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my 93 didnt come with fog lights or a switch so I found one and cut the dash in the factory location and installed a factory switch. ran wire to an alternative power source so that I can have the lights on when i want, tapped into the indicator lamp power wire for the rear defrost switch so...

This is a picture of my 93 Explorer stock height with 31x10.50s on 15x8 wheels This is a picture after war 153 rear shackles and RoughCountry front extended front coil springs just a close up of the front coil I had planned on doing a photo write up for installing front...

i had to look at the pictures again to see which jacks i was usin.. i had a total of like 5 layin around the truck during this. my dad willed the idea upon me, he mentioned using the bottle jack as i went to grab it for the same purpose. thanks for the compliment.

I should mention that while doing this modification it is a great time to inspect your shocks, leaf spring bushings, rear sway bar links, and many other parts. I chose not to replace the bushings bc they looked to be in good condition but I did grease before installing the new shackles. You can...

Before I start on the install I would like to say that PB Blaster is our friend, and should be used liberally days prior to any work. I started by gathering all the stuff I thought i might need, this included a 1/2" drive ratchet, socket, the new shackles, blue loc-tite, a cheater bar...

if for some reason you cant find a good manual TC i have a BW1354 Electronic TC with the front drive shaft for $125 came out of an explorer under 100K miles, comes with the motor.

i just realized i kinda worded that wrong.. re-gearing the front is a given. what i meant to get across is if i could leave the front open or not. im leaning more towards a 3.73 setup now, as ive been calling around and there are more of them. i havnt gotten stuck anywhere with the 3.27 open...

first off.. im not a differential expert, with that being said.. im disappointed that my 93 has a 3.27 open rear diff, so i talked to a friend of mine at a local salvage yard who is giving me a really good deal on a 2nd gen 8.8 with 4.10s and LS so ill be getting a better rear end, rear...

finally made it to the salvage yard to get a used MAF, paid $30 for maf, housing, and a foot of harness with a warranty, not too bad. vehicle is back to running normal. now that i have 2 maf housings, is there any benefit to removing the screen on the maf, i know that on GMs this is done alot...

you can use the same method of grinding off the rivets on your ranger. this is by far the easiest way to replace the radius arm bushings in my opinion. after removing the nut on the back of each radius arm and removing the back bushings and plate, grind off the rivets for the bracket, remove...

my 93 does something similar once in a while, even after putting the other motor in so i know its not engine related. torque converter sounds possible, my torque converter lock-up solenoid is out and i think thats a major part of my problem.

i get more mud than that on my truck pulling out of my parking spot at home. how hard is it to read those guages at night?

its been a couple weeks since ive actually had a 'day' off and im going to try and tackle the codes i pulled on my 93. one of the codes i pulled along with the MAF codes was the IAT. problem is, i cant find where it is on my 93 4.0L, the Haynes manual shows it located in the intake elbow...

you might be better off buying a complete used rear end, find a set with a lower gear ratio, dont most sports come with 327s? thats what my 2dr has in it. as far as finding new shafts themselves, im not sure how you would go about finding just the shafts, maybe from a salvage yard out of a used...

Advance Auto sells GSP NEW, not reman'd, axle shafts for 79.00 a piece with no core charge and they come with a limited lifetime warranty, one time replacement. ive had one on my explorer for over 2 years now with no problems whatsoever. but if both your cv shafts are bent maybe you should look...

i have 145000 miles on my 5.0 and besides MSD coils and a good tune up nothing is done to the vehicle and with oversized tires i still get 15-17 mpg, 300 miles to a tank. im hoping that the recent replacement of my cam sensor and synchro will help keep my mileage more consistent as i have...

i also used 80w90 in my 93 with a limited slip additive. although many books and references say the limited slip additive is not required i always use it as another step in protecting the clutches. mobil 1 makes a 75w140 SUV/Truck blend that has a slight amount of friction modifier in it that...

thanks for all the help.. hopefully they let me walk the yard. ive been doing quite a bit of business with one of the reps at the yard and ill test my boundaries tuesday.

ford wanted $175 when i called but in the end i paid $97 for it. labor was estimated at 3 hours @ $80 an hour, a friend of mine who is a ford tech did it for $120. so i saved alot. i like having 'people'. i should try out for an H&R block commercial.

