2002 Sport Trac SAS

chad551 · 09-15-2009, 01:10 PM

2002 Explorer Sport Trac

Engine:
Stock 4.0
Taylor 8.8 MM Plug wires
Screamin Demon Coil
XCAL2 Tuned
Zabtek Cold Air intake
Random Tech "Y" pipe with custom FLowmaster exhaust. A few cats have been removed.

Transmission:
5R55E freshly rebuilt
1354 Borg Warner Electric Shift
Modified Superlift front driveshaft
Stock rear driveshaft

Front Axle:
89 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Dana 44 low pinion
ARB Air Locker
4:56 Ring & Pinion
Superior Chromo Axles
CTM U-joints
Steel braided 28” brakelines
Warn manual locking hubs
Parts Mike Highsteer arms with 1" spacers
Parts Mime highsterr knuckles
5/5.5 conversion kit

Rear Axle:
Explorer 8.8 31 spline
PowerTrax Locker
4:56 Ring & Pinion
SOA conversion
Wheel spacer/adapter for 5/5.5 bolt pattern

Suspension:
BDS front shocks
Rancho RS5000 rear shocks stock height
Custom made 7 pack Waggy leafs up front
Stock leafs out back

Tires and Rims:
35x17x12.5 BFG KM2
Eagle Alloys model 951 17x9

Body Mods:
3" Body lift (may come out soon to allow for more suspension lift)
Clear corner lens
Sylvania Silverstar 9007 headlight bulbs
Sylvania Silverstar 9005 foglight bulbs

Sound System:
Kenwood head unit
(4) 6x9 Ifiniti speakers
(2) 8” Kicker Subs in a custom figerglass enclosure behind the rear seats
Alpine 4 channel Amplifier
Cobra 75WXST CB

Here is my build thread, I will apologize now for the stupid questions you will read from me..

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=237526

There are a bunch of interior mods i did but this a SAS registry..

First was the install of the crossmember:

Then followed alot of cutting and grinding to get here, where the rear leaf mounts were installed:

Then a little more progress:

Steering was a PITA. Here is my Gen1 and Gen2 Hybris steering linkage:

Here is the Rack and Pinion steering cooler re-used and mounted to my crossmember:

More progress:

All this work to get here:

*bronco2guy* · 09-15-2009, 07:28 PM

Turned out great, its a sweet ride!

**section525** · 09-15-2009, 09:18 PM

Did you ever run less springs in the front prior to using the 7-leaf pack?

It came out great.

**RangerX** · 09-15-2009, 09:27 PM

Sure is good lookin'.

*Joey P* · 09-15-2009, 09:33 PM

Looks great!

*gmanpaint* · 09-15-2009, 10:07 PM

This is one sweet ride. Watching it climb in Moab was a treat. The pictures don't do it justice. You would not believe how big this rig is till you stood next to it. Some rigs look a little tacky lifted real high, but not this rig. It is proportioned very well. Street looks and creature comforts in a real off road 4x4, awesome combo.

Good work Chad!

chad551 · 09-16-2009, 05:29 AM

Thanks everyone!!!!

I had 5 leaf packs in front for a month or so, and they went all negative on me. SO I went down to the spring shop and had some more leafs made and added them to the leaf pack. Thing is I still have the Explorer left side lean.

I am debating taking out the body lift and installing longer shackles to get more flex out of it, but I need a house and a garage first. Although the body lift does make it nice to do other work on the truck.

**section525** · 09-16-2009, 07:40 AM

Is it more stable with the 7s?

chad551 · 09-16-2009, 08:34 AM

It is good with the 7 leaf pack, but the drivers side is still more flat than the passenger side. I could probably put 8 leafs on the drivers side and get rid of the leaning.

I have found a few things I need to redo on the front leaf mounts. I need to remove the front leaf mounts make new mounts that will move the bolt hole forward 1" and down 1" to fix some interference I get when flexing it out.

