Captain AirTime
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- December 10, 2004
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- City, State
- Campbell River BC Canada
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 98 XLT
Just an introduction for myself and my latest ride.
Just got a 92 4dr XLT cheap with a bad 200K mile motor. Picked up a cheap '94 motor for it, and we'll go on from there. For a '92, it is in excellent condition cosmetically.
This will be a daily driver, so right now, my thoughts for it are this:
700R4 NV241 (or keep the 1354, we'll see $)
4.10 True Tracs, or an Electrac in the rear
rear disc
custom 3" lift, D44 knuckles, shooting for about 14-16" good wheel travel.
maybe bilstiens, maybe even coilovers, we'll have to wait and see. I love TTB's!
maybe 1" body lift if I need it to clear 33x10.50 BFG's.
Current dailydriver/bike hauler:
88SC Ranger,
Explorer dash, 4.0L, 8.8, D35 3.73
D44 knuckles, dual transfercases,
major fender cutting, 33x10.50 BFG MT (my favorite daily driver tires!)
Past:
77 Bronco(locked, 35's, etc), F100's, Suzuki's, B2, Rangers(2.0L,2.3L,2.3T,4.0L,5.0L), lots of cars, bikes, etc. The only real mistake was that I once bought a front wheel drive car. Not sure what I was thinking, but I had just rolled/totalled the Bronco, and wasn't all there
Current Long Term Project:
'89 sidkick, 2.4L Nissan DOHC
Mustang T5, Dual BW1350's,
Toy 8" rear axle, 4.56 Elocker
Supra rear 7.5" front diff, centered, TAD undecided, OEM LS is there for now.
33x12.50 Yokohama Geolandar MT's on 15x7 Toy alloy's.
Sway A Way coilovers all around,
SAW Air/Hydraulic bumpstops all around.
custom 16"+ front SLA wheel travel, 930 CV's, Toy outers/knuckles.
17"+ rear travel, 4 link.
90" wheelbase, 60" track width, 16" belly pan clearance, <2500LB goal.
Quite a way to go on it, but the expensive parts are done, and the drivetrain is all fitted together. Suspension is mocked up ready to procede. Now to get some work done, and finish being $500 to death.
I like to go fast, and bash around on really rough roads, sand dunes,snow etc. Rock crawling is fun, but the sport has advanced to the point where its no longer compatible with a go-fast daily driver, and I'm not interested in towing to trails or compromising my general use any further. BTDT, and I can do most everything *I* want on 33's with good suspension and a heavy foot ;-)
The body damage sport is behind me, and 4 doors w/ AC is now a reality!
Erik
Just got a 92 4dr XLT cheap with a bad 200K mile motor. Picked up a cheap '94 motor for it, and we'll go on from there. For a '92, it is in excellent condition cosmetically.
This will be a daily driver, so right now, my thoughts for it are this:
700R4 NV241 (or keep the 1354, we'll see $)
4.10 True Tracs, or an Electrac in the rear
rear disc
custom 3" lift, D44 knuckles, shooting for about 14-16" good wheel travel.
maybe bilstiens, maybe even coilovers, we'll have to wait and see. I love TTB's!
maybe 1" body lift if I need it to clear 33x10.50 BFG's.
Current dailydriver/bike hauler:
88SC Ranger,
Explorer dash, 4.0L, 8.8, D35 3.73
D44 knuckles, dual transfercases,
major fender cutting, 33x10.50 BFG MT (my favorite daily driver tires!)
Past:
77 Bronco(locked, 35's, etc), F100's, Suzuki's, B2, Rangers(2.0L,2.3L,2.3T,4.0L,5.0L), lots of cars, bikes, etc. The only real mistake was that I once bought a front wheel drive car. Not sure what I was thinking, but I had just rolled/totalled the Bronco, and wasn't all there
Current Long Term Project:
'89 sidkick, 2.4L Nissan DOHC
Mustang T5, Dual BW1350's,
Toy 8" rear axle, 4.56 Elocker
Supra rear 7.5" front diff, centered, TAD undecided, OEM LS is there for now.
33x12.50 Yokohama Geolandar MT's on 15x7 Toy alloy's.
Sway A Way coilovers all around,
SAW Air/Hydraulic bumpstops all around.
custom 16"+ front SLA wheel travel, 930 CV's, Toy outers/knuckles.
17"+ rear travel, 4 link.
90" wheelbase, 60" track width, 16" belly pan clearance, <2500LB goal.
Quite a way to go on it, but the expensive parts are done, and the drivetrain is all fitted together. Suspension is mocked up ready to procede. Now to get some work done, and finish being $500 to death.
I like to go fast, and bash around on really rough roads, sand dunes,snow etc. Rock crawling is fun, but the sport has advanced to the point where its no longer compatible with a go-fast daily driver, and I'm not interested in towing to trails or compromising my general use any further. BTDT, and I can do most everything *I* want on 33's with good suspension and a heavy foot ;-)
The body damage sport is behind me, and 4 doors w/ AC is now a reality!
Erik
