Help with mods!

[Rody93]

I have a '95 explorer and i was wondering if anybody had any suggestions on some good mods to do. I have no clue what i want to do with it, but i know that i am going to get some new speakers and an amp and some subs this weekend. But i want to do mods on the outside. Please help with some suggestions! Here are some pics of my explorer!

http://members.cardomain.com/rody93

 

[Creager]

'95 you can do a good amount with

I would first get a chip... a little pricey but definitally the best 'bolt on' mod for the buck.

http://www.sctflash.com/

http://www.BamaChips.com/

After that i would recommend

Throttle Body/Air Intake/MAF/Headers.. all found here at a reasonable price

http://www.explorerexpress.com/catalog/pages/stage2v6.html

and thats everything you are gonna get outta your truck without porting/polishing, supercharger, boring, full floating rockers...ect...

 

[Rody93]

what about for external mods? what are some good things to get?

 

[MONMIX]

do you want a street look or an off road look ?

 

[Rody93]

off road look! any suggestions?!?

 

[jarededge]

If you're going for a street type look, chrome rims look sweet with a darker color truck like yours. I would go anywhere in the 18"-22" inch region. That way it remains tasteful. Diamond cut headlights, clear corners, sylvania silverstars cover the headlights. For tail lights, I think a couple coats of VHT nightshades looks a lot better and classier than altezzas. I don't know if you have subs or if you like subs. I have a JL audio 8w0 8" inside a Q Logic custom fit box. These boxes are made to fit in your cargo area/stock sub area. I run it with a small 200 watt pioneer amp, and I get all the bass I really need. That's only if you want to keep your sub out of the way, but still want your sound to be good. Replace the door speakers. I put Infinity Reference 6800's in mine, and they sound fantastic. Sound deaden as you see fit. Just a few suggestions, buddy.

 

[jarededge]

whoa, nevermind what i just said...haha sorry

 

[Rody93]

i like what you said that sounds like that would be really nice! I am going to check out those products! Thanks

 

[Creager]

off road look? you gotta couple options

3 inch body, which will be better for just getting "the look" as well as getting you some good clearence

Wheelparts will install a body lift for 600 dollars, you can do it yourself for 100 dollars... id rather re-gear then do a body lift myself =)

After a 3" lift you can fit some 32's under there, maybe 33"s but you might wanna do a little fender trimmin for 33's

Rockcrawler 15x8 on 3.75 back spacing would probably be what you want. only 50 bucks a rim

Kumho, Cooper tire/Futura (pep boys) make some pretty cheap off road tires. i got the Kumhos and i've been very happy with them

 

[BBall_fan]

Don't forget about exhaust. I like the magnaflow sound around town and is quiet on highway. I have dynomat throughout though.
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03 Explorer Limited 100yr anniversary edition
Current mods: K&N FIPK, Magnaflow catback, 20"Helos rims, new deck - clarion 745mp, focal front speakers, 2 jl 10w6 box with jl amps.
Future mods: sct flasher on the way, maf, throttle body, headers

 

[Paraphoe]

Lift it and throw on some 32s!

 

[Rody93]

sounds like a plan! thanks alot for the suggestions! How much do you think all of that would cost? like lift tires and exaust....is there something else that i am missing if i actually wanted to go "off-roading"???? i am sure there is alot more...haha

 

[huskyfan23]

Whoa! That's crazy talk! Offroading with offroad tires?! The BL would cost around $100 if you did it yourself. Tires.. what kind? All-terrain? Mud-terrain? Tirerack.com has the best prices. BFG is a popular choice. You're looking at around $120 a tire. You'll need an alignment. If you get serious about offroading you'll want a bigger lift, bigger tires, lower gearing, lockers, and so on. That gets real expensive real quick.

 

[Creager]

yep your gonna need a lot of ****... here ill list everthing in the Cheapst possible way i can be

Body lift : $100 dollars

Tires : 32x11.5 Kumho Venture MT $96 each

Rims : 15x8 x 4.45 backspacing $48 each

Gears/Lockers : 4wheel parts have packages from $1000-$3000 depending on what you want

Best option for if you are on a budget?

Gears : $350 dollars for 4.10/4.33/4.56 motive gears front and rear

Lockers : $550 for powertrax lunchbox locker front and rear


you probably want to get the gears and lockers installed somewhere

Add $300-$600

thats a pretty close estimate

you probably gonna spend atleast 2 grand... but expect to pay more cuz your gonna want an air intake, and a muffler, and nice new procomp shocks and new bushings, and a paint job and a throttle body, and a throttle body spacer that your gonna like for 2 days till you realized you paid 100 bucks for nothing and you will want some tint and a system and then your gonna need some oil, cuz ya need an oil change, and dont forget after awhile all those new toys = more gas needed to play with!!

cars = a lot of money

i wish i didnt own one! haha but i luff my explorer... i spend more money on it then i do my girlfirend(s)!!

 

[Rody93]

ok cool thanks for your suggestions! I am going to look into this more now!

 

[Rody93]

Rockcrawler 15x8 on 3.75 back spacing would probably be what you want. only 50 bucks a rim

what is that? I am a noob!