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So I picked up a 07 v8 sport trac recently... this poor girl isn't too rough, but certainly needs some love. Removing the driver's side exhaust manifold to address broken studs revealed a hole in the oil dipstick tube, right about where the exhaust manifold comes nearest to it. Does anyone have...

My 6" lift skyjacker springs have sagged a bit over time, which was expected. Front tires now rub a bit when I turn kinda sharp, so I might do something about this. The obvious (or cheap) fix would be to add the f150 spacer under the springs, I don't think it would limit any flex, but I'm open...

I almost grabbed a set of 4" lift springs for a cherokee today. They look like they'll fit an explorer, frankly. I think the tighter-wound end might need a better retainer maybe - no biggie there. Any ideas on spring rates, and what kind of lift they would give an explorer? (the explorer...

I'm stuffing a '91 engine in a '93, and the injectors are different color. (newer engine injectors are black, the blown up engine has red) I recall a couple years ago, when I put a '95 engine in a '92, I had to change the injectors to get the thing running right (same situation, but reversed...

I have a year-unknown Ranger OHV 4.0 I'm trying to get stuffed into a '93 explorer "on the quick". The ranger 4.0 is a single O2, as evidenced by the wiring harness on it. The old motor has Red top injectors, the new motor has Black topped injectors. Shucking the upper intake and swapping...

Is it better to pull an engine and trans together on these, or separate them in the truck and remove them in two parts? I'm replacing a motor, also doing some seals on the trans, and the exhaust is rusted beyond separation at the y-pipe/CAT flange, as well as exhaust manifolds to pipes are...

I'm playing with a plain round header collector/reducer to bolt to my y-pipe... so I can run a magna-flow CAT or whatever else that attaches to a plain round pipe. I have a dead catalytic converter that I figure to cut the flange off of, and work the 3in to 2.5in reducer into shape to fit the...

Hey guys... A family member has a 85 Ranger with a bad tranny. The truck is 2.8L V6, 2WD, I think with a A4LD. I have a A4LD from a '92 Explorer 2WD. What kinda problems am I going to get into if I plug this tranny in his truck? Thanks!

Firstly, this will probably be a slow moving project. I'd like to have the bulk of stuff done in... 6 months lets say. I have a '93 sitting around back with a trashed motor. 185k - it was a rattle bag, and finally gave it up. Then it was given to me. heh There's a motor sitting here for it...

Hey guys, Someone I know bought a '98(.5) Merc Mystique with the four banger and CD4E auto trans. The thing slips in first ONLY, but first works great if you pull it down into "L". These things have an electrically controlled trans and I suspect a valve body, or solenoid pack problem -...

(Hi folks, I ain't posted in awhile....) OK so my '92 Ex with 6" skyjacker (front) and SOA rear has very largely been a daily driver for awhile. The other day at work while leaving for lunch the steering stopped steering! Apparently (as evidenced by the pics) the steering box output shaft had...

Hi guys, aint been on awhile. need some !help! though.... Decided I wanted AC.... replaced dryer, orifice, O rings (done been in twice on leaks, since then.. never passed an evacuation... grrrrr) So anyway, things were looking up (I thought). (never mind the few other hiccups)...

saw this ad.. passing it along... talked to the guy a bit, he bought this truck in it's current state and doesn't know alot of particulars about the build. He's open to trades too... My guess is SOA rear, 6" kit in front. http://louisville.craigslist.org/bar/1584144884.html

Hi, The ex's X is giving fits.. and I got a full plate (little time to troubleshoot). Intermittently acts like the Cats or muffler are plugged up. But it's not consistent, so that throws me. Bone stock, MAF was cleaned a couple months ago, looks like factory stock exhaust (!), 173k miles...

I like my 6" lift '92 Explorer. It is sadly really top heavy for my terrain. So I'm thinking about another X to play and work with. To get in a few of my places, I have to skirt hills and whatnot. My current X will pucker ya right up. One guy seriously threatened to get out when "Tippy" (my X)...

have seen a few posts asking about or talking about brackets to allow the use of stock front brake lines with lift kits. The aftermarket kit is ~$100 I think. If I can find the part numbers again, there's an option to use F250 SD lines too, I think they're about $25 each. These are perfect on...

My '92X shift motor isn't repairable (broken magnets, little screws broken in housing). If I swipe a shift motor from a '95, and splice the '92 harness connectors to it (going by the wire colors)... Will it work right? (I assume so... just checking with ya'll on this!) TIA!

So... I swapped a '95 4.0 OHV into my '92 X. I used all the '92 sensors and do-dads except for the injectors and water temp sensors. Truck is single O2, and I reused the single O2 pipe and sensor. The injectors in the old motor were black (19 lb/hr.?) and the 95 motor injectors are red top...

If I slap a good set of springs from a 95 X with ARC onto the ol' ladies '93 4x4 X, will the ride height be too low? If it's too low with ARC springs, is it reasonable to think that grabbing a #2 leaf from a F150 set (the longest one without "eyes") and stacking that in with the ARC springs...

Sold me some springs to get my DD going. Also great packing, FAST turnaround for a brother in need! Four thumbs! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: -ned

Extended brake line kits are around, often in the $100 (and above) range. These are mail order from vendors, Duff and others. That doesn't help us if somebody pops/breaks a line out in the world... plus who wants to buy two or three lines to get one? I hear that some folks use F250 lines, and...

So, I have some 6" springs that're supposed to be on the way.. I busted a 4" spring. It's also a stock pitman on the truck... time for upgrade. I'm looking on the web at drop pitman arms, and I see that most are "3-6 inch lift", and Skyjacker has a FA600 "extreme drop 6-8 inch" unit (which...

So, I hadn't seen this asked per se. Maybe I missed it, i duno. My gals X is sagging.. and I've a F150 rear section previously slated for pickup bed trailer conversion. I'm thinking of trashing it and keeping the springs for "the swap" we hear so much about. Folks, her springs are BAD. So...

Gents, here's a few pics of this X i bought recently. Need to ID what I've got, and figure out exactly what's needed to get this Ranger front axle assy out... will be going back to Xplorer gear. Pics are worth a million words: Ranger front axle assy. in 3.45 (yuk)..... I assume...

Hi folks, Decisions, decisions... I don't like re-inventing the wheel, so I'm here... Hers '93 is a stocker, with the easy mods. (airbox opened up, etc..) Looking someday to lift it two inches, and 31x10.50 it. Not really part of the discussion. It's a DD that tows stuff occasionally...