BrentW
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- September 1, 2013
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- Tulsa, Ok
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- 2002 Explorer XLS 4.0 4x4
Ok. yes I did some searching around but that just got me a little more confused so I wanted to get some opinions. I just bought a 2002 XLS 4x4. Has 185k miles on it and it definitely needs some TLC. I got it cheap because I am sure it scared a few buyers off. It needed tires and I assumed them to be the road noise I was hearing. One had steel belting showing and all four tires were wore on the inside edge not the outsides. Odd.. But anyway, I had tires put on it today and it drives much better but I still have road noise. It starts around 20-30mph and just gets worse as you go faster to where it is just damn loud around 70mph. I was reading where some people have had problems with the rear diff on these and I read the tutorial on changing the wheel bearings but my confusion is that this isnt a howl or a whine, it really sounds like road noise like I am running off road tires. Is this typical on these to where someone can confirm which direction I am headed on this?