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  • Travis' 94 Explorer

    Humble begininngs, & a lot of catch up needed here!

    Purchased in October 2019.....

    I've owned about a dozen 1st & 2nd gen Explorers over the last 8 years. I've done Dana 44's on a 1st gen, coilovers on a 2nd gen, uniball uppers, leveling kits, lift kits, fabricated a handful of front ends, shock hoops, bedcages, the list goes on and on. For my latest truck, I began my search towards the end of last summer & actually started out looking for a 2nd gen, (I really like the ones with the AC in the center console). Thankfully this truck was not needed as a daily driver, so I was able to take my time. I happen to stumble across this extremely clean 1st gen that reminded me so much of my favorite Explorer, which was also a white 94 with black wheels. I could not pass this truck up, this was one of the cleanest 1st gens I have ever seen. Here are the specs:

    1994 XLT
    218,000 miles without a rear main leak, signs of a power steering leak, mostly clean oil pan & block, clean rear end & under carriage
    4x4 - A4LD - Pushbutton 4x4 - Stock auto hubs
    3.73 Limited Slip
    Full power seats with lumbar & bolsters
    A small additional lower exterior trim piece that seems to not be too common
    31x10.50R15 Toyo AT knock offs on Pro Comp Series 51 steelies
    Kenwood Deck with a pyle (o' shit) sub in the stock location



    Last edited by Travis; 06-02-2022, 08:48 AM.

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    The trucks really clean I like it so you have to do any kinda lift at all or is it stock just wheels a tires?

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    • #3
      Originally posted by YeeYee488 View Post
      The trucks really clean I like it so you have to do any kinda lift at all or is it stock just wheels a tires?
      At this point, yeah it was completely stock other than the wheels and tires

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      • #4
        October 17, 2019

        Clear corners are my thing on these trucks. 1st mod, 4 days later. I splurged on the latest all clear aftemarket specials with LED DRLS.Click image for larger version

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        • #5
          October 20, 2019

          I quickly realized that the auto hubs were not engaging. This problem is so common, I consider it a mandatory upgrade on 1st gens. I switched them out to no name brand manual hubs, removed the front and rear sway bars. Headed to my local spot for the first of many trips with my son.

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          • #6
            November 1st, 2019

            My son and I headed out to the Anza Borrego desert. Before this trip I made a couple other mandatory 1st gen improvements. The door strikers were replaced, and new panel clips went into all of the door panels. These 2 things always make a difference!

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            • #7
              November 21, 2019

              Took it down to my favorite place to off road, Baja!
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              • #8
                November 21, 2019

                Snow Day in San Diego!
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                • #9
                  December 1st, 2019

                  I swapped out the mirrors to the 2nd gen version with puddle lights. I also noticed that the actual mirror lense was slightly larger. I was able to keep all of the power adjustment, and tie into the interior door panel light for my 12v to the puddle light. I cut the harness out of the newer truck, so after it was spliced in, the mirrors just plugged in.

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                  • #10
                    December 21-22, 2019

                    I began to prep for a trip that I had planned for after Christmas. The truck got new pads & rotors, new hatch window struts, a larger clip on rearview mirror, a small lift with fullsize Bronco coils and a quick set of lift shackles.

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                      Here's the Christmas run in 2019

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                      • #12
                        Feb 1, 2020

                        Finally wired up the LED DRL's

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                        • #13
                          Just out enjoying it!

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                          • #14
                            4/6/20

                            Threw some Bilsteins on the rear. These were from an 88-98 Silverado
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                            • #15
                              4/7/20

                              Fab'd up a simple push bar

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