94 xlt project

Just started working on getting my 94 Explorer off-road ready, so I'll be visiting the site a lot for questions and opinions.

So far I'm on 31x10.5/15 Goodyear Wrangler Authorities and Pro Comp wheels. The tires hum when you get up to speed but it don't bother me none. They do rub when making a sharp turn, but a little trimming should fix that. Soon to come is a 4" lift and maybe 33s. In the meantime I'm gonna run a 2" lift with shackles and coil spacers. I'm hoping to get a flowmaster and some fog lights when I can. Also my KKM intake should arrive tomorrow.
Plenty more to be done, but I think I'm off to a good start.

 

[Explorin'VA]

Got the rear AAL's on. It took unnecessarily long. The center pin provided in the kit sucks and no stores around me carry extended U bolts in the right size. I ended up finding a shop that replicated my stock U bolts, had them done in 5 minutes. Putting on the coil springs in the morning. I hope it's a simpler process than the rear was.

 

[IAmTodd]

I used the Moog K80109 camber bushings. They're full adjustable up to 4 degrees so there's no swapping them in and out.

You have to make sure the pinch bolt it properly torqued (~90-100ft-lbs). The shop that did my alignment didn't and the inner piece of the adjuster rotated and the camber went extremely negative. Brought it home the second time and got a few turns on the bolt.

 

[Explorin'VA]

Nice thanks. Will the unused camber affect the caster at all with these adjustable bushings?

 

[IAmTodd]

That's the nice thing with these. There is an eccentric within an eccentric so the caster can be set as well as camber.

 

[Maniak]

I used the Moog K80109 camber bushings. They're full adjustable up to 4 degrees so there's no swapping them in and out.

You have to make .

Are you sure you get 4 degrees on the 4x4 axle? The reason I ask is that the SPC camber cams give 3.5 degrees on a 4x2 but only 2. something degrees on a 4x4.

~Mark

 

[IAmTodd]

I can only go by what the description says. I do know they will give a good bit of negative camber with 2 inch coil spacers.

 

[Explorin'VA]

I got the coil springs in last night. I disconnected the brake lines to put them in and I lost a lot of fluid. Now there's no tension in the brake pedal. I'm gonna bleed the brakes today and hope that fixes everything.

 

[Xeek]

looks good. and yea you deff need to bleed them. gonna have to crack them open more then once for sure to get the air out

 

[Bruces expo]

Looking forward to seeing it Leveled out ,It's Coming along Nicely !! , I like my Skyjacker front lift , Just wish the Coils were not so Soft

 

[Explorin'VA]

Brakes are good now. It rides nice and looks sick. I'm getting it aligned tomorrow so ill post pics soon.

 

[Explorin'VA]

 

[wood1]

HAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHBAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Been there!

 

[IAmTodd]

How is Australia this time of year?

 

[MidnightRebel07]

Man, you really DO need to go get that alignment. LOL.

 

[Explorin'VA]

Haha I shoulda known...

 

[Explorin'VA]

Put on all new shocks today since the stock ones were done for. All skyjackered out on 2" haha. While I was putting the lug nuts back on I managed to strip one and bend the stud, so I just ordered all black lug nuts to match the wheels. I'm hoping I can straighten the stud back out. Also cut the U-bolts shorter after the pic was taken.

 

[Maniak]

Replace the stud. Do not straighten it.

You need to replace it. Otherwise it will probably snap when your torquing a lug nut or when your pulling it off.

~Mark

 

[CodePoet]

Yeah...replacing is pretty easy. Remove drum, pound old one out pound new one end replace drum done

 

[Explorin'VA]

Nice, glad it's a simple process.

I'd like to put on a new exhaust next, but first I gotta take care of the head gasket cover. No fun.

 

[Explorin'VA]

added bed liner to the cargo area