John_Rock · 09-16-2009, 12:09 PM

Looks great Chad!

*FlyBoyCoe* · 09-16-2009, 01:06 PM

I love your Sport Trac Chad, so awesome! I can't wait for my life to settle down so I can SAS my X.

*dmgilby* · 09-25-2009, 01:21 AM

Very nice looking sport trac!

DirtDemon85 · 09-27-2009, 09:59 PM

apsolutly awesome! you have totally helped me with my future mod decision!

**Turdle** · 09-27-2009, 10:48 PM

You guys should see it in person. This is definitely one of the best trucks around here. So clean.

DirtDemon85 · 09-28-2009, 02:02 PM

Doing something very similar to my sport, what kind of flex are you getting with the leaf packs up front?

*bronco2guy* · 09-28-2009, 03:00 PM

Leafs will get u better flex than your IFS, but coils will achieve even more flex, but ride little softer also, sometimes to soft, if doing lots of street driving leafs are pretty good way to go.

chad551 · 09-28-2009, 08:51 PM

They flexed good enough for the trails we ran in Moab. However only Brad (bronco2guy)
and Gregg (gmanpaint) saw how it flexed as I was busy driving up goofy rock walls.

*bronco2guy* · 09-28-2009, 09:50 PM

Hmm, next time we go, will have some extra days and more time you can get out and check out your flex. Also we can pre run about 4-5 trails on some RZR's.

DirtDemon85 · 09-29-2009, 03:42 PM

yea im definatly interested as i have an old 89 Wagoneer sitting in my yard, figured it make some use out of it, Granted it will never come out as clean as urs! thats perty

minkis123 · 11-13-2009, 02:12 PM

Hi i also own a 2002 ford trac sport. And i was wondering what you did with your subs. As you probly know you cant really do that much with subs in this truck do to the lack of space below the seats. But i would like to hear what you did. Please get back at me about this at taymink@sbcglobal.net
Thank you for your time.

09-15-2009, 01:10 PM	#1
chad551 Wannabe Elite Explorer St.Louis, MO 2002 Explorer Sport Trac Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,508 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	2002 Sport Trac SAS 2002 Explorer Sport Trac Engine: Stock 4.0 Taylor 8.8 MM Plug wires Screamin Demon Coil XCAL2 Tuned Zabtek Cold Air intake Random Tech "Y" pipe with custom FLowmaster exhaust. A few cats have been removed. Transmission: 5R55E freshly rebuilt 1354 Borg Warner Electric Shift Modified Superlift front driveshaft Stock rear driveshaft Front Axle: 89 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Dana 44 low pinion ARB Air Locker 4:56 Ring & Pinion Superior Chromo Axles CTM U-joints Steel braided 28” brakelines Warn manual locking hubs Parts Mike Highsteer arms with 1" spacers Parts Mime highsterr knuckles 5/5.5 conversion kit Rear Axle: Explorer 8.8 31 spline PowerTrax Locker 4:56 Ring & Pinion SOA conversion Wheel spacer/adapter for 5/5.5 bolt pattern Suspension: BDS front shocks Rancho RS5000 rear shocks stock height Custom made 7 pack Waggy leafs up front Stock leafs out back Tires and Rims: 35x17x12.5 BFG KM2 Eagle Alloys model 951 17x9 Body Mods: 3" Body lift (may come out soon to allow for more suspension lift) Clear corner lens Sylvania Silverstar 9007 headlight bulbs Sylvania Silverstar 9005 foglight bulbs Sound System: Kenwood head unit (4) 6x9 Ifiniti speakers (2) 8” Kicker Subs in a custom figerglass enclosure behind the rear seats Alpine 4 channel Amplifier Cobra 75WXST CB Here is my build thread, I will apologize now for the stupid questions you will read from me.. http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=237526 There are a bunch of interior mods i did but this a SAS registry.. First was the install of the crossmember: Then followed alot of cutting and grinding to get here, where the rear leaf mounts were installed: Then a little more progress: Steering was a PITA. Here is my Gen1 and Gen2 Hybris steering linkage: Here is the Rack and Pinion steering cooler re-used and mounted to my crossmember: More progress: All this work to get here: __________________ 2002 Explorer Sport Trac, SOLD....My SAS Thread Photobucket Site My rock slider build Last edited by chad551; 02-17-2010 at 05:13 PM.

