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Offline 1bigtracker

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Re: Newbie here! Saying hello!
« Reply #15 on: November 05, 2004, 03:27:58 AM »
what kind of steering does it have?  welcome aboard!

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Re: Newbie here! Saying hello!
« Reply #16 on: November 05, 2004, 05:50:52 PM »
Welcome :)
Your missing front drive shaft might be due to the fact that lifted Samis tend to have problems with the shaft hitting the X-member. You can butcher the X-member or go this route: http://www.rock4xfabrication.com/transmount.htm
very nice ;D
If your drive shaft angles are too severe (u-joint bind) you can try to clearance them a bit or go with a cv shaft:
http://www.rocky-road.com/zukdrive.html again, very nice ;D
And finally, as long as you stay with the 32s, keep the stock axels. Sell the Toy axels to me ;)

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Re: Newbie here! Saying hello!
« Reply #17 on: November 05, 2004, 06:00:10 PM »
I should have read your profile first :P Welcome Banana Slug :D  

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Re: Newbie here! Saying hello!
« Reply #18 on: November 11, 2004, 08:17:26 AM »
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Wait till you break somthing, that
is if you could get the front shaft
back in, rotate the front axle and
re align the caster so the steering
wheel will return to straight and
then get a custom front shaft with
double U-joints on the T-case end

Should be fun, and
Welcome to the board
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Thanks. I was thinking the same thing. Just wait till it breaks.

I was talking with people on the ford explorer site and they were saying lift blocks arent good. Its SOA with around 3" blocks/spacers. They were saying to remove the spacers. Do you guys agree?

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Re: Newbie here! Saying hello!
« Reply #19 on: November 11, 2004, 09:24:06 AM »
I don't like blocks. If you had that 3 inches in suspension, you would have a lot more flex ;) If you remove the blocks, your 32s might rub. Post some pictures of the suspension and tire clearance. :)

Don't you like the slug pic ;D

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Re: Newbie here! Saying hello!
« Reply #20 on: November 15, 2004, 08:10:09 AM »
Thanks people!

Not sure on the steering I pretty sure its just stock.

And thanks for the links on the drive shaft I will check them out. I take it the toy axles are good cause everyone seems to want them!

Yes I dig on the banana slug! Go slugs!!!

I have taken a few pics with the disposable camera, I will finish the roll and get them put on disc so I can post them.

So as of now I'm gonna have the seat mounts welded, the nuts are coming loose and the mounts are ripping. I'm gonna go ahead in install the dash.

I have a buddy, Tdavis on the explorer board he also has a sammy, his is pretty pissed off and can crawl over almost anything. He may be lending me a hand. I will keep you guys posted and thanks again for everyones input and suggetions.