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Check out these bad boys I got for the wheels... All they need is a bit of paint. The tires are a bit old... :)

Okay how much and who makes em?

Cool... I am using some 4-door leafs for the rear-end so its going to just be that plus the soa. I have no idea what length coils I would need. Which ones did you use?

Oh yeah? How much you want for them? Or are you just trying to get rid of them?.... ;)

Cool I will search and see... :) I am not sure which coils I am going to use yet... I am thinking some ZJ ones but EB ones may work too.

Already have the axles. :) I have a HD D44 out of a 79 F250. It's setup for leafs and I don't want to run leafs up front. If I could get the stock stuff for cheap I would do it. However the wonderfull junkyards around here are a bit expensive. :)

Yeah I have thought about that... :) I just figure mine *might* be a bit differn't but we will see how much so... :) The only *problem* with it is that no matter what I still have to buy all the parts and pieces. I am starting completely from scratch on this project. That is why I want to...

Okay those with any of the above on a SA Explorer post up the pics. Specifically the 4-Link and the 3-Links. I am looking for ideas... ;)

Just found this info... Searched For 8.8 Tube Diameter on Yahoo... http://www.4x4help.com/axle/aspecs/ford88.htm http://1trick.stangnet.com/faq/8.8rear.html http://www.dpgoffroad.com/tech/8.8.htm Looks like 3.25... :)

Someone has to know this info! I have the U-Bolts but not the axle and my u-bolts are measuring 3 and three quarters. I need to buy some new U-Bolts but haven't been to the parts store yet to see if the new ones are the same size or not....

Yeah... I like the old drum brake system better. Its a lot easier to work with! Ah well at least I learned a whole lot more and was hopfully saved from having to deal with a whole lot of dollars! :)

Well doh! I think we got the problem figured out! It was the darn parking brake dragging. That and some mistakes made by me when installing the pads. Its all much better now. So far anyway! :)

Remove the shock and the anti-sway bar and just start standing on that axle. It will swing down. Then get your 1-1/8" socket or wrench and start twisting away on that nut... :)

I would bypass it in a minute if I was the one driving this every day. However its my Wifes daily driver so.... I just want to know as much as I can about this system before doing anything with it. :)

Okay I am taking the Explorer over to a buddies monday morning and we are going to check out the whole rear end to make sure that my dragging drivers side rear brake is really the brake dragging. Make sense??? Well I have replaced the caliper, rotor, pads and it still is dragging. In my...

Man I did this years ago... Except I never "re-wired" it I just moved the switch and the saftey down on the clutch pedel. The only issue I had was the truck wasn't geared low enough to start up in gear... :) Those with an atlas probably won't have that problem. Make sure your battery...

Keep the good discusion up! :) I will NOT be doing leaf's... :)

hvac, to soft, to harsh???

Do you have one? Cool... :) What front springs are you running? Do you like them? Why? What size and where did they originally come from? I am collecting some info here, I have searched but I want a single thread I can look at

Get yourself some heat, WD40 and a rubber mallet. Just heat it up and bang on it. WD40 and Bang on it. After a few hours of this it should let go.

Okay I have a new pad, new shoes on the drivers side rear and its still dragging. Anyone know of any ideas? Would I need to replace the caliper? Or is the caliper on there not releasing the correct way? I greased it up so it should slide back but for some reason its not. I don't want to eat...

My 8.8 (when I had it) never had one nor came with one. Our 97 has one... :)

It was just barely to the wear bars. Although the shudder just happened as we pulled into our driveway. I will have to see if maybe the new pad is catching any...

My 97 has been having this terrible grinding racket whenever going from a stop and turning. I was going to go down to Heath's place to try out a new driveshaft, but between bad weather and a funeral last week I haven't made it down there. Anyways I have checked the brakes a number of times and...

This is Maranda's Foot after having some surgery.

At least we don't ever have to pay for any of the problems with it up to 100k miles. :D That warrenty was well worth its weight in gold. Anyone who thinks its cheaper or easier to fix a car is a fool. Specially when you can warrenty it. :)

Honestly, I would go with a good quality spray paint. Something that is a semi-gloss would look good. I just think for your truck it would "ruin" the look of it over time to do the herculiner thing. There is this other stuff called Dura Black or Back or something like that, that can...

Oh it will stick. It just will turn a nice dull grey in a few months. Or at least thats what mine has done. There are a few spots on mine where I have surface rust coming through from the other side and that makes it not stick... :(

Herculiner looks like crap after about 1 year. IMHO. Unless you paint over it. If you use Herculiner PREP is the key word. I mean PREP! This stuff sticks GOOD but if there is something under it, it doesn't like it will peel off. I can honestly say I don't think I would use it again if...

Are you planning on keeping the stock seats or going to something else? Are they going to tie the seats into teh cage?

I just sold my 8.8 with 4.56 /ARB and compresor for $450. The deals are out there you just have to look if you can afford the time. :)

Brett was this parked outside overnight? If so was it wet? I betcha it froze shut like the fords like to do and when you didn't release it then it just really twisted up. I know when it freezes overnight mine always got stuck even if I released it.

Get rid of the regular gas and completly switch over to natural. Then go to your DMV and let them know that it runs on Natural Gas ONLY and see what kind of a tax break you can get.

Oh yeah anyone that says the 5.4 is that much better then the 4.6 has never driven both. I test drove both a number of times. The ONLY time you could tell that you had the 4.6 was on some of the hills around here. That and when we go up to the mountains. However you turn off the O/D and your...

Maranda and I have a 2001 Base Model Expy. We LOVE it. It has room for 9 people if we want. It doesn't have rear heat or air but it works okay for the kids. We also got the 4.6L but its been great for the MPG! We got a older one because we wanted somewhat used plus the newer ones just do...

My Explorer used to do that ALL the time. It was the center part. It pops out. So I popped it out and superr glued that. It never did it again.

LOL doh!!!! That's not going to happen... :)

I will sell you my glass from the rear end! :) How about $250? I think when I busted out that window I went to the junk yard and paid somewhere around that for a one... Let me know... It's probably to late though..

Wow I never knew that! VERY VERY good info Paul. :) I need to change the T-Stat out on my F150 this weekend... :)