09-15-2009, 09:18 PM	#3
section525 sextion525 Red Bluff, Ca 1975 Ford Bronco 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 14,906 Vehicle Specs	Did you ever run less springs in the front prior to using the 7-leaf pack? It came out great. __________________ Support the Forum '13 3.5 Explorer '08 2.0 Focus '75 5.0 Bronco '04 6.0 Super Duty

09-15-2009, 09:27 PM	#4
RangerX Moderator Elite Ranger Omao, Kauai '93 Ranger XLT 4X4 Join Date: Jul 1999 Posts: 7,230 Vehicle Specs	Sure is good lookin'. __________________ Bill Collins 93 Ranger XLT 4X4 "Beauty is only sheet metal deep."

09-15-2009, 09:33 PM	#5
Joey P On my 5th Explorer Lakewood, CO 1999 Ford Explorer EB 5.0 Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,782 Vehicle Specs	Looks great! __________________ There are two types of people in this world: 1.Those who get lemons and make lemonade. 2.Those who get lemons and squirt the juice in their eyes. Updated Mug shot 2/12/09

09-15-2009, 10:07 PM	#6
gmanpaint Torsion Bar Free since 2010 94 XLT-95 FX4 Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,925 Vehicle Specs	This is one sweet ride. Watching it climb in Moab was a treat. The pictures don't do it justice. You would not believe how big this rig is till you stood next to it. Some rigs look a little tacky lifted real high, but not this rig. It is proportioned very well. Street looks and creature comforts in a real off road 4x4, awesome combo. Good work Chad! __________________ The Black Hole Pugly

09-15-2009, 07:28 PM	#2
bronco2guy Built not bought. Columbia, MO 91 Ford Explorer Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,350 Vehicle Specs	Turned out great, its a sweet ride!

09-16-2009, 05:29 AM	#7
chad551 Wannabe Elite Explorer St.Louis, MO 2002 Explorer Sport Trac Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,508 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Thanks everyone!!!! I had 5 leaf packs in front for a month or so, and they went all negative on me. SO I went down to the spring shop and had some more leafs made and added them to the leaf pack. Thing is I still have the Explorer left side lean. I am debating taking out the body lift and installing longer shackles to get more flex out of it, but I need a house and a garage first. Although the body lift does make it nice to do other work on the truck. __________________ 2002 Explorer Sport Trac, SOLD....My SAS Thread Photobucket Site My rock slider build

09-16-2009, 07:40 AM	#8
section525 sextion525 Red Bluff, Ca 1975 Ford Bronco 4x4 Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 14,906 Vehicle Specs	Is it more stable with the 7s? __________________ Support the Forum '13 3.5 Explorer '08 2.0 Focus '75 5.0 Bronco '04 6.0 Super Duty

09-16-2009, 08:34 AM	#9
chad551 Wannabe Elite Explorer St.Louis, MO 2002 Explorer Sport Trac Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,508 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	It is good with the 7 leaf pack, but the drivers side is still more flat than the passenger side. I could probably put 8 leafs on the drivers side and get rid of the leaning. I have found a few things I need to redo on the front leaf mounts. I need to remove the front leaf mounts make new mounts that will move the bolt hole forward 1" and down 1" to fix some interference I get when flexing it out. __________________ 2002 Explorer Sport Trac, SOLD....My SAS Thread Photobucket Site My rock slider build

