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Foxy, sorry for not replying sooner. I have moved house a couple of months ago and I only just got broadband connected. I'm not sure what you mean in your question. If you can re-phrase the question I might be able to remember. The trouble is (apologies to all the Explorer fans out there) I...

Chris, I don't think you'll have a problem with the shifter, being that it still uses a cable. It's not like aussie cars that are directly connected to the gearbox. You may have trouble with the radiator shroud unless you cut it to go around the upper radiator hose. Apart from that, I can't...

I can't answer that. We don't have Explorer Sports in Australia. Maybe someone from the States can answer that?

I can't remember exactly how much it cost, but I think it was $100 or around that figure for the body lift. Not sure what you mean by less aggressive? I replaced my leafs to get a 40mm lift and cause they are a lot better than the OEM. You don't need those crap auto levelling shocks with a...

Fixed!! For anyone that was following this thread, it was the sway bar bushes. Thanks to Jayhawkexplorer I now have a brand new set of Moog body and link bushes. They are a much better design than the OEM's. Who would have thought that these would cause the problem? Visually, you have no...

Thanks for your suggestion. I would be interested to here how you went with it. As it stands, I am waiting on the sway bar bushes in the mail. I will replace these first and see what happens. If not, I will certainly look at the wear pads. How would one tell if the pads are worn out?

Thanks for everyone's help. I will have a look at the leafs when I get a chance. I wouldn't mind changing the bushes anyway. Jay, I will PM you about the bushes.

It has just occurred to me that I only started noticing this problem when I changed my tyres from the Bf mud terrains to BF long trails. These are mainly street tyres so it is more then likely the problem has been there for a long time. I just never noticed before with the vibration from the...

Thanks jay. Would you mind letting me know how much shipping would be to Australia? I had a look on Rockauto. Shipping is always dear from them. The price you gave is better than here. If I remember correctly, Ford Australia wants around $70 for the links, each! That's ridiculous. You...

Thanks EB. How would you suggest to check the sway bar bushes or should I replace them anyway? They are quite expensive down here. Maybe I should get some from the States. I remember reading about the pads on the torsion bars. Can these be visually inspected? I might add that I did do some...

I have been having problems with my 99 Ex with regards to the front end knocking. I have so far changed all 4 ball joints which helped alot. For a few months I had trouble free running, but lately, a small knocking feeling has returned. It is ever so slight but very annoying and getting...

Bluesmoke, I seem to be going through alot of fuel at the moment and I am just looking into possible causes. I thought I might change the o2 sensors to see if there is an effect. I have no fault codes in the computer, but I have read that o2 sensors as they age respond slower. They're not...

Thanks for the info on the lettering. I believe I only have two cats, so does that mean I only have one after the cats? Anyway, I'm not interested in that one. I'm concerned with the two before the cats. Do you know if they have numbers on them? What would happen if I put the wrong type in?

I am looking at buying some new upstream o2 sensors for my 99 4.0L SOHC. I looked them up on the Rockauto site and to my surprise, there is lots of them. Does anyone know what type I should buy? I looked at my original ones and noted that they are the 4 wire type, but that's all I know about...

Does anyone know much about these gas systems and how well they work on Explorer's? I don't mean gasoline either, but LPG (Liquid Petroleum Gas). I am considering converting mine to gas and wanted to find out as much as possible. From what i've found out, these systems are required when the...

I have the 4.0litre SOHC engine. From my brief calculations, I'm getting about 14mpg maybe less in your terms. We use metric here in Australia so I can't be exact. I cleaned my Mass Air sensor this morning and re-cleaned my K&N, but this time making sure not to apply too much oil. It seemed...

You really sound like you know what your talking about. I already have changed the plugs, leads, fuel filter and cleaned my K&N. I was thinking about cleaning the Mass air sensor. I read on a post that when using a K&N filter, it is sometimes possible to overcoat the element, thus resulting...

I am currently looking into purchasing a code scanner (not a reader) and have been doing a bit of research on them. There are a heap of scanners available on Ebay but am not sure which one to buy and which one will work. I have so far learnt that Ford uses the PWM protocol for communicating...

3 negative feedbacks for over 4400 positive is a very good rating. The seller looks very professional so I don't think you'll have a problem.

Everyone on this site seems to recommend Moog balljoints because they are greasable. The OEM balljoints don't have grease nipples and tend to wear out because you can't re-grease them during services.

I thought the popping noise was from the electromagentic clutch in the transfer case releasing the wind up. I am led to believe that the transfer case won't allow the transmission to wind up and will release the clutch for a split second. Mine does the same thing, on dirt.

I actually have the iridium tipped plugs in my Ex. I changed them at 100,000km along with the leads. I can't remember what brand they were. I used Top Gun ignition leads. All seems to run alright, can't really say that it changed much. Although my Ex does run faultlessly.

Here is mine with a 2" suspension lift (almost) and a 2" body lift.

I have managed to upload my picture now, so here it is and I hope you like,

The biggest tire you will fit is a 32" in the spare tire spot. Any bigger and your out of luck. I have managed a solution to the problem you are pre-empting. Check out this link in the useful thread section. You will find a picture of the winch about 3/4 of the way down. I wouldn't say it's...