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[-Strike-]

Another good product for waxing time is: Meguire's or Mother or Turtle Wax clay bar kit, Meguires Ultimate compound, and then a coat of Meguire's Gold Class Wax. That really brought the shine out on my X.

Hah. That's exactly what I use. Odd.

 

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just some of mine i had laying around.

 

[Dlabonte_2]

Thanks. Can't wait to see whole truck with the new sneakers!

Rondo, my "new' '03 EB Ex came with 245s on it (see the pics that I just posted). The 245's look great on the Ex and I have no issues with clearance. I actually think these were the stock size on mine as the door sticker reflects this size as well. Good luck with the new donuts.

 

[-Strike-]

Nice last few photos, attack of the EB's! I'm lovin' it. Sucks you've had many problems with the truck, Dlabonte. Hope you get it all sorted and have it back on the road soon. And yes the 4.6 is pretty quick. It surprises a lot of people for an SUV hah.

I posted my most recent pics in the Offroad pic thread, not on here yet; here's one of them in case anyone missed them. A nice beauty shot.


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[lynchy wa]

very very nice ronin love them mickey's

 

[BigRondo]

very very nice ronin love them mickey's

I agree. That's one sweet-assed ride.

 

[stuartr]

Dang nice there Ronin8002!

STU

 

[CALDWELL]

how much did that 1.5'' body lift cost ?, and how much modifying was needed ?

looks awesome btw lol

 

[Ronin8002]

Hey thanks all for the comments .

The 1.5" body lift is simply the PA-883 3" body lift kit with the spacers cut in half. Other than cutting the spacers down, not much modification is required. I bought the kit used. The nice thing is you can split the cost with someone else if you want, because:

-You only use half the spacers in the kit (since by cutting them in half you essentially get 2 sets)
-No front bumper brackets needed
-No steering shaft extension needed
-No trailer hitch/bumper flip needed

You do need to buy shorter bolts, though, that cost about 35 bucks for everything. You could also just add more threads to the bolts that come with the kit instead of buying shorter ones. The fan shroud does still require trimming, but only about 1/2 - 3/4 inch. As with the 3" lift, the lip on the underside of the rear bumper cover also needed to be trimmed a little.

It's also a good option because you can get a bit more lift without having your exhaust appear as if its hanging down so much like the 3" does.

 

[Dlabonte_2]

Nice last few photos, attack of the EB's! I'm lovin' it. Sucks you've had many problems with the truck, Dlabonte. Hope you get it all sorted and have it back on the road soon. And yes the 4.6 is pretty quick. It surprises a lot of people for an SUV hah.

I posted my most recent pics in the Offroad pic thread, not on here yet; here's one of them in case anyone missed them. A nice beauty shot.


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Very cool shot and sweet ride, Strike.

 

[Jager]

i have pics of my explorer already up, but this one is from when i went to the trail this last weekend

 

[NHarris]

Hey thanks all for the comments .

The 1.5" body lift is simply the PA-883 3" body lift kit with the spacers cut in half. Other than cutting the spacers down, not much modification is required. I bought the kit used. The nice thing is you can split the cost with someone else if you want, because:

-You only use half the spacers in the kit (since by cutting them in half you essentially get 2 sets)
-No front bumper brackets needed
-No steering shaft extension needed
-No trailer hitch/bumper flip needed

You do need to buy shorter bolts, though, that cost about 35 bucks for everything. You could also just add more threads to the bolts that come with the kit instead of buying shorter ones. The fan shroud does still require trimming, but only about 1/2 - 3/4 inch. As with the 3" lift, the lip on the underside of the rear bumper cover also needed to be trimmed a little.

It's also a good option because you can get a bit more lift without having your exhaust appear as if its hanging down so much like the 3" does.

Good looking X!
I think you've made my day on the BL. So I looked up the part number is the BL for a ford ranger/mazda truck?

Can you post a pic of the back of the truck. I want to see how the tail pipe looks and how low the hitch is.

i have pics of my explorer already up, but this one is from when i went to the trail this last weekend

Loos good! I usually don't like the way the XLS looks (bumpers), but I'm digging the way your XLS looks!

 

[Ronin8002]

PA 883 was designed for a Ranger...but it works fine with a little modding. Here are the pics you wanted.

Good looking X!
I think you've made my day on the BL. So I looked up the part number is the BL for a ford ranger/mazda truck?

Can you post a pic of the back of the truck. I want to see how the tail pipe looks and how low the hitch is.

 

[NHarris]

Thanks! Hitch and pipe doesn't look too low. Not sure what route I will go. I want a little bit of lift, but nothing too serious. Then again I do a lot of off-roading.

 

[MillerTimeX17]

Dont you just have the 1 1/4" hitch Icecube? Get a 3" body lift, flip the hitch, and dump the exhaust after the rear cv axle!

 

[NHarris]

Yeah, I have the 1 1/4" hitch. I just barely had the exhaust redone I don't want to spent more money on that part... I'm thinking of the 1.5" BL (like ronin has) maybe some truxxx spacers and new tires next year. Wheels for christmas!

 

[therover1991]

Took a couple pictures with my friends 05 Escape the other day over by his school. Figured I'd post it up.

 

[MillerTimeX17]

Yeah, I have the 1 1/4" hitch. I just barely had the exhaust redone I don't want to spent more money on that part... I'm thinking of the 1.5" BL (like ronin has) maybe some truxxx spacers and new tires next year. Wheels for christmas!

Yeah I feel ya on not wanting to spend anymore money. At this point it feels like every paycheck goes to accesories for the EX, but its money well spent!! Next on the list for me is a compressor and on-board air.

Took a couple pictures with my friends 05 Escape the other day over by his school. Figured I'd post it up.

Good looking EX! And plans for modifications?

 

[therover1991]

Good looking EX! And plans for modifications?[/QUOTE]

well, I have HIDs in it. Planning on doing LEDs in the interior, as well as the puddles eventually. Also would like to put some stock fog lights with HIDs, and eventually some driving lights. But first I NEED to get new tires.

 

[NHarris]

Yeah I feel ya on not wanting to spend anymore money. At this point it feels like every paycheck goes to accesories for the EX, but its money well spent!! Next on the list for me is a compressor and on-board air.

My purpose in starting to modify my X it was to get rid of the "soccer-mom" look. : I think within 4 1/2 months, I've got a good start on my list
But, now, I'm kind of at a stand-still. I basically have everything done I want to get done this year, except for a set of wheels. I'm still not sure on a lift though, reading the no more spacers for me thread kind of put a lid on that. I don't want that happening to me. But to solve it, simply just get new ball joints on the upper control arm...

Therover1991....
The escape next to your X makes the escape look like a sedan Never realized how much of a tank these 3rd gens are...