09-16-2009, 12:09 PM	#10
John_Rock Elite In Memoriam Houston, TX 2001 Sexy Sport Trac 4x4 Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 5,484 Vehicle Specs	Looks great Chad! __________________ John_Rock - Mugshot - Click Here For info on my 2001 Sport Trac 4x4 - 2000 Explorer Limited AWD, 5.0L v8; 4.10 gears, KKM True Rev filter, B&M Tranny Super Cooler, Aux. Tranny Filter, Autometer Tranny & Water temp gauges. Demon4x4.com

09-16-2009, 01:06 PM	#11
FlyBoyCoe Elite Explorer Corpus Christi, TX '00 Eddie Bauer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 372 Vehicle Specs	I love your Sport Trac Chad, so awesome! I can't wait for my life to settle down so I can SAS my X. __________________ Jeff '00 Eddie Bauer V8 TT/Warrior on 32's - BW 4406 - KKm - TM Headers - FloPro MaxFlow God Bless America

09-25-2009, 01:21 AM	#12
dmgilby Elite Explorer Lake Stevens, Wa. '93EB HPD44 9" , 97 xlt Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 41 Vehicle Specs	Very nice looking sport trac!

09-27-2009, 09:59 PM	#13
DirtDemon85 Wannabe Elite Explorer Monroe, CT 01' Sport Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 165 Vehicle Specs	apsolutly awesome! you have totally helped me with my future mod decision! __________________ http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...tang04-2-1.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB8oj2hF6gY

09-27-2009, 10:48 PM	#14
Turdle Old and in the way Humboldt, Kansas 2000 Mounty Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 23,785 Vehicle Specs	You guys should see it in person. This is definitely one of the best trucks around here. So clean. __________________ Jon 2000 Mountaineer Turdle-gone Vitamin D Wagon Sold also

09-28-2009, 02:02 PM	#15
DirtDemon85 Wannabe Elite Explorer Monroe, CT 01' Sport Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 165 Vehicle Specs	Doing something very similar to my sport, what kind of flex are you getting with the leaf packs up front? __________________ http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...tang04-2-1.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB8oj2hF6gY

09-28-2009, 03:00 PM	#16
bronco2guy Built not bought. Columbia, MO 91 Ford Explorer Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,350 Vehicle Specs	Leafs will get u better flex than your IFS, but coils will achieve even more flex, but ride little softer also, sometimes to soft, if doing lots of street driving leafs are pretty good way to go.

09-28-2009, 08:51 PM	#17
chad551 Wannabe Elite Explorer St.Louis, MO 2002 Explorer Sport Trac Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,508 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	They flexed good enough for the trails we ran in Moab. However only Brad (bronco2guy) and Gregg (gmanpaint) saw how it flexed as I was busy driving up goofy rock walls. __________________ 2002 Explorer Sport Trac, SOLD....My SAS Thread Photobucket Site My rock slider build

09-28-2009, 09:50 PM	#18
bronco2guy Built not bought. Columbia, MO 91 Ford Explorer Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 2,350 Vehicle Specs	Hmm, next time we go, will have some extra days and more time you can get out and check out your flex. Also we can pre run about 4-5 trails on some RZR's.

09-29-2009, 03:42 PM	#19
DirtDemon85 Wannabe Elite Explorer Monroe, CT 01' Sport Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 165 Vehicle Specs	yea im definatly interested as i have an old 89 Wagoneer sitting in my yard, figured it make some use out of it, Granted it will never come out as clean as urs! thats perty __________________ http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k2...tang04-2-1.jpg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB8oj2hF6gY

11-13-2009, 02:12 PM	#20
minkis123 Wannabe Elite Explorer Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 3 Vehicle Specs	Hi i also own a 2002 ford trac sport. And i was wondering what you did with your subs. As you probly know you cant really do that much with subs in this truck do to the lack of space below the seats. But i would like to hear what you did. Please get back at me about this at taymink@sbcglobal.net Thank you for your time.