manimal
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- Joined
- June 27, 2006
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- City, State
- Gig Harbor WA
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 96 XLT
I'm in the process of reading the FAQ, forgive me if I miss anything. Based on what I'm seeing in the FAQ I should look for 04-05 models to avoid most of the early problems.
Specifically I really want to avoid SOHC tensioner issues, and I would really like to find an ST with factory LSD. Don't really care if it's 3.73 or 4.10.
Was there a year in 4.0 production where the SOHC tensioners were resolved by the factory?
Is the LSD that common in the STs? In my experience the LSD is very common in other Explorer XLT models, I almost always have found them in 3.73 junkyard axles, and both of the 3.73 Ex in our family had the factory LSD.
OT... I hated the looks of the Sport Trac for years and was really never interested in them. I started getting keen on the idea of a short bed Tacoma or a Frontier 4-dr pickup, but a used Explorer was my fallback, as I've owned multiple Explorers over the years and love them a lot. Once I remembered the ST and looked at pictures of them mildly lifted, I was hooked. They're affordable and have the mechanical stuff I'm familiar with. All I want is a simple shackle & TT lift, no more than one step up from stock sized tires - just need a bit more than the factory clearance & stance.
Specifically I really want to avoid SOHC tensioner issues, and I would really like to find an ST with factory LSD. Don't really care if it's 3.73 or 4.10.
Was there a year in 4.0 production where the SOHC tensioners were resolved by the factory?
Is the LSD that common in the STs? In my experience the LSD is very common in other Explorer XLT models, I almost always have found them in 3.73 junkyard axles, and both of the 3.73 Ex in our family had the factory LSD.
OT... I hated the looks of the Sport Trac for years and was really never interested in them. I started getting keen on the idea of a short bed Tacoma or a Frontier 4-dr pickup, but a used Explorer was my fallback, as I've owned multiple Explorers over the years and love them a lot. Once I remembered the ST and looked at pictures of them mildly lifted, I was hooked. They're affordable and have the mechanical stuff I'm familiar with. All I want is a simple shackle & TT lift, no more than one step up from stock sized tires - just need a bit more than the factory clearance & stance.
