Yostyexplorer94's 1994 Explorer EB Registry

[yostyexplorer94]

I figured it was time to start a registry for my explorer. I am always doing something in the garage to modify my first automobile in some way to make it a better off roader. I am just about to turn 19 years old and every modification I have done has been a learn as I go experience! I get all my advise/help from this very helpful forum, my dad, and the very knowledgeable ford mechanic that lives right down the road from us!

I started off, before I turned 16, with this explorer (that was my mom's). She drove it for 2 years. The last year she drove it the tranny (A4LD) was absolutely shot. Dad tried to use it to take a lawn mower on a trailer to our camp 4 hours away. It wanted to over heat going over the mountain, but always stayed just below the H on the temp gauge. After 2 hours of driving we pulled off to get something to eat to realize the tranny had been smoking off for most of the 2 hours we drove! It was dark and foggy so it was impossible to see the smoke. Needless to say we had my grandma and grandpa drive up my dads 2 door 5 speed 91 explorer up to finish towing it to camp. The funny thing is we picked my explorer up on the way back through and drove it home unloaded... no issues. Mom drove it for about a year after that, but it didnt have much power and would downshift on any slope or hill. My mom then bought an '05 explorer and said I could have my explorer if I paid to get it fixed

I have a friend who had a 94 2 door explorer who wrecked it. This explorer had a reman. jasper auto tranny in it with 40,000 miles. $400 and the explorer was mine. I took it to the ford mechanic down the road who swapped the tranny into my explorer for $400. That was his labor, tranny fluid, tranny filter, gaskets, and anything else he had to buy. I was in it for $800! Since then we worked out some check engine light bugs which turned out to be the mass air flow sensor and some vacuum lines.... swapped it out of the parts explorer and haven't had issues since.

This picture was taken when I spend most of my day washing and waxing it with McGuire's 3 step wax system.... boy did it shine!



One week after I graduated high school I almost rear ended some one and avoided it but scraped my drivers side door up and a little of the front fender and rear door on the corner of the kids geo prizm. We both had about the same amount of damage but since apparently his car was out of inspection i got off free!
After some bondo and sanding I got her looking like new and sprayed it with rustoleum gloss black.

Basically now it's my off road vehicle (I still use it as a daily driver but I have a 95 f150 that I drive just as much) and I will start posting all my mods here

[Sams01XplrSprt]

nice x u got there keep up te good work

[yostyexplorer94]

Here's the ex with bfg all terrains 235/75/r15s, lift shackles, and a brush guard made for a 1998 - 2000 ranger I just modified the brackets a little to fit on there

A before and after picture


Playing around in the snow


This picture here I decided to back up onto this bank.... I was dang close to that tree let me tell you! You can see the spot I fixed on the door from the accident. I plan on taking all the strip molding off eventually here

[yostyexplorer94]

I took up arc welding and decided to make a bumper / brush guard / deer slayer??

Started out like this


The brush guard build up


I gave it all a couple coats of rustoleum primer and gloss black


Ended up like this I will take a better picture and post it up then


I also posted these in this section show us your custom bumpers!! so I figured I would post them in my registry so they are here with everything else

[Sams01XplrSprt]

hey there yosty i got aim if u wanna chat sometime my sn is pimpin01xplrsprt.

feel free to im me i am online almost everyday.

[yostyexplorer94]

Hey sam thanks for the compliment earlier. I don't get on aim much but the next time I get on I will have to send an i/m your way

I put a 3 inch body lift on the ex. Didn't get any pictures during the installation though.
Here are pictures of the rear bumper I built and the results of the 3 inch body lift.

Oh yeah I weld in a t-shirt... thats how I roll, HA!




I was talking to a friend from school outside of auto zone the other day. He asked me what for suspension lift I put on this cause we were standing behind the explorer looking at this bumper. I smiled and replied its a 3 inch body lift!

Here it is with the body lift. Now I plan to put a coil spacer on and 31 inch bfg's and I am done modifying this for a while. (so i think!)

