Explorer / Ranger Truck Of The Month Winners

What it is! 1999 Ford Explorer XL The Go Juice 4.0L OHV KKM Open-Air Cleaner 5-Speed Auto Transmission #2 :rolleyes: Full width Axles: '79 Bronco Dana HP 44 w/78 Thunder Bird calipers '89 Bronco 8.8 w/custom Currie rotors to use Ex factory discs Yukon ~5.13 Gears Powertrax~ No-Slip Locker (Rear) Blue Torch Fabworks Diff. Cover Front & Rear Manual 1354 Transfer Case Gibson 2.5" Cat Back System Optima Red Top Where it hit's the dirt 15x8 Bassett Black D-Hole 35x12.50xR15 Goodyear MT/R's 14" Fox Racing Shocks ~ New Custom Rear Shackles 2" Spring over swap Keep'n it safe Custom HD front bumper Custom Rock Sliders Custom Rear Tire-Carrier Bumper Undercarriage Rock...

Its that time to be thankful and since its thanksgiving its a great time to kick off our apperation to those on this forum. So for the rest of the year we will have one rig per week. Each thursday a new one will come out ending on Dec. 31. The first rig is one which I have been able to see in person. It goes good and looks good to. Its owner is a great guy who can put together a great off road trip. Oh and I was allowed to drag this explorer a little. I wont post that picture today but anyone eles can. Here is to you Greg. His Elite Reg: I figured it was about time to get my registry going. I have been Modding my 95 XLT since last September. It was completely stock, and had a bunch of "health issues". First thing was to get the...

Blackjack: 1998 SOHC Explorer Sport, project 'GT' All factory options, including limited slip diff, 4:10 gears, skidplates, sunroof, (ex) cass/cd player and changer, leather, blah blah :D Exterior mods: ~Ford Platinum color racing stripes (2 10" stripes, 2" space) ~Bugflector II and window Ventshades ~Lund lighted Moonvisor ~Lund Windjammer ~Amber/blue Ion fogs ~Slotted Tail light covers ~20% Tinted Windows all around ~PIAA Super-White halogen bulbs ~Monroe Sensatracks ~Hella LED sidemarkers ~GT emblem from a 94-98 Mustang Interior mods: ~Aluminum dash kit by Exotic Wood dash ~Pioneer 'dolphin' CD head unit ~Pioneer 6 disk CD changer ~1 pair Pioneer 3ways up front ~1 pair Pioneer 2ways in rear...

Here is the joint winner for the December/January TOTM. Tied with Limited02. To see more Visit his thread here.

This is a first time for the TOTM contest. We had a tie that included three rigs. The Winning Pictures: and The First Rig - Ricks Pumpkin: The progression of this rig is just amazing. He has done things to help us all and is just simply a great guy. Very deserving of any honor from us members. This is a small progression of his rig. ] The Second Rig - Bronco2guy: This is a very neat rig in my opnion. A bunch of the great parts that makes them all good. The Third Rig - GJarrett I have had the honor of meeting him once and seeing him do things with this rig that I did not think was possible. On my first EF run he put this thing where I was nervous to put my sas 1st gen. You need to check out this thread on the...

I just spent about 15 minutes looking for a new feature Explorer. The first place I look is for them is in the Elite Explorer Registry . If there are no photos, in your thread, or if your photos are at cardomain, soundomain etc, I can't do anything with your ride. I also look in signatures of users to find links to their stats/photo pages. That hasn't got me much farther this morning. I reccomend to place a link in your signature that will take the user to your Elite Explorer Registry page. I'm just looking to copy and paste your stats and photos. PLEASE. If you want to have a chance to have your Explorer featured update your Elite Explorer Registry entry with stats, photos, etc.

Hello Elite Explorers! I just wanted to make my mark over here and express my apperication for this site. I also would like to offer my appoligie for take so damn long to buck up and become Elite. I have been here since Feb 2000. I have been through two Explorers while here. I love this site and spend a lot of time here it is the first thing I check when I login at work in the morning. I have a window open with this site in it all day. When I get home I check my personal email and then see what has updated from the last time I checked the site before I left work and drive Black Magic home. Then I get in trouble for spending so much time on here at home. :rolleyes: I have my site with all my information that I can to...

Well I've been sort of a lurker here for a while with my Ranger, but I just picked up an 05 sport trac a few days ago, so I thought I would introduce myself. :D I've been over at offroadrangers.com for a few years with my 98 Ranger. The ranger is an XLT Supercab 4x4 4.0L manual tranny with a 3" body lift, TT, shackles, bilstiens, manual hubs, moog upper and lower balljoints and tierod ends, custom bumper, canopy, 15x8's and 33x12.50's. She has been a great truck (140k miles now) and now I'm replacing her with the Sport Trac. I'll be very said to see the Ranger go away. :( My wife drives a 97 Explorer XLT 4.0L 4x4 auto, fully loaded on 31x10.50's with around 107k miles on it. The Sport Trac is a 2005 XLT 4x4, standard options (cloth...

