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I pesroanlly was under the impression that all Explorer D35 shafts were the same and could be interchanged. According to the boks (junkyard) pre 9-92 axles are different than post 93 shafts. (Different models and diferent years apply) I haven't been able to verify this pysically, but does...

Thanks. This is up by Rexburg. Theres a few areas that they have designated out in the BLM. They fought real hard to keep them open and are working with the BLM to keep it that way. Great bunch of guys down there with some good ideas and they're taking great action to try to save some of the...

A few more of other rigs and such

Just got back from an Idaho 4x4 association trail ride this last weekend. Lots of fun stuff from rocks to sand. Everything from Jeeps, Yotas, Zukies and whatnot where there. But as usual, I was the only B2. They had a set of the new FJ’s for people to try out. I can say that they are very...

Just in case this is still in anybody's interest. I ended up getting a new T case. Pre 86 without the casting for a shift motor. Put everything back together and started driving. Overall, the doublers works flawlessly both on and offroad and the 120:1 crawl ratio is great. As far as the...

not much of a fan of mud...too much cleanup...

Yeah, the shock hoops are the old style duff hoops with JKS Jeep stud eliminators and newer Ford F150 Rancho 9000 shocks set up in single sear through the sway bar mounts. Good catch, I didn't mention those...

Thanks for the compliments. I never figured out exactly what happened to the tcase. I ended up ruling it out as a faulty t case. Currently I have a pre 86 t case in there without the casting for the electric motor and I haven't had any issues with it. If anything else does explode I will...

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Trip Report: Ended up doing a tour of Idaho this last week and managed to get some good wheeling in. We began in Bozeman, MT and headed down through Yellowstone with the intentions of going thorough the Tetons and camping somewhere in there and coming out at Jackson, but the road was closed...

Been there , done that. You do it once, and then from there on out, you make sure to check your lug nuts!! Luckily it was at low speeds on a corner. But the tire did end up rolling into someone's backyard...

I have three ideas running through my head 1) The flange nut was over tourqued (possible, but not plausible) 2) The driveshaft was too long (but the breakage occurred on level ground) 3) Faulty transmission/t case mounts (but all those are new and had been checked over) Another...

I was on a level surface and was cruising normally. No rear flex or anything that would have caused it to bind. Unless it happened prior and just decided to fail at that time. IMO I had very little stress on the components at the time of failure.

Update on the doubler; somewhat... Well, here’s an update on the doubler. Got everything working and took it out for a simple test run. We were at the beginning of the road where it was a bit snowy with deep ruts. Decided to put it in 4Hi to help out with the traction. Managed to get around...

Does anybody know if the pinion flange of an explorer 8.8 is swappable with a BW1350 flange? If not, does anybody know the spline count and shaft diameter for the flange on a BW1350? I need to find a way to get 3" bolt spacing instead of the 2.5" on the t case flange. Thanks ahead!

They're a ranchy hybrid. The part where the rad arm mounts to was used and then 1/4" steel was heated and rolled around to fit it. I've never seen ford van mounts, so I couldn;t tell you if they are the same.

Here are some pics of how the doubler is supported. They are not very clear, and I apologize for that. I forgot to shoot in macro. But you can still get the idea. There are still a couple other things I need to get finished up before she’s 100% road worthy again. Also on a...

Sorry, will get on that asap...

If money is not a dilema, look into a stak 3 speed case. Those seem to be a perfect solution for the guys looking to keep drivetrains short and d line angles livable. I believe they are 1" shorter than a stock jeep setup. IMO, a 3 sp case is the way to go for best versatility.

Front D shaft needs to be lengthened. The rear needs to be shortened. And yes, the 94" wheelbase can be a killer. For me optimal woild be anywhere between 100"-110" (closer to the 110" mark) As far as the rear axle goes, it's up 18 deg ( 21 deg to the t case minus 3 deg to keep the u joints...

Here’s a couple shots of the drivelines, the top one is the extended front, the one below that is the stock length one minus 2” for the front D35, this is just there for a comparison. The next two are the rears, one is a standard u joint style and the other is a cv style. They ended up around...

There wasn’t really much to figure out. The actual install is fairly simple and straightforward. Then from there you're stuck with a driveline that's too short and one that’s too long. I took those to a local drivetrain shop and talked to the owner about options. After some research we came...