Keeper's Explorer. Take two.

[Stic-o]

How many miles does JP have?

Almost 151k, but I have only put about 10k in the last 5 years.:JP:

 

[Keeper0311]

142 k. Catching up to Jp. Although you'll probably pass her in a few months

Seems likely with the miles I log for work. Gonna plan something nice to get Take Two when she hits the big 150k.

 

[obie]

An Atlas II sounds like a good present!

 

[Keeper0311]

An Atlas II sounds like a good present!

Haha that'd be sick, but I doubt I'll be using that frequently enough. I'm thinking something along the lines of some reservoir'ed shocks and suck.

 

[mounty71]

I should have my 2.0x6.5" Fox shocks for sale shortly

 

[Keeper0311]

I should have my 2.0x6.5" Fox shocks for sale shortly

Well I'd like to call dibs on them once the time comes.

In other news...











These came in.

Took a few minutes to rib out the stock battery tray. Drill a few holes (four to be exact) and mount the whole thing in there.

Glad to have a new battery, no more worries about the damn Explorer starting in the morning. It may be my imagination, but it feels that the idle has smoothed out a tad. Regardless I'm happy to have upgraded. Special thanks to Tbars4 for his informative threads. Helped out a ton.

 

[obie]

Is that a Ballistic Fab battery tray? Which one is it?

 

[Keeper0311]

Is that a Ballistic Fab battery tray? Which one is it?

Yessir.

Here's the link to the Tray.

 

[Tbars4]

...Glad to hear you got what you were looking for and looks like you will be set for a while...:biggthump

..Just be careful with those ends on your cables though...The clamps will flex and loosen causing some other related issues in the future...

 

[Keeper0311]

Well today in the mail I got a few offroad magazines.

Flipping through Off-Road I see a familiar ride.

 

[BigRondo]

Outstanding Devil Dog!

 

[Tbars4]

..I always new Maniak's ride would make it in their magazine...:








j/k...Congrats

 

[Keeper0311]

Thanks guys. It's a cool little victory for Take Two and I. Thanks to CJ_Explorer for taking that awesome picture.

 

[Keeper0311]

Well my Rancho 5000's were finally dead. After 60,000 miles on two Explorers I figured it was time to retire them. So I got online and ordered a new set of Bilstein 4600's for under $330. They came in today...

Y'all know the process. I'm glad I replaced/upgraded these are a marked improvement over new R5000, not to mention the worn out old ones.

 

[Stic-o]

Well my Rancho 5000's were finally dead. After 60,000 miles on two Explorers I figured it was time to retire them. So I got online and ordered a new set of Bilstein 4600's for under $330. They came in today...

Y'all know the process. I'm glad I replaced/upgraded these are a marked improvement over new R5000, not to mention the worn out old ones.

Congrats. .now we should test them.

 

[obie]

Nice, I've always wanted to try those and see if they're better than the Ranchos but the price has kept me away, and I don't know anybody around me who runs them. Let us know how they hold up offroading!

 

[Keeper0311]

Well having run my Bilsteins for about a month, I gotta say I'm really pleased with them, really a massive improvement over Ranchos. I'd highly recommend them to anyone interested.

 

[sport97]

Good to hear. The longer I have the Ranchos the more I realize how stiff they are. I have plenty of control but i feel every little bump. I want Bilsteins for my truck but it has 6 shocks I don't think my bank account can handle that expense ha.

 

[Keeper0311]

The Blistiens are pretty stiff, but I like it. I'd recommend picking them up if you've got the cash.

 

[Keeper0311]

I'm looking into making an addition to my roof rack. My thinking is that I can use the roof rack rails to mount a length of PVC pipe about three inches in diameter in order to hold fishing poles out of the cabin. If any of you all would have leads on how I can complete this it would be much appreciated and cut down on my research time.