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I remember seeing a post that had side by side comparisons of a ranger and explorer frame. I thought the front half of both frames were the same and only the rear frame section was different.

I've been on here for years and I've somehow never seen that before. If I can't find factory linkage for a good price I'm probably going to make my own. I might end up getting one for temporary use and to keep in the truck as a backup.

Thanks for the info. I measured my truck and the only way I can use an extended cab is with some major body work or going 4 link and moving my rear axle back atleast 4". Both of those options are going to take more time and money than what I'm willing to part with so I'm gonna use a standard...

I trying to plan a body swap on my Explorer Sport but I need some measurements. Can someone with a 98+ 4 door extended cab ranger measure from the center of the front wheel to the cab corner. And someone with a standard cab take the same measurement for me. I've had my X for 10 years and it's...

I know what you mean. I pulled my plastic bumper off and threw on the upper half of a 97 metal bumper

I like it. It looks awesome.

Is that a cut down factory bumper or is it off something else?

I'll second that. If I could go back and do it again I'd get a 5.0 with AWD probably a Eddie Bauer

well if you're not gonna call the cops I would suggest investing in some rock salt rounds to give him a little persuasion next time he tries messing with your truck also one other thing to worry about in your gas tank is bleach. i had a buddy do that to someone's car and it blew the original...

I've got 35's on mine without regearing. I did have to do a LOT of trimming on the front fenders.

Here's a good thread about shackles http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=264586 If you're wanting a rack I would suggest googling "safari roof rack" and find a style you like. I have a Yakima I bought from another member and I've liked it. The only down side is that it's...

I like these. Can I get some info? Maybe even some more pics?

i think some guys have heated and bent the shift rod to get some clearance between the shifter and console

update. i hate to say it but a couple months after my last post in feb of 2010 my wife had finally nagged me to death about selling the "crotch rocket" and getting a cruiser. i ended up selling my lightning for the same price i bought it for and went almost a year without a bike. that was a very...

went to lusters longhorn mud ranch saturday and found a new trail they just cut for opening weekend. unforunetly it was nothing but thick, deep and extremely sticky clay. it was so bad that when i got pulled out it ripped my front skid plate and bumper almost completely off and the rear bumper...

my egr tube rusted out and since i rarely drive the truck i was wanting to know if this quick fix would work and if there were any other opitons since the nut is rusted into my exhaust manifold. basically i was planning on just filling the hole in the exhaust manifold and the tube end that...

i don't live in an area that has vehicles inspections so i don't know about passing them. but you can put your ABS on a switch. there's a write up some where on the forums. all i did was find the two wires going to my front drivers wheel, cut one of them and hooked it up to a switch on my dash...

just remember the search button is your friend. but here's some threads you can start going through http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=10 http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=208483

i have 35's on my truck with only a torsion twist with shackles and body lift. i did have to trim my fenders but i only spent $115 on the BL and $65 for the shackles. no where near 6k

do you mean the glare off the hood or the glare off the windshield from the lights being so close to it? bc if you mean off the hood i don't think i'll have to worry about that too much since i'm going to paint my truck one of three ways, all of which involve a flat or matte finish :D

no i still have my factory alternator for now. the most lights i've had on at the same time was the fronts with my headlights. the front lights are only 55w each, the rears are 100w

right now i only have the lights that are on my roof rack, 4 up front and 2 in back. i did have some on my bumper but they got busted plus i swapped bumpers. i do have 3 more sets of lights in my garage but i'm still deciding where i want to mount them at, plus i dont think i'll put all 3 sets...

villo - even though i'm not a fan of HIDs over 6k i think it still looks good. something i would suggest doing is making yourself a switch panel. here's the one in my truck. i just used the little storage area under the cd player. i made a panel to cover it then drilled some holes and epoxied it...

I'm finally gonna be breaking down and spending the money on a winch. I'm pretty sure I'm going to get a 8k smittybilt x2o but I wanted to know what everyone thought. Has anyone had any experience with them? Here's a link for the exact winch I'm looking at...

:D:thumbsup: i like it