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caveman215

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Green Bay, WI
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1996 XL
can i put 32" tires on a stock 96 explorer or do i need to get a lift
 



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You can but you're going to need to break out the sawzall....I'd do a tt and shackle to provide a little more room but your still won't have much flex room.
 






fo real bro! theres a ton a threads about this on here.. search alittle!
 






fo real bro! theres a ton a threads about this on here.. search alittle!

hey man do you have any updated pictures of your truck? last i saw you on here, you were preparing for the coilover swap.
 






hey man do you have any updated pictures of your truck? last i saw you on here, you were preparing for the coilover swap.

I think I have some, I'll have to dig... The coilovers are on and it drives great.. while I was doing the swap I regeared the axles with 4.56's and did a 4406 swap with a front locker as well. It did great in the snow!
 






can i put 32" tires on a stock 96 explorer or do i need to get a lift

I had 32x10.5's on my explorer stock. Youll have to trim the bumper maybe a 1/5 inch and if you have plastic tupperware across the bottom youll want to remove the piece that connects to the fender. After that I was good to go and was fine.
After a 2.5"tt , AAL and war153s I have more then enough room for flex turning ect. I could do 33's with out a problem now.

Put them on only way to tell .
 






You could probably stick a couple washers on to push the bumper out instead of having to trim the bumper.
 






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