j602's 2wd Beast

96limitedX · 01-05-2006, 11:32 PM

i'm in love with it! looks so nice!

are you going to leave the body lift?

*j602* · 01-05-2006, 11:33 PM

Thanks!

Most likely so, since it provides clearance for the crossmember and brushguard brackets in the front.

*j602* · 01-08-2006, 01:32 PM

Finally got this biotch strecthed out.

I put it up on the retaining wall at home and stopped where the ledge was over 2 feet off the ground. This was just before the rear tire started to slip due to a lack of traction. Not bad considering I didn't unbolt the rear sway bar. Anyway, it did well, and felt considerably smooth cycling, which makes me very happy with how it turned out. Only thing now is to get a bent drag link in. The stock link would definitely hit if oppositely flexed. Anyway, enough shit talkin', here's some pictures.

Once I get the new drag link in I'll take the sway bar off and flex it further. Still trying to figure out where this thing's going to end up sitting. I'll most likely put in 1.5" blocks to level it out.

95offroadx · 01-08-2006, 03:25 PM

does it ride better or worse?

*j602* · 01-08-2006, 10:12 PM

Much better. Feels tighter (minus the steering) and takes bumps smoother.

*mynameisaric* · 01-08-2006, 11:12 PM

you should cap the ends on the crossmember. well i would, but i live up north with salt. but i still dont think it would be a bad idea even in the south and it might provide some additional strength. i'm sure that it will hold just fine anway. that d30 will give before anything else does, and that would take some abuse. other than that... Awesome.

**FROADER** · 01-09-2006, 12:51 PM

Looks good. I just noticed your bumper too. Have you had it like that this whole time?

JS91X · 01-09-2006, 05:30 PM

that truck is as fine as a sweet piece of a$$ now !!!!!!

JS91X · 01-10-2006, 05:33 PM

oh btw about your steering, since your yj's d30 now has a spring over did you have to get different knuckles or a hi steer kit ? give me details about what you did...

Creager · 01-10-2006, 06:40 PM

Damn, very good lookin

*j602* · 01-10-2006, 06:51 PM

Thanks guys.

Aric - I've thought about capping the ends of the crossmember but salt is not a big issue here. Also, it provides a good clamping point for the ground when welding. the crossmember is 1/4" thick, and extremely stout; it's not going anywhere.

Froader - Yeah, I cut it a while ago. It's in this thread a couple pages back.

JSX91 - I did nothing to the steering except bend the drag link slightly to get a little more clearance. It's barely bent though, and the stock link would work. This setup works find on the road, but if flexed on the driver side, I would not be able to turn due to the drag link hitting the leaf spring. An S bent drag link is on the way as we speak to correct this.

JS91X · 01-10-2006, 07:39 PM

wher did you buy your current tires from ?

*j602* · 01-11-2006, 01:48 AM

Sam's Club.

SkanlaxJMO · 01-23-2006, 10:21 PM

have you though of putting in an Atlas 4:3:1 T-case and a front Frive Shaft as well as the rest of the needed 4wd parts?

*j602* · 01-23-2006, 10:25 PM

Yes, I discussed it earlier in the thread.

SkanlaxJMO · 01-23-2006, 10:33 PM

oh missed it

SkanlaxJMO · 01-23-2006, 10:35 PM

So when is it going to be 4x4 you said when it is SASed

*j602* · 01-23-2006, 10:39 PM

After this tranny goes I'm replacing it with a 4wd model and transfer case. I'll then get a front d-shaft and gear the front.

SkanlaxJMO · 01-23-2006, 11:17 PM

Is all you need a 4wd model Tranny a T-Case Gears and a front D-shaft? ( i am alreadyt 4x i am just curious)

*j602* · 01-23-2006, 11:49 PM

Yep.

01-05-2006, 11:33 PM	#202
j602 resident douche Dothan, AL '92 XLT Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,676 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Thanks! Most likely so, since it provides clearance for the crossmember and brushguard brackets in the front. __________________ Josh Loveland '92 SAS'd Explorer FOR SALE

01-08-2006, 01:32 PM	#203
j602 resident douche Dothan, AL '92 XLT Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,676 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Flex pics! Finally got this biotch strecthed out. I put it up on the retaining wall at home and stopped where the ledge was over 2 feet off the ground. This was just before the rear tire started to slip due to a lack of traction. Not bad considering I didn't unbolt the rear sway bar. Anyway, it did well, and felt considerably smooth cycling, which makes me very happy with how it turned out. Only thing now is to get a bent drag link in. The stock link would definitely hit if oppositely flexed. Anyway, enough shit talkin', here's some pictures. Once I get the new drag link in I'll take the sway bar off and flex it further. Still trying to figure out where this thing's going to end up sitting. I'll most likely put in 1.5" blocks to level it out. __________________ Josh Loveland '92 SAS'd Explorer FOR SALE

01-08-2006, 03:25 PM	#204
95offroadx Wannabe Elite Explorer Palmyra, Pa 91 explorer xlt Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,580 Vehicle Specs	does it ride better or worse? __________________ 1991 Explorer Xlt 4x4- 33pc m/t, 4.56 gears, 5.5" of lift, tons more 03 Ranger Xlt 4.0sohc 5spd 4x4 4.10's- sidepipes,cai, hurst shifter,black headlights, tinted, 2/2.5" drop, 275/60 & 285/60 falkens, 17x9 & 17x10.5 fr500 xplorer pics ranger pics Josh Hossler

