Sport Trac - Ranger - Street Trucks

I picked up a rust free 2wd 97 big flare sport with the SOHC 4.0l about a month ago now. This thing is SPOTLESS!!! I bought it for Penny's with a bad transmission in it and the plan to turn it into a 12 second turbo'd street/drag truck. As of last week I finished swapping in a 5 speed manual transmission I built for it with the lower gear ratio out of the 4 cyl ranger. 3.73 posi rear end, I put on a custom bent Magnaflow stainless exhaust, lowered it 3" and put a set of 18x10 Ford Racing "Cobra" wheels on it. The difference in power and acceration is incredible with the 5 speed compared to the 5r55e. I'm not entirely happy with the M5ODR1 though and will be swapping it out for a Tremec before I turbo it. I'm also swapping...

Hey guys, I've never posted pics here before so I thought I would now that I got my new 20s on... I've just begun to modify my X, but I'm 16 and this is only the beginning. :thumbsup:

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Hey my name is James and this is my 2001 Ford Explorer Sport Trac (working on it slowly) Type 6-Cylinder, 60° V, Single Overhead Cam, 12V Displacement 4.0L (245 CID) Gears 4.10 OD Horsepower 210 @ 5200 (SAE net @ rpm) Torque 240 @ 3000 (lb.-ft. @ rpm) 5 speed Automatic 16-inch Bright Cast Aluminum Wheels Leather Power Moonroof Power Windows/Locks Speed Control 4 Wheel ABS Remote Keyless Entry Overhead Console w/Electronic Compass and Outside Temperature Truck Bed Extender Independant SLA Suspension Side Impact Beams 2ND Gen Dual Front Airbags Power Back Window Roof Rails Things I've Added Since (not much) Clear Corners MAC Chrome Intake Kit Bosch Spark Plug Wires Billet Grille Bumper Billet...

6-MTX 5500 DVC 12'S 3-MTX 801D MONO AMPS 1.0 FARAD SWX CAPACITOR STREET WIRES DISTRIBUTION BLOCK STREET WIRES CABLES PIONEER HEAD UNIT ROCKFORD FOSGATE 5X7 IN FRONT AND REAR FLUSH MOUNT TWEETERS PASSPORT 8500 RADAR DETECTOR 10" NEON BLUE LIGHTS UNDER DASH AND REAR SEATS 2-6.5 IN. SUN VISOR TV'S 10.4 IN. FLIP DOWN TV REAR SEATS 5% TINT ALL AROUND CUSTOM PAINTED CLADDING CUSTOM CUT FOG LIGHT HOLES CUSTOM FOG LIGHTS CLEAR CORNERS BILLET GRILLES TOP AND BOTTOM ALTEZZA TAIL LIGHTS XPLORER EMBLEM, SHAVED "E" SHAVED "SPORT" EMBLEM LOWERED WINDSHIELD WIPER VIPER 791XV W/REMOTE START AND TRACKING CUSTOM "HEARING PROTECTION REQUIRED" STICKER CUSTOM "MTX AUDIO" STICKER 20" BOSS 301 RIMS WITH BF GOODRICH TIRES 20" CHROME...

i'm going to keep my truck i'm also going to be posting a whole heck of alot more again as there are now a million new things i have to learn in order to do everything i want. plans- roadster lay body tonneau cover mounted reverse (so it the front folds up) w. plexi window showing amp rack keep the front suicide, rear pass suicice and tailgate door configuration 400/450 hp/tq major stumbling points- z front or body drop entire truck (rear suspension will be fairly easy- just weld in all new at height desired, front not so much to get it down further as front crossmember is on ground and body isn't!) rollcage type bracing system to replace strength lost by removing roof. probably with hoops behind each front...

I've been dreaming about this project for a long time. The spark started when I took my Explorer ice racing. I entered my Explorer in a class that was mostly, well all all-wheel drive cars. A few WRX a Mistubishi Evo 8, and a very fast Audi RS4. I had fun but the Ex is no all-wheel drive car. So one day I was reading this forum about the V8 Explorer all-wheel drive transfer case and the author stated the power split was 65-35. I had just read an artical about the new Focus RS and how it can shift the power to the same ratio to make it able to slide and handle more like a rear drive car with power oversteer. Well? What if a find a short bed, regular cab Ranger (just so happens that Ranger setup has the same wheel base as the 4 door V8...

