KEbert - 91 XLT

[KEbert]

Kyle Ebert - Auburn, CA

Well I have this one meager picture of my Explorer so I thought I would at least share it. I have a 1991 XLT with a few mods. I should have a few more pics in a few days so I will add them as well. This picture is about a 2 months old so It looks a little different now. I guess I really just need to go get a cheap little digital camera. I am a traditional photographer so I'm not quite sure how I will like it.

My mods are as follows:

-James Duff 2.5" lift
-Michelin LTX AT 31's
-Warn Manual Hubs
-PIAA 520 Ion Fogs
-Pioneer DEH-7200 HU
-Pioneer 3-way 6X8's
-Bosch +4's
-Stainless Steel Brake lines
-Bilstein Shocks

Thats about it. Nothing too drastic. I'm sure there's more but I can't remember them.

 

[victorye3]

Nice looking ride! It looks just like my 93 XLT without the body lift. I was thinking about puting a body lift on myself is it very hard to do?

Link to my rig:

93 XLT

Check it out!

 

[KEbert]

Ahhh, I don't have a body lift. Just a 2.5" suspension lift. But from what I have heard, bodylifts aren't really hard, just really time consuming.

Damn I need a digital camera. I don't want to feel like an idiot though and have to finance one

 

[mgv366]

a suspension lift? what's that? with the 31's did you have to have the speedometer redone?

 

[KEbert]

Yeah it is a suspension lift and not a body lift. No I did not redo my speedometer because it is not really that far off. When it says 65 Im going about 71. So I just drive a little bit less than 65. I plan on getting 4.10's soon so when I do the speedometer will be about right.

 

[KEbert]

I got ahold of a digital camera today and took a few pictures. I'll link them so I know they'll work.

Pic 1
Pic 2
Pic 3

Now you can get an idea of what my Explorer looks like.

 

[SCEXPLORER]

What part number is your blisteins shocks for the rear? I have a 4" lift and want to install bilsteins. Do u think they would work?

 

[KEbert]

Sorry for the delay. I forgot about this thread. For the rears I used standard height shocks and mounted them to the swaybar mounts and removed the swaybar. Then flipped the U bolts. But that is with about 3 inches of lift. Not four. I think they should work though. There seems that there is enough extra travel that 4" would work.

 

[SCEXPLORER]

so you don't need the rear sway bar?

 

[KEbert]

No. It's small enough that it doesn't really do anything except limit articulation. And my springs are stiffer than stock and the Bilsteins are pretty much as good as a swaybar.

 

[leenjen]

nice explorer.

so do you always drive without the swaybar? or do you put it on when you are going to drive on the highway?

 

[jimbo74]

nice

 

[KEbert]

I used to have both bars off but after a while it was like driving a Baja truck so I bought/made some disconnects for the front and put the swaybar back on. I had a local off-road shop make them for me. I wish I had a digital camera so I could show everyone because they are pretty nicely made. Another thing, I drive on the highway about 50 miles everyday and not having swaybars was fine. Actually I thought it handled better because each wheel was able to move up and down at will. But going around corners at mid to high speed was a little annoying.

Thanks for the compliments.