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I'll be there either late Friday or early Saturday.

Looks like a fun trail!

For sure. Those measure out to around 33x11.

Total guess, but based on what's available, I'll say 305/45/22

Look killer

Dave, ext time you go on a day trip, let me know. I'll sit shotgun with you. I'd love to get on the trails again. I don't have time to build... Sell me your ranger and build another one. :D I have a 2004 D60 and a 10.5 for partial trade you can use in my backyard! :thumbs: :cool:

Very nice. I really need another rig.

I'll see what it can do, but I won't do too much with it.

I should be there. :eek:

I'll be there with Winter and a couple of other buddies. I think we are going to get there either late Wednesday the 3rd or early Thursday. We'll be cruising the 2016 Yamaha Viking 3 and 2016 Yamaha Wolverine. :thumbsup:

Anyone up for it? I haven't been since I sold my explorer in 2010 and I'm really itching to get out there. I can get out there Friday night and stay until Sunday. I kind of want to see what the 5th Gen can do out there. :) Whose in?

Bummer to get all that work done to have a weekend ruined by a stupid drive shaft issue...in the sand... Looks like your rig is handling pretty well. :thumbsup:

Nicely done on the headliner, Matt. This thing is looking great!

Good to meet you, too!

:D I'm going to try even if it's for the day.

I haven't heard of any freestyle mx going on, but who knows. They are usually there. I'll be going tomorrow (late morning), so I'll call or text you when I get there to see if we can meet up. :thumbsup:

I've got some tickets but I'm not sure if I'm going or not. Ted, which day are you going?

Loving all of these fabbed little chingaderas! "Thumbsup"

Quite a few people have made their own. If you search around the site, you'll find all the info you need. :thumbsup:

You can get any size from BTF. Even with the 2.5" spacers you "should" get some UCAs just to keep the stress off the balljoints. I got 1.25" spacers from BTF just to level mine, that way I didn't need to worry about the UCAs.

Nice report, Matt. I need another rig so bad... This is definitely on the to do list of trails.

BTF spacers are what I went with. He is a vendor here and will make the spacers to the specs you want. I asked for a 1.25" spacer and it leveled mine perfectly to fit 32s. Also no need for new upper control arms with such a small lift. BTF's profile page -...

Truckhaven over Thanksgiving weekend, 2008. Rigs in order on the trail taken from inside my rig: BKennedy RockRanger DB_1 90ranajo FAKRWEE That was a fun trip. .

I fixed your links.

I'm pretty sure Stic-o has 4" backspacing and he is full width. I also think he has 17x8" wheels with 37x12.5 and it looks great!

Narrowed d44 from a 78 f-150.

If you like the skinny look, go with an 8" wheel. If you like the "balloon" look, go with a 10" wheel. When aired down the 8" wheel is less likely to pop a bead as well. I had 36x12.5 on 15x8 with 4" backspacing on my rig.

I went a little bigger than stock, but I really like my Cooper A/T3s. They are quiet and have worked well in everything I've taken them on. Similar tread to the Nittos.

Just about everything you can do to get more MPG is in these threads. http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44372&highlight=aldive http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=217491&highlight=aldive Unfortunately aldive is no longer with us, but if you go through those...

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/index.php

I would get a small suspension lift. The RTT will save cargo room, but take the mpg down quite a bit during the trips. They are super easy to use and IMHO well worth the money. If you're not worried about that, I'd go for the RTT. I loved mine when I had it.

The carrier looks great, Matt! How did the truck perform with the added weight back there?

Black wheels?

Pretty cool!!

I had a wristed arm on mine. It worked great. The bronco/f150 radius arms are the same length as extended ranger/explorer arms. I had a Skyjacker 6" lift crossmember under my rig.

I had a bit of a problem with Theodore Robbins with my driveshaft/rear end issue. They finally took care of it, but it was a hassle for sure. Good luck...

I think Burns has been real busy lately, so he probably just hasn't had time.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=3065391&postcount=18

I'll plan for Truckhaven.

Bummer... Glad she is OK! Johnny needs some work boots!? :p: