RockRider
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- August 29, 2008
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- City, State
- Muncy, Pennsylvania
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 94 XLT
Hi,
I'm new here and was hoping I could get some advice on my Explorer. It won't pass inspection because the radius arm bushings are shot and the rear body mounts are rusted out, despite my attempts to save them.
So, I was wondering how difficult and expensive it is to replace rusted out body mounts. I'm also not sure it's worth it to attempt this project because of the explorer's other problems. It's a 1994 XLT 4 door, with a 5spd and 196,320 miles on the odo. The shocks are also shot, the engine has antifreeze leaking into it, the exhaust is rusted out, the passenger side rocker panel is, well, gone, and the radius arm bushings are shot.
I think I can tackle most of the other problems, but I know zilch about body work, so should I go to the expense of having the mounts fixed, or put my ex out to pasture and sell it as a parts vehicle?
I hate to get rid of it, it's been a great truck and the frame is still good, and there aren't many like it left anymore, but that's the situation.
Any advice would be helpful, I'm hoping it might be fixable, but I'm not sure if replacing body mounts is possible or practical, so if anybody has experience with this, I'm all ears.
Thanks
I'm new here and was hoping I could get some advice on my Explorer. It won't pass inspection because the radius arm bushings are shot and the rear body mounts are rusted out, despite my attempts to save them.
So, I was wondering how difficult and expensive it is to replace rusted out body mounts. I'm also not sure it's worth it to attempt this project because of the explorer's other problems. It's a 1994 XLT 4 door, with a 5spd and 196,320 miles on the odo. The shocks are also shot, the engine has antifreeze leaking into it, the exhaust is rusted out, the passenger side rocker panel is, well, gone, and the radius arm bushings are shot.
I think I can tackle most of the other problems, but I know zilch about body work, so should I go to the expense of having the mounts fixed, or put my ex out to pasture and sell it as a parts vehicle?
I hate to get rid of it, it's been a great truck and the frame is still good, and there aren't many like it left anymore, but that's the situation.
Any advice would be helpful, I'm hoping it might be fixable, but I'm not sure if replacing body mounts is possible or practical, so if anybody has experience with this, I'm all ears.
Thanks
