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i bought some lights off of ebay, they didnt come with a relay or wiring harness. i was looking for relays, and the 12v automotive relays i found were in the 20-30 amp range. will this be alright for a pair of 55w lights? or four lights? i know how to wire up the relays, but im not sure how the...

last weekend i was launching my boat and i told my friend to pull the truck up. he got in, pushed in the clutch, and my explorer and boat rolled back into the indian river. it was completely submerged, over the roof and all. i just got done putting a new engine in it 2 months ago and it had all...

i want to put my own camber bushings in after i lift the front of my 91 but my manual says that "due to the requirement for special alignment tools, this job is beyond the scope of the home mechanic" several people on the site have recommended that i do them myself, can somebody tell me how? i...

i have a problem with my ex overheating on the trail and sometimes even on the street. i was looking into a new radiator since my birthday is coming up and i found that there are two different versions that came stock: a 1 row radiator and a heavy duty 2 row. i have the 1 row for some reason...

well i bought a set of used rancho 2" lift coils from a 4x4 shop in ga. i put them in this weekend and it lifted the front 3 inches! i know this because i measured the distance from the ground to the bumper in the front and the back when it was stock and if i lift the back up 3" with my hi lift...

well i finally got done swapping engines so im going to start lifting it. i jacked the ex up with a hi lift and a floor jack to see what a 4 inch lift would look like but the rear end looks like it sags a little bit. so heres what i think i will do: 2" body lift 2" lift coils in front...

i can get rancho lift springs for 100 dollars or daystar spacers for 70. what are the advantages of both and do you think its worth the extra $$ to go with springs?

i want to get procomp es9000's but they only come in sizes that will fit 0-1 1/2 inches of lift and a 2 1/2 inch lift version. if im going to be lifting my ex 2 inches which version of the shock should i get?

well i went camping this weekend and the engine inhaled some water. after it stalled i tried to restart it and it turned over for a second and then stopped. i took the spark plugs out and tried to turn it over and it wouldnt go so then i tried to pull it with another car and drop the clutch in...

was anyone here at the mud fest in okeechobie florida this weekend? i thought i recognized someones black 2wd ex with 35s and a silver/black hood. anyways it was awesome! acres of mud and you could do whatever you wanted!

the ex is overheating now on the street. sometimes it wont even overheat when im offroading, but once i hit the pavement the temp gauge shoots up. i changed a radiator hose and the thermostat and it seemed like it was fixed, then after about 25 min. of running it just gradually heated up to...

can cherokee axles be used for explorer front axle swaps? do the dimensions fit exactly or do the axle tubes have to be cut down? i found a pair of cherokee axles on ebay for a very good price, im just wondering, the auction ends tomorrow, aka march 24th. thanks a lot

hey im always worrying about flipping my ex while wheeling cause of its bad rep w/ flipping and all. my friends toyota got its rear wheel up off the ground like 8 inches today and im not sure if i could have gotten away w/ what he did. how far can it go w/o flipping? is it close to the cherokee...

does anyone have the rough country lift? i think im going to buy the 3" explorer lift for the 91-94 model and i want to know what the largest tire size i could fit on my truck is. if i got a 2 inch body lift on top of that, how much tire could i run?

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when is this thing supposed to let air through? i thought it was when the intake temp was low but it doesnt do it even when the car is first started. will getting water in it make it go bad? i think it might be broken, but im not sure. if broken, what symptoms will it cause?

i looked under the front of my first gen x and the distance between the front beams and their bumper-stops is about i inch. is this normal to have only 1 inch of suspension travel in the up direction? i seem to have about four or five inches in the down direction. can anyone look under their...

are the coil springs from a 93 4door EB the same as those in a 91 2door Sport?

my haynes manual says its necessary to pull the engine out of the car to drop the oil pan. is this really necessary? the engine is leaking oil out of the gasket sealing the oil pan to the engine and i want to replace it but i dont want to pull the whole engine out! thats just crazy. i know...

what do you guys think of the idea to install a lock-rite locker in the front but leave the stock l/s in the rear? i think that would be the ideal setup for everyday driving and offroading. i dont want to pay a lot of money for a rear locker that provides smoother operation because i dont take...

i seems that when i go offroading that when i hit a moderate size bump, nothing large, my car bounces up and down a few times before coming to rest and it seems that the suspension comes to its end and the shocks dont seem to be stopping the bounce. i also considered it might be my 11 year old...

where can i buy springs for the front end of my first gen ex that will be more stiff and a lower spring rate. i dont want a lift, just better stock size springs.

i was wondering if anyone knows if they make euro style headlights for first-gen explorers. ive seen the euros on older tauruses and i would think that if they made them for those cars they should make them for explorers.

will a coolant temp sensor cause an engine to miss, surge, and idle roughly? if not what might be the culprit? this is really beginning to bug me. i thought it was fixed with the plug wires but this new problem has developed somehow.

my 4.0 L OHV is idling rough, i know of one vacuum leak but it will be fixed soon. but even if i push on this grommet to stop the leak it still seems to idle rough. can any of you help me?