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    Frame Length

    Hey guys, I'm back again... hoping to get back into the build. I was wondering real quick if one of you would be so kind as to measure the length of the frame from tip to tip. I don't have the truck here with me and need the dimension for some number crunching. Thank yall!!!
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    General Axle Question

    Hey guys, I know its been some times since ive been on here. Been very very busy. Real quick tho.... if i have a a drum that is HUB-centric and want to convert to disc brakes... I should be able to use the same hub with a lug centric rim as long as i change the type of lug nuts right? or does...
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    Fuel Pump Questions

    Ok guys quick question. What Ford vehicles interchange with our Sport Trac Fuel Pump? I want to get a higher flowing pump for the new motor but im trying to stay "intank". Also did Ford come out with different size push-lock fittings? Im also changing the stock hard line to steel braided. If...
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    302 small block in 2001 Sport Trac

    Ok guys.... are yall ready for this one?? This might take a while. Well, my plans are to put a 302 in the Trac. Id like to start this thread as a write up that yall can follow along with. You might get some new ideas or maybe youre doing the same thing and have the same questions. I also realize...
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    Question about gear swaping

    OK guys, yall remember a couple days ago how I was asking about that 4" spacer? Well I happened to find an 8.8 out of a 96 f150 for $150. So heres my questions. First, that is a full width rear end right? Second, since it is an 8.8 would I be able to take the diff. out of my 8.8 and transfer it...
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    scavenger hunt :)

    alright guys, ive got a task for you!! :salute: I need to find a place that will make me a 4" wheel adapter/spacer. I need it to go from 5 on 4.5 to 5 on 5.5. the axle they will be bolting to is an 8.8. and for those of you wondering why on earth I would want a 4" spacer, im doing an sas but...
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    lift fitment question

    will a spindle lift for an 01 ranger edge fit an 03 xlt non-edge?
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    Glacier nothing works now??

    OK so I replaced the piston put everything back together and now I have nothing. No gears work. Not even a little bit. When I put it into reverse to back out of the drive way nothing happened. then all of the sudden it engaged and then went out again. So I put it in drive to go back up the...
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    Glacier I have an update!!

    Well Glacier I think I have some good news for you and the rest of the guys at this forum. Ive been talking to two guys this morning on the problem weve been having with the 2-3 flare. The first guy I talked to was from High Tech transmissions. I had called to see if they had any EPCs in stock...
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    Glacier one more question

    Alright Glacier I need one more opinion. Today on the way home from work I had a few things happen that havent happened since I did the rebuild and wanted to know if the things that happened relate to the epc. Well the first thing that happened was that reverse engaged late. I was on a slope so...
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    Just a quick question

    I finally got everything up and running. im still keeping my eye on the fluid levels. Theyre still dropping so im assuming that the fluids circulating cause I dont have any leaks. My question is this, I have a flare every now and then. Its not all the time only when I give it alot of gas. I know...
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    fluid problem

    OK guys I just got the trans bolted up and im now adding fluid. Heres the problem. I completely rebuilt the trans and I know there was no fluid in the trans at all except in the converter. Ive added only 6 quarts and its already leaking out of the vent?? is that all it takes? Do I have to start...
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    5R55E EPC Relief Valve Question

    I tore down my valve body a few days ago and saw that I was missing my EPC screen and also my EPC valve and spring. The last time that my transmission was rebuilt was a few years ago by ford. When I noticed that it was missing and went and ordered another one. Well today I went to pick up the...
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    Glacier991 I have a question about my 5R55E

    Well heres just a brief story on what has happened. I have a 2001 Sport Trac and a few weeks ago my tranny started to flare really bad going from 2nd to 3rd. I would have to let off the gas to get it to shift. I thought that it was just the normal flare that all of these transmissions have so I...
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    Dual Battery Questions

    Hey guys, Well I guess first I should tell yall how I want my dual setup to work, and then see how I should do it. I want to have two optimas. The first optima I want to be a red top and I want to hook all of the stock stuff up to that. As in im just going to to swap an optima for the stock...
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    transmission temp?

    Would anyone know the "warmed up" temp of the transmission. im wanting to buy an autometer tranny temp gauge, but i have two options with temp range. Thanks in advance for yalls help!!
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    Sport Trac Transmission Problem

    ok, heres my problem..... I was going to back the Trac out of the driveway and put it in the street so I could sweep. So I put it in reverse and backed out of the driveway, then put it into drive like every other time I back out of the drive way and I heard a click, kinda like a snap I guess...
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    adjustable control arms

    ok so heres the deal... i have one week an counting (next friday) to have a pair of adjustable control arms on my rig to correct the alignment before a show. and no im not a procrastinater the show was supposed to be cancelled, and now its not. sucks huh? yeah so if anyone has a set they can...
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    5r55e to atlas II

    Hey Guys, so im working on a project here and want to mate an atlas II to the 5r55e tranny i have in my sport trac? has this been done yet? i need as much info on this as i can get. thanks in advance for yalls help!!
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    axle tubes

    would anyone know the trick to cleaning the inside of the axle tubes? i have everything stripped so i have access to the tubes. the oil has been sitting in it for a while. theres also a very fine layer of surface rust. any ideas?
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    how to clean axle

    i just bought a dana 44 and im in the process of cleaning it. im at the diff right now. its full of thick, oily, mud. ive tried to just wipe it up with shop towels but its not getting me anywhere. can i get something at home depot or even dollar general? like oven cleaner maybe? please let me...
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    Bolt on?

    i have a quick question... if i have a 4.0 and a 5R55E transmission two wheel drive, is a transfer case bolt on? i mean i know ill have to get a new ecu and all that other good stuff but can i just bolt a bg-1354 t-case on? if not what would i have to do?
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    T-case question

    i found this on ebay. it doesnt state if it is the bg-1354 but says its from a 91-94 explorer. by looking at it can you tell if its a 1354? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7949236972&category=46104
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    sport trac solid axle conversion

    im new to this site, but i already find it the best one out there. ill get to the point. i have an 01 sport trac just like johnstones. i think i spelt that right. i want to take out the IFS and throw in a dana 44. has this been done to a trac yet? can yall help me with this? what do i need and...
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