01-08-2006, 10:12 PM	#205
j602 resident douche Dothan, AL '92 XLT Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,676 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Much better. Feels tighter (minus the steering) and takes bumps smoother. __________________ Josh Loveland '92 SAS'd Explorer FOR SALE

01-08-2006, 11:12 PM	#206
mynameisaric with an A Bolingbrook, IL 98 XLT Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,814 Vehicle Specs	you should cap the ends on the crossmember. well i would, but i live up north with salt. but i still dont think it would be a bad idea even in the south and it might provide some additional strength. i'm sure that it will hold just fine anway. that d30 will give before anything else does, and that would take some abuse. other than that... Awesome. __________________ -Driveway Ornament (aka 98 explorer) -05 F150 3V 5.4L Supercab

01-05-2006, 11:32 PM	#201
96limitedX B Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,963 Vehicle Specs	i'm in love with it! looks so nice! are you going to leave the body lift?

01-09-2006, 12:51 PM	#207
FROADER Moderator Huntington Beach, CA Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 20,044 Vehicle Specs	Looks good. I just noticed your bumper too. Have you had it like that this whole time? __________________ COLIN IGNACIO FORUM RULES My 2010 Explorer - Explorer #1 (sold) - Explorer #2 (sold) - My F-150 (sold) - My Ranger (sold) - My Videos

01-09-2006, 05:30 PM	#208
JS91X Wannabe Elite Explorer cumming, GA 1991 XLT Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 323 Vehicle Specs	that truck is as fine as a sweet piece of a$$ now !!!!!! __________________ James S. 1991 Explorer xlt...nothing 86' yota SAS -- sold

01-10-2006, 05:33 PM	#209
JS91X Wannabe Elite Explorer cumming, GA 1991 XLT Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 323 Vehicle Specs	oh btw about your steering, since your yj's d30 now has a spring over did you have to get different knuckles or a hi steer kit ? give me details about what you did... __________________ James S. 1991 Explorer xlt...nothing 86' yota SAS -- sold

01-10-2006, 06:40 PM	#210
Creager Wannabe Elite Explorer Charlotte, NC '92 Sport 4x4 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 2,800 Vehicle Specs	Damn, very good lookin __________________ Creager - Slightly mod'd 92 sport - 4.56, TrueTrac - 3" lift, Tires -

01-10-2006, 06:51 PM	#211
j602 resident douche Dothan, AL '92 XLT Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,676 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Thanks guys. Aric - I've thought about capping the ends of the crossmember but salt is not a big issue here. Also, it provides a good clamping point for the ground when welding. the crossmember is 1/4" thick, and extremely stout; it's not going anywhere. Froader - Yeah, I cut it a while ago. It's in this thread a couple pages back. JSX91 - I did nothing to the steering except bend the drag link slightly to get a little more clearance. It's barely bent though, and the stock link would work. This setup works find on the road, but if flexed on the driver side, I would not be able to turn due to the drag link hitting the leaf spring. An S bent drag link is on the way as we speak to correct this. __________________ Josh Loveland '92 SAS'd Explorer FOR SALE

01-10-2006, 07:39 PM	#212
JS91X Wannabe Elite Explorer cumming, GA 1991 XLT Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 323 Vehicle Specs	wher did you buy your current tires from ? __________________ James S. 1991 Explorer xlt...nothing 86' yota SAS -- sold

01-11-2006, 01:48 AM	#213
j602 resident douche Dothan, AL '92 XLT Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,676 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Sam's Club. __________________ Josh Loveland '92 SAS'd Explorer FOR SALE

01-23-2006, 10:21 PM	#214
SkanlaxJMO Wannabe Elite Explorer Syracuse, New York 96 XLT Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,135 Vehicle Specs	have you though of putting in an Atlas 4:3:1 T-case and a front Frive Shaft as well as the rest of the needed 4wd parts? __________________ 2005 F-150

01-23-2006, 10:25 PM	#215
j602 resident douche Dothan, AL '92 XLT Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,676 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Yes, I discussed it earlier in the thread. __________________ Josh Loveland '92 SAS'd Explorer FOR SALE

01-23-2006, 10:33 PM	#216
SkanlaxJMO Wannabe Elite Explorer Syracuse, New York 96 XLT Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,135 Vehicle Specs	oh missed it __________________ 2005 F-150

01-23-2006, 10:35 PM	#217
SkanlaxJMO Wannabe Elite Explorer Syracuse, New York 96 XLT Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,135 Vehicle Specs	So when is it going to be 4x4 you said when it is SASed __________________ 2005 F-150

01-23-2006, 10:39 PM	#218
j602 resident douche Dothan, AL '92 XLT Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,676 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	After this tranny goes I'm replacing it with a 4wd model and transfer case. I'll then get a front d-shaft and gear the front. __________________ Josh Loveland '92 SAS'd Explorer FOR SALE

01-23-2006, 11:17 PM	#219
SkanlaxJMO Wannabe Elite Explorer Syracuse, New York 96 XLT Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 3,135 Vehicle Specs	Is all you need a 4wd model Tranny a T-Case Gears and a front D-shaft? ( i am alreadyt 4x i am just curious) __________________ 2005 F-150

01-23-2006, 11:49 PM	#220
j602 resident douche Dothan, AL '92 XLT Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3,676 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Yep. __________________ Josh Loveland '92 SAS'd Explorer FOR SALE