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In the past couple months I've been getting tons of PMs on doing the Truxxx lift. Here's a link to my old thread with much more information. Very useful info. TRUXXX spacers installed on 3rd Gens - How To Most important thing I can say is to buy the 13mm flex head ratchet and a bunch of extra...

Yep traded her in. Picked up a 2004 F350 powerstroke diesel. Its a short bed extended cab with single rear wheels and FX4 offroad package. Of course I'll be putting on a huge lift and monster tires in the near future. Solid axles front and rear, lift kits are dirt cheap. Thing gets...

Thanks fellas I appreciate the kind words. Not many updates to speak of. I've been trying to add new pics every once and a while. Added more of the hitch wiring and setup since many folks said that was helpful. Also forgot to mention the new tires were too big to fit the spare under the truck...

Yeah the first question I get from everyone is usually WHY? I normally reply "I'm sorry, would you prefer I put 24" inch rims on it and put a bunch of subwoofers in the back...?" I've never been into that junk. I want to hurl when I see a Hummer with big chrome rims and low profile street...

Yep - fronts go on with no modification, rears need to have the holes enlarged. Read the above posts. Tires are 265-70-17 GoodYear Duratracs. This is a 31.6" Tire and will fit at stock height. Nice thing about them is you can run them at stock height but they really look sharp when you...

Yes, The wheels are factory spares, I just threw my chrome center caps back on to give her the police car look. :thumbsup: You can buy them new online for like $50 each. They are more a temporary solution for me. I was in the process of lifting and wanted to get my bigger tires on and...

This How-To is geared to the Explorer/Mounty crowd. I just wanted to show how to do it on a 3rd gen. But yes, I lifted the Aviator. Had to do it. Too low for my tastes. Barely qualifies as a truck...close to dreaded minivan soccer-mom territory... Before: During: Just the Rears done...

Took the plunge and ordered the TRUXXX #102010 kit from Fat Bob's garage. This kit is made for the 06+ Explorer and Mountaineer but will fit 3rd Gens with some minor modification which I will hopefully explain. Here is a link to the kit...

Thats the ticket. Same thing happened to me. Get something to reach in through the grille and yank on the release until it opens. I found a flat piece of metal and bent the end on a 90degree and used that slid in through the grille to get it open. Once you have it open, soak the latch with lube...

Could someone post up pictures of their rear bumper with a class III/IV hitch? I have the stock class II and and aftermarket class III hidden hitch mounted below. I'm thinking about taking the plunge and trying to body lift the Aviator (would this be the first one? also, am I nuts?) I'm...

Mine is cracked about 1 inch left of the lincoln emblem on the rear hatch just under the glass. Here is a pic of a mounty cracked in about the same spot... I'm planning on getting more pictures of my actual truck up on the site soon. If the weather is good this weekend i'll snap some photos.

Problems/Issues Thus Far: I feel I've been pretty fortunate with my Aviator thus far. Only minor issues, half of which I expected would come sooner or later anyway considering its an 03. Let's see. My back hatch has the normal crack in it just like everyone else so that's no surprise. I've...

Power / Engine: If you've read or heard that this truck is powerful than you heard correctly. I'm not just saying that because I have one, I'm saying that because it runs strong. Forget the v8 in the Explorer, the Aviator is on a different planet from it. The Aviator has the Ford Modular 4.6L...

Thanks for merging that over from my other post! If there is one thing I wish mine had it's Advance Trac. 99% of the time and in everyday driving it does not come into play. But there are times in the snow or in mud when i wish mine had it. On the brightside of things. Not having it allows for...

Class III Trailer Hitch & Brake Control One of the nice things about the Aviator is it's towing capacity. It can easily pull a 5000lb trailer and up to a 8000lb trailer if you use a weight distribution hitch setup. This is awesome for such a small SUV. By comparison a Lexus RX330 and similar...

Lift Kits: If you’re on this site and like me the first modification you probably want to do is a lift kit. I have some bad news for you, it’s not easy. I believe there are 4 options to lift the Aviator. Option 1: Roadbully lift kit. I bought one of his 2/2.5” kits in May of 09 to...

Lights: Once I put the bull bar on the next step was to throw a couple lights on. Since it’s a Lincoln I had to step up and get a set of chrome KCs not cheap-o Chinese lights from pep boys or ebay. With the bull bar I used you need KC slimlites or equivalent. A light with a very deep housing...

I thought I would start a thread where I basically dump my knowledge about the Aviator for others to use and talk about. It's a unique vehicle and information is hard to come by. I've owned an 03 Aviator for 2 years now and have learned a lot about them. I've scoured the net for information and...

I have a Love / Hate relationship going with mine. It's a 2003 with 70k miles. AWD. Important to note it's not an advance trac which means even though it's AWD when the tires slip...they keep slipping.... Not a limited slip, which kinda sucks for offroading. It is effectively 'dumb' all...

Nope its got coils. I think the navigator did have air springs though. I don't think the aviator is lower in the front, i think the body panels are just longer and there is an additional valance below which makes it appear lower.

Can anyone confirm this? I've been looking around forever for a small lift for my 03 aviator. I would love to tuck 33's under it. Correct me if im wrong but won't 265/70/17s fit in stock form without a lift? I believe this is a 31.5" tire. I'm still running stock size tires now, but i'm gonna...