Pale Ryder 5.0 4x4 build

[Whisperingwayne]

Well I got the itch and picked up my first explorer back in March for almost nothing. The bone stock 5.0 ran great but had no 2-3 shift. So I dropped the trans and thanks to the journals by glacier, and YouTube, I got it built better than original (I think) . Then I found a 4406 t-case off of the local classifieds with the linkage and boot. Then ordered me an aal to fix the saggy rear Springs. Built me some shackles out of 1/4" angle iron and finally got it all installed today along with a tt to level it out! I'm super stoked right now! I'm in need of some larger tires now so it doesn't look so off balance. I can now say I'm in the modified explorer group . Thanks you guys for all the great info you have up on this site. Made this project (or projects) a breeze. I'll try to post some pics soon, once I figure out how...

 

[Whisperingwayne]

 

[96ex5.0]

Nice looking rig.

 

[Machine090767]

Pale Ryder looks very nice!

 

[geosnooker2000]

What size tires are those? That is pretty much what I want my Ex to look like. How many inches of lift are we looking at in this pic?

 

[Whisperingwayne]

It's on 265/75/16s with roughly 2" of lift. I just followed the directions to build shackles to lift the rear from this thread.
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/index.php?threads/diy-rear-leaf-shackles-for-20.394876/
Then i simply leveled it out with the torsion bars. It was all really easy and I'm happy with it so far. Next will be a 2" body lift and slightly larger tires

 

[geosnooker2000]

Wow. I would have sworn those were 70s, not 75s. That's good news to me, I've been struggling over the past week to "put a stake in the ground" about what size to buy, and I just got a quote on Cooper Discoverer A/T3s .... 265/75/16s. Awesome! I'm done deciding. That looks great!
Thanks.