Custom Upper A-Arms

[carlover]

Here are a few pics of the upper arms.

 

[carlover]

]And a few pics of the LT kit at work

There are a series of pics that show the jump but they are too large for the site anyone know how to resize them?

 

[mounty71]

Haha, thanks for clearing that up.

 

[CDW6212R]

Sean, with the pictures on your PC, just right click the thumbnail etc, and select edit. There should be a stretch/resize choice in that editor. My 5.0mp camera usually needs about a 30% size of original to fit the 600x800 limits here. So play with the sizing until it is just under the limits of the site.

 

[carlover]

Thanks Don i will do that right now.

 

[carlover]

Once my arms are done i will get some good pics so everyone can see the finished product.

 

[IZwack]

... some good pics so everyone can see the finished product.

Are you kidding me? We want to see pics of you sailing 10 ft in the air! :

 

[carlover]

Ummm no lol. Thats what a LT kit is for thats another project on another vehicle. Then ill give you all the jump pics you can handle.

 

[IZwack]

Ummm no lol. Thats what a LT kit is for thats another project on another vehicle.

Ohhhhh that other vehicle.. the one with the backwards facing mid-mounted engine? And a gear-driven transfer case used as a V-drive? and a 4-linked Ford-9" ran upside down for counter rotation and hi-pinion? Where is the thread for that project anyway :shifty_ey

 

[Brandon@BTF-fab]

Ohhhhh that other vehicle.. the one with the backwards facing mid-mounted engine? And a gear-driven transfer case used as a V-drive? and a 4-linked Ford-9" ran upside down for counter rotation and hi-pinion? Where is the thread for that project anyway :shifty_ey

hahaha...how'd you hear about the junkyard trophy truck?

 

[carlover]

LOL, i forgot all about that project. Ill get started on that right now. Shoul only take a few hundred years to build. Lol. And get it right its a revolutionary 5 link design, but thats top secret i could tell you but then.....well you know..

 

[Haziness8]

do you still have torsion bars?? or coilovers?

I still have the torsion bars. You can check it all out on my cardomain. just click the link on my sig.

 

[carlover]

I still have the torsion bars. You can check it all out on my cardomain. just click the link on my sig.

If your interested in a coilover setup the guy building my truck can do it for you. Im ditching the torsion bars very soon for a radflo dual rate coilover setup...

 

[Haziness8]

Thanks for the info, but i might be selling the expo sometime in the near future anyways. Next project would prolly be a long travel sport trac.

 

[carlover]

Sport trac's are nice, i was looking at one awhile back. When i do a LT it will be an explorer but it will be a v8 for sure.

 

[Haziness8]

i agree. i started my never-ending project of my explorer a couple of years ago when i was barely learning mechanics and all. I came upon this site and been learning more ever since. I would love to start up fresh, now that i know so much. Things like: which products to use and what goals to make.
Speaking of sport tracs, does anyone know about their chassis. I know the sport trac has the same front end suspension as second gen expos. They also use the same 4.0 sohc with different upper intake manifolds i believe(why are those different anyways?). My question is now if you can swap engines for a 5.0 on a second gen explorer, what would stop you from doin it to a sport trac?

Nvm. You can swap. i just did a search. But i feel like starting a thread about the upper intake manifold question. unless someone here knows.

 

[mounty71]

Oh man, i can't wait to be doing what that ^ranger^ does.

 

[CougarX]

i agree. i started my never-ending project of my explorer a couple of years ago when i was barely learning mechanics and all. I came upon this site and been learning more ever since. I would love to start up fresh, now that i know so much. Things like: which products to use and what goals to make.
Speaking of sport tracs, does anyone know about their chassis. I know the sport trac has the same front end suspension as second gen expos. They also use the same 4.0 sohc with different upper intake manifolds i believe(why are those different anyways?). My question is now if you can swap engines for a 5.0 on a second gen explorer, what would stop you from doin it to a sport trac?

Nvm. You can swap. i just did a search. But i feel like starting a thread about the upper intake manifold question. unless someone here knows.

See post number 24 in this thread about the only issues with swapping a 5.0 into a Sport Trac. This guy has done his research! (He swapped a 5.0 into a newer Ranger).

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1756952#post1756952

 

[BigDave!!!]

If your interested in a coilover setup the guy building my truck can do it for you. Im ditching the torsion bars very soon for a radflo dual rate coilover setup...

are you going to use the dual rate whith the stock lower arm set up? going with a different kit or what?

 

[carlover]

are you going to use the dual rate whith the stock lower arm set up? going with a different kit or what?

Yeah the lower arm with be left stock, other that plating for strength.