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Rick does that price include, the locker, hubs, and all brake parts attatched? Also is there some place you could post the number or website for the company you bought it from. I would like to start thinking about doing this same mod here someday. I am sure others would find it helpfull also...

"I ran a Duff lift for 30,000 miles before changing to the Superlift 5.5. Now I question my reasoning for switching." Peer presure mabey? Dead Link Removed This summer we will put that kit to good use, and make sure you hit your undercarage a few times on some rocks! ------------------...

hmm... Well What do you mean when you say you cut your brake line? You should have some new lines to install in their place so then you can put your rear back in. As far as the front goes, try ripping out everything up there drop the axle, and see if the part they sent you will work. If not...

Uhh... If you are going 20-30mph in reverse and throw it in first no wonder you have had so many problems! If you stop to think about what you did, it would make sense. You basically took a moving object that probably weight over 3500 lbs stoped the motion of it, right away, and tried to make...

Another option would be to take off the stock fender flares, hack out the fenders, stick the stock fender back on. With the right off-set wheel this would work pretty okay. If you are desperate enough to get a larger tire under your rig this is always an option. ------------------ Ryan...

I have to say something is screwed up big time! I would almost say you might want to take it in to a car shop that is not dealer related and see what they say. My mom has a 97 AWD 5.0 Explorer and it drives very nice, no thunkin or anything like that. I would say that as far as the MPG go...

You probably should not be using your 4wd unless your are in snow or off-road. I think most of those sounds you are hearing are the tires fighting each other. If this is happening off-road then I would recomend looking at your U-Joints. Usually you get some front end sounds when turning in...

Hey everyone, I just bought a new Sony CDX-U6260 with changer control, and I do not have a manual for it. I really don't have to have one, but would like to have one. Also when I was bypassing the stock amp I broke those little plastic body bolts that are so easy to break. Does anyone know of...

I have had this bracket for a number of months now. It works rather well, I can't hit my diff at all with it. It also looks to me to be a whole lot stronger and better built then the plate that originally came with my lift. I know that there are a few versions of this bracket out there, I...

Well it depends, I think it is very dependent on your setup. Trace ran 32x11.5 Muds on his 2.5" James Duff lift, I belive he only rubbed on the front shock when turning (dual shocks). Paul Sabin ran 31's on his but I am sure he could have fit some 32's under it. I think its all a matter of...

Struts all do that when it is cold out. The worst ones I had were on a topper that I had on an F150. It was snowing and there was a little bit of snow on the glass so I lifted it up stuck my head under to get some stuff, and CRASH!, right down on my head. Dead Link Removed The Struts in my...

It has been a while since I have looked into what is included in that kit, but that doesn't sound to bad. The price for my lift kit was about $1400.00 Which included everything except for Real steal braided brake lines, and Supper Runner Stearing. If you list out the items in that kit we can...

The 5.5" lift is a pretty decent lift for the 4wd Explorers so making one happen for a 2 wheel drive shouldn't be to hard. For the rear, I would recomend using the superlift system for a 4x4 truck. For the Front, I would say use the superlift coils, dropped pitman arm, supper runner stearing...

The swivel shackles were on some Toyota that they ran into up there I guess. ------------------ Ryan Penner 1992 Explorer Sport

So Dave when are we gonna make your Explorer into a softtop again? Dead Link Removed I too belive that the only way anybody will find out if a body lift from a Ranger will work is to just try it. It can't hurt anything! If anything you will gain some knowledge about how things work down...

Well I hope I don't let the cat out of the bag here, but David and Trace are working on Trace's truck right now. http://bart.is-s.com/~explorers/jamestown10_99/ This is the directory of images from that run. There is one that shows the Front tires basically pointing in opposite directions...

LOL, man I should really learn to read what I type! To tell you the truth I have no idea what I meant to say there. Dead Link Removed Talk about a brain fart. I still am at a loss for what the heck I was saying... man o man! ------------------ Ryan Penner 1992 Explorer Sport

I hate to say it, but I have the same problem and it is not as simple as just swapping them out. You almost have to remove your A/C system, and lots of other stuff just to get to them. I may take mine to a shop to get it done just so I don't have to worry about the A/C system since it is...

Hey Rick here is a neet thought. If we get enough people down there for this run. We could all go over to Fly-N-Hi and park in their parking lot and then you could walk in and say "See if you guys made this stuff for the Explorer, you would have this many customers!". I think it would be a...

Trace- I should have a winch by then, if not that there is always my trusty tow strap! Dead Link Removed With those great tow points on the front I should be able to pull you out of lots of things. Dead Link Removed ------------------ Ryan Penner 1992 Explorer Sport

Well I have to say I am in! Dead Link Removed Hey Rick think you could add this to the list of future Serious Explorations on the main page. Then we can vote on a good date and get some action on this one! Dead Link Removed ------------------ Ryan Penner 1992 Explorer Sport

Joe, My front driveshaft needs to be rebuilt. When driving in 4x4 mode I get a REAL nasty sound coming from my truck. I think its because the CV cannot be greased and gets dry. Mabey we should ride in each others and compare? ------------------ Ryan Penner 1992 Explorer Sport

Well I have to be honest with you. Superlift's 5.5" lift kit for the Explorer with all options plus good shocks costs over $2000. For that matter most lifts that are high are quite expensive. I also think that most of you guys with the newer Explorers that really really really want a lift...

Well I think that a custom burned chip made to your specs is differnt then going to a store getting one off the shelf and putting it in. I know for a fact that the chips raise the rev limit, and change the shift points on an automatic. Which could make it so you could rev higher getting more...

Boys, Boys, Boys... Lets all zip up our pants now... Dead Link Removed Here is the way we should look at it. Adding a Cat-Back Exhaust is cool, some side affects from it are some more power, better sound, and you can route it higher up so it don't get smashed all the time. I happen to not...

I have a question for you all. I am about to purchase a new head unit from Sony. Now once I get the unit should I cut the wires and splice them into the new wiring harness or should I get an adapter? The reason I ask is on my old Mazda B2600 I spliced it and it seemed to work ok. Also will I...

PICTURES! PICTURES PICTURES! Dead Link Removed So how does it ride with the new lift on it? Trace now its your turn! Dead Link Removed ------------------ Ryan Penner 1992 Explorer Sport

Well I know that lots of people probably have some kind of Y2k deal going on with their work. So that is my reasoning for bringing up the dates that I did. What I would propose is do a majority takes all for the date on the Arizona run, and anyone who can't make it and wants to do other dates...

Yeah, these are the numbers Dick Cepek gave me to use. 9179, and 9185 I am not sure which is the front or back, but that really does not matter because once you unpack them you can tell right away. As far as the length goes I think one set is 1/2" shorter then the superlift ones and the other...

I have no idea, I am running them just plain jane without any air. I was told by the people I bought them from it is pretty easy to rip the air lines off them, plus it was more with the compressor system. I belive that only the RS9000's shocks run with the provided compresor...

Today I stuck some RS9000's on my 5.5" lifted Explorer and man what a differnce! The shocks that I took off were the ones that came with the lift. I can now go around a corner at high speeds without feeling like I am going to tip over. I can't wait to get them off-road to see how they perform...

Well there are some of us who can't get away untill later on in the month in January. So I would propose that we do Jan 15-17th in Arizona, and then after that we can think about moab! Dead Link Removed Rick let us know if this works and if it does can you help handle the details seeing how...

Well even though it has not even been a week since I got back from the Colors Run, I am allready itchin for another one next year around the same time. I want to either do something in Arizona, or something in Moab. I am sure that others will agree also. If anyone has any ideas toss them out...

Well the drop down brackets he has are the stock ones as far as I can tell. In those he has some more brackets that drop down another two inches. Basically one fits inside the other then gets bolted together. Rick if you have a good pic of these do you think you could post it? I think this...

Well some food for though, For the drop mounts for the TTB you could do what was done to Ricks truck. I really think that something similar to that would work well for what you two would like to do. I sent Paul an email stating that I saw an Explorer with a 5.5" lift WITH the rancho radius...

I have to agree with Mat R on the point of having something custom made is sometimes better. After looking at Ricks rig on the site, and looking at my lift which was designed by Superlift I can see a major differnce in the quality and thought that went into the lift. Most people that custom...

Well I have to agree that having a soft ride on the trail is nice for a couple of reasons. 1. You don't get bounced around all the time. 2. You can accually go home feeling relaxed instead of sore. I used to think that airing down my tires was stupid untill someone (A person on this site...

Here is an idea. For every trail I have been on a buddy of mine has done a little page about it. Why not just do that for every trail that everyone visits then eventually you should have one heck of a site on all kinds of differnt trails. ------------------ Ryan Penner 1992 Explorer Sport

We have had the Michelin LTX M/S on our Isuzu Trooper for the last 50,000 miles and they worked great in snow. They were even pretty good with 1/8th to 1/4 of an inch left of tread life. ------------------ Ryan Penner 1992 Explorer Sport

Well this is off of a 97 Mercury Mountaineer which is basically the same thing. http://www.3drant.com/about/jay/Mountaineer/ He has some neet ideas on how things work, and also lays out some of the wiring. ------------------ Ryan Penner 1992 Explorer Sport