freezingbelow
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- November 16, 2011
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- City, State
- Tyngsboro, Massachussets
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2003 Explorer Sport Trac
Got my new ranchos in the other day and had time today si I figured id throw them in. I read up on them quite a bit before I ordered/installed the and I was dreading the rear because of everything I read. I have to say It wasnt anywhere near as difficult as I thought it would be. Picked up some stubby wrences and went at it. It was a bit tight and by no means am I a small guy but I honestly had no truble with the rear top nuts. Took me a little over 3 hours total.
Only problem I had was the center nut/bolt for the Evap Canister, The nut on the back snapped so I had to get up there with pliers while I took the bolt out, Oh and those damn rubber boots on the rear. Whose bright idea was it to leave them off. You would think they could put them on BEFORE the top monting brackets. Those took me an hour alone by themselves.
Anyways I'm happy. Took a quick ride and it seems to take the bumps much better. They were way overdue at 100k, the fronts barely had any pressure left in them and the rears were disinegrating.
New shackles go in maybe tomorrow, then to order the body lift and new wheels and have my 33's mounted and so on and so on.....
Only problem I had was the center nut/bolt for the Evap Canister, The nut on the back snapped so I had to get up there with pliers while I took the bolt out, Oh and those damn rubber boots on the rear. Whose bright idea was it to leave them off. You would think they could put them on BEFORE the top monting brackets. Those took me an hour alone by themselves.
Anyways I'm happy. Took a quick ride and it seems to take the bumps much better. They were way overdue at 100k, the fronts barely had any pressure left in them and the rears were disinegrating.
New shackles go in maybe tomorrow, then to order the body lift and new wheels and have my 33's mounted and so on and so on.....