Krebs21
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- Joined
- January 19, 2013
- Messages
- 20
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- City, State
- vacaville, Ca
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 1992 Ford Explorer
Hi Everyone,
I think I should start off by saying this is my first 4x4 vehicle, and I have very little mechanical knowledge of any sort, let alone offroad modifications.. I have a stock 1992 Explorer 4.0 4x4 five speed. I picked it up for next to nothing from the previous owner who had blown the head gaskets.. I took it to a few known offroad spots around town and quickly realized two things.. 1) I want more and 2) there won't always be a farmer driving by with a tow strap.
What I'm hoping for is some information on starting out and getting something done rather than just searching, reading and dreaming. From what I've picked up so far it seems like a good start would be a 4" suspension lift and 33" tires on 15x8" wheels.
But as of today I started reading about gear ratios and learned that mine are 3.27 and it seems that may be a problem if I want to run larger tires.
Does that mean I need to re-gear my explorer? Also are a lift kit, tires and wheels reasonable start or is there more to it than that for now? I really appreciate any information, thanks in advance.
I think I should start off by saying this is my first 4x4 vehicle, and I have very little mechanical knowledge of any sort, let alone offroad modifications.. I have a stock 1992 Explorer 4.0 4x4 five speed. I picked it up for next to nothing from the previous owner who had blown the head gaskets.. I took it to a few known offroad spots around town and quickly realized two things.. 1) I want more and 2) there won't always be a farmer driving by with a tow strap.
What I'm hoping for is some information on starting out and getting something done rather than just searching, reading and dreaming. From what I've picked up so far it seems like a good start would be a 4" suspension lift and 33" tires on 15x8" wheels.
But as of today I started reading about gear ratios and learned that mine are 3.27 and it seems that may be a problem if I want to run larger tires.
Does that mean I need to re-gear my explorer? Also are a lift kit, tires and wheels reasonable start or is there more to it than that for now? I really appreciate any information, thanks in advance.