86EXPLORER86's 04 Explorer

[86EXPLORER86]

but its back to the drawing board for the kings way better set up i feal

 

[Tylers02]

for shure the kings will be way better the shock itself is way better than stock and you can pick a coil that work best for you. Did king say they will make them?

 

[86EXPLORER86]

no they did not get back to me i think if i make a new shock mount i can use and king coil with the right spring rate or just get a coil that will fit in the stk spot

im sick of the ride its ok but will be way better with kings

but think about it what RB makes him a champ im not talkn smack just other options

RB i still think ur a G

 

[Tylers02]

Yes you could make a simple shock hoop and mount a regular 8" coilover in there. That adapter cant be hard to make though that you can just buy some used coilover off dezertrangers.com or race-dezert.com in there classifieds section. Also the Curt Leduc swaptmeet at Morongo Casiono is coming up and there will be a lot of good deals. Rb will always be a good to the 3rd gen world because he was the first to bring an affordable lift to the market. He was also the first to make a bodylift work on a 3rd gen. Remember most of these guys dont have dezert where they live and are more into trails and such. They just need the lift for extra ground clearance and so they can fit bigger tires. I havent taken mine off-road yet because A its new (to me) and B its too nice to mess up off-road. I will take it on simple trails but if I want to do any serious off-roading I will go with my friends or buy a cheap ranger and build that. I just dont think there will be a huge market for mid or long travel explorers any time soon

 

[86EXPLORER86]

yeah the market is slow for every thing but explorers are ext. slow

i love the truck and love the look you get out of a prerunner ex. so thats my goal

but ur right everone has diffrent needs

 

[Tylers02]

yah dont get me wrong I love prerunners and their ability off-road and I cant wait to see yours built, but to me the third gens are too nice and there just isnt a demand. Good luck with your build and I cant wait to see pics of it.

 

[86EXPLORER86]

so i talked to king and these shocks are closer then they have ever been

 

[86EXPLORER86]

What do you think

 

[CmdrPopNFresh]

that thing looks sweet! i love the look of the stock rims painted black. and the cowl on the hood painted black looks awesome. nice color choices!

 

[Kovalchuk]

Looks Good Man!

 

[86EXPLORER86]

Dont know if i should paint the grill black its half crome and half black

thanks lookn for new rims but for now there ok

go the 305 70 16's on all 4 love how tall it is but want it taller


FRONT WHEELS LOOK SMALLER BUT NOT ?


i will post a pic of it next to an expodition with 285's on it there about the same highth

 

[86EXPLORER86]

front tires look smaller dont know why same size
cant wait to get the roof rack and light bar on top

 

[lovebite]

looks cool... roof rack and light bar on top = even cooler

 

[Dannyboy]

I like it a lot man. That thing looks great.

Functional cowl? I cut holes in the hood and riveted on scoops back in the day that can be seen on R.J.'s truck.

 

[86EXPLORER86]

Yeah it will be cut through functional for sure thanks for the comments

 

[Sams01XplrSprt]

looks good

 

[Curtis]

Looks really good man...
Can I ask where you got the hood scoop? Is it a mustang piece mounted in reverse?

 

[86EXPLORER86]

It is from a dodge magnum - i mounted it backwards

 

[macknos94]

that looks pretty sick and huge. the front tires look smaller cuz the front wheel well is larger then the rear wheel well so it messes with your eyes

 

[CmdrPopNFresh]

what kind of tires are those?