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Well, I'm afraid there will be no more shots of my '99 Sport. The other half decided I had too many project vehicles, so the Explorer had to say goodbye. Luckily, it went to a family friend who can appreciate it.

This. The Duralast CV axles still have a lifetime warranty, though when I bought a set six months ago they have gone up in price to around $100. I've wheeled the crap out of those Duralast axles in that six month period without any issues, which I unfortunately cannot say about the $400 a pop...

Tekonsha is a good brand, and has sort of become the Kleenex of the trailer brake controller world, and the P3 is pretty much universally the best trailer brake controller out there. It has some issues, mainly that it doesn't have a slide controller like other models do but uses button instead...

Just in case there are folks not yet tired of my gratuitous photos, I did some mild rock crawling today. I failed to grab photos of the tough stuff I did, just the easy stuff at the beginning during the sunrise, but I was impressed that it managed some 12-14" rock shelves and boulders...

Agreed! Sunrises on the Colorado front range are a lot more dramatic than the sunsets.

It's been a few months, so here are some post-rear locker off-roading pics. I like to wheel early in the morning, so I got a few nice sunrise photos.

While J_C has valid points, I run Sealights LED bulbs in my '99: Sealight 9007/HB5 Even with new incandescent bulbs, the factory housing were unacceptably dim for safe driving. The Sealight bulbs I got do require proper orientation when installed, but the light pattern cutoff was roughly the...

After running into perpetual frustration on the trails with open carriers front and rear, I found a sale on Amazon for the Spartan Locker for the 31-spline 8.8 for $235 and decided to give it a shot. I didn't document the install process, but I took a few before and after photos. Locker...

I believe the factory 15" wheels have an offset of +12, though I'll be honest that I can't remember if that is true for the steel wheels, the aluminum wheels, or both. I have 15x8 Cragar Soft 8s with (I think) -20 offset, and it's worth noting that it will push the tires outboard enough that...

It's pretty easy to replace the socket. The stock cigarette socket has an outer cover that unscrews off the inside barrel (the inside slides through the hole from the exterior of the bezel and the outer cover screws on from the back of the bezel, with the bezel plastic sandwiched between)...

I did this on my '99. A previous owner managed to destroy the outlet (and the hole it went into) on the radio bezel, so I swapped it for USB plugs. Unfortunately, while it has an on/off switch, the volt meter is an unbelievably bright blue that is absolutely unbearable at night (which is when...

I did this 25 years ago with my 1995 Explorer. I only had the single outlet in the radio bezel, so I placed a relay behind the radio bezel triggered by the switched radio power lead with the existing outlet power feed wired into the contact side of the coil. It let me keep all wiring contained...

Look into what wollimann posted above. A failing door lock actuator could be the culprit. I'd also check for any damage to the door latch linkage. About 25 years ago I had a 1995 Explorer that I bought right after someone broke into it to steal the stereo system, and it had a similar issue...

I'm a bit late to chime in, but before replacing parts it is important to validate your high- and low-side pressures with a manifold gauge setup (you rent them from auto parts stores, but Harbor Freight has them pretty cheap too). Once you know what your pressures are, you can start determining...

I had 32" tires on my '04 Eddie Bauer, and I'd get about two years out of the wheel bearings (so around 10-12k) doing only normal paved-road driving. With that said, I ran Timken bearings which seemed of better quality than other brands, but I also was living in the upper midwest rust-belt which...

Generally speaking, you need to always be in neutral when shifting into/out of 4low. This isn't necessary switching between 2wd and 4high, but failure to do so when going into 4low can result in damage to the transfer case.

What the other said - you should be able to fit those without any lift. With that said, depending upon what wheels you run, you may need to do a bit of bumper/fender trimming. When I put my 31x10.50x15 tires and Cragar Soft 8 on my '99 before the lift, I had to trim the front bumper a tad to...

Yep, works great and is just about as easy to grab as the handle was. While it looks a bit stubby in the photos above, the shorter length made the loop a bit stiffer (not floppy), so finding it with your finger is really easy.

I took 410Fortune's idea and did a little bit extra to attach my strap: Photos - HOW TO - Replace Broken Seat Recline Lever With Looped Strap

For some reason it wouldn't load the final picture in the first post, so here it is.

