Ronin's Rig 2.0

*Ronin8002* · 07-20-2012, 07:37 PM

Some updates:

How it looks now:

How it looked when it got it last summer:

Mods:

-17x8 Black Rock Viper 900B wheels with 265/70/17 Mickey Thompson Baja STZ tires: http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/u...76A52-orig.jpg

-Bentley style grille insert painted with Duplicolor bed armor: http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/u...217CE-orig.jpg

-Raptor-ish LED Grille Lights: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=368847

-30" LED light bar behind grille: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=367656

-Dodge-style smoked LED cab Lights: http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/u...EA221-orig.jpg

-Fox 2.0 Emulsion coilover shock conversion in front, Truxxx strut spacers in rear on stock struts: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=376292

BTF Fabrication Uniball upper control arms

Fuel tank skidplate

1" body lift

Planned Mods:

Adjustable limiting straps in front
Shackle tow hooks in front
Front skidplate
Scanguage II
Viair on board air system
Spartan Locker in rear axle

Hbrichman · 07-21-2012, 12:42 AM

Beautiful Explorer man, glad you decided to stay with an Expo! Can't wait to see her built up!

*NHarris* · 07-21-2012, 02:10 AM

Nice looking truck!

*FIND* · 07-21-2012, 08:41 AM

DAMN that truck looks good, I need to look into getting one of those ironman explorers. Hey, if you go with some 17's, I might be interested in buying your 18's.

*Ronin8002* · 07-22-2012, 11:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIND

DAMN that truck looks good, I need to look into getting one of those ironman explorers. Hey, if you go with some 17's, I might be interested in buying your 18's.

Thanks for the comments, all.

FIND, I will definitely be going with 17's, so as soon as I swap the 18's out I'll send you a PM. It'll be within the next couple of months.

**Turdle** · 07-22-2012, 11:47 AM

Likin the new rig!!!

*Joe Dirt* · 07-22-2012, 02:02 PM

Very cool... Love the Ironman flares on the black ones. Very slick...

*Wills05xlt4x4* · 07-23-2012, 06:07 AM

Looks great man! I'm jealous of that ironman...Sorry to hear about the ol x....
welcome to traction control!! My 4.56+ true trac/trac-lok is in the mail now...
Can't wait to ride sometime though I love having the newest truck lol
Still can't believe the last one is gone... Did u not want to buy it back? Or did you? Seems like it'd make for lots of parts/air setup/gears/locker/skids/etc

*Ronin8002* · 07-23-2012, 07:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wills05xlt4x4

Looks great man! I'm jealous of that ironman...Sorry to hear about the ol x....
welcome to traction control!! My 4.56+ true trac/trac-lok is in the mail now...
Can't wait to ride sometime though I love having the newest truck lol
Still can't believe the last one is gone... Did u not want to buy it back? Or did you? Seems like it'd make for lots of parts/air setup/gears/locker/skids/etc

Hey thanks man! I'm looking forward to seeing your gear and truetrac setup when you get it all installed.

As for the old truck, I didn't really have anywhere to tow it to so I could pull parts, besides, the insurance company was really good about getting me reimbursed for all the parts on there that I couldn't pull since I had pics and receipts. Once the salvage yard has the title then the wreck is up for grabs though.

Triton8273 · 07-23-2012, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronin8002

Hey thanks man! I'm looking forward to seeing your gear and truetrac setup when you get it all installed.

As for the old truck, I didn't really have anywhere to tow it to so I could pull parts, besides, the insurance company was really good about getting me reimbursed for all the parts on there that I couldn't pull since I had pics and receipts. Once the salvage yard has the title then the wreck is up for grabs though.

Don't forget to keep tabs on that for me. I don't have a place to keep the truck either so I'll be looking on buying parts from that yard instead of getting the thing hauled up here.

*Ronin8002* · 07-23-2012, 09:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triton8273

Don't forget to keep tabs on that for me. I don't have a place to keep the truck either so I'll be looking on buying parts from that yard instead of getting the thing hauled up here.

Will do. I still have the title but will be sending it off to the insurance company in the next day or so.

*Sams01XplrSprt* · 07-24-2012, 03:01 PM

nice x u got there

*Ronin8002* · 07-24-2012, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sams01XplrSprt

nice x u got there

Thanks man

*The Electrician* · 07-27-2012, 08:45 PM

Congratulations James for the new Rig.

Looking forward seeing your creativity on it

In the future, aren't you considering re-gearing into 4.10 with TureTrac front and rear?

*Ronin8002* · 07-28-2012, 12:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Electrician

Congratulations James for the new Rig.

