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Now that my factory 36k warranty is up, and I've put my bigger tires back on, I'm now going to get a new Flowmaster and K&N. My biggest concern right now is what to do with the exhaust tip. I'm planning on keeping all the original piping excluding the muffler swap but I want to do something...

Ok, bear with me, it's been a while since I've really participated around here so I may need a little reminding about some of the rules. Here's the deal, picked up a 2007 Sport Trac V8 a few months ago. I've been creeping around trying to find pictures and tire information for a while...

I just received this Monday. It's an Off-Road Innovations 53 Series Baja Eliminator. Cost was around $153 with about $45+ freight. You can get them at offroadinnovations.com for those who are interested. I got it as an alternate to the Westin Safari Bar. I didn't want to kill my approach...

My mom lost her a ring in her Explorer and it can't be found anywhere. Because she's getting rid of her '02 X possibly this week for an '05 X!, I need to quickly pull out everything in the front to try and find it so we can get this thing out of here. Has anyone removed the console before...

I'm about to go back out in the garage to do put on my new bushings and endlinks. Haynes says to jack the vehicle up. I personally am not in the mood to pull out my jack and stands. So can I do it without jacking it up? I just don't know what sort of tension is on the endlinks when it's...

Since I need to do some work under my X over Thanksgiving break, I figured that since I would have to be pulling a bunch of things off, that it would be good time to do some paint. I have the willow green exterior color, but don't know which would be a better color to accent it. Of course I...

My key cylinders are pretty much all frozen. I was able to free up one, but not the rest. I did a little searching and noticed that I could remove it (can look up how to do it exactly later). But would a locksmith be able to rebuild the cylinder or at least get it to work again. Would it be...

I've tried several different products to clean my rims, but still had an ace up my sleeve. Today I decided to pull out all stops, stop screwing around and try this product. I've used it on polishing brass and other items, never had used it on my X before. What is it? MAAS metal polishing...

I saw some Fabtech desert guards, along with this James Duff one... Where can I find one for a '98 Explorer. I was considering getting a Westin safari bar, but heard about it screwing up entry angles and it does seem to hang pretty low. Now I'm thinking that I would like something like...

I've been around for a while and don't think I ever really officially posted any pics. of what my X was and is now....so.... Before: After: Mods: Basically what's in my profile.... More pics of the progression at my cardomain page. Any questions? Hope you like it....

My Explorer went in last Thursday to the dealership, got a free PCM that was wonderful news. But I had put in a balljoint in the day before, and when I got my X back on Tuesday I thought that I should get an alignment. So yesterday after work I swung into a Goodyear shop for an alignment...

I need to get the axle out so I can finish my ball joints. Vehicle doesn't start as of today either so I'll have to get it brought in tomorrow. I have the wheel, rotor, caliper, dust shield all off. Now I don't know where to go from here. I just want to get the axle off without having to...

I've read that I need to relieve the fuel pressure to change my fuel filter. The problem is that my X won't start at all. One method involving using the inertia switch says to run the engine for a bit with the switch unplugged, but I can't turn it on. Will just trying the crank the engine...

Shackles and torsion twist were completed, easy job, but we just took our sweet time doing it. My friend checked the height on the front while I torqued the torsion bolts. I topped the bolts out but didn't get 2". I know not everyone gets 2" but should I back the bolts out some? I've read...

So I'm going to replace my thermostat housing I believe to fix a little problem I have with lodging a temp sender halfway in.... I checked Ford Parts Net for housing prices and for the V6 the cost is something like $8, but for the V8 the price is around $100 ($80 after savings). What I need...

I have seemed to F- everything up this week. First overheating issues, finally got that fixed after a lot of trouble with EVERYTHING. So I fixed my thermostat but then went back today to replace my temp sending unit. BAD IDEA. Got everything off as it should with no trouble. Then when I put...

I've read some other posts regarding this issue, but couldn't find anyones that really satisfied me. So here's my story... Went to Carquest to pick up a few parts. PCV valve and gas cap (have CEL for P0455 so I'm trying to fix that these days as well). Then I drive over to NAPA and snag...

I believe it's the IAT, the solenoid thing on the rear of the engine on the top. Has a little arm that pulls on a plastic piece that rotates around a fixed point on the upper intake. Well the thing pops off all the time. Whenever I take off the SOHC cover, the little thing is no longer on the...

So how do you mount riding lawnmower tires, I was able to get them on the rims with a couple screwdrivers, but couldn't get the beads to seat. I've seen where people would spray fluid in them and ignite. Somehow I got one to work with some carb. cleaner but the other one wouldn't work. How is...

There was some talk about this before, and I decided to go ahead and take some pictures of the simple way to do it without dropping the drive shaft or cutting the boot open. Didn't see any other threads with step-by-step pictures so I hope it's not a repeat. This is how it looks in the...

I broke the part under that red plug in the picture. It's kind of hard to see, but I'd need to take off the upper intake manifold to get a good shot at it. I believe it has something to do with the temp. since I haven't had any temp readings since that broke. It's an SOHC, and there is another...

I was noticing a strange rattle under my hood which sounded like tapping. Later today my friend needed a jump so while I was jumping his truck I looked for the noise. Turns out one of the bolts in my KKM/MAF, the one with the mounting bracket, just came clean out. I wasn't going to be able to...

I have rarely used my horn, but I did today to get someone to move on a green light and I really wish I wouldn't have. It's so weak sounding it sounds like an import. Is it easy to replace the whistle? I just want a basic swap to sound at least like the 1st gens. It's like night and day...

I don't consider this "body work" so I thought I should put it in this area. I got a free set of rear speaker screens and because I didn't want to match with the willow green, I painted them black. Now I want to do the front screens black too to match. The front screens don't pop out the...

I have a JL 6w0 that I want to get hooked up. I built a box about a week or so ago, which I think turned out rather well for never having carpeted or anything. I just want to know how to hook this bad boy up though. I already have some wires running into the rear end that someone have...