hey guys, just joined up over here for some more good readin. i'm active over on RPS and R-F. anyways, let me know what you think of my truck Mod's and info: 1996 GO - 10:1 Compression 4.0, P&P 98TM heads, 422 Cam, BBK 66mm TB, FMS 30-lbs Injectors -3.73 & Trac Loc - Caltrac Traction Bars - 5sp swap with hurst shifter - SN95 rear brakes, 12" sport trac front brakes Suspension - DJM 4/5 - Rear air shocks Audio - Kenwood DNX5140 - 2 12" L5's Exterior - 5% tint - FR500 18x9 18x10 - clear headlights/fogs - cowl hood - SS mirrors - Rollpan - De-Pinstriped - Undercover ABS bed cover these are back in 2006 when my truck was bone stock besides some small audio changes inside. here i added the fog light valence and fogs...

My Supercharged 99' Mountaineer 5.0! Hey guys! As you can see this is my Mountaineer, I'm working on upgrading the engine a LOT over the summer, but here's a few pictures of it as it stands now! All the detailed specs are at http://www.cardomain.com/id/gta357 or my vBGarage! Here's most of it: ENGINE\DRIVETRAIN: Gibson Swept Side Exhaust Superchip Model 1715 Tuner Highest Performance NO-TOW MAC chrome intake and conical filter Baumann Stage 3 Shift Kit Explorer Express Eaton Roots Style Supercharger!! 4.10 Gears 90MM Lightning Mass Airflow Sensor Torque Monster Headers HANDLING: (X-Spec lowered suspension package) Suspension drop Edelbrock Shocks New Solid rear sway bar Polyeurothane bushings Camber adjusters...

and so it begins.... i am currently on my 5th ranger. with the addition of my second child this year, my family has out grown pick-ups for daily transportation. the ranger is being dismantled to try and recoup some of my mod money, and i am gonna start buildin this. gonna take a lil road trip to pick it up the first weekend of october, then the fun starts. rough plans have been layed out suspension/brakes: ranger torsion bars and leafs bilstien shocks 12" front rotor upgrade 17" wheels with 275/55/17 tires interior: full length console sport trac gauges drivetrain: manual tranny conversion 4.10's torquemonster headers undecided catback undecided CAI plenum spacer 1.7 roller rockers undecided camshaft...

i know it is not my truck but he is my brother so i will post his stuff here to show off for him. sorry about the big img's ok. this is a old exterior picture. this is his new intake that run awsome. these are his new brakes that make him stop as fast as he accelerates. these are his new traction bars as traction is a problem for him. these are his gauges to make shure every thing is running good.

I find it hard to understand that nobody has tried underdrive pulleys or know were you can get them. I found 1 placed called zabeck but there is no phone # or email address. if anybody know of any place thank you. 2000 4.0 ohv or sohc from what i ve gaithered they are possibly will interchange

2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac XLT, black with beige cloth interior. Bought new May, 2007. 4.0L (245 cu.in) V6, 5 Speed automatic transmission, 8.8" differential with 31 spline axes, 3.73 axle ratio, rear wheel drive, class III tow package, four wheel independent suspension. Modifications list: KMC XD Series "Hoss" wheels. 20x9 with 12mm offset in gloss black Pirelli Scorpion tires 275/55/20 McGard chrome lugnuts and wheel locks Extang Black Max soft bed cover Carriageworks polished billet grilles Stylz 12" polished billet antenna TFC chrome door handles. Putco chrome mirror covers. Chrome plated billet tagframe Chrome V6 emblem on tailgate Removed paint (lettering) from "Sport Trac" emblem on tailgate for 3D chrome effect...

Okay so I now have a 2002 Sport Trac, 4x4, Alpine white 114K miles Looks good right? WRONG Beat to crap LOL I had helped my buddy purchase this truck about 4 years ago, he lost his job and could no longer afford the payments, so I had to take it back. The truck was wrecked into a guardrail, it is now getting fixed at my mother in laws body shop, $4700 worth of damage! Holy cow! the bad: -$4700 damage from guardrail -the SOHC has a slight rattle at start up and the trans has a 2-3 shift flare -114K abused miles, not in my care! -tensioner is dry/squeek -oil changes were not kept up with -front tires are almost bald, after wreck was driven for months before finally getting alignment -windshield cracked...

all mods are visible in the pics above :thumbsup: Plans are install my system, maybe lower, kit, 20's, darker tint. haven't decided if i want to add go or not. kind of thinking ill just get an integra for that after i pay this off :)