Truck of the Week JoshC 3/15/04

[Mr. Souc]

Wow

I am speechless... the truck is absolutely gorgeous... the way the suspension moved when you had the fork lift uder the tires was wicked.... Way to go man keep up the good work and post some pics of you offroading... Id like to see the truck action...

 

[Monkeybone]

yes same color just found an xj for an axle i'm very excited

 

[JoshC]

I am speechless... the truck is absolutely gorgeous... the way the suspension moved when you had the fork lift uder the tires was wicked.... Way to go man keep up the good work and post some pics of you offroading... Id like to see the truck action...

Thanks for the compliments. Sorry i didn't respond back, for some reason i don't remember getting an email about you replying here. I do need to post some more pics on here, i'll do that in a few weeks, when i'm finally home.

That's cool Monkeybone, good luck!!

 

[LOGJOCKY]

how do the coil buckets work for ya, id have never thought of that

 

[JoshC]

I wouldn't recommend them. They work like they should, but they are extremely noisy where the coils rub against them constantly. Just ask anyone that has wheeled with me. I'm going to make some coil buckets this spring to replace these.

 

[AlanGoering]

very rad nice SAS. i think im gonna stay IFS for a little longer. looks great. nice bumper too.

 

[JoshC]

Thank ya Alan!!

Welcome to the boards, if you stay here to long you won't stay with IFS lol

 

[AlanGoering]

haha im staying ifs for a little while cause i just got it lifted 4 inches and the trailmaster kit was a horrible amount of money. but i know your right. i have a pair of 8.8's in the garage and if i hadnt just gotten it lifted and dropped to 4.56's i would have used one of them or something like that with a soa and everything. also... im building my own tube crawler and i was wondering if you would tell me where you got those spring buckets or if i would be better off making my own they dont look too complex. ill try to get pictures up on here once im done with everything on the explorer and the explorer cab tube crawler with the turbo'd 460
:exp: thanks and very gnarly truck man great articulation,
Alan
98 with a 302, ram air, chips, programmer, big block duals, add a leafs, 33x12.50 bf muds on outlaw II - 32x11.50 wrangler mtr on tech 1 crawlers, trailmaster 4" no blocks, TT, 4.56's, detroits, basket with spare and hi lift, soon completed custom front bumper with compressor, 2 100 watt lights on my safari guard, 2 100 watts on roof facing forward, 2 100 watt reverse lights, custom skids almost everywhere under it, sliders, dual 1000 CCA batteries, just got a 3 inch body lift but isnt on yet, 300 watt system, 12 disc changer

 

[JoshC]

The buckets came from some racing magazine, but i wouldn't buy them again. They make a ton of noise since the coil spring rubs on them. I'd just make your own or buy some from another truck.

 

[AlanGoering]

thanks man i think ill end up making them and if i screw up somehow ill buy some old ones. thanks for the quick reply and input. 10 mpg isnt too bad for your nice f250. my 90 lariat XLT 250 gets less than that without anything. damn greatness of the 502. thanks again man. Alan

 

[appx91]

Josh your X is awesome. I hope you can make it to the Tellico summer run. I will be SAS by then. Had tons of fun on the last Tellico run. Once again very nice clean ride man. Love the rear bumper.

 

[JoshC]

Thank ya! May have to make a summer run down there to try some tougher trails.

 

[ExploderXLT00]

IMO one of the best lookin x's ive seen on here...real clean work, looks great, congrats man...get some towel heads for me :fire:

 

[armytnkr69]

Hey Josh, Pretty cool Exploder, Just got back from Iraq myself and am looking forward to getting back to work on my 92 Sport. Hope all went well for you over there!

 

[JoshC]

Thanks man. And thanks for the compliments Exploder..sorry i didn't respond.

Things went well in Iraq, and it's sooooo nice to be home again!

 

[ExplorerOfDaMud]

Nice

nice rig man and i wish you the best of luck on the return home i got some friends over there and if i had a choice id take their spot.

 

[collkid]

WOWOW! very nice... I see those M/T's, how much did they cost?

 

[JoshC]

Thanks for the compliments fellas. I think i gave 133 per tire when i bought those a few years back.

 

[outhouse]

Well sorted - looks very usable when the going nots so tough.

Safe return

 

[wingot]

sweet rig man, sweet rig