Recent content by mcarroll02

Already replaced all body mount bushings with prothane bushings. All new hardware properly torqued.

If i dont do the 5.0 swap, I'll be pulling my engine anyway cause it will soon need the timing cassettes replaced.

Havent really done much to my trac as im still working on my little house. Ready to be done with it so i can get moved in. On the trac, a few months back, i replaced all shocks with gabriels, thinking maybe new shocks would stop the clucking and squeaking. Rode a little better but still noisy...

The crank no start issue i found to be a bad pigtail connector on the coil. Replaced that and been running great. I did replace the dpfe sensor and tubes as well as replaced the vacuum hose going to the purge solenoid under the battery tray. Runs much better now, although i will be pulling...

I did wind up going with the z36 kit. Awesome brakes for my daily. I have no intention of pulling anything other than my little adventure camper that im designing. Kinda a crossover between a full blown overlander camp trailer and a teardrop. If i need to haul anything, i generally will use...

If you want a better price on amsoil, go to their website and become a preferred customer. You can order what you need or want directly from them and its much cheaper than the local parts store. Ive been running nothing but amsoil products in my harley since its break-in oil change over 20 years...

While the shafts need to be longer, its the angle that kills them. Yes, lengthening the center shaft will change the angles some, but not enough. If all you wanted is longer shafts, i would get a machine shop to make new center shafts out of chromemoly to the needed specs(i would do it myself...

Or call up rcv and talk to them about building a custom set for you. Most definately not cheap, i paid about $2500 for the set i put in my old 2 door tahoe i had with 7.5" suspension lift and 37" tires. Never had a problem.

If i was going to go through all that, i would just get a 5" rough country lift for a ranger and use the front parts and do a spring over axle flip on the back

I blught a 100 ct package of green 3mm led bulbs to do mine. Havent gotten around to doing it yet. Ive got some other stuff to get in so 8 can pull the dash apart once.

Also, clean the maf and the throttle body very good. And check the rubberboots were the vacuum hoses attach. Accidentally bumped one of the lines loose when i was recharging my ac on my f150, and that sucker would lope like it had a b-cammed 351 under the hood!

On my 97 f150 5.4, if i didnt use motorcraft or msd coils, they wouldnt last but about 15k-20k miles before they would start acting up. It would start off as an occasional.misfire at idle that would get worse till the coil went completely out. Msd and motorcraft couls would last from 50k-65k...

I have too many vehicles..lol still drive my 01 st daily. Also still have my 93 f250 5.8 5spd 4x4 plow truck, 95 f350 7.3 5spd flatbed, 96 f250 7.3 e4od 4x4 service truck. 95 pete 379 6NZ 660 kitty 18 spd, and cant forget my baby...93 cobra gt hatch. And that aint even counting the gfs vehicles...

First outwardly visible upgrade. Got my new folights mounted. Nevermind the dingy headlights. I have brand new oe style ones on the workbench atm. Doing an led projector retrofit on them.

I will eventually. In the middle of building my cabin on my weekends so the trac has kinda been put on the back burner for now. However i did find time to install my new foglights.