Looking forward seeing your creativity on it

In the future, aren't you considering re-gearing into 4.10 with TureTrac front and rear?

Thanks Allaa'!

Based on my calculations, the lower first 2 gears of the 6r60 transmission will be more than sufficient to make up for a 255/70 tire size with no problem, particularly with the V8 motor. If I go with bigger tires than a 265/75 then I may consider a regear. But even then I'll just swap in some 3.73 diffs from a V-6 4th Gen.

The TrueTracs do interest me; I think when I do I will probably just get one for the rear axle (at least initially) to see if that is sufficient for the type of driving I will be doing.

My Weathertech mats came in the mail today. Next mod will be a truxx lift.

*Ronin8002* · 08-08-2012, 12:40 PM

Got my Truxxx spacers in the mail this week. Originally I thought I might be able to forego the BTF Uniball arms but it sounds like the stock ones won't hold up for too long even under everyday driving stress, so I went ahead and ordered the BTF Arms also.

Weathertech mats are in and look great, will post pics soon.

No space anywhere that I can have my Viair on board air kit installed and hidden. Well the compressor could be hidden behind one of the rear cargo area panels but the 2.5 gallon tank is the problem....so I'll be putting the whole kit up for sale.

I'm also going to sell my 4 offroad lights that I got off the old rig. If I find I need additional lights later I might look into installing an LED light bar behind the grille or maybe just do a HID conversion.

*shadowless127* · 08-08-2012, 09:41 PM

Lovin' the Ironman. I rarely see them up here, especially with the 4.6L. Nice score!

*jd4242* · 08-18-2012, 11:43 AM

Man nice truck man!!cant wait to see what you do to it!!all most to purdy to wheel

*Ronin8002* · 08-18-2012, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jd4242

Man nice truck man!!cant wait to see what you do to it!!all most to purdy to wheel

thanks man! won't be near as tall as the other one but should still be really nice! I want to wheel it but going to try to stay off the real narrow trails so I don't get those tree branch pinstripes lol.

*jd4242* · 08-18-2012, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ronin8002

thanks man! won't be near as tall as the other one but should still be really nice! I want to wheel it but going to try to stay off the real narrow trails so I don't get those tree branch pinstripes lol.

LOL !! so how do you like that v-8/tranny combo?

07-20-2012, 07:37 PM	#1
Ronin8002 Elite Explorer Virginia 2008 XLT Ironman Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,869 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Ronin's Rig 2.0 Some updates: How it looks now: How it looked when it got it last summer: Mods: -17x8 Black Rock Viper 900B wheels with 265/70/17 Mickey Thompson Baja STZ tires: http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/u...76A52-orig.jpg -Bentley style grille insert painted with Duplicolor bed armor: http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/u...217CE-orig.jpg -Raptor-ish LED Grille Lights: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=368847 -30" LED light bar behind grille: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=367656 -Dodge-style smoked LED cab Lights: http://i654.photobucket.com/albums/u...EA221-orig.jpg -Fox 2.0 Emulsion coilover shock conversion in front, Truxxx strut spacers in rear on stock struts: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=376292 BTF Fabrication Uniball upper control arms Fuel tank skidplate 1" body lift Planned Mods: Adjustable limiting straps in front Shackle tow hooks in front Front skidplate Scanguage II Viair on board air system Spartan Locker in rear axle __________________ Mods: 265/70/17 Mickey Thompson Baja STZ on 17x8 Black Rock Viper 900B wheels, Bentley style grille, Raptor style LED grille lights, Pacer performance clearance lights, 30" 180W LED light bar behind grille, BTF upper control arms, Fox 2.0 5" travel emulsion coilover shocks in front/rear Truxx spacers, 1" body lift, front skidplate under radiator, recovery shackle mounts My Rig:http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...47#post3004247 Last edited by Ronin8002; 02-28-2013 at 08:02 PM.

07-21-2012, 12:42 AM	#2
Hbrichman Wannabe Elite Explorer Huntington Beach CA 03 Limited AWD Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 277 Vehicle Specs	Beautiful Explorer man, glad you decided to stay with an Expo! Can't wait to see her built up! __________________ 2003 4.6L Ford Explorer Limited Edition My Registry - http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=337672

07-21-2012, 02:10 AM	#3
NHarris Hmm.... Jeeps or Fords? Ogden, UT 1998 XLT V6 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 3,477 Vehicle Specs	Nice looking truck! __________________ Nate H 1998 Ford Explorer XLT 4.SLOW Restoration Project - OEM Restoration with larger than stock tires. 2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo - 3.5" Lift, Quick Disconnects, Rear Locker, Mopar Off Road Package, Gray Moab Wheels, Differential Skid Plates, and much more!