First of all, many thanks to 410Fortune for this idea. Second, I tried to take photos for every step, but unfortunately my phone's camera decided that a few of them should be uselessly out of focus (which I didn't notice until I looked at them half way through). I tried to substitute some...

You are very welcome! Glad I could help. Be sure to post up some pictures of whatever you end up going with.

I can't give you exactly what you are looking for, but I have Cragar Soft 8s in 15x8 with 31x10.5x15 BFG KO2s on my '99 Sport. I have 1.5" lift springs in the rear and about 1" of torsion twist in the front and could easily fit 32s with a tad more trimming of the inside of the front bumper, but...

This is brilliant! I have been trying to figure out how to fabricate a new arms for my '99 to replace the broken ones that would also be strong enough to tolerate my butt sliding over them. I had a design, but fabricating it with the tools at my disposal was going to be an annoying amount of...

Interesting, I hadn't seen that. Powertrax only lists the now-discontinued Lock Right on their website. I could probably go down the route of trying to find a CAD axle, but since Powertrax doesn't seem to have any options currently available, I'll probably wait for the Torsen (assuming I don't...

Yeah, I had seen that Powertrax used to make a Lock Right for the D35 SLA, but it doesn't look like it has been made in a few years. It would have been great if they had made a No Slip, as it at least would be streetable in the front without requiring unlocked front hubs. It looks like Torsen...

If you can find it that would be great, as I'm not opposed to a bit of machining if it cuts months-to-years off the wait times for an LSD.

Yep, like Fix4Dirt said, Torsen is about the only ready-to-install option, but also like 410Fortune said they are made in batches so once you get on the wait list it can be a while (like years) before the next batch is made.

Indeed. I've been off-roading for just shy of 30 years, from full-size trucks to Jeeps, and there's just something about the Explorer Sport that is a great size for the trails in my area. My Jeeps were also great on the trails here, especially with their locked solid axles, but they were also...

Just to bring this thread back to the top, here are some more photos from today. I just replace the front upper and lower control arms, shocks, bump stops, CV axles, and did a minor torsion bar lift to try and level it with the rear lift springs (ARB OME CS042R), so I figured I'd take it on a...

I recently replaced the worn-out rear monoleaf springs in my '99 Sport with new 4-door OME lift springs (+2") and Bilstein 4600 shocks. The front also has new Bilstein 4600 shocks and the factory torsion bars. The ride is greatly improved, especially in the rear where the monoleaf springs simply...

I had a 1995 XLT with the 4.0L OHV that spent its entire life in hot and muggy Houston that made it to just shy of 200,000 miles with just the maintenance that 410Forture mentioned above. It was an automatic and still on its original transmission as well, even though the 4R55 is hardly known for...

I'll throw out a suggestion based on a similar situation I had with my old '95 Explorer with the OHV 4.0L, which is check the functionality of the Idle Air Control Valve. My '95 would stumble just off idle when the engine was heat soaked from sitting in traffic or running on the highway, and I...

My recently acquired '99 Sport project vehicle.

A bit late, but I just got my 1999 Sport project vehicle on the road. There's still some winter left here in Colorado.

Check your fuel pressure regulator, as a hard start when hot is often a symptom of a failed regulator. When a regulator goes bad, it can allow pressure to bleed off too quickly in the fuel rail, and then the fuel in the rail will begin to vaporize due to the engine heat and you end up with a...

I've had this occur a few times, and each time it was either a loose battery terminal, corroded battery terminal, or a weak/dying battery. Good luck! Tom

Before you order from DDM, you may want to take a look at this: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1583933 It looks like they are not going to be selling HID kits anymore, so buyer beware. Tom

This is incorrect, as Kali2024 has a 3rd Gen with the 4.6L V8 and not a 2nd Gen with the ever-so-conveniently-placed-fuel-filter that I miss so much from my 2nd Gens, so the fuel filter is located almost directly beneath the glovebox on the passenger side of the vehicle, tucked up inside the...

It really does depend on what is included in the tune-up. The plugs are not anything special, but as jaydez said, be careful that you don't strip the head, which is a common problem with the Ford modular motors. Along with the plugs, the 4.6L V8 doesn't have spark plug wires, as it is a...