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  1. Stolle

    Parting out my truck. locals welcome to stuff.

    Im parting out my truck. figured id let you guys know before i junk it. Its a 97 sport 5spd with a MANUAL SHIFT 1354 in it! 35x12.5R15's 3.75"BS rock sliders. new brakes all around. rear swing away bumper with full size 35x12.5R15. It needs a whole new driver door and im being given a...
  2. Stolle

    anyone in WI have any color Explorer Sport door?

    Anyone have a explorer sport door? prefer 2nd gen. but im told 1st gen will fit? id have to reuse my door card?
  3. Stolle

    Sport doors and four doors interchangeable?

    Does anyone know if sport doors and four doors are interchangleable? size wise.
  4. Stolle

    where have i been?!

    sry guys! i forgot to keep checking back here...but since theres no trails on WI just mud holes (which i try to stay out surprisingly haha) i havent been staying up to date on here... not having jeep trails here is almost making me want to sell the truck but im sure one long good WI winter...
  5. Stolle

    Bye Bye WA!

    Well this coming weekend im driving the explorer back home for good. (wisconsin) ill be there for like 3 weeks then coming back to move the last of my crap home. of course id be down to wheel when i get back but id have to ride along :D
  6. Stolle

    Wanted WTB: one 35x12.5R15

    like to keep this local as im not gonna pay to have one tire shipped thats used. lol. anyways. does anyone have a 35x12.5R15 laying around? it doesnt have to be new as its going to be my spare...
  7. Stolle

    Clutch hard to shift? pedal weak.

    Alright let me just say ive searched around about the slave cylinder issues and such. I still have all my clutch fluid (brake fluid) in the tanks. so i dont think its leaking? but the clutch pedal is very weak and i have half the travel i used to have. IE the clutch wants to engage right off...
  8. Stolle

    PNW Parts For Sale Thread - Local Parts

    Figured id let a local have a crack at these before I get rid of them. Four door limited rear leather seats. 50$ come get um. They are pretty good condition. No rips. Just need to be wiped down.
  9. Stolle

    Body Mount Bolt Thread Pitch

    Does anyone know off hand the thread pitch size of the body mount bolts? I never cut the threads longer on mine and im pretty sure they arnt keeping the body tight in 2 spots on my truck. :D lol. Thanks!
  10. Stolle

    my money pit.

    alright well heres my little thread since i dont feel like seeing it get lost in the main sections. ive STILL been having trouble with getting my elec 1354 to shift to 4wd low. so i fixed it. and went to belfair auto wrecking and pick up that manual 1354 ryan told me about. walk in...
  11. Stolle

    June Invasion! 12th & 13th

    Alright kevins offered up his household for a 2 day g2g? June 12th or 26th that weekend. is say more 12th since im trying to pack things up since my leave starts the 29th...
  12. Stolle

    next g2g?

    so whens the next one? seeing how im back. i wanna see everyone again! doesnt have to be wheeling. even just a grill out or something is fine. currently i still dont have 4low as i need to link up with ryan on the 8th we're planning to tear down my tcase shifter motor and rebuild it. im...
  13. Stolle

    im back!

    well im back. been in tacoma area since tuesday. been SO crazy being back busy and all. my cell is 573 337 8482 if anyone wants to kick it. Paul do you wanna hang out a bit? anyone else in the south end area of seattle? my black sport is broke ATM but it will be road worthy again soon...
  14. Stolle

    How many splines do i have?

    My axle code is 41. 3.27 stock gears. and my 35's SUCK :D anyways im gathering up parts for my 4.88's. how do i know how many splines i have? ps. im in afghanistan so i cant go and look anywhere on the truck if i need to so much help is appreciated!:cool: :salute:
  15. Stolle

    Need your opinions.

    Im debating if im going to sell my explorer in the NW area or try to take it back home with me to Wisconsin this summer. its a 97 sport 5spd with a 3" BL and 2" shackles rear 4dr leafs and 2" TT up front. 185,x.. miles engine runs just fine. completely stock engine. its riding on...
  16. Stolle

    Dana 35 IFS Locker?

    Alright I searched around and could not anything specific about IFS Lockers for the 2nd gens. Currently Im running 35x12.5's on the stock gears. needless to say. Im going to regear it when i get back from being here in afghanistan. But back on topic. this is a lightly wheeled truck...
  17. Stolle

    Im Still Alive!

    Hey guys im still alive! been sucking major ass in afghanistan. went all summer without a/c out here :( its pretty cold here now tho... 5 monthes left then im back! and my 4x4 is still shotty. no 4wd low lol. prolly the shifter motor being old and dirty. anyways we should all for sure...
  18. Stolle

    wish me luck

    thursday around 6ish i fly out for the worlds dumpster we call afghanistan :( ill be there a year. but hopefully i have internet access over there :) i plan on doing a d44 HP and atlas II when i get back tho... lol
  19. Stolle

    97 sport. 4x4 hi works. but no low?

    heres my issue. my 4wd light comes on no prob. my auto 4wd works. i tested it in a gravel lot :p: but. when i go to switch to 4wd low. the light sometimes comes on. i hear the clicking of the relays or w/e. but the actually mechanical gear switch never happens...it says 4wd low on my dash but...
  20. Stolle

    rear swing aways.

    Kevin and Paul can you guys snap a few good pics of your swing aways? open and shut PEEESSS! :) also a few good side angles are good too :) is this the hinge you told me about kevin? http://www.rockstomper.com/catalog/pieces/hinge.htm
  21. Stolle

    One last run.

    Would anyone be up for one last run with me before i jump on a plane to afghanistan? im not from around here so idk which places are good togo trailing on... i just want togo for one last camp out/4x4 run b4 a long year ahead of me. ill be staying in tents too over there. :(
  22. Stolle

    greetings.

    hey. i used to live in west bend. but being in the army takes me all kinds of places lol. now im near seattl out west and i love it alot. ill be moving all my crap home soon tho. Afghanistan for meeeee! :salute: heres my truck and also some of the fellow X's out here and the...
  23. Stolle

    Roll over i talked about over the campfire.

    Not sure who was all there when i told about this mishap. Sgt (e5) driving too fast for a 25MPH gravel road (he was going 65mphish) coming up over a hill then then goes down to crest to the left. he jerked the wheel at just the right moment. MTR's caught the gravel perfect. truck jumps...
  24. Stolle

    Catback for a 97 Sport.

    Now after trying to search for terms like "exhaust for sport" and such. and comming up with 60 pages of nothing but threads with any mention of the word "sport" in them and nothing todo with catbacks for a sport explorer... who makes a bolt on catback thats the right length for a sport? and...
  25. Stolle

    Towing with a 97 sport manual...not your run of the mill...

    ok i have a 3.27 rear axle on a 97 OHV 5spd... ive got a 01 focus i road race and autox....alot.... now my question..if i get a car trailer tandem axle... what kinda gearing should i need? 4.56's? car is 2800lbs...plus w/e the trailer ends up being...no idea really depends on the...
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