| I bought this Explorer used as a more
versatile version of my 1998 Ford F-150. I
loved my F-150 but I was hesitant to take it
off-road because it was so nice. Then I got
caught up with some Explorer 4-wheelers and after
seeing them off-road a few times my mind was made
up. I sold my truck and bought the
Explorer. Unfortanetly it came fairly
stock, but that was taken care of soon
enough. Some even said it was the fastest
complete build-up they'd seen in an Explorer - at
one event the only modification was a GPS and by
the next event everything was done.
Fortunately because I hung out with Explorer
owners before making my purchase I already knew
exactly what I wanted - from hearing about
peoples good and bad experiences and making my
decision from there. So far I've
taken advantage of the opportunity to go
four-wheeling in some great locations, all over
the state of Colorado and attending the
Truckhaven Hills run in January. In the
upcoming months and years I hope to be able to
travel even more, going to Kansas, Moab, Silver
Lake Michigan, and possibly more!
| Engine: |
4.0L V6, Flowmaster 2.5"
exhaust, KKM FIPK |
| Transmission: |
Automatic (possibly upgrading to a
Doug's Transmission 9-speed with floor
shifter soon) |
| Tires / Wheels: |
Mickey Thompson Baja Belted HP
33x12.5" tires. American Eagle 589
Alloy 15x8 wheels |
| Suspension: |
Superlift 5.5" Suspension Lift
with Super Runner Steering and anti-sway
bar quick disconnects |
| Shocks: |
Rancho RS-9000 5-way adjustable
shocks |
| Differentials / Gearing |
4.56:1 gears with ARB Front and Rear
Air Lockers, Warn manual locking hubs |
| Winch: |
Warn XD9000i Winch |
| Exterior: |
Bushwacker Extend-a-Fender Flares,
Bugflector II Bug Deflector, Lund
Windjammer, Conferr roof rack, Custom
rear bumper with spare tire mount and
double jerry can holder, CB antenna mount
and a hi-lift mount. |
| Lighting: |
16 Lights!! PIAA Superwhite
Replacement Headlights (9004), PIAA 520
Fog Lights on the front winch receiver,
PIAA 80 Pro XT Fogs mounted underneath
headlights on winch mount, PIAA 80
Professional Rally Lights mounted near
the headlights on the winch mount with
PIAA superwhite H4 bulbs, 2 sets of PIAA
80 Pro XT Driving lights with PIAA
superwhite H3 replacement bulbs, and one
set of PIAA 80 Pro XT fog lights mounted
on Conferr roof rack. One set of PIAA
1500 Pro XT clear fog lights mounted in
rear bumper. |
| GPS: |
Garmin GPS III Plus, Mapsource
"Roads and Recreation" CD,
Garmin remote antenna and hard-wire kit |
| Communications: |
Cobra 40-channel CB and Firestick
antenna mounted on rear bumper,
Qualcomm QCP-2700 cellular phone |
| Audio: |
Kenwood Excelon KRC-X657 Cassette
reciever, Kenwood 10-Disk CD Changer,
Eclipse 3640 4 channel amplifier, Pioneer
3-way speakers front and rear (TS-5715A),
MTX Thunderform 10" subwoofer. |
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