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My dad and I both have Explorers (96 & 00) that have been lifted about 2.5" through TT and shackle/AAL. Last year we took my 96 hunting and ended up on some FS roads that were just awful. Total moonscape of rocks & washboard. I was trying not to beat the **** out of the truck, but by the end of...

96 OHV 4.0 /w about 230k miles. Drives without any issue on road, but I do have a shuddering issue when in 4-Low. The Explorer sees a lot of off road use but nothing abusive - mainly trails and some light hill climbs. What happens in 4-Low is that when going up any minor incline, you can feel a...

I have been chasing a vibration on my old 96 that seemed to be coming from the trans tunnel/driveshaft area - the vibration does not feel strongest in the steering wheel but instead was very strong when putting my hand on the top/side of the center console. It starts around 50MPH and continues...

Recently installed a cheap MP3/bluetooth head unit in the 96 which has factory "premium sound" amplifier, but no subwoofer - this same head unit model has worked great in the 91 that I gave to the MIL, which also had factory premium sound but /w woofer. I purchased the Metra 70-5600 harness...

I bought an interior LED kit which included two festoon bulbs, but they are far too long to fit in the map light sockets. Fortunately I was able to use them in my Jeep interior overhead light bar, and they fit perfectly. Looking at where to find the shorter festoon LED bulbs, I discovered that...

I recently rebuilt the rear leafs on my 96, adding a Procomp 13120 AAL. This raised the rear up about 2", probably just a smidge over stock height - the old springs were sagged. I also cranked the torsion bars a tiny bit so that the front sat 1/2" lower than the rear, as before there was about 1...

I recently purchased a BAFX OBDII bluetooth adapter and got Torque Pro going on my Android phone. Everything is working great, and once I loaded the Ford specific OBD PIDs, I was able to get transmission fluid temperature readings in the app - awesome! However I'm wondering at what location is...

Has anyone experienced whistling noise originating at the EGR valve? Our 96 has an ongoing high-pitched whistle (sort of sounds like a small turbo) that occurs under specific conditions that would normally coincide with the EGR valve being open. Noise is NOT present at any speed while idling...

Just curious who else has a high mileage 4R55E with no issues. Our late 95 (reg says 96) recently rolled over 200K miles, and the transmission still appears to have zero issues. I'm crossing my fingers that it stays the same. Vehicle was purchased used with 110K miles by my dad about 10 years...

I asked a couple years back about swapping a TracLoc from a Jeep D35 into a D35 TTB, and found a few users had done it without issue. Well now I'm curious about putting the TracLoc into the D35 IFS on the newer 2nd Gen. Possible? Yes there are better options, but for light use a used...

I haven't been able to find any information on this fix here, so I thought I would share. The rear wiper on my 95 was making a terrible groaning noise, and I determined that it was not the wiper itself, but the wiper shaft. The noise would stop if I pressed on the shaft in various different...

Our 95 starts every time and runs great, tons of power for a V6 truck with 200k, etc. Still gets good mileage and recently averaged around 22MPG on a trip across state, even though multiple mountain passes were involved. However once it has reached operating temp and is idling in neutral or...

I replaced both wheel bearing/hub assy. on our 95 today, and noticed that both the left and right lower ball joints had some vertical play. Left side more than the right. Could not get it by hand. Had to put a screwdriver between the knuckle and lower arm to really see it. Front end has some...

Still looking at the ST.. Not really a huge fan of the rear bumper. Has anyone used a Gen1/Gen2 Explorer rear bumper and cladding on the ST? I don't know if the frame width & setup is the same, or if the cladding pieces will even fit on the bed.

OK guys, I know this is an Explorer forum, but ... Most of the Sync forums seem to suck really badly, and I see there is a Ford IVT tech here, so I'll ask here and see what I get.. Bought wife a used 2009 Taurus X. Very nice car, and the basic Sync seems to work well for simple Bluetooth stuff...

I'm in the process of reading the FAQ, forgive me if I miss anything. Based on what I'm seeing in the FAQ I should look for 04-05 models to avoid most of the early problems. Specifically I really want to avoid SOHC tensioner issues, and I would really like to find an ST with factory LSD...

So I'm looking at replacing at least one rod bearing, obviously I will try to replace all in the process. I'd honestly prefer to pull the motor but space and time are at a premium here and I'm not sure if I can get away with having an engine on a stand for a month or more. Any way... I...

I've looked all over the electrical diagrams and the tailgate itself. I cannot for the life of me figure out where the dome light switch for the tailgate is. The swich either needs to be replaced or repaired, as there is a healthy delay between when I open the gate and when the lights decide to...

Just thought I'd toss this one out there. Usually I figure if something was easy it would've already been done, but you never know. Anyone think about or tried mocking up a Bronco II tire carrier onto an Explorer? I don't have a BII any more so I can't try it out, but as I recall the hinges...

Are the doors just plain heavy on anyone else's Sport? I don't see anything about this topic in searching. The doors are so heavy that if I'm leaning out towards an incline it can take a good tug to get them swinging closed, and I'm not a weak guy at all. The hinges appear to be perfectly OK...

OK. Currently my '91 Sport is riding on 4-door packs and shackles in the rear, and still doesn't sit even with the front, so I'm adding an AAL. I currently am overhauling the original 2-door pack, which doesn't appear to be worn out. I'm thinking that when I pull the 4-door pack, I might remove...

Wondering if anyone was running this setup? I currently have a Duff 3" kit on the front of my '91 Sport, with 4-door leafs in the rear and Duff lift shackles. While the front netted a positive 3" lift, the rear only gained about 1", even after swapping in 4-door leafs (this just made the ride...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30Nm-9QmjXs&sns=em 91 Ex sport, 250k miles, clutch mileage unknown but have owned since 150k. Noticed this noise when sitting in neutral at a stop light the other day. Have been driving the truck for the last few days and have not noticed it again. Only heard it...

First of all, sorry if this is mentioned somewhere else. I've searched for a bit but I'm not finding it. There's so much info on this site it can be overwhelming! I'm curious if anybody still makes rocker arm spacers for the 4.0 OHV. Camcraft Cams used to make them for the 2.9, but they don't...

I'm sorry if I'm missing a piece of information that's already available here, but I've been searching all over the forums and haven't found it, and my allergy medicine isn't helping my clarity of thought much either... I'm looking for the location of the ABS diagnostic connector on a '95...