I figured i start a thread on everything I've done to make it easy I'm just gunna post pictures and list the general of where i am and what i plan in the future

-superlift
-superlift front driveline
-33x10.50 km2
-powdercoated edge wheels
-manual locking hub conversion
-rear axle rebuilt
-tint
-infinity 4 channel amp
-2 kapa component sets with tweets
-2 10inch mtx subs
-750watta mtx mono amp
-06 tailights
-modded 06 corners
-black background headlights
-55watt hide and fogs
-Black level 2 interior makeover
-dynomatt interior
-hurst shifter with reservoir
-explorer center consol
-explorer pwr seats
-spray bedliner
-exhaust
-cai
-airaide spacer
-sct tunner custom tune by fred


future

-coilover conversion
--456 gears
-3000 watt inverter
- ls for front axle
-air locker rear
-onboard air

 

You know better than to start a build thread without pics

 

Photo bucket is down I'm gunna add them as soon as it's up tomorrow or tonight !!

 

Im gunna take some more pics tomorrow once the interior is all in one pieces and clean everything . When i did the interior the carpet headliner and all the pads were all replaced with brand new stuff

 

Looks great! I love the green and have always wanted one. Keep the pics coming!

 

Truck looks great man!

 

heres some more pics ill upload more tonight now thats almost together

 

Thanks everyone !!

 

A few more

 

Are your flares black or grey? Hard to tell from the pics

 

Grey this summer I'm going to paint them black when the weather is better or I'm gunna get them done in bedliner

 

Gotcha, I'm not a fan of the bed liner look on flares but if you like it.

Personally I would just spray them semi gloss black and be done with it.

 

Truck looks great, finally another 01+ with manual hubs

 

How did you do the manual hubs?

 

 

I i followed a thread that i found another forum ill see if i can find it .. basically i bought the cvs and hubs for 2000 and older and i used rugged ridge manual hubs .. you have to buy a couple different seals buts really its very easy you need a dremel to clean some stuff but besides that its plug and play it took me about 6 hours total but i had a good idea of what i was doing for i went for it .. if anyone wants to do it i can walk you through or answer questions if you get stuck at any point

 

I think im gunna do the black plasti dip i think it holds up really well and i just used it on a couple interior parts that the paint wasn't holding up and it seems to be way more durable and since i have a full can still (the parts i did were small) i could probably get away with just buying one more can

 

How do you like the 33X10.5s?

 

I really like them if my rims were 8inch wide I woulda got the same as mikerider because that's like a 33x11.50 if I'm not mistaken which I think does look better.12.50 personally I think are a little overkill if you do a lot of street driving .. But I'm really happy I got what I did for my setup and what I drive their perfect

 

They look good. I wish a 33x11.5 was made on a 15 inch rim. I think that would look great on our trucks with rims that had back spacing that made the tires stick out a little!

 

305/70R16 that's basically a 33x11.50 I'm pretty sure I just didn't wanna change rims cause I was already vested in mine with the powdercoat and I like that their a factory forged aluminum wheel

 

I know, but what I'm saying is that 15 inch rims have more backspacing options. That's why I want 33x11.5s on a 15! Haha they look good though man!

 

Looks great!

Few questions: where did you get the carpet? What paint did you use? How much was it to recover the Explorer seats?

 

I used the sem and the seats were 520 and 200 for the headliner and the pads in doors and the center console lid .. I got the carpet from stock interiors I was happy with the quality but not the form fit cut I had to do a lot of cutting to get it in and they wouldn't answer the phone

 

coil over brackets are on the way and i ordered my limit straps and the mounting clips.. also new bump stops just waiting for everything to show up .. Im gunna order my coil overs in a couple weeks when i get a couple more paychecks