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I know of a great spot but need to figure out the directions as its been several years since I have been up there. Its off the road behind Fawnskin on the back side of the lake.

The only thing in can think of is to put some small "D" rings in the floor in front of the folded down seats and use the end of your e-track for the other side. There is no place to mount any hold downs on the back of the seats, they are just plastic under the carpet. Unless you pull the seats...

Hey, Bill, you rolled the Ranger in Hi yet? If you do, you can be a tri-state roll over posse member!

Don't forget the spindle nut socket, and a 1-1/8" socket for the radius arm/coil spring nuts. A few long 1/2" drive extensions. 18mm socket (most socket sets don't come with it, and it seems to be needed for about half the larger bolts/nuts). Torque wrench could be taken in place of the...

I hope it doesn't come to that. I think if this doesn't work, I will be selling them on CL and going with another brand.

I'm a maybe...

Today, I R&R'd the shocks. Did not have time to charge them to see if the seals hold. It went fairly smoothly, I am just slow. Everything was harder to assemble, so I hope that means they sealed better. I had a funny incident while taking apart the new reservoirs. They sent them...

Cool. Its always a good thing to be well insured. You never know when some jackass will run into you. At least they don't have to try to match the paint.

Hope the owner has insurance. They can only prosecute the driver if your neighbor can actually identify who was behind the wheel at the time of the collision. Owner is liable for damages to your vehicle. You sure its only the knuckle? I wonder if it pushed the entire left side back...

Glad to see they held up. Two things: If you take that counter-balance thingy off the rear pumpkin, you gain a few critical inches of ground clearance with no side effects. I have had mine off for years. And..........your gas tank skid plate is way too straight, go out and put some...

Khris, I was looking at your photobucket pics and remembered you said you have a lot of positive caster in your Explorer. You are not kidding. The front tire leans over more than it turns. Does that make it turn better by keeping the tire from tucking under while going fast?

Design flaw. The seat flattens out when my big rear sits in it, which pushes against the latch, bending it over. Eventually, it breaks. I did not remove the old parts of the latch since it would have required more work than I was willing to do for a latch. I made the new latch so it would...

Yep. I let the vender I got the shocks through know what I was dealing with. He says if they still don't work out, he will give me a "smoking deal on some Fox or Radflo shocks." Another shameless plug for davesoffroadsupply.com. Great to deal with. He even offered to purchase the seal...

The belt tensioner can go wrong in a few ways. One is the bearings in the tensioner pulley, the other is in the spring tensioner. If the belt is slipping, its usually the spring tensioner that is bad. I have replaced mine twice in 20 years and 160000 miles. They just wear out sitting there.

Got an email from F-O-A. As usual, short answer. What I sent; > > Please read the entire message. I know its a little wordy. > > I purchased a set of your 2.0, 14" travel coil over shocks in June or July > of last year. I have had problems with them. I am really trying to make...

That would be a great favor and would be appreciated. Lets see what they do first. You could direct him to this thread because I know several people who are waiting on an outcome before purchasing new shocks.

Thanks, I will email Chris today and see what he is going to do about this. I know they are out of warranty, but I also understand customer service drives any business. I just hope he does. Besides, they have less than 1000 miles on them.

Back to the build; I posted this picture a while ago, it is the inside of the reservoir of one of the F-O-A shocks. As you can see, it is scored along its entire length, which means it was not honed or smoothed out in any way during manufacturing. You can feel the score marks with your...

Glad you got home in one piece. Your experience doesn't make me feel so great about AAA. I have been with them for 27 years, house and vehicles now. These companies just don't seem to understand that it could be the one guy that they don't help out that is a long standing member of a huge...

You could also look here; http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=187686&page=50 Sarting at post 992 has some good ideas for shock mounts. I like these better that all the ideas on this post so far, including mine. I am considering doing this to my shock mounts.

Except the Superlift mounts are weaker than what he has. They are not weld on, they sit on top of the axle using the bottom of the old spring perches to keep them centered. They put pressure on the old perches in the opposite direction they were designed to handle. They also shift around on...

What Bill said. Most likely a worn out U-joint. Get a long screw driver, crawl underneath your car. Stick screwdriver in U-joints and wiggle it so the drive shaft moves. Look for play in U-joints. Or, if they haven't ever been replaced, just go get another set and replace them. Fairly easy...

My Explorer is a lot older than yours, but when my alternator bearings went bad, I replaced the alternator. Then, I immediately got a squeaking belt. Found out the tensioner and the idler pulley were also shot. Tensioner you can get aftermarket, but the idler seems to be a dealer only item...

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I am still waiting on my buddy Mike's pictures. He brought a good camera and took a few hundred to sort through.

A buddy I know owns a transmission shop. He says you only need to change the fluid of the parts you don't want to replace. He recommends changing the fluid in the transfer case, transmission and differentials at least every 50,000 miles regardless of what the manufacture recommends. I met him...

Has not been bad so far. I never broke a shock mount or bolt with the TTB, just dented some shock bodies because the radius arms would contact them at full droop. I think the double shocks help to spread the load out. I had the rear axle, leafs, and shocks out just prior to the SAS and it all...

Single shear. Been like that for over ten years. I was thinking about making it double shear but if it ain't broke..... Ted, sorry to hear about your vehicle troubles. Wish you were further southwest. Sent from my XT907 using Forum Runner

If you really want me to make you up a set of frankenleafs I can. You supply the leafs and a few beers and it should take about an hour. I think I figured out how to partially military wrap the second leaf by cutting off about 2/3 of the bushing eyes. That would take care of another weak long...

I got replacement bushings from National Spring in El Cajon, Ca for $15 each. Pressed them in / out with a ball joint press. I like the OEM type rubber bushings because I feel they allow more movement versus the poly bushings. To help remove the original bushing, you can also spread the leaf...

Did the power distribution box get wet internally somehow? I just don't understand how the entire box could be bad. I could see one or two terminals, but not the whole thing. If its the box, you might just be stuck with splicing all the wires into the new (used) box you got from the JY. Its...

Matt's parents live up in the mountains and there is no fire there so far this season. Funny, we have four seasons in San Diego; Cooler than usual (lasts about two weeks) Warm and Sunny Fire Warm and Sunny

I'm with Rick on this. My Explorer was doing that and I replaced the fuel pump relay and it went away. I don't see how the panel could get warped inside the box enough to cause your problem. Try switching the fuel pump and APS relays. If it starts, and the ABS dash light comes on, then the...

Its been in the high 90's here the past few days. My parents are at Lake Havasu and its hotter here. Its supposed to cool down starting tomorrow. We did not have a winter this year. I guess Al Gore was right :D.

Maybe it just missed you and wanted some attention.

For my leaf springs I used "Ez-Slide" graphite coating. It comes in spray cans. Used one can on each leaf. It really helped the leafs articulate, but its messy. If you use it, wear disposable gloves when handling as it rubs off easily. If shipping is cost prohibitive for powder coating...