Yes, but is it your tow rig of choice for 7,500 pounds?My trucks are lifted and I tow with them lol. I guarantee you my lifted v8 bronco ii with 4 wheel discs and adjustable suspension can tow
More then a factory bii ever could
properly designed lifted suspension>poorly designed stock suspension... with that beiing said, iirc theres no way to *legally* increase capacity.... with that being said, i think RangerX shared a ranger with a dump bed and extra axle iirc... now that could increase capacity
I think it’s totally fine for very occasional, or short trips. I think it’s the wrong vehicle to regularly tow 7,500 even at stock height.
Yes that's an OEM to my knowledge. The previous owner is one of our parts department associates. He was collecting a lot of parts to do a lot of conversions.
Yes it currently has the blue leather, but I also have a full set of blue cloth seats as well. That's a great looking truck man! What diff setup did you go with? That will be something I do after getting the 35's under mine.
Agreed! Those will probably be later down the lime as well. I'm always open to suggestions. I maybe a professional tech, but you guys are the experts here on these. Experience goes a long way. So I'll be doing a lot of searching and reading here as this build processes.
iirc being a v8 you and 410 have 373s, as 410s were never factory on a v8. stye came with only 355 and 373, but very seldom was a 355 used iirc. so most likely you have 373s. so with upsized tires, some like 410 and mountaineergreen iirc swapped 410 diffs from a v6 truck in. one upgrade to the LS is the ford racing clutches as well as iirc throwing in an extra clutch, i hear they grip well! or a powertrax noslip (on my list of to dos myself) one could also go to 456 or 488 depending on what you plan to do with it. 488 has more torque than 456 but willl rev higher on hwy, that kind of stuff. not sure about the v8 but for a v6 id go 456 or 488 for 35s, probably 488s for me given i have a 373 standard and want a tad bit mroe gear than stock if i ever regear. that being said with a v8 456 could work well, or 410 for more a highway gear 456 will put you very close to stock, but of course will be more expensive than the 410s given that you can find 410 diff at a JY. 410s are well matched to 33s in a v8 i hear, but youre going with 35s
they were all 373? in the 99 or 00 i forgot brochure it listed a tow cwpacity for a 355 v8?ALL 5.0 EXPLORERS ARE 3.73 ALL OF THEM
I used a front and rear diff from a 98 sport I found in the yard with 27K miles on it, 4.10 limited slip
for 35's you will want 4.56 with the 5.0 and the auto
I changed my entire interior out for the charcoal leather from a 01 mounty......the light blue body with the charcoal late model interior was AWESOME, bye bye wedgewood blue or whatever ford called it. took 1.5 days to swap interiors completely, it was a very nice upgrade for that truck.
I had too many vehicles and the 96 was just sitting for 6 months at a time, I wanted tracks for my rzr so I sold it for $4500 (that was ALOT for a 96 explorer back then) I miss that truck, but it was the right move. The only problem is the kid I sold it too didn't like it because "he was getting passed by hondas on I-70 on the weekends" tried to RETURN IT FOR A REFUND AFTER 3 MONTHS!!!!!!!!!!!
what a ****** bag, its a 4wd on 33's you idiot. I hope he sold it to somebody who appreciates that beast of a 96, with the E303 cam and the headers, 4406 t case, it was an awesome rig, should still be around Littleton Colorado with any luck
actually, yeah ive never come across one myself. odd that it would be mentioned in the brochure however if it was not possible.
oh, how interesting! i just assumed if its in the brochure theres gotta be at least a fee running around somewhere, good to know! especislly cause itsnjust the 00 it seems. cant find brochure for the 01 so cant confirm there. but the pre 00 none of then say 355 all are 373 there, and every v8 i have come across has been 373, so youre probably right!