[Sams01XplrSprt]

i tried to friend request u on myspace but it says i need to know ur e-mail or last name. But here is my myspace so u can add me.

www.myspace.com/raidernationsam

[yostyexplorer94]

I got a picture of it with the washers(stacked 1" thick and welded) I put under the coil seats to level the front with the rear. I am going for an alignment today hopefully it turns out ok!

[yostyexplorer94]

I took the exploder to the alignment shop today. They told me that it would take about 3 hours to install the new camber bushings and get it lined up so I am taking it back to them Thursday morning. The guy said it would be around 240 dollars total. Does anyone know if that is a reasonable price? I put my own ball joints in it before so I know it is a bitch getting those camber adjusters out. I have the 1 inch washer spacers under the coil seats. So i would have around 245 dollars into this and my front end sits level with the lifted rear. I don't think that is too bad. any opinions?

[Sams01XplrSprt]

looks good so far

[yostyexplorer94]

I got my alignment done today by More than tires in Carlisle, Pa. They did a great job. $165 got me two new installed camber bushings and the toe in aligned. I am really pleased with their customer service and quality work! That will be the place where I will purchase my new tires too.

[Feonix1123]

Hey

Yeah you do have a nice Sploder yea its pretty close to mine im still updateing my sploder. I have been wheeling the shit out of mine at rausch creek i go alot down there and i have a ball. Some time you will have to join me at rausch i go all year round bur het my Aim Is Feonix1123 Keep in touch.


Only thing that bites is im not a welder and i dont have cutting tools so it sucks LOL. but its okay


TTYL

Dennis

[yostyexplorer94]

I got around to taking the door strip molding off. Here is some pictures of the results.




I still am looking into bigger tires for it.... can't make up my mind what I want!

[Feonix1123]

Originally Posted by yostyexplorer94

I got around to taking the door strip molding off. Here is some pictures of the results.




I still am looking into bigger tires for it.... can't make up my mind what I want!

33 or 35 inch tires bud i think that will rock Im running 33's and i love it but My Gas Went To shit LOL And my gearing is the same so its kida rough on my clutch. im also going to be installing 35's on my next set ofr wheels.

Looks good man. We need to get you down to the off road park in Pine grove to see that Ex. LOL im going after xmas with my Group.

[yostyexplorer94]

From reading up on 33's and 3.73 gears I was a little scared I would loose alot of power. It isn't as quick as it used to be but hey it isn't supposed to be a race car. There isn't a whole lot of difference power wise and it definitely isn't as bad as a lot of people put it! I use low range more and keep her in Drive unless I am on the highway then I bump it into overdrive. I am 100% happy with 33's and I didn't have to trim anything. There is not the slightest bit of rubbing!













My next project on this vehicle is to tackle the gears... Looking at 4.56's and lockers. Time and money will tell!

[Feonix1123]

Good Deal Bud

I would save ur money bud and do a solid and a rear 9inch bud.

I wanted to do the the gears but damn thats alot of money for that ex when the axle is not all that great.

Well keep us updated bud

Dennis

[1993fordexploere]

yeah i agree with the gearing. i have stock 3.73 gears and 33's and i thought it was going to be hell..... but its not bad at all. i still have alot of get up and go

[yostyexplorer94]

Originally Posted by Feonix1123

Good Deal Bud

I would save ur money bud and do a solid and a rear 9inch bud.

I wanted to do the the gears but damn thats alot of money for that ex when the axle is not all that great.

Well keep us updated bud

Dennis

I would really love to do a solid axle swap but I have a good many spare parts for the dana 35. I feel it is more than sufficient for what I do and plus its already there lol.

I do have everything I need to regear now. 4.56 ring and pinions and master install kits for both ends. A detroit replacement carrier locker that will get set up in the rear. For the front I went with the power trax lock right. I can't wait!

[924dr4x4]

nice explorer...when u took the door moldings off..was it just tape or was there little holes to fill in??been wanting to do it to my 92

[Four0Sport]

it should just be tape.. but let me tell ya, its a pain to peel those moldings off. take your time and have fun getting the excess adhesive off of the paint!

yosty.. your truck is lookin good, are those 33x10.50s?