I Wana see 1st gen ex lifted 4" and 33s!!

[jrsbuck]

Wana see what 4" lift and 33s looks like.. I wana see if i should go bigger or not.. Thanks

 

[siguaw]

Me too !

 

[FROADER]

Search around. There are a ton of pics of just about every mix of lift and tire size.

Here are mine, though.

4" w/33s

4" w/33s and glass up front

4" w/35s and glass up front

4" w35s and glass all around

 

[86 slo-vo]

my old explorer. 4in and 33's.

 

[Maniak]

4" lift with cut front fenders on 33's

33x12.50r15 BFG KM2's just installed by maniak_az, on Flickr

~Mark

 

[jrsbuck25]

Where can i get a good safri rack like the ones in the pics from?

 

[Maniak]

Well, the one on our rig (blue rig) isn't exactly a good one. Its a $60 one we got through costco, made by Coleman. It originally just clamped to the factory cross bars. We have since made our own cross bars..

The metal on the coleman basket is really thin. I tried to weld through it and I couldn't get my welder (110v miller gmaw) low enough..

~Mark

 

[Southwcl]

I can't find the place to put up a new discussion. I know it is supposed to be above all the other posts where I clicked this reply button but I don't see it. Anyone help me out here?

 

[cloaked_chaos]

I know you are asking for 4" lifts, but since you said you were wondering whether or not to go bigger, this is either 5.5" or 6" (with 33x12.50 tires) not sure how much bigger though since I didn't measure the exact difference, and I'm not sure which brand it is. The explorer on the left is stock height.

 

[jrsbuck25]

I decided to go cheap as i can i got 2" coil spacers and 153 warrior for the back with a 2" body lift and try to fit 33s... i got the coil spacer and shackle in.. im doing the 2" body in shop tommorrow .... ill put a pic up wen its all done..... and any idea where i could get a heavy duty front and back bumper??

 

[dreddog47]

heres my brothers 94

4" RC lift
Bilstein 5100's up front
4" RC leafs w/ WAR153 shackle
33x12.5 BFG A/T's on 15" Cragar soft 8's

 

[Sparky94]

where the heck did you get those projectors?????????????????

 

[Bruces expo]

you can find the projectors on e-bay !

 

[TXExploring]

my old explorer. 4in and 33's.
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Search around. There are a ton of pics of just about every mix of lift and tire size.

Here are mine, though.

4" w/33s

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4" w/33s and glass up front

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4" w/35s and glass up front

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4" w35s and glass all around

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Great looking rig. Were you able to put 35s with just a 4 in lift no other modifications? My son and I have a 1992 and are planning to do a 4in RC lift and trying to figure out what wheels and tires we can fit on it. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

 

[TXExploring]

my old explorer. 4in and 33's.
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I really like your old ride. Can I ask you how you added the recovery points on the front? I would like to do something similar to my 1992. Thanks

 

[Fix4Dirt]

Great looking rig. Were you able to put 35s with just a 4 in lift no other modifications? My son and I have a 1992 and are planning to do a 4in RC lift and trying to figure out what wheels and tires we can fit on it. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks

as i recall it, significant trimming is needed. @BKennedy may know more. for a 4" usually many rhn 32/33 afaik

I really like your old ride. Can I ask you how you added the recovery points on the front? I would like to do something similar to my 1992. Thanks

iirc i remember them being frame mounted on a different 1st gen before. there should be a hole kn the rail afaik and you add one more to bolt them on.

 

[BKennedy]

I had 32's with a 4" lift and they rubbed. You will probably need a 5.5" lift for 35's and then still need to trim the back edge of the front fenders, and possibly knock the front edge of the rear fender wells forward a little. I had to trim the front fenders back to the first bolt in the bottom.

There are numerous posts and threads about what tires fit what generation Explorer with which lift, and how much trimming is required. Please use the search function, it works very well.

 

[Fix4Dirt]

I had 32's with a 4" lift and they rubbed. You will probably need a 5.5" lift for 35's and then still need to trim the back edge of the front fenders, and possibly knock the front edge of the rear fender wells forward a little. I had to trim the front fenders back to the first bolt in the bottom.

There are numerous posts and threads about what tires fit what generation Explorer with which lift, and how much trimming is required. Please use the search function, it works very well.

^^very knowledgable fella

 

[BKennedy]

Thanks. I've had a first gen since 1993, my current 1994 since 1995. It had its first lift a few months after I bought it, which was a Superlift 4".

 

[FROADER]

I put 35s on the same 4” Trailmaster lift but needed the front fiberglass fenders and hammered the pinch weld on the firewall. The back is just the 4” lift springs.

On the Rubicon.