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Log Roller's, Registry,, 56 k get lost,

okay , so , i thought about it, and,,,,,
about time i posted one here,
96 Explorer XL, 4.0 ohv, auto trans, control trac 4x4,
Special Thanks to - gmanpaint, Turdle, and Maniak, to name just a few,
List Of Mods, that made this truck of the month,


http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=263644


-torsion twist , gone now, , Fox Coilovers hold me up now,
-Trailmaster /Superlift combined front end lift kit, with skid plates,
-4:10 gears front and back, Aussie Locker in the back ,
-Cooper STT 33's all around with Dyna Beads inside, On Custom JT powdercoated 16 inch Wheels,
-Superlift Rear Lift Springs, Trailmaster SSV shocks, and custom JT and Gmanpaint swaybar Disconnects,
-Rockcrusher Custom powder coated diff cover, by JT,
-2 sets of driving lights, bumper, and on custom roof rack,
-optima red top battery
-gps for nav with roads and topo
-backup cam
-Kenwood head unit
-Kenwood door speakers, homemade crossovers, extra tweeters,
-amp bypass ,from gmanpaint,
-Kenwood Sirius control box,
-2 12 inch Kenwood dual voice coil subs ,
-custom forum stickers from Blee,
-cb mounted back of console, with custom antenna mount,


this is my Explorer,



engine compartment is all stock , with 350,000 kilometers on the origional engine and trans,

front suspension is stock , with the 2 inch torsion twist ,

rear end has newer springs, i got from gmanpaint, with sway bar disconnects from gman and Turdle, and add a leafs from Maniak,

inside is mostly stock with a few exceptions,
i have a window mounted gps, and backup cam screen , and a Kenwood head unit,

cb mounted to the back of the console,

sirius control box behind the back seat , and one big amp, for the subs


and a couple of 12 inch Kenwood dual voice coil subs,


and 31x10.5x15 inch goodyear wrangler territory tires,






 



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Well Eric ,as a matter of fact i have,,
at rest now the angle is just a bit under straight across, so at droop which it won't be that much , i should be okay, engine probably doesn't make enough power now to break cvs,

but the longer shock is for future use, , i am thinking new shock hoops, and a hoop over engine,
 






56 k, die slowly,,,

a little after work wheelin, , playing around on a hydro line cut in the middle of nowhere,














 






i will add a pic to here pete. hope you don't mind!

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good to meet you finally by the way! :D:thumbsup:
 






no, not at all, never seen it from that angle before, as i am usually the driver,,
and it was great to meet you too , ,
looks like i am trying to add another to the Explorer stable, ,
 






Hey Tim, got that pic of both of our Ex's in the driveway ?
that would be okay here as well ,
 












i got a few pics, one of my car and Ex together, and next to a stocker.
just a bit of difference,
 

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towed a boat the other day too, thought the hitch ball would be too high, but it was okay, ,
 

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except i would have to fix it afterwards, and i like the car, ,
 






in the new pics you can see the torsion bars, they are now gone and were only on there as an experiment, i was testing them over the coilovers, to see ride quality , even with them let off all the way they were too harsh after riding on coilovers for a few thousand miles, ,
 


















Hey Jon
It towed fine except for one thing, my tired old engine just doesn't have what it used to.
the weight seemed okay on the hitch and the springs didn't sag out, they stayed up fine, it was cushy with the extra weight on the back, but not to the point of overdoing it, that is a very heavy boat, so all in all i would say it handled it well , ,
 






k i will take a pic of my limit straps today and post it when i get home so you can see them ..
 












and here they are, i did the same both sides,,length is 20 inches eye to eye, the bottom bolt is in the sway bar link hole,
 

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okay after Eric said about poser shots , i went out and got some,













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