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Sorry for not responding sooner. That's unlike me. The 4.10s and 33's seem to be a fine combo for me, but everyone and their mother has an opinion on proper gearing. Like I said, my Sport was never a race truck or Prius, even stock, and once you throw some heavy tires and wheels on it, the OHV...

Still have mine, although its no longer my DD. Great truck and always a blast to drive. My 4.0 is no race car, especially after adding 33s, but I threw some 4.10s and on there and its manageable. She gets parked for the winter but it's halfway through a 4x4 swap. It's spent its whole life in...

Yup, got a line on a 4wd transmission coming with the transfer case. Pulled the transmission out before a few times so that'll be the easy part. I don't have the transfer case yet, but I don't see why it wouldn't work. I guess I'll find out when I get the case.

Hey all, It's been awhile since I had to post a question here but I think my lack of proper terminology is preventing me from finding the info I need on the site. As the title states, I am in the middle of a 4x4 swap on my 2000 Sport 2WD. I am not doing anything fancy, just the basic...

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Looks incredible!! Awesome job!

Looks good!

If I remember right, I think there were two different sized add-a-leafs I saw from Pro-Comp, one was like an 1" of lift and another slightly more, maybe 2"? After I did my body lift, I bought new leaf springs for a 4-door Explorer as those themselves sometimes are enough to lift the back of...

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Let's catch up, haha. So not sure if it's been mentioned in here before, sorry if it has, but I decided once I got my F-150 and retired the Explorer from Daily Driver status, I would put it away for the winter. Being almost 20 years old, the Midwest winters have really started taking a toll on...

Its pretty sad when the first lines are; "beats walking!" But honestly, that's how 95% of Explorers are around here anyways, if anything, that's on the better end, and that price is not unheard of. A bit steep, but not obnoxious. I do agree with what's already been said, that that truck is...

I don't get many vacations, especially ones that I can take the Explorer, but a pic is from the 4 Wheel Jamboree that I go to with my dad every year in Ohio and Indianapolis sometimes too. Of course I am always the only Explorer, but it is always a great time. The other pic is from the annual...

WOW! They sure did put in a lot of time and effort into that. It'd be fascinating to read a build thread on that.

No idea, maybe I just got lucky? Or you got a bad set? Dunno... Before those though, I had what I believe was PowerStop rotors but ThermoQuiet pads and my brakes squealed at the touch of the pedal. I figured it was the pads or my ignoring the break-in procedure, but recently I did a front...

Found my RockAuto packing list, looks like the PowerStop Z23 brake pads with AR8551XPR (Fronts) and AR8552XPR (rears) rotors. My truck is RWD however, so some changes may need to be made. But I'm almost positive that's my current setup and I have no complaints.

I put a Powerstop Evolution kit on my Sport and it seems to stop my 33's pretty well in my opinion. Did the slotted/drilled rotors and pads and no squeaks or anything. Just make sure to actually follow their break-in procedure. I'll have to see if I can find more specifics on the kit I used, but...

Sharp truck!!

I posted in the "what did you do today" thread, but I'll add it here too. Couple weeks ago, I took the Explorer to Badlands Off Road Park to participate in their "Christmas in Attica" parade. Basically, people dress up their ATVs, UTVs, Jeeps, 4x4, etc. and drive through the town in a parade...

I know its a possibility for any A/T but that freaked me out the first time that happened to me on my KOs. Although it was a huge piece of plastic that somehow got wedged between the treads and made a very unusual click click all the way til i stopped and found it :)

Oooo this will be a good one! Very interested to see the results of this, hopefully it doesn't get too heated here though

Yup, that's the same issue almost everyone runs into. Thank sue-happy 21st century. Had to bargain to get them to sell me my 33's. Ended up loading em for me in the back, but wouldn't install onto truck. Given the aggravation I went through to get the tires, I could live with that.

I'm not the best storyteller, but I hope you'll get the gist. Ya'll know this is one of those, "you have to have been there" sorta things. I included a pic of the time I first got sucked into the wheeling world. Nearly scared me out of it, and my cluelessness could've ended this badly. Decided...

Thanks for the compliment! Yep, she sure has changed since I got her, mostly for the better, hehe. I did take a few pics of the cupholder lights. Its a pretty basic install, nothing fancy or impressive, as we didn't think much of it and it was an idea I had a while back. Thinking about it now...

*** SPOILER ALERT *** No pictures... Finally got around to doing something that's been sitting since last Labor Day, installed an OEM trans cooler to the truck. Don't know if I posted when I got it, but last Labor Day as part of the 1/2 off at the junkyard, I got the trans cooler from an...

I know this isn't related to the topic much, but I've put my 2WD Explorer through more than any sensible person would and its held its own. It definitely has its shortcomings, being 2WD, but as bigred mentioned, if a 2WD has potential, an AWD in fully functioning order should be totally fine. I...