Background ------------- -Purchased used in May '01, only 13,000 km. Supposedly driven by Ford employee before that. -replaced a Contour SVT which was getting too beat up on backcountry gravel roads getting to mountainbike trailheads. -have also owned a '93 Sport and leased a '97. -2000 has been very reliable. Needed the timing chain warranty work done, needed some work done on front brakes been great since. -Michelin LTX M/S tires replaced the Wilderness A/T as part of the infamous recall a few years back. -other toys that go on and off include Yakima roof rack (bike and ski attachments) and Thule hitch-rack (bikes) -had rear wiper motor replaced under extended warranty, not much better than original (need to "push start" it...

Its that time again. This month's Feature Truck goes to a guy who has a lot of time and work in his Mounty. Using his words the "madness set in" and he now has one of my favorite trucks on the forum. This month Feature Truck goes to Turdle and his Awesome 1998 Mounty. It is one street truck that has gone wild. Hopefully I will be able to catch with with him here soon. Here is to your work Jon. :thumbsup: Check out his build thread. I just listed the motor specs. Yeah its lifted too with a pretty nice lift kit. The Goods and Build Thread Link: 347 cubic inch, stroked and bored engine FMS sportsman block-bored .030 over and machined for stroke Billet crankshaft with chev rod journals H-beam ultra light rods Probe...

I have a 93 XLT w/ Auto tranny. It was nicknamed The Big Model by my neighbor and is not affectionately called the Green Mistress by my Wife. I currently live in Arlington, WA. So far I have added: Front solid d44 with 79 bronco coil buckets, F250 shock mounts, 5.5" Wild Horses Rock Crawler EB springs, and chrome molly axle shafts. Front diff guard and custom steering links Rear Spring Over Axle with Old Man Emu 2" lift springs and Warrior Shackles 35x12.50 Good Year MTR's 4.88 gears front and rear w/ ARB air lockers front and rear. Rear TA support diff cover to protect 8.8 and ARB Advance Adapters installed a 700-R4 and the kit is now available. Additional stock type transmission cooler (2 total) with an external tranny...

'98 XLT 4X4 SOHC Mods: Lowered 2" Explorer Express rear swaybar with collets Upgraded front swaybar bushings and end links Monroe Reflex shocks 17X9 Cobra R's with 255/60 Pirelli Scorpion Z's Flowmaster 50 series Dual Exhaust KKM intake Superchip Clear corners Billet grille Custom bumper billet grille 1983 Mustang GT hood scoop/blister All trim painted to match Explorer Express X-Spec airdam PIAA Pro 90's Removed roof rack Tinted windows Remote starter (Ford silver system) Ah hell, it's easier to link em.

Jeez ive been on this site forever and decided to do a little exploring tonight in the "un clicked" parts- I never knew there was actually an Elite Explorer Registry... so I figured Id put in my thread for those of you who dont know me. Im 20 years old (well will be on March 29, 2004; close enough). Currently an auto technician at STS in central NJ. Also a full time Mechanical Engineering student at Rutgers University. Graduate in 2006! This explorer was my first car. By the time i had my car for about a year, i had done all the "cosmetic" stuff to it basically because in small steps its cheap and easy. No need to add a long list of items to this thread- you can see pretty much everything in the picture: Next I started...

-=DaemoN=-'s 1992 Ford Explorer XLT 4DR Engine Mods: -K&N drop-in filter and swiss cheese box -Hypertech chip Exhaust: -hi-flow cat -flowmaster force II catback Differentials and lift: Front: -HP Dana 44 -narrowed 5 3/8" on the pass side -moser alloy shaft on the passenger side, and stock shafts on the driver side. -CTM u-joints -5.13 gears and No-Spin Detroit locker -WH 5.5 coils -1.5 x .25 wall DOM steering links using tube inserts, and 3/4" heim joints -superlift adjustable track bar -stock bronco radius arms with 7 degree bushings -cut down bronco coil towers and F-250 shock towers -RS 9012X shocks. Rear: -Ford 9" -narrowed 6 inches -disk brakes -Dutchman alloy axles -5.13 gears and Detroit...

Truck of the Week! Jefe's 2000 Explorer SAS Project Congrats Jeff for being our first "Truck of the Week". I choose this one myself since I feel this is an excellent way to get a solid axle under your late model Explorer. I have seen this rig in action myself and it really works well :D Congrats Jeff!:D Dead Link Removed Setup consists of: Front: Rubicon Express Long Arms for TJ's Custom D44 front axle: -High Pinion -4.88's -Elec-trac -TJ width (~2" wider than stock explorer) -TJ brackets -Chevy outers; 11" disk brakes, Warn premium hubs, 5x5.5 bolt pattern Sway-a-way RaceRunner coil-overs: -2" reservoir, 14" travel shock -dual rate Eibach springs; 250, 300 1st gen. steering gear...