2002 Sport Trac SAS

2002 Explorer Sport Trac

Engine:
Stock 4.0
Taylor 8.8 MM Plug wires
Screamin Demon Coil
XCAL2 Tuned
Zabtek Cold Air intake
Random Tech "Y" pipe with custom FLowmaster exhaust. A few cats have been removed.

Transmission:
5R55E freshly rebuilt
1354 Borg Warner Electric Shift
Modified Superlift front driveshaft
Stock rear driveshaft

Front Axle:
89 Jeep Grand Wagoneer Dana 44 low pinion
ARB Air Locker
4:56 Ring & Pinion
Superior Chromo Axles
CTM U-joints
Steel braided 28” brakelines
Warn manual locking hubs
Parts Mike Highsteer arms with 1" spacers
Parts Mime highsterr knuckles
5/5.5 conversion kit

Rear Axle:
Explorer 8.8 31 spline
PowerTrax Locker
4:56 Ring & Pinion
SOA conversion
Wheel spacer/adapter for 5/5.5 bolt pattern

Suspension:
BDS front shocks
Rancho RS5000 rear shocks stock height
Custom made 7 pack Waggy leafs up front
Stock leafs out back

Tires and Rims:
35x17x12.5 BFG KM2
Eagle Alloys model 951 17x9


Body Mods:
3" Body lift (may come out soon to allow for more suspension lift)
Clear corner lens
Sylvania Silverstar 9007 headlight bulbs
Sylvania Silverstar 9005 foglight bulbs


Sound System:
Kenwood head unit
(4) 6x9 Ifiniti speakers
(2) 8” Kicker Subs in a custom figerglass enclosure behind the rear seats
Alpine 4 channel Amplifier
Cobra 75WXST CB

Here is my build thread, I will apologize now for the stupid questions you will read from me..

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=237526


There are a bunch of interior mods i did but this a SAS registry..

First was the install of the crossmember:

Then followed alot of cutting and grinding to get here, where the rear leaf mounts were installed:

Then a little more progress:

Steering was a PITA. Here is my Gen1 and Gen2 Hybris steering linkage:

Here is the Rack and Pinion steering cooler re-used and mounted to my crossmember:

More progress:

All this work to get here:

 

[crazyflights]

Just found few pics I wanted to add.

 

[crazyflights]

O and thats to get you thinking Chad..... LOL we need to hit Flat Nastys???

 

[chad551]

Oh man looks like fun

 

[BlakeGordon]

How did you run your power steering?

 

[SKYNET808]

fantastic truck - - great inspiration!

were you able to run 33 (or 35 in your case) with just the 3" body lift?

 

[00whxploder]

How did you run your power steering?

Im in this boat too.
Chad please detail your setup.

 

[chad551]

Gen 1 box and lines, using stock PS pump, and re-used the stock PS cooler.

 

[pauley]

that rig looks damn good. i miss my truck so damn much

 

[00whxploder]

What about steering from fire wall to box?

 

[chad551]

Stock shaft with a Gen 1 rag joint on the steering box end.

 

[00whxploder]

thanks buddy that help out a lot

 

[J_Train]

Shortly before this picture was where I was pretty nervous for ya- Chad and I wasnt even in your truck

How much of a slope/angle/grade whatever was that?

 

[FROADER]

Lion's Back is pretty steep the whole way up. I'm not going to guess what the angle is that he was at, but it's enough for a pucker factor.

 

[J_Train]

Damn the First 100+ feet looks to be about the steepest. i bet it takes a lot of patients.

 

[LONO100]

i know you used waggy leaf packs for your swap, i was doing some research on swapping in a D30, any suggestions on the kind of leaf packs i should use for that type of axle?

 

[chad551]

i know you used waggy leaf packs for your swap, i was doing some research on swapping in a D30, any suggestions on the kind of leaf packs i should use for that type of axle?

The axle does not change the type of leafs. So I would use the waggy leafs.

 

[MidnightRebel07]

Yep, use Waggy packs or a heavier truck to support the weight of the ST.

 

[LONO100]

I guess what I'm really asking is what would be some alternative vehicles that I could find some suitable leaf packs for this swap being that the waggys are few and far between in my neck of the woods.

 

[chad551]

Can't help you there most people on hear used saggy leafs

 

[SVO42]

Any springs from a stock Waggy are going to have the infamous "Wag sag." I've had my own Waggy, sold it to my dad, and he got two more. I used Waggy springs for my SAS, but I got new ones from BJ's Offroad: http://www.bjsoffroad.com/. The guys that own it are FSJ enthusiasts and great to work with. I got front 4" lift springs and used them SOA. I still need to work a bit on my shackle length and angle but they're great. Nice and flexy. With my front custom crossmember and that combo I got about 8" of total lift in front.