Explorer / Ranger Truck Of The Month Winners

BACKGROUND Became Elite 6-24-02 2000 Ford Explorer Sport EXTERIOR MODS Sylvania Silver Stars Clear corners Xenon fog lights from a Lexus Mustang 17 inch Cobera R's with Perilli Scorpion tires Custome grille inserts ( not billit ) Black Ford emblem Auto Vent Shade Bug Deflector 2 clear, painted on the back side Custom hood scoops Painted cowel panel Yellow smiley face Zorro antenne thingie Fender repeater lights 5% tint on all rear glass 35% tint on the fronts Roof rack gone Body side mouldings gone 4-door leaf springs E.E. rear sway bar V-tech tail light covers Xplorer third brake light cover Lund Wing ENGINE/DRIVETRAIN MODS Brown Wire Mod B&M Tranny cooler Perma-Cool tranny filter with Farras temp guage...

1993 Mazda Navajo In 1992 my wife and I were doing a lot of seeing America and camping. We decided to buy a 4x4 so we could get away from the crowds. Our first choice was an Explorer but the prices were very high and not negotiable. We stumbled on the Navajo Sport by chance and were able to purchase it for about $3,000.00 less than the Explorer. In July of 1992 we took 3 weeks off and hit the road in our factory equiped Navajo. We visited New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. By chance we came across a sleepy little town called Moab (Mecca). A couple of Jeepers I met at the local gas station convinced us to follow them on some of the trails. From that day on I would never be the same. The howling of the engine, the sound of crumbling...

I just spent about 15 minutes looking for a new feature Explorer. The first place I look is for them is in the Elite Explorer Registry . If there are no photos, in your thread, or if your photos are at cardomain, soundomain etc, I can't do anything with your ride. I also look in signatures of users to find links to their stats/photo pages. That hasn't got me much farther this morning. I reccomend to place a link in your signature that will take the user to your Elite Explorer Registry page. I'm just looking to copy and paste your stats and photos. PLEASE. If you want to have a chance to have your Explorer featured update your Elite Explorer Registry entry with stats, photos, etc.

My 2001 XLS 4x4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In April of 2004 I traded in my 1999 Ranger for a 2001 Explorer 4x4. Since it was a 4x4 I originally had intentions of making it all about offroading. However after consideration, I decided instead to make it sort of a Jack-of-all-trades type vehicle. That is, I wanted it to be comfortable for where it would spend most of its time, on the street, yet still capable of having alittle fun off road. I also recently set a goal of improving its gas mileage up to a fairly consistent 20mpg. Stuff thats done so far, # American Racing Baja Wheels 16x8 # Toyo Open Country A/T 265/75/16 # Smittybuilt grill guard # KC Daylighter off road...

Background ------------- -Purchased used in May '01, only 13,000 km. Supposedly driven by Ford employee before that. -replaced a Contour SVT which was getting too beat up on backcountry gravel roads getting to mountainbike trailheads. -have also owned a '93 Sport and leased a '97. -2000 has been very reliable. Needed the timing chain warranty work done, needed some work done on front brakes been great since. -Michelin LTX M/S tires replaced the Wilderness A/T as part of the infamous recall a few years back. -other toys that go on and off include Yakima roof rack (bike and ski attachments) and Thule hitch-rack (bikes) -had rear wiper motor replaced under extended warranty, not much better than original (need to "push start" it...

-=DaemoN=-'s 1992 Ford Explorer XLT 4DR Engine Mods: -K&N drop-in filter and swiss cheese box -Hypertech chip Exhaust: -hi-flow cat -flowmaster force II catback Differentials and lift: Front: -HP Dana 44 -narrowed 5 3/8" on the pass side -moser alloy shaft on the passenger side, and stock shafts on the driver side. -CTM u-joints -5.13 gears and No-Spin Detroit locker -WH 5.5 coils -1.5 x .25 wall DOM steering links using tube inserts, and 3/4" heim joints -superlift adjustable track bar -stock bronco radius arms with 7 degree bushings -cut down bronco coil towers and F-250 shock towers -RS 9012X shocks. Rear: -Ford 9" -narrowed 6 inches -disk brakes -Dutchman alloy axles -5.13 gears and Detroit...

2000 Ford Explorer Sport Mods Phase I: - 20% / 5% tint - Lowered 3" - Clear turn signals - Custom stock taillights (no amber) - Clear taillights - Upper SS speed grille - Lower bumper SS speed grille - JVC Headunit - Power acoustik/pioneer 3-ways - Power acoustik tweeters - PG Octane R amp - 2 12" PG subs in ported box - White faced Reverse glow guages - White faced A/C controls - Cyber-Whites off-road fogs - Shaved roof rack - Doetsch Tech drop shocks - Saleen rear swaybar w/ energy bushings - Xenon Strobes in head lights - Xenon Strobes in reverse lights - Silver Star headlight bulbs - New rotors/Brake pads - Viper alarm w/ remote start - Wheelskins leather steering wheel cover - AutoVation...

