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This project started out as a dirt cheap budget build from a salvage titled Explorer and miscellaneous junk I had laying around.
But as time went by and parts were broken, as many people would, I became bored with a very mild, mostly stock, trail beater. So it got parked and set on the back burner for a few months. But now it's back and going under the knife. A general overview of the current plans are, spring over rear (8.8), SAS front (D44), 37's, custom reduction box, and custom front/rear bumpers.
To start I tore out the old spring under rear end. Then added some 3/8" shackles, cause the stock stamped ones wouldn't cut it
Then a simple 8.8, with custom rocker perches to try to get just a bit more out of the leaf springs
This project started out as a dirt cheap budget build from a salvage titled Explorer and miscellaneous junk I had laying around.
But as time went by and parts were broken, as many people would, I became bored with a very mild, mostly stock, trail beater. So it got parked and set on the back burner for a few months. But now it's back and going under the knife. A general overview of the current plans are, spring over rear (8.8), SAS front (D44), 37's, custom reduction box, and custom front/rear bumpers.
To start I tore out the old spring under rear end. Then added some 3/8" shackles, cause the stock stamped ones wouldn't cut it
Then a simple 8.8, with custom rocker perches to try to get just a bit more out of the leaf springs
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