after putting 31s and 15x8s on my 93 2dr i noticed the tires stick out about an inch or so from the wheel well. ive noticed some second gen sports with wider wheel moldings and have been looking for a set to put on my 93. question is.. what years have the wider wheel molding? i was thinking...

that is what happens when you have movement in your cam synchro, im lucky that didnt get wedged in the housing and locked up the shaft just showing how the wobble of the synchro shaft busted the cam sensor apart

walked back outside, unhooked the maf and started the vehicle. same noticeable rough idle. plugged the maf back in.. idle smoothed out after a few moments, let vehicle run for about 20 mins. drove around my neighborhood, everything was fine, no CEL, no rough idle. went out towards the...

just walked back out with my manually cleaned MAF. yeah i know its bad but there was gunk all over the hot wires. undid the negative terminal, bolted down the maf, plugged it in, connected the negative, started the truck, still a rough idle and then the CEL comes on. grab my jumper wire...

im not sure how to help you, but i can say that im gonna go look for a black or maroon overhead console to put in my 93 2dr. thanks for showing that thread link lol

i was wanting to do both in the rear and springs and 1 1/2 spacers up front but i was told many a time that you cannot do this w/out drop brackets up front. bummer. i alreayd have the AALs so that will go on, as soon as i get it running right, i have bad bad ford luck.

most all ignition and/or electrical components were covered in plastic and whe majority of the motor was not sprayed. i mainly just cleaned the sides of the heads, the inner fenders, and the radiator shroud. i brought the maf inside and looked at it closely under a light. there are spots of...

yeah i was thinking the same thing, but the recharge was done with the plugs a couple days prior to todays events. it is possible that oil built up on the MAF or that i got the MAF wet while rinsing degreaser off. i am going to do a quick search to see if a 5.0 MAF will work on my 4.0 OHV and...

had a day off.. decided to do some things to the 93 - recharged K&N - degreased valve covers/side of heads - oil change - plugs (actually the plugs were 2 days ago) - cleaned MAF (2 days ago) rinsed off the degreaser (alt. coil pack, and power dist. box were covered), let it run at...

just adding to the array of questions.. i was underneath my 93 today and have been contemplating aal's but realized it would be easier to just do new shackles. i understand that aal's give a stiffer ride, but is there any disadvantage to installing war153 shackles instead of aal's?

a pump with sending unit where i work is $118. why spend 40-50 on a used sending unit when you can get a complete assembly brand new, just makes sense.

its actually pretty common for the area in and around the fuel door to rust. i dont know how many explorers ive seen with gaping rust holes and or gallons of putty around the filler door. My 93 is starting to get some bubbles under the paint above the gas door lid, it saddens me. the best way...

you can get everything you need at advance auto parts. if you bought the fuel pump/sending unit assembly it should have come with a new lock ring and 0-ring and should have the strainer already attached to the pump. you will deffinetly need a line removal tool. i reccomend the ampro 5/16" red...

$200 to replace the battery cables? christ, you can buy them at advance for $7 a piece and it isnt that hard to replace them. wow. thats alot of money for such little work.

i used 7/16" grade 8 bolts about 2 inches long

they ran the tire pressure low from the factory to help the vehicle ride smoother, but most tires dont have the sidewall strength to run at 24 psi., which is partly why the firestones gave out. I run my tires at 34-36 psi.

stopped by a friends house and we got a long pry bar and put it against the cam sensor while the truck was running.. you could really hear the noise of the synchro through the bar. another way to 'test' to see whats making that annoying noise i guess. getting a new cam synchro tomorrow, cant...

hmm.. for some reason i was thinking it went in the back side of the intake. thanks jt.

so ive been reading posts, searching, following links.. after saying all that, here goes. for about 2 weeks ive had the chirping noise under my hood, its constant, idle.. acceleration.. always there. changed the belt, ilder pulley, checked the tensioner, still chirping. was talking to...

bolt up hardware isnt really an issure, i would rather have something professionally bent and welded. i may go with a universal 2 1/4 mini cat which i can get from work for around $50 just to eliminate excess gasses. $400 for an exhaust sounds ridiculous when i can get a $20 muffler, $50 cat...

every joint and weld on my exhaust either is or is about to have a hole/leak in it. mainly from the truck sitting for over a year but partially bc everything except the muffler and tail pipe are the stock pieces. when my truck blew, gas was pouring out through the exhaust and heating up in the...