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Do not buy cheap LED lights for the dash cluster. All the cheap Chinese LEDs will die within a couple months and you'll be tearing it all down again. Superbright LEDs has 194 LEDs that are perfect for the cluster and their LEDs are quality sourced...

My daily driver is a 2011 Frontier that I have put 210k miles on with zero mechanical work other than fluid changes, spark plugs, a new serp belt, brakes, shocks and tires - all stuff that wears out on any vehicle after that long. It rides & drives like it did when it was new. It's stupid easy...

Most of the ones I see on the road are thoroughly clapped out. They just never got the following that the Cherokee did. Many owners didn't maintain them, which spells the end of the 4r55e/5r55e. They need regular fluid changes. Many people turned them in during Cash for Clunkers a long time...

Thanks fellas for the suggestions. Is there any end link parts commonality with the larger F150 & Expedition from this era that had torsion bar setups? What about longer stock style links for the Ranger that are compatible? It looks like I'll have to start doing parts research and see if I...

My dad and I both have Explorers (96 & 00) that have been lifted about 2.5" through TT and shackle/AAL. Last year we took my 96 hunting and ended up on some FS roads that were just awful. Total moonscape of rocks & washboard. I was trying not to beat the **** out of the truck, but by the end of...

When you stiffen the spring it will sag less under load. Even the stock springs sagged a bit on these rigs, so the AAL alone will give some "lift" over what came off the factory floor, simply by virtue of the rear not sagging under its own weight. I prefer the ride of an AAL + shackle as the...

I would buy a 4.0 OHV without much hesitation, just check the transmission for good operation. I've owned several high mileage 4.0 OHVs and the engines themselves have been solid. I even have 230k mi on my current OHV/4r55e and it has no trans issues. The highest mileage 4.0 OHV I had was north...

Warrior 153 will give around 1.25-1.5" in rear. I used 153s and Procomp Explorer 13120 AAL in the rear. You will get around 2.5". Then do TT on the front to match - though I would suggest setting the front to slightly lower than the rear, as the AAL may settle, and you want a little bit of rake...

96 OHV 4.0 /w about 230k miles. Drives without any issue on road, but I do have a shuddering issue when in 4-Low. The Explorer sees a lot of off road use but nothing abusive - mainly trails and some light hill climbs. What happens in 4-Low is that when going up any minor incline, you can feel a...

I have been chasing a vibration on my old 96 that seemed to be coming from the trans tunnel/driveshaft area - the vibration does not feel strongest in the steering wheel but instead was very strong when putting my hand on the top/side of the center console. It starts around 50MPH and continues...

Probably sway bar bushings. However if you were that far into the suspension to change out UCAs, you really should have done the lower joints. They're an extra 30 mins per side at best, and go in easily using the jack & smack trick - you insert the new joint into the LCA, place a jack under it...

If you are able to build up that much condensation while running, you will want to make sure you are really reaching operating temperature, and make sure to hit the highway occasionally. A compression test and test for exhaust/compression into cooling system (i.e. does cooling system frequently...

How I resolved this issue in mine was to eliminate the mounting grommets and mount the motor directly to the inner door frame using nylon washers to replace the grommets. The grommets are there mostly to reduce audible noise from the motor, so far as I can tell, but they also allow the motor to...

I was under the impression that the IFS D35 is a standard rotation/cut diff, and can use any ring/pinion/carrier that a D35 rear can use - this would include any number of LSD products intended for Jeeps. If I had my hands on a used Jeep TracLok I would take a shot at rebuilding it and throwing...

Thanks for the method in OP, it works great. Just replaced both lowers with Moog "Problem Solver" units, and it was easy to get them in without any special tricks. For the uppers I just replaced both UCA assemblies with complete UCAs from OReilly, which had new bushings and joint. I eliminated...

I have a really cheap Chinese Android 4.4 tablet (on sale last year Amazon $50) that I bought for our son, it has BT but not sure how reliable it is. I may pair it up just so I can see. I have also been thinking of buying a cheap small Chinese note/tab specifically for the BT OBD reader.

Depends on year, but on the early OBDII Explorers, trans temp is one of the most important. The sensor will read the ECU coolant temp sensor, intake/ambient air sensor. You may also have catalyst temp on the late 90s Explorers.. Other interesting data includes torque converter slip rate...

Yes. Once you add the Ford specific PIDs, you'll see several available PIDs for transmission fluid temp. One of them should work. Go to Settings -> Manage additions PIDs > press android menu button > Add predefined set > Ford

I have a late 95 manufacture which is considered a 96. OBD-II is implemented fully and it is EEC-V. I don't see why earlier 95s shouldn't be the same - haven't heard of them not fully implementing OBD-II protocol. Ford unlike GM was pretty good about such things.

Yeah had the same problem.. Tried for hours to bleed the system. Drove it out to the local school parking lot and did donuts. Still made a ton of noise and notchy steering. Went home frustrated, parked the truck and left it overnight. Came out in the morning, started it, and after the first few...

You can't really be sure unless you remove the entire rear brake assemblies and spin the axle shaft all by itself. The bearings aren't a big deal to replace but you will need a slide hammer and bearing/race installer kit, which are available cheap at Harbor Freight You will have to pull the...

Recently installed a cheap MP3/bluetooth head unit in the 96 which has factory "premium sound" amplifier, but no subwoofer - this same head unit model has worked great in the 91 that I gave to the MIL, which also had factory premium sound but /w woofer. I purchased the Metra 70-5600 harness...

Yeah if the fluid is burnt smelling it should always be changed, as it's lubrication qualities are likely reduced

Do the fluid and filter change. If the transmission is in bad enough shape that the fluid change harms it, it didn't have much life left on the clutches any way. Use quality Mercon V and consider having an additional cooler and in line filter added. 205,000 miles on original 4r55e here...

I bought an interior LED kit which included two festoon bulbs, but they are far too long to fit in the map light sockets. Fortunately I was able to use them in my Jeep interior overhead light bar, and they fit perfectly. Looking at where to find the shorter festoon LED bulbs, I discovered that...