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    98 xlt SOUNDS like it's in 4WD but is NOT

    Hello, I own a 98 XLT SOHC with 4wd. She has 91,000 miles on her. The last 10,000 miles or so have sounded a little weird. When I accelerate from a dead stop it sounds like the 4wd is engaged (or trying to engage). The sound is very hard to describe. It basically sounds like it does when...
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    Check engine light comes on & now I get better gas mileage!

    Does anyone have a clue as to why I would get better gas mileage once my check engine light has come on? I have been commuting to work the same way for a very long time, so the type of driving I do and the hwy/city mileage has not changed. I have been watching my gas mileage since I bought the...
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    tensioner pulley...how do you know if it has really gone bad?

    Greetings, I have just replaced my serp belt because of a squeeling issue. The problem was imediately corrected and all was fine...until a month later when a chirp...chirp...chirp sound crept under my hood. Unlike the squeeling noise, the chirping does not go away after 5 to 10 seconds. It...
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    How many miles do YOU have on your BFG t/a ko's?

    Just wonderin' how many miles you all are getting on your BFG t/a k/o's before they have to go to the rubber graveyard.
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    "buy 3, get 1 free" tires??

    Anyone know when 4wheelparts is going to have another "buy 3, get one free" sale???? cheers, nkrax
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    High Altitude Emmissions

    The invoice on my 98 XLT 4x4 SOHC v6 says that i have the option "high altitude package" or something to that effect. Does anyone know what is different about an explorer that has this option? thanks, nate
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    lug bolts shearing off???

    hello all, i have a huge problem. last year, i did the tt/shackles/3" body lift to my 98 explorer xlt 4x4 with 33 12.5 15 pro-comp x-terrains on weld outbacks. i absolutely love it. however, i am having a problem with my lug bolts (posts) shearing off. i just realized today that my...
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    Piaa 520 fog color

    hello all, i was wondering if someone could describe the color of light that comes out of the piaa 520 fog. i have never seen them in person and the pictures that i have seen (none of which have been powered up) seem to look as if the light will have a yellowish light like a lot of fogs do...
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    rubber sheeting for inside fender well??

    hello all, I just put a body lift on my 98 and now the shock towers and even a part of the engine is visible from the outside because the stock rubber sheeting that normally covers those parts has been raised. I want to know if anyone knows where I can get some of the rubber material that...
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    any 3" body lifts in Atlanta area?

    Hello all, I was wondering if any of you who have done a 3" body lift/TT/Shackles on your 95-00 Explorer live in the Atlanta area. I just moved here and am contemplating that setup for my 98 and would love to take a look at one in person before I go ahead and do it. Thanks!!!
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