posts: 5,368 Vehicle Specs	That looks like alot of fun

08-08-2002, 12:59 PM	#12
Jason_25 Elite Explorer ECX Member New Bern, NC '95 Explorer "Expedition" Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 5,349 Vehicle Specs	Looks cool and pretty fun. Just not my thing. I bet that guy in the F-150 kicks himself in the morning. __________________ 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

08-09-2002, 12:01 PM	#13
sirhk100 Wannabe Elite Explorer Scripps Ranch (San Diego) Ca. 92' XLT Join Date: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,177 Vehicle Specs	Point well taken but you have to understand what I've done to my Explorer, I'd be interested in view the other jumping thread!!! I cycled my front suspension at 15-1/4" of travel at the hub from full droop to full compression in the bumpstop. As far as building up, I've already broke most the stuff you would think of and replaced it with VERY heavy duty stuff, your $3000 estimate is low, I've got closer to $4000 in the front alone and over $1200 in the rear (which is what's holding me back) those prices are for parts alone, I did all the install and most of the fab work and get most shocks at cost so the price could be a lot higher. I'm running full blown race shocks up front with a hydraulic bumpstop, not that little rubber block. Look at the pics in my profile on the web page to see what I've done. The TTB up front has been fully boxed in the rear and plated, al tig welded too. I don't have any drop brackets to bend or crack the frame with either. The rear end is running a fully built race leaf pack for the weight of my vehicle and racing shocks too. The rear is actually what's holding me back, I need to remount the shocks and get bumpstops back there too. If you notice I'm not going more then a foot off the ground, it's cause my rear end bottomed at much more so I didn't do it. The front end never came close to even bottoming on that jump. Honestly my bigest worry is rolling the thing cause I don't have the cage built, yet.... Damn, this turned long sorry about that, just wanted to give you some insight as to what I did to build it to handle that stuff. Khris __________________ Khris http://photos.yahoo.com/sirhk100