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    4406 front output shaft end play

    Well recently ive been having a driveline vibration, but until today no noise. Well it turned into a ping noise when below 60 and goes away only when on the gas in 4x4. The front output shaft has a considerable amount of in and out play...just wanted to throw it up on here to see if anyones had...
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    whats the widest tire i can fit?

    whats the widest tire i can fit? (with pics) i am really leaning towards the 35x14.50x15 grappler but the only problem is it looks like it would be close to the knuckle when on the truck....the wheels are 15x10s with 4'' backspacing. So my question is, whats the widest tire someone has gone...
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    Grind ring gear or notched pin? 488's

    so i already have the gears in the front d35 ifs but there are a hundred different people split between grinding the ring to clear the pin or getting a notched pin for the rear. most of the threads about it are old and im wondering if maybe the strength of the new notched pins are up to par. im...
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    35x14.50 grapplers on 10''

    so i have another thread about my gears (which i will bump after this :rolleyes:) but i was wondering if anyone has run 35x14.50s on a 15x10? my current setup is 4'' superlift, 3'' body t-bars cranked, and a soon to be aal on the rear springs with only 33 1250s.....pretending i already installed...
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    d35 carrier for 4.88 gears

    i am finally getting together things for my gear install and i once heard a new carrier was needed if going to 4.88 in the d35? where can i get that if i need it? current gears are 3.73
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    locking vacuum diff in 4wd permanently?

    hey all its been a while but i have swapped one in my mounty (origonal suspected bad:rolleyes:) with the 4406 t-case and havent ever locked it into 4wd or used 4wd until tonight. some new guy thought his zr2 s10 was the **** and was like "ill hook up to that mounty!"..i obliged and pulled his...
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    96 vacuum diff in 97 mounty

    ive searched the threads but it looks to me like nobody has replaced a regular 97 ish front diff with a vacuum center diconnect diff. my question is you guys think i could just lock the vacc diff in live 4wd mode and swap it in? i have FREE front diff out of my parts explorer if i can... ps...
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    4.88's in ifs d35?

    alright, so after calculating how much an sas would cost, i decided i would be happy building my ifs up. i searched here and found people doing 4.56 gears with 33's in the front..... i want to go 35's and 4.88 gears with a powertrax in the rear. this is my build plan if there is even room to...
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    growl when turn left-just replaced hub.

    just thought id ask what yall think or if anyone has had this problem. i have an 03 explorer 4x4 4.0 and when going about 55 turning left, there is a growling noise from the front. i thought it was going to be clear-cut-repair, so i replaced the right front hub. same noise there :rolleyes:... im...
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    will a 4.0 ohv tranny work with a sohc motor?

    i have a guy coming to look at my parts explorer and we dont know if i have the tranny he needs-i have a 96 4.0 OHV and he has a 97 4.0 SOHC
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    recipe for a good burnout/doughnut

    so the past few days i have bought a parts explorer. i needed the front driveshaft (double cardan) out of it for my mounty post 4'' superlift. i bought her for 200 bucks and with 275,x.. on the body, 80k on motor, and 10k on the tranny, i think its a deal, the only problem is, it was...
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    change transfercase flange to 4 bolt?

    i put a 4'' superlift on the awd mounty and now its driveshaft time! is there a 4 bolt flange i can get from the junkyard from a ranger or something, and front cardan driveshaft to match and put it on my 4404?
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    led brake lights switched brightness-park/brake

    i bought some 31 led red 3157 tail lights for my truck and the only problem i have with them are, when i brake, they are as bright as park lights! but when i put park lights on, they are bright as braking lights! -and with the park lights on, it overrides the brake light signal and stays full...
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    front driveshaft after superlift???

    i installed a superlift/trailmaster lift from (jtsmith) reciently and does anyone know the magical answer to getting me AWD again? is there a spacer somewhere for my cv shaft to transfer case or do i have to drop serious coin for a lengthened/new one ?
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    i love when people vandalize my truck

    so upon waking this morning i looked out the window and saw all 4 of my 33'S FLAT. i go out and all they did was take the valve cores- and my caps :mad: i will find out who it was and be sure to give them a good hardy talkin to. :shoot: a small police report was filed in case there is damage...
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    98-01 trailmaster lift fit on 97?

    im 99% sure im buying a trailmaster lift from jtsmith and getting superlift knuckles to correct steering. but after looking at pictures, will this fit? do those rectangles circled fit into the stock insulator mount? my 97 has a kevlar pad on the key so it has no insulator, will it still work...
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    wheel spacers bad idea?

    so ive been looking at wheel spacers to make the 33s stick out a little more but i have a question.....there are spacers that cost 100 bucks and have studs on them i know those are better but does anyone know if the stress on the studs would be too great with a wheel spacer "shim"? like...
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    Wanted help find the least expensive 4'' suspension lift

    man it gets more and more depressing when im trying to buy a lift. im looking for a 4'' superlift/trailmaster lift for my 97 mounty. the trailmaster one i ordered off a site a few days ago just told me they dont stock it anymore and will be refunding my $981.03 :banghead: i think i will just...
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    AAL the superlift pack???

    so i looked, show me if im wrong, but nobody has asked, when i get my superlift, can i add my AAL that i have on my stock pack to the superlift one? 5'' of lift? (i dont give a crap about the ride :p: )
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    ALMOST just stuck-snow driving

    so this is the first time its snowed in va where i ive in so long... well coming back from my girls house,... i decide im going to drift every corner... (i am pretty good at it :p: ) anyway, the one corner i didnt ABS kicked in but useless, so i slid into a 2 1/2 foot ditch, i said no problem...
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    how long did your front driveshaft last?

    im getting the 4'' superlift, but dont have quite the money for the front driveshaft i will be getting from them... how long does the front (stock cv) driveshaft usually last? a month? maybe 2? thanks to all ! :)
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    burning up switches left and right????

    i have some 55w supersport cheapo fog lights on the front and there is no relay in the circuit, (i already have one for the roof lights and there isnt much rrom for another) but i will usually only get about 45 min. out of a switch... the switch gets so hot, that the insides melt together and...
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    custom truck license plate in VA

    i am thinking of getting custom plates for my mounty and was wondering if i could get plates with the word TRUCK under them? or does it have to actually have to be a truck
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    course acceleration in 3rd gear?

    if this is decided to be a tranny question you can move it there, but i seem to have somewhat course acceleration in 3rd gear. the gas pedal feels like it is attatched directly to the engine....anyone experienced that? tranny fluid is half spent, she has about 137,x.. miles on her and its a 5.0...
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    link to trailmaster lift?

    ive searched everywhere if anyone can show me a link to the 4'' trailmaster lift that would be great
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