OG 94 Explorer Build

RyanDS650X · Post by **RyanDS650X** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:37 am

Looks great!

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ChaseTruck754 · Post by **ChaseTruck754** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:57 am

4.0 & A4LD in that thing? What gearing?

SOOO tempted on one of these things as I've always loved them & they are dirt cheap now, but I remember the typical tranny woes that were common & my dad replacing the A4LD 4 times in his STOCK '94.

cs_drums · Post by **cs_drums** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 9:49 am

I'm suprize the 37s aren't more over bearing. It looks good. I would have thought it would looks a little goody

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Travisfab · Post by **Travisfab** » Tue Apr 26, 2016 10:14 am

Thanks guys.

Yeah it's a 4.0 and A4LD. I blew up the original A4LD doing a burnout, this new one has less than 5k miles. Gears are 4.88's. It doesn't actually do too bad.

Travisfab · Post by **Travisfab** » Mon May 02, 2016 6:15 am

Almost time to tackle the rear

Post by **SteveG** » Mon May 02, 2016 6:25 am

Nice! What do you have back there now?

Travisfab · Post by **Travisfab** » Mon May 02, 2016 10:50 am

A home built leaf pack that is stiff as shit, home built lift shackles, and 2.5x10 reservoir FOA's

Post by **SteveG** » Mon May 02, 2016 2:29 pm

Soooo a slight upgrade coming? Ha! Should be cool. The rear of these trucks can be tricky but, damn are they fun.

Travisfab · Post by **Travisfab** » Mon May 02, 2016 9:07 pm

This thing feels like an Explorer again with these 35's. The 37's were just too big. It felt like it was up on stilts, and the steering was struggling. It handles way better now.

tcm glx · Post by **tcm glx** » Mon May 02, 2016 9:54 pm

That looks great...love the pinstripe on the glass....nice job!

Travisfab · Post by **Travisfab** » Mon May 02, 2016 10:11 pm

Thanks!

ChaseTruck754 · Post by **ChaseTruck754** » Tue May 03, 2016 9:32 am

man those pictures bring me back to the days when I fell in love with these things. All I wanted through high school & early college was an exploder to build. They were too much $$ for my broke ass back then. How times have changed - lol. Got the $$ for a $500 score on one of these things now but no time to wrench & no place to store one. Plus I can't afford a divorce. haha

Travisfab · Post by **Travisfab** » Tue May 03, 2016 11:10 am

ChaseTruck754 wrote:man those pictures bring me back to the days when I fell in love with these things. All I wanted through high school & early college was an exploder to build. They were too much $$ for my broke ass back then. How times have changed - lol. Got the $$ for a $500 score on one of these things now but no time to wrench & no place to store one. Plus I can't afford a divorce. haha

Bout the same for me. I was in high school in the late 90's. This truck would have been worth 25 grand back then! I am keeping the original front end on it & 90's inspired!

ChaseTruck754 · Post by **ChaseTruck754** » Tue May 03, 2016 2:33 pm

Yup, I was in HS from 94-'98. These things were actually worth something back then & John Swift's exploder was what I always dreamed of. I used to love the square front ends, but over the years my love for that has faded for sure. Until this thing that is! I was all about the 95-98 conversion on these until seeing yours. This thing definitely brings back my love for the square front. It just takes the wide stance/filled out wheel wells to do so.

Travisfab · Post by **Travisfab** » Wed May 04, 2016 9:10 am

It's funny man, because I was the same way. My first Explorer HAD to be a second gen. It was cool and all, but I really didnt want to mess with an A arm front. My buddy talked me into a first gen and I am so glad he did. In stock form, these trucks are flat out lame! I think that is why there are so few of them out there. I am going to keep the OG front end forever!

Travisfab · Post by **Travisfab** » Sun May 08, 2016 9:28 pm

Good times at jump champs. Truck is feeling solid on the highway. Almost time to start the rear.

Travisfab · Post by **Travisfab** » Sun May 15, 2016 1:43 pm

About half way through the bed cage build

cs_drums · Post by **cs_drums** » Sun May 15, 2016 2:24 pm

Oh snap!

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Post by **SteveG** » Sun May 15, 2016 2:58 pm

Clean! I like!

S00TLYFE · Post by **S00TLYFE** » Tue May 17, 2016 11:15 am

damn dude, I just really love this build. migrated over here to finish browsing the thread since I couldn't take the close-minded tools over on pirate that cant fathom anything aside from 44s and exocages.

I was considering doing this as these things can be had dirt cheap, but ended up going with basically the same idea in the bronco, as I do a lot of remote camping/shooting I need to be able to carry a lot of gear and at 6'5 I can't quite sleep comfortably in the back in a smaller rig like an expo. but shit this thing is rad.