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Welded up bottom bracket for the AC condenser, the top/side brackets will be tied into engine cage. Majority of people ditch the AC in builds ive noticed, and i see why.

Last tubes welded up for bumper.

Closer and lower than previously, not to mention straight

Trying to come back to life Repositioned the bumper. Front three tubes were about 11" and now they're 1.5"

Started a roof light rack, holds five 7" lights Will be bolt on so it can be removed for trail riding

Front view of fender clearance (before installing fiberglass) which will be McNeil Racing

May have cut a little too much, however, I can clear 40s if ever feel the need

Got a trailer to tow this thing around once completed. Plus have other projects I'm working on that needs to be towed around.

Pulling 20.75" out of 21" from the Link killers.

Mounted the Giant 64 Link Killers And almost completed tire swing, capable of mounting 37s

Finally got some Giant Motorsports "Giant 64 Link Killer" leafs and hardware.

You technically could use any kind of welder if you know what you're doing. Just dont crank it up too high or you'll melt tube

Haven't been working on expo, it's still in the works. Put on pause because of moving to different state

My 2wd 1998 xlt lift spindles and SOA project That's the write up I did

I used spindles off a 2001 ranger edge on my 1998 expo. So yes you could.

If you're already going with lift spindles. Then just do SOA in rear and twist the torsion keys an inch. IF you have to trim, it'll be very little Since you're 2wd you could replace the torsion bolts with longer/sturdier bolts, twist the torsion almost all the way. Then do a shackle lift in rear...

I would rethink a sloped body lift.

My 2wd 1998 xlt lift spindles and SOA project There's the thread when I did mine. It was only about $40 to do a SOA

I did the same thing few years back in my Expo. I just dealt with it but you can buy a form of aerogel and place it between transmission and body, will do the trick. (Done this in a XJ and worked perfectly)

On the left is a 5/8" bolt from my steering that I was bending everyother time out wheeling. (1/2" bolt for a straight line comparison) This is what happens when your geometry is off

Sounds like a vacuum line. My 98 had almost exact problem and that's what it was. One of the lines got pulled

Since I want to keep my hatch on the Explorer I made a different kind of tire carrier. It's off to the side of the hatch but not so low that it will be my bottoming out point (still bumper) Used 1.75"x0.125" for bent tubing and 1.75"x0.25" for straight tubes (welding points) and a solid piece of...

Swing steer is a W.I.Y. kit from Baker Fabrications Using 7/8 heims for steering, kept bending 5/8" Since I've beamed the explorer, ive gone threw a few different steering setups. •3/4 ton Tre steer with tie rods (which broke countless times) •Heims with only the Tre steer "y split" •Heims...

I dont have any "before" pictures of the Ford 9". I pulled it from a early F-150. It's a 31 spline big bearing 9" All the upgrades were purchased from Fierce Offroad and are mainly RuffStuff Specialties products. Ford 9" Backbone Truss 3/4 ton disk brake swap Braided brake lines 5.13 ring and...

Personally I saw almost no difference when I went from 4.56 to 4.88 on 35s. But 5.13 on 37s made a huge difference