Jeez ive been on this site forever and decided to do a little exploring tonight in the "un clicked" parts- I never knew there was actually an Elite Explorer Registry... so I figured Id put in my thread for those of you who dont know me. Im 20 years old (well will be on March 29, 2004; close enough). Currently an auto technician at STS in central NJ. Also a full time Mechanical Engineering student at Rutgers University. Graduate in 2006! This explorer was my first car. By the time i had my car for about a year, i had done all the "cosmetic" stuff to it basically because in small steps its cheap and easy. No need to add a long list of items to this thread- you can see pretty much everything in the picture: Next I started...

12/09 UPDATE: I have updated the Interior Mods section of my write up. Hey Everyone this is RPheezy, formerly known as the R. I have finally graduated to Elite Explorer status and I have uploaded pics of my rig. Below is a write up of all of the mods I've done complete with pictures. Please feel free to post questions or comments. BACKGROUND When I first got my truck in 98, I never planned for it to become what it is. I thought I would just do a few mods like a stereo upgrade and a few exterior fashion mods. Luckily when I got the truck, I got it with 4.10 gears, which saved me from having to regear when I finally put on my 33s. My brother had a 97 TJ and was fixing his up, so I started to learn about building an off...

I have been looking on this forum for a while, and wheres the new feature trucks? :rolleyes:

Here is my truck, so far. Dead Link Removed Engine: Stock 4.0 Liter V6 OHV EFI, Borla Exhaust and Headers, KKM True Rev Intake Kit, Splitfire Spark Transmission: Stock Ford Overdrive Automatic A4LD, Remanufactured from Phoenix Hard Parts, at 205k miles. Transfer Case: Borg Warner 1354 electric turned manual shift Steering: 79 Bronco cut down linkage Front Suspension: 79 Bronco radius arms and Brackets, Early Bronco coil buckets, Rancho RS9112's, Energy 7 degree C Bushings, Wildhorses4x4 EB 5.5" coils, Disconnected sway bars, Rear Suspension: Stock springs relocated over axle with Mountain Offroad anti-wrap spring perches and shock mounts, Rancho RS9112's, WAR153 Warrior Shackles, Rancho Add-a Leaf Differentials: Detroit...

Hello Elite Explorers! I just wanted to make my mark over here and express my apperication for this site. I also would like to offer my appoligie for take so damn long to buck up and become Elite. I have been here since Feb 2000. I have been through two Explorers while here. I love this site and spend a lot of time here it is the first thing I check when I login at work in the morning. I have a window open with this site in it all day. When I get home I check my personal email and then see what has updated from the last time I checked the site before I left work and drive Black Magic home. Then I get in trouble for spending so much time on here at home. :rolleyes: I have my site with all my information that I can to...

Spindlecone joined the site and became an Elite Explorer the next day! I thought I would honor that commitment, by giving his good looking Sport Trac Feature Truck status. Thanks for your support! "Been on several ford sites in the past, this one is pro-quality glad to be here. Chipped, open intake, optima yellow top, billet grill, airdam, all cladding and EGrs blacked out, M.F exhaust, rancho 5 Ks, dropped 1/38s in the rear only, EE swaybar and hoodscoop, CF badges and tails. all de-badged, Piaa 980s, am done (maybe a S.C in the future, than done) maybe:)) forgot, powertrax unit, Moda 7s, Kumho exsta sts tires, trickflow diff girdle."

Truck of the Week! Jefe's 2000 Explorer SAS Project Congrats Jeff for being our first "Truck of the Week". I choose this one myself since I feel this is an excellent way to get a solid axle under your late model Explorer. I have seen this rig in action myself and it really works well :D Congrats Jeff!:D Dead Link Removed Setup consists of: Front: Rubicon Express Long Arms for TJ's Custom D44 front axle: -High Pinion -4.88's -Elec-trac -TJ width (~2" wider than stock explorer) -TJ brackets -Chevy outers; 11" disk brakes, Warn premium hubs, 5x5.5 bolt pattern Sway-a-way RaceRunner coil-overs: -2" reservoir, 14" travel shock -dual rate Eibach springs; 250, 300 1st gen. steering gear...

Well this is it after nearly three years of installing and uninstalling mods I have finaly come closer to the explorer I have always wanted :D In one year I have installed a 5.5" superlift, superrunner steering, twin ARB lockers, 4.10 gears, custom round tube rock sliders, 2 sets 33-12.5-15 MT's on outlaw II wheels, AR python wheels, black rockcrawler wheels and then just when it was all finished I decided to rip it all out and start over ;) I got bit by the SAS bug that was going around so I guess I just had to have one :) Now my parts list goes something like this: D30 sas w/ long arms 4" custom springs by auto fab spring over rear rancho single aal 8.8 Dynamic Motor Sports diff support/ cover Rancho 9000's...