Cybergasm's 99 Explorer XLT 2WD

[cybergasm]

well i guess i finally start my Elite Explorer Registry. I Joined in late 2005 after aquiring a 1999 Explorer XLT and was searching for lift kits and i found this site. went Elite almost immediatly since i have saved a ton of $$$ well enough history on to the vehicle:

Round 1 mods included:
installing trailer hitch
installing clear lenses front&rear
carputer
Siruis Satellite Radio

Round 2 mods
3 inch body lift
Warrior Shackles
Billit Grille
White face guages
dash mount to install Sirius unit(no more windshield mounts)
trailer wiring
33x12.50-15 Pro Comp Mud Terrains
15x8 "Soft 8" Black Rock Crawler wheels

August 2006 mods
New Shocks installed (Rancho RS5000's)
Torsion Twist the front end 1/2 inch no more fender rub finally

Future mods include
more lift
regear rearend
new shocks Done!
engine (more HP!)

now on to the pictures

 

[SkanlaxJMO]

nice looking truck.....what afe you looking in to for more lift?......spindles?...oh yeah can we have some more pics of it?

 

[cybergasm]

yea thinking along the lines of spindles soa in the rear or maybe custom leafs
i'll get more pictures after i get a chance to wash it if it will stop raining long enough
and borrow a better camera

 

[ExplorerDMB]

Dang, I've seen that grill before - where's the bottom one?

-Drew

 

[Sams01XplrSprt]

nice looking x u got there cyber it looks awesome.

 

[justin146]

Post some pictures of my... I mean your carputer

 

[cybergasm]

Dang, I've seen that grill before - where's the bottom one?

-Drew

have'nt installed it yet did'nt know i had to cut the bottom of the license plate holder off to get it on there btw when it was on yours did u remove the ford emblem? if so how?

 

[cybergasm]

Post some pictures of my... I mean your carputer

yep pics of the interior wil be up as soon as i can clean the interior and the rest of the truck if it ever stops raining.


thanks Sams01XplrSport

 

[cybergasm]

Off-roaded for the first time today

Well I finally got a chance to take my X off-road So i was off to Azusa Canyon OHV with a buddy to try it out to see how it did.And it did better than i thought. Had an almost whoops when i tried to get to rocky area and hit some soft before i go to it. But got out of it with no problems. even made a couple of water crossings with no problems. Yea Yea I know now no 2WD are allow in there but i cheated and got in anyways. Here's a couple of pics i took.

 

[cybergasm]

Bump thread updated

 

[justin146]

still no interior shots?

 

[cybergasm]

Wish i Could but i need a new camera The one i had broke :fire:

 

[Premier]

I really like the color of your rig

 

[99sportxplor3]

how much trimmin did u have to do to fit the 33's??

 

[99sportxplor3]

and wut is ur wheel backspacing?...jw looks great though..

 

[cybergasm]

how much trimmin did u have to do to fit the 33's??

and wut is ur wheel backspacing?...jw looks great though..

wheels are 3.75 in backspace as far trimming i had to cut the corners from the front bumper and removed appx 2in from the inner fender in the rear.
but i was a little premature in doing that since afterwards i did a tt on it and eliminated the rest of the rub it had. if i was to do it again i woudl have the tt first and then trim it if necessary

 

[carlover]

Nice ex, i had not seen any pics of it till now. With the spindle lift would you be interested in getting rid of the torsion bars and going with coilovers?

 

[Paraphoe]

Looks good Cyber, finally in its element.

 

[cybergasm]

Nice ex, i had not seen any pics of it till now. With the spindle lift would you be interested in getting rid of the torsion bars and going with coilovers?

Spindle lift? right now there no spindle lift just a body lift tt and a cheap aal
but i would interested in getting coilover, spindle lift etc in the future

Looks good Cyber, finally in its element.

thank you maybe i need to dust the cob webs off and start driving it again
and start doing some work on it? dunno time will tell.

 

[carlover]

Damn sorry i thought you had spindles. The guy building my LT kit is looking at making a 6.0 style lift for explorers. Youd have to provide the spindles, and coilovers of your choice. He'd build custom uppers to provide the extra travel and mount everything up. The lowers would be boxed and re-enforced for the added strength needed for the coilovers. He's located in Rancho cucamonga and is pretty well known for his fabwork in the desert community.