stopandstare
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- '99 XLT SOHC 4WD
After driving lots of Hondas I decided to get a truck. Something I could haul work equipment and friends in. I fell in love with a '99 Explorer XLT with 65k miles on it. $6500 later I had my first 4WD vehicle.
^^My Explorer on the lot ^^
Last weekend I went camping in Tahuya, WA, and discovered how awesome Explorers are for camping trips:
Note: I removed the running boards because I think it looks more 'aggressive' without them.
While I was in Tahuya I met some guys that were going to go out and find some mud to play in. I thought, hey, that sounds fun. The leader of the pack was driving this Jimmy with 35" tires:
So we get out there, and I beat my poor Explorer to hell (anyone know a good way to get brush scratches out? Holy crap!) We dont find any mud, and on the way back we run into a series of small mounds in the road, which from the side would look like: -----\_/\_/\_/-------
I nose into the first, and start to come up.....and stuck. I had high centered the truck from bumper to bumper. It was late at night, so I didn't take any pics, but I made this illustration in MS Paint:
Me and the driver of the Jimmy spent a good amount of time jamming rocks & logs under the tires, trying to gain some traction/lift. We got the jack out to lift one side (to put more weight on the opposite tire) and about that time he says to me: "I thought you said you had four wheel drive?" I tell him I do. He then asks me why my front tires aren't spinning. Oh frick.
Last week I made this little modification:
^^That would be the brown wire mod, which disables the TCCC, making the X 2WD
One flip of a switch and I crawled out of that stuck like it never happened. Though I felt like a dork and had a lot of explaining to do...
:
I'm loving my Explorer, and this forum has been a great resource!
^^My Explorer on the lot ^^
Last weekend I went camping in Tahuya, WA, and discovered how awesome Explorers are for camping trips:
Note: I removed the running boards because I think it looks more 'aggressive' without them.
While I was in Tahuya I met some guys that were going to go out and find some mud to play in. I thought, hey, that sounds fun. The leader of the pack was driving this Jimmy with 35" tires:
So we get out there, and I beat my poor Explorer to hell (anyone know a good way to get brush scratches out? Holy crap!) We dont find any mud, and on the way back we run into a series of small mounds in the road, which from the side would look like: -----\_/\_/\_/-------
I nose into the first, and start to come up.....and stuck. I had high centered the truck from bumper to bumper. It was late at night, so I didn't take any pics, but I made this illustration in MS Paint:
Me and the driver of the Jimmy spent a good amount of time jamming rocks & logs under the tires, trying to gain some traction/lift. We got the jack out to lift one side (to put more weight on the opposite tire) and about that time he says to me: "I thought you said you had four wheel drive?" I tell him I do. He then asks me why my front tires aren't spinning. Oh frick.
Last week I made this little modification:
^^That would be the brown wire mod, which disables the TCCC, making the X 2WD
One flip of a switch and I crawled out of that stuck like it never happened. Though I felt like a dork and had a lot of explaining to do...
:I'm loving my Explorer, and this forum has been a great resource!
