Before I started to mod it.....and after.

I bought the X from my sister in Early July `04. It had no rear Glass (hence the blue tarp) for atleast a year, 2 flat tires, and last but not least, a Blown 4.0L engine. Here is what I paid $200 for:







Here is a pic I took last week. Since July I have: Shaved, lowered, and installed all new exterior lighting. Next on the list is a 98+ LED brake light, only I will mount it UNDER the rear hatch glass, instead of above it.

THEN we spent a few HOURS cleaning it...





Ryan

 

[Spdrcer34]

{I have fixed the picture/links on the 1st post in this thread}LOL...

Okay...well I DID take the pics...but it's only taken me 1 and ahalf years to POST them...LOL

Here we go...

 

[Spdrcer34]

More...

 

[Spdrcer34]

And some more 'complete' photo's...

 

[great white]

hey man great job i have a 94 and was wondering what you did to lower it did u flip the leafs and get lower control arms and lowerd springs or what and what did it cost also do you have torsion baes because i dont

 

[Spdrcer34]

Dropping a 1st Gen THIS LOW, IS NOT CHEAP!....

Front:
3" Drop I-beams were $600
2" Drop Front Springs were $175

In the rear:
3" Drop Leafs were $300
2" Drop Blocks were $25

All these parts will just bolt-on from there....with one hang-up.

The Rear needs to be C-notched. I started with a 6" Ranger C-notch, and I ended up doing a 4" C-notch. Which is, by the way the MOST you can cut without cutting into the body, or pulling the body off the frame.

I had to roll the rear Fender lip to accomodate the 285/50-18's. If you have never seen a 285 tire....they are FREAKIN' WIDE....and look so bad@$$ tucked under an Explorer.

Ryan

 

[Spdrcer34]

Here are some of the most recent pictures I have...these are all hosted by ImageShack, so just click on the photo, and a full-size photo will appear in a seperate window.







Ryan

 

[4.0L_4X4_Rob]

looks good

 

[Spdrcer34]

Here are some more RECENT pics... I got rid of the previously shown brake set-up for this:




Here is more shots...I like this angle....I just need to re-take this pic with more daylight, less flash...



Close-up of the wheels/brakes:

 

[Spdrcer34]

Here is the LATEST round of pictures:
(thumbnails, click to enlarge in new window)



Ryan

 

[UKExploder]

Looks like 'a lit'l elbow grease' really made it look better......looks real good mate

 

[SkanlaxJMO]

that looks amazing usually i'm not a fan of lowered x's but that's sweet. And even more so that you paid 200 bucks for it.