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Old Apr 30, 2009
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is there another way to tell what TB's you have without the door sticker........
 
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Old Apr 30, 2009
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no..you need the door sticker to see what spring rate your bars are.
 
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Old Apr 30, 2009
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well i just put the keys out of my mazda in my truck looks way better. put the 2" block in to level her out the 2 1/2" block way to much i think. picks soon
 
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i sanded them down and painted them silver they were kinda rusty...had a hell of a time geting the keys off the bars on the 01 mazda...they just fell off my 08..lol


 
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Old Apr 30, 2009
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my door sticker is gone.........any ideas

and i cant find TB's at any of the wreckers around here
 
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Old Apr 30, 2009
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so howells, does that mean i can take those #1 bars off oyur hands? lol
i want to get some 'prekeys' and blocks, add a little bit more. what are your fender measurements now?
 
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dont know i will measure when its not raining outside...looks alot better. very easy mod to do.
 
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i am going to check my alignment tomorrow.
 
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Old May 1, 2009
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cool stuff, easy is good. i might make a trip down to the wreckers this weekend and see what i can find
 
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Old May 1, 2009
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i tried a few more wreckers today but nothing , I think the secrets out lol

I did pick up my BT 6400's so half way there
 
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no most yards dont keep the keys they sell them with the bars or toss them out...i went to a few jys and they didnt even know what i was talking about...there like what keys..so im like the adjuster or cam whatever you want to call it then, oh we dont keep them they said. i got mine out of a 01 mazda 2wd so any keys should work. i wonder if the keys in explorers are the same....
 
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Old May 2, 2009
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no most yards dont keep the keys they sell them with the bars or toss them out...i went to a few jys and they didnt even know what i was talking about...there like what keys..so im like the adjuster or cam whatever you want to call it then, oh we dont keep them they said. i got mine out of a 01 mazda 2wd so any keys should work. i wonder if the keys in explorers are the same....
ya i was sitting in traffic beside one thinking the same thing
 
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the wreckers i go to they just get the car, put it on blocks, and you can go nuts and take whatever you want :p so keys and bars would still be there.
 
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unless somone already went to town on it....what yard do u go to???? there is a few right by my house like 2 blocks away...
 
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my next day off i might go just for fun and check them out. i know the yard in cambridge
lets you go in and take what you want dirt cheap if you get it your self...otherones dont even let you touch the cars wtf...guess the know little things go missing when noones around...lol
 
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Old May 2, 2009
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I usually go to the one in cookstown and you can walk around and bring your own tools.....they had rangers but not much left on them........
 
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All you Canadians with your PreKey mods. lol. Sorry...just finally felt like saying that. HAHA!! lol.
 
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Old May 3, 2009
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
All you Canadians with your PreKey mods. lol. Sorry...just finally felt like saying that. HAHA!! lol.
Good one.

Thanks for finding this out guys. I'm gonna grab a set and put some 32's under my truck now.

Excellent work.
 
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Old May 3, 2009
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^^^how you liking the new wheels any pics if you dont like them you can give them back.....j/k hey you should come out to a local meet somtime.
 
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i go to mikes auto in hamilton. its close, and they let you go out and grab whatever you want. and its huge
 
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Old May 9, 2009
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hey what have you guys been paying at the wreckers for a set of prekeys??
i havent had too much luck around here.. thinking about seeing what ford dealership wants for them...
 
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yards dont inventory them. they are not on any set up price lists.
 
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Old May 10, 2009
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order my stickers....what a process...........should be here in a week or 2
 
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Old May 15, 2009
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^^did you get your stickers yet????
 
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Old May 16, 2009
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Originally Posted by Fx4wannabe01
I know the regualr XLT 4x4's for '08 came with 235/75r15's...same size as stock 07 and older 2wd edges.
mine came with 255/70R16's. i just checked. i can't believe i missed this thread. i wanted to lift mine a little but i didn't wanna crank the bars or BL and it's too early for me in my ownership to just throw a suspension lift on it.

my spring rate on my door sticker is 11CC's
 
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