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its been a while since ive had an explorer but i need a winter ride and i figure why not complete the set (ive had a second and third gen). im going to look at 94 tomorrow. it has 120k on it, and it looks really nice. hes asking 16 but ive already talked him down to 1400 and ill bet ill get it...

so after straying from the explorer family (to an f150) im comin back. im trading my f150 for an 01 explorer sport tomorrow. it has black rims (not sure what brand), a headunit, tints, nothing crazy. i have a few questions though, did this gen sport also come with the dohc and the sohc and if so...

so today i watched my explorer drive away for good. it was a 99 xlt with the v8, loaded, and i mean LOADED, with 31s and a really nice system. i traded it for a 96 f150 with a 6 inch skyjacker long arm kit and a 3 inch body lift on 35s. its a pretty sick truck but i think ill miss my baby...

so long story short, my truck got a little mad at me for putting off some issues and the wheel bearings, upper and lower ball joints, and maybe tie rods went all at once. i saved up all my money for a few months which was hard because im out of work (i deliver pizza, cant work without a...

so yesterday i picked up some shackles from my buddy and woke up this morning and decided to put them in. i get all the nuts off and start goin for the bolts, bottom drivers side comes out fine, but when i went for the top drivers side bolt it will not budge. if i try to turn it with a wrench...

ok got a few questions here. 1. i just bought 2 new front wheel bearings, does it matter which side each one goes on? 2. im in the market for upper ball joints, i know they only come with the upper control arms too. is this what i need? (left and right sides are very different as you can...

ok i just need a quick answer so i can start working without doubting the quality/safety blah blah blah of my new hub. i bought some new hubs on ebay and one has some oil on it, i assume its coming from the inside and i dont think it should do that because its supposed to be a sealed unit. am i...

ok so i have a 99 xlt 5.0, and i need to do my front wheel bearings ASAP. my question is where can i get them? i checked rockauto.com but could only find the rear ones, so i googled a little bit and found these...

ok heres the story, i got a letter about the cruise control deactivation switch recall or whatever they call it. i brought it to the dealership about 3 months ago to get it fixed and a few weeks ago my abs light came on, it started to get a little hard to get out of park, and my cruise control...

ok so i have a 99 xlt v8 and it has been brought to my attention that there is a company out there that makes an adapter that goes onto the stock intake tube thing (not sure what its called) so that you can attach a cone air filter and get the same performance as a cold air intake for much...

first of all, im not sure where this should be, if anywhere, so if this shouldnt be here my bad. ok heres the deal, im 18, i have a 1999 xlt v8 with the sport package. i want to get something for my truck for christmas but i cant decide what to get. i want to keep the budget AROUND 100...

so picture this, im in my 99 xlt and i just delivered a pizza to some guy and im backing out of his driveway. as im backing up my stereo somehow got turned all the way up so when it came on i had 2 10 inch alpines blasting in my ears and i quickly turn around to turn it out, as i turn around i...

i have a 99 explorer v8 and i was wondering if i could make it so i could use the mounty headlights but keep my grille. what do you guys think?

i have a 99 xlt v8 and basically everytime my front tire moves for whatever reason (up, down, left, right) it sounds like a door creaking or something. what could it be?

i have a 99 explorer xlt v8, which body lift do i need?

ok heres whats going on. im in school right now, my lights in my 99 xlt are on, the truck is locked and my battery is so low from leaving the lights on that i can not open the truck, the key wont work for some reason and neither will my remote or the door pad. i know there is a way to unlock it...

today in school i was talking to a friend who works at a welding shop. we were talking about how i wanted to get a flowmaster muffler for my 99 xlt 5.0 but i didnt have the money. then i came up with an idea to just cut my muffler out and weld (my friend would be doing the welding) or just...

ok so i just picked up some american racing steel rims wrapped in 31 inch bfgs. the rims are a little rusty so id really appreciate some tips or even a whole tutorial on the best way to sand and paint them. suggestions on what type of paint to use would be great too, thanks

first of all i wasnt sure where to put this, sorry if this is the wrong place. anyway, im lifting my 99 5.0 and i was wondering if anybody knew where a good place to order warrior 153s is? also i saw a description for them on the internet and it said that you could lift it anywhere from...

i drive a 99 explorer xlt v8 with the sport package and im doing a TT/shackles with 31s and new rims in a few weeks. i was thinking cragers and i was wondering if i could get them with less offset to make my tires stick out further and have a wider stance. would this put more stress on anything...

today i decided to replace all the clips in my door panels (thanks to the guy who gave me the new clips, i forgot your name but i really appreciate it). while i was doing this i discovered 2 things, 1) the reason why my passenger side mirror wont move when im trying to adjust it is because it...

i put a pioneer 12 inch tsw301r with a pyramid royal red 1600 watt pb1045x amp but with only 2 channels bridged and it blew my sub in like 15 minutes, the amp went into protection mode. does anybody know why it blew?

where can i put an amp power wire through the fire wall? 99 explorer xlt 5.0

i just got home from picking up 2 audio bahn subs in a box and a 1600 watt pyramid amp for 80 bucks! what do you guys think? im a little concerned it wont be very loud in such a big truck

hey guys, i have a 99 xlt v8 and i have a few questions involving oil... 1. what kind of oil do i need? i dont want to go synthetic as i plan on selling the truck before the end of the summer 2. how much oil do i need? 3. how long can oil last without going bad (if it even goes...