07-22-2012, 11:47 AM	#6
Turdle Old and in the way Humboldt, Kansas 2000 Mounty Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 23,738 Vehicle Specs	Likin the new rig!!! __________________ Jon 2000 Mountaineer Turdle-gone Vitamin D Wagon Sold also

07-23-2012, 06:07 AM	#8
Wills05xlt4x4 Elite Explorer Ashland Va 2005 Xlt 4x4 Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 876 Vehicle Specs	Looks great man! I'm jealous of that ironman...Sorry to hear about the ol x.... welcome to traction control!! My 4.56+ true trac/trac-lok is in the mail now... Can't wait to ride sometime though I love having the newest truck lol Still can't believe the last one is gone... Did u not want to buy it back? Or did you? Seems like it'd make for lots of parts/air setup/gears/locker/skids/etc __________________ Factory DVD, third row, rear A/C, Moon roof, Advancetrac RSC, Tow package, Leather everything, Eddie Bauer running boards.MODS- deep transmission pan w/dipstick, 1.5" Body lift, Expedition front tow hooks, Treadwright Guard Dog M/T 265-75/16 C Ply, Telescoping steering wheel mod, 4.56 gears limited slip front and rear,brembo brakes,front skid plate, Cb.FUTURE MODS-rock sliders, oba, steel front bumper w/ warn VR12000, possibly a M90

07-24-2012, 03:01 PM	#12
Sams01XplrSprt Southern Cali Explorer Newport Beach California & Bay Area California 2001 Sport (sold) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 15,633 Vehicle Specs	nice x u got there __________________ 2001 Ford Explorer Sport 4.0 sohc engine. Mods include: dual 40 series flowmasters & high flow k&n air filter & removed silencer & yellow fog lights (sold for $1,800) as of 2-26-12

07-27-2012, 08:45 PM	#14
The Electrician Lifted & Loaded Makkah 2008 XLT 4WD V6 Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 495 Vehicle Specs	Congratulations James for the new Rig. Looking forward seeing your creativity on it In the future, aren't you considering re-gearing into 4.10 with TureTrac front and rear? __________________ - Allaa' - Basic Off-Road Techniques 2008 Explorer XLT 4WD V6 - Lifted & Loaded 2000 Crown Victoria P71: 4.6 PI Engine Swap, MZT, 70mm TB, P&P Plenum, Steeda UDP, J-Mod, B&M Trans Deep-Pan, External Trans Oil filter, BOC Tuning

08-08-2012, 12:40 PM	#16
Ronin8002 Elite Explorer Virginia 2008 XLT Ironman Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,869 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Got my Truxxx spacers in the mail this week. Originally I thought I might be able to forego the BTF Uniball arms but it sounds like the stock ones won't hold up for too long even under everyday driving stress, so I went ahead and ordered the BTF Arms also. Weathertech mats are in and look great, will post pics soon. No space anywhere that I can have my Viair on board air kit installed and hidden. Well the compressor could be hidden behind one of the rear cargo area panels but the 2.5 gallon tank is the problem....so I'll be putting the whole kit up for sale. I'm also going to sell my 4 offroad lights that I got off the old rig. If I find I need additional lights later I might look into installing an LED light bar behind the grille or maybe just do a HID conversion. __________________ Mods: 265/70/17 Mickey Thompson Baja STZ on 17x8 Black Rock Viper 900B wheels, Bentley style grille, Raptor style LED grille lights, Pacer performance clearance lights, 30" 180W LED light bar behind grille, BTF upper control arms, Fox 2.0 5" travel emulsion coilover shocks in front/rear Truxx spacers, 1" body lift, front skidplate under radiator, recovery shackle mounts My Rig:http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...47#post3004247

08-18-2012, 11:43 AM	#18
jd4242 Elite Explorer va beach 92 SC Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,981 Vehicle Specs	Man nice truck man!!cant wait to see what you do to it!!all most to purdy to wheel __________________ 92 xl 5.5"duff arms,3"BL,PJ 36x14.50,wrapped headers,side dump exhaust,.20 over,HF oil pump,422cam,45cc 95tm p+p 10.67:1 heads,p+p lower manifold,75mm TB,90mm maf,36lbs injectors,P+P GM M90 Supercharged & intercooled!!SCT tuned!!electric fan,4.88s aussie locked front & back!!next NOS&W/M http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...=double+vision

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