Expy for off-roading?

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ExplorerTom

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"1st gens came with skid plates."

My 2002 doesn't have skid plates. I bought it used in 2005 but I doubt they were removed, but it's possible I guess.

Really? It doesn’t have one under the transfercase? Another under the gas tank? One in front of the front cross member?

What trim level is yours? 4wd or 2wd?

Mine was a 4wd Eddie Bauer.
 

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6717A1DD-2D99-4F38-BB22-3FAC4A7CC2D2.jpeg 67381D6A-06CC-42E6-A28B-17E5FE1E0C93.jpeg I’m glad to see this thread. I’ve been car camping IN my 2015 Expy since I bought in 2018. Nothing too rough and without any mods. I’m off highway a lot in Nevada to boondock. Just careful to put my tires where I won’t high center. I should probably look at a skid plate . Thanks for the encouragement.
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I've always been a Ford guy and wanted a 8-seater that is a spacious tourer and capable off-roader. So after Ford released the Safari Edition here in the UAE, I just had to have one. I've had a 3/2 Ready Lift Kit on mine with 34inch Mastercraft tires and 1inch Bora spacers...to my 2015 and she is such a joy to drive. Love to see the faces of the chaps when i take her into the desert...dune bashing!
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I take my 2007 to the dunes a couple times a year, all I've done is some Hankook tires and a flag mount, everything else is stock. I use a sprinkler to clean the underside when I get back home. She's been good, no dune buggy, but I have no worries about getting stuck while out there.
 

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FYI, a futon mattress fit perfectly in the back of my 1st gen, it would fold up when I put the rear seats back up, which was convenient.
 

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If you lift it, you will screw up the RSC computer. It wasn't designed for that. Just get oversized tires, but that will also reduce the highway stability.
 

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