Justin's 1992 Ford Explorer XLT 4x4

[FROADER]

It really makes me miss my first explorer. I would love to have another 1st gen as a "do-it-all" type of rig like this. One day...

Curious, what kind of MPG are you getting in this?

 

[mounty71]

Great looking truck! Do your 33s rub the rear fenders at bump?

 

[NWOff-Roader]

Great looking truck! Do your 33s rub the rear fenders at bump?

Thanks!

On stock 15 x 7 Explorer wheels they only rub the sidewall on the inner fender and maybe the top of the inner fender if I'm really pushing it, no problems ever because both places are smooth. The slightly different offset/width of the 15 x 8 MRW's in the latest pics not only rubbed in the same places, but also caught the edge of the wheel well and tore up the outer lugs on my new KM2's.

I thought about rolling the edge of the wheel wells back up for clearance, but instead I'm just gonna get another set of stock Explorer wheels for my KM2's. Not only did the different offset/width cause some minor problems, the bigger problem was broken beadlock bolts. I don't know what the deal was, but I snapped several per wheel. Luckily I had plenty of extras bolts and no leaks so I made it through the whole trip without changing a tire.

Don't get me wrong, the MRW's are nice wheels, but next time I may not be so lucky, so I'm going back to what I know always works.

Other upgrades planned- I think I need a little more bump stop out back and I'm going to put a newer model disk brake rear end in. There were a few times I really could have used a little better brakes.

 

[NWOff-Roader]

It really makes me miss my first explorer. I would love to have another 1st gen as a "do-it-all" type of rig like this. One day...

Curious, what kind of MPG are you getting in this?

I really don't know, I haven't taken the time to figure it out yet?