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sounds like yoour moving along with this, Now we'll all keep our fingers X'ed that the wiring all works out for ya. :eek: ...hehe Anyways all looks good so far.

I kind of agree with nick, If I was you I'd see what happens by removing the 2 lower leafs. looking at your pack you have 2 leaf that aren't held in by the clamps, if so they are floating "over loads" as nick said. Right now you look super high, like 11-12" tall or more in front. Some of that is...

No shackles can go in the rear of the front axle of a vehicle, look at an old chevy 4x4 p/u or blazer. In fact they make shackle reverse kits for most toys and jeeps, putting the shackle in the rear. The shackle type setup in the back is more efficient as it transverses forward because the 2...

Believe it or not you actually want to go a little this way (/) on the picture you have there. If you go the other way you will bind as the spring compresses, you might not notice it unless you hit a bump fast and spring tries to compress. You would probally only get a big "pop" as the spring...

Hate to mention this but I figure I'd better till its all welded up. That is a great setup but you will want the shackle atleast straight up and down. The Buggy spring will give you a ton of droop, but on the compression stroke of the spring the shackle needs to move. The way you have the...

The tubing is know As DOM (drawn over madrel) tubing. It comes in a # of sizes and wall thicknesses I am sure you'll find one that will work. I got some 1" .156 wall from shaperio steel in the midwest to make my steering and track bar using 3/4" heims. So if all else fails they are very...

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Very cool, Can't wait to see pics BTW, where did ya get the snorkle? I want one!!!!

Danny!!! Looks great!! I told you you would get get your built before me! lol I have my front axle finished and now working on my rear. Time has been a real factor as schoo has kept me at work there. As of the 15th I'll have time and hopefully I can get mine done by the end of june. I did buy...

I'm gonna move the axle about 2" forward. I'm going to put the R/A brackets just in front of the tranny X-member and from there adjust where the coil buckets will end up. I'm waiting for my plasma cutter to make things easy and faster..

Shocks?? Hey Coda, Did you uses the post style shocks in your setup? If so, what were the spec? Thanks, Kevin

RE buckets I've looked at this extensively .. I'm gonna just notch the bucket out as far back as needed to to clear the hump (3 inches or so), then I'm gonna weld some angle to the back of the bucket and then mount that angle to the top of the frame. Thus making the mount strong and factory...

RE: I's not going to be spring under.. but spring over axle Also called an SOA.. with 4" lift springs. This will be a very tall Explorer.. But just not with Huge tires. Kevin

RE: LOL... ya, thought you miss read!! 1st off I already own the tires, and second since I'm full width I'mnot sure where that will put me. As long as I can stuff these then I'll go taller later when I have more $$$$.. I'm not sure what, but I'l figure it out when I get there. Many of my...

RE: Thanks for the concern. But with spring over axle and 4" springs that nets me 9 to 9 1/2" of lift in the rear. I'm not even sure if the wild horse 5 1/5" springs will give me enough front lift. Kevin

RE: Yeppers, It does, and I like full width because it makes the rig more stable, and we all know explorer reputation for roll-overs. I also don't like real wide tires so it shouldn't look to crazy, I hope..lol

AZexplorer4by's "Beast" Going Solid Well Folks!! I'm biting the bullet and going SAS.. This will be my setup.. Front axle is a 1973 F-150 dana 44 full width, with disc brake conversion and 4.09 gears w/ aussie locker Rear axle is a 1973 F 150 9" full width. 4.11 gears and a...

RE; 2 wd buckets Coda, You are so right, those buckes really do suck to get them off.. But I got emm.. Now if I can only find a disc brake set-up for my dana 44...lol And the steering componets and a track bar... Then I'd be off and running..lol thanks again, Kevin

RE: broken piston hey there Sorry to hear about your luck.. Since you didn't have a clue who drove it and how they took care of it before you got it.. I'll lend a little insight. I have raced many ford SB and the main thing to keep in mind is don't like cheap gas, period!!! It is kind...

Hey Coda, Did you leave the spring buckets full length or cut them down? And since you moved it forward did you have to deal with the hump where the steering box mounts, or did you mount the buckets behind the hump?

Great lookin' ranger You have given a lot of good detail on your swap. thanks But one question..What did you use for the steering, is it custom, or off the shelf factory stuff? Thanks again for your help, Kevin

RE: 331 stroker I typed wrong. that was only 368 ft/lbs of torque all this was done on a chassis dyno. I checked my build sheet for my build-up and put it into a engine calculation program I have. The at the crank #'s are more impressive. It shows this set-up puts out 538 HP and just over 385...

RE: Sorry 2 hear, Let me put in alittle of advice, from experence, CHP's customer service sucks, had a friend that waited 7 months of run arounds and was out $2500+ in coin. Ended up taking them to court to get his cash back. 2nd you will not like a 347 in the explorer, these engines are...

Wristed Arms? Way cool x you have!!! I would like to know the whole in's and outs of wristing your radius arms. When I do mine SAS I want to do that to mine, but I would like a detailed discription of the procedure. Also what springs are those?

Updates please!!!