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New 2 me 1999 Ex 4x4
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the wheels look pretty nice. Maybe it just throws me off to see an all terrain mounted up to wheels that usually hold a mud terrain.. but it looks great. the spacers definitely pushed you out pretty well. I like the look of the tires poking out and being even with the running boards.
all in all, I dig it. are you going to go bigger?
all in all, I dig it. are you going to go bigger?
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Looks good!
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If I decide to hang onto it for a while the answer is yes. And yes it will go bigger, a 6" suspension and 35-37" tires. I was looking over the past weekend in possibly doing a D60 SA up front and a sterling out back. The room throughout the frontend and the lack of a hugh Ford crossmember makes this swap look to be a easy one. Swap out the transfer and install a manual shift for engagement would go with it. Plenty of them to be found around here. Do a coil spring up front, some duff RA's and off we go. But if I do decide to keep it, maybe within a year.
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Also I am digging the black rims as the rest of the chrome is going also. I intend to buy black bumpers, and grille and smoked headlights to go along with the smoked taillights on the way to me. There will be no chrome left on this truck soon. Black and Gold Mist, thats it, and the badging is coming off also.
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Well I got my stereo and satalite, and navigation mounted and running.
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Well I kept looking at the front end and thought there was no definition or contrast for the grille. So I decided to paint the center section black to break it up and give it some separation. I also realigned the bumper to bring it up closer by another 1/2" to the grille. Looks better than the large gap that was there.
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Well after waiting for a couple weeks for my K/N FIPK to come in, I get a call today to let me know that the kit is on back order. So I was kinda pissed to say the least. So I said hell with it and got a lesser expensive kit that they had on hand and for my troubles, summitracing.com gave me $60.00 summit bucks to apply to it and the end cost out of pocket was $29.00, not too bad.
Here is what I got for $29.00
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/GRM-10-301/
Before I start de-badging this Ex, does anyone know if the name plates on the fender and tailgate are just double-sided taped on or are they held on with the plastic pins thru the metal and taped? I do not want to take them off if they are going to be holes remaining after I take them off.
Here is what I got for $29.00
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/GRM-10-301/
Before I start de-badging this Ex, does anyone know if the name plates on the fender and tailgate are just double-sided taped on or are they held on with the plastic pins thru the metal and taped? I do not want to take them off if they are going to be holes remaining after I take them off.
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looks good. i bed lined mine. haha but why didnt you just take off the grill so you didnt get any paint on the radiator?
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great build!
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Lookin good!
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Thanks Guys, the Expi is getting there, and more to come. Tomorrow I get the CAI from Summit Racing delivered and haven been told that the K&N CAI was on back order after almost 2 weeks of waiting, the cheap one I purchased mostly on their dime also got the 2 day Air shipping on them also. So I did not qwack too much with them. The tail lights will be in on Thursday. Next will be the smoked headlights and a Lund sport visor over the windshield.
As for the question about the grille and why I did not take it out to paint. I did not take it out as it did not require it and the over spray on the back ground behind the grille looks better black anyway. And in no time soon, I will be purchasing a black grille to go with the smoked headlights, and a black bumper also for the front and rear. As you can tell, I do not care too much for chrome. Then I may get a roof mount safari rack.
As for the question about the grille and why I did not take it out to paint. I did not take it out as it did not require it and the over spray on the back ground behind the grille looks better black anyway. And in no time soon, I will be purchasing a black grille to go with the smoked headlights, and a black bumper also for the front and rear. As you can tell, I do not care too much for chrome. Then I may get a roof mount safari rack.
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Fender and liftgate badges are all held on with double-sided tape, but have several alignment pins/holes. If you remove the badges, you will have holes showing.
Truck looks great! Thanks for all the pics!
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Thanks for the info. That is what I was figuring on, the holes being there, which is what I do not want showing. But if I keep this, then I will eventually camouflage this truck. So then I will fill the holes in.
Oh, I am a pic *****. It is a win-win situation for all here.
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quick question on the spacers...
ive heard good and bad things about spacers. ive heard there are a "good kind" and a "bad kind". my buddys mustang went three wheelin when his lugnuts snapped off because of the spacer he had.
are yours the "safer" spacers?
did that make sense? sorry for the poor word choice, lol
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Well I do not know if safe or not safe is the right terminology to be used, but is fitting in this inquiry. There are spacers out there to be had that are none lug mounted which means that the spacers are intended to lay over the rotor and then you mount the rim and tighten the rim down sandwiching the spacer in between the rotor and rim. The spacer just described can be unsafe as for each 1/8" spaced is generally increasing the lug threads exposed or unused for the lug nut to grab onto and in turn reducing the strength integrity of the torque value spread equally throughout the lug pattern. In turn could cause undo stress and possible fracture or snapping of the lug itself as the unused portion of the lug then becomes the weak link in the whole scenario. And usually the un-used portion of the lug (due to the spacer utilizing that area of the lug) snaps at that very area.
Now, a spacer that utilizes a lug mounting to secure the spacer to the rotor, and then a extra set of lugs proportioned equally to be utilized to mount the rim and tire becomes one unit per say. As you are mounting the spacer to the rotor securely with the original lugs and lug nuts, then a additional set of lugs to mount the rim to the spacer. That is what I call a single unit with function between one another. That is what I would say in your terms as safer.
Now, on the other hand, there is a spacer as described in paragraph 2 that is safe and then there is one that is not what I would call unsafe, but destructive to your hub bearings, ball joints. A spacer used in moderation as to per say, a 1/2", or 1" or even a 1.25" spacer could be used without fear of undo strain and premature failure of related parts. But in my opinion through experience by myself and others I know, anything over a 1.25" spacer, ie, 1.5-3" spacer could be considered unsafe as it will cause premature failure of the parts just mentioned as you are transferring the vehicle load and load bearing points more outward from the knuckle, and that there can cause several part failures, while driving and could cause harm to vehicle, yourself, and others.
So, in short, as I am out of breath (HAHA) the ones I purchased in this link,
http://www.ebay.com/itm/320727115723?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649,
are to be by me as the safe kind of spacer, because of the small amount of load transfer outward away from the knuckle, and second, the way in which they Mount to the rotor, and then the rim mounts to the spacer becoming one unit in all.
Hope this explaination helps you understand the difference in the types of spacers.
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....you are my hero....
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lol....you answered it to the T. Exactly what i wanted and needed to know. thanks!
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