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Ford Readers' Rides

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Explodering


Vehicle: '92 Ford Explorer
Owner: Chris Wyatt, Fort Collins, CO
Tires & Wheels: 35x12.50-15 BFG Mud-Terrains on 15x10 Rockcrawlers
Suspension: James Duff coils and extended radius arms, spring-over axle in rear, Rancho 9000X shocks, 6 inches of lift
Drivetrain: Dana 44 front, Ford 9-inch rear, ARB Air Lockers front and rear, 4.56 gears
Performance Mods: K&N air intake, Apten chip
Other Doodads: Custom CRL Customs steering, 1/4-inch diff guards
Funniest Wheeling Incident: Getting stuck up to the door panels in quicksand
Does everything work the way you want?: Yep

Great White


Vehicle: '98 Ford F-150
Owner: David Sumpter, Ft. Worth, TX
Tires & Wheels: 41x14.50R16 Irok radials on 16x10 American Racing aluminum wheels that were powdercoated white
Suspension: Full Throttle 10-inch suspension
Drivetrain: 4.6L V-8 Triton engine, auto tranny, 4.88 gears
Performance Mods: Airaid air intake, throttle body smoothed, MAF sensor
Other Doodads: 3-inch body lift, rear disc-brake conversion
Anything you would change: No, because I ran out of money

Screwdriver


Vehicle: '94 Ford Explorer
Owner: Steve Pennington, via e-mail
Tires & Wheels: 37-inch Mickey Thompson Baja Claws on 15x10 American Racing
Suspension: 8-inch BDS coils and Skyjacker leaves, Rancho shocks
Drivetrain: 5.0L engine, NV4500 manual tranny, Atlas 4.3:1 low-range transfer case, Dana 44 front, Ford 9-inch rear, Detroit electric lockers, 4.88 gears
Performance Mods: Swapped in the '94 V-8
Other Doodads: Dual batteries, onboard shower, high steer
Funniest Wheeling Incident: Using screwdriver bits to keep the hub engaged after it blew up. Worked all day long!
Does everything work the way you want?: Most of the time
Anything you would change: Put coils in the rear

At Home


Vehicle: '00 Ford Super Duty Crew Cab
Owner: Travis Blalock, Flagstaff, AZ
Tires & Wheels: 35-inch Swamper TrXus on Center Line
Suspension: 6-inch lift, Rancho 5000 shocks
Drivetrain: 7.3L Power Stroke, Dana 60s front and rear, 3.73 gears
Performance Mods: Superchips
Other Doodads: JL audio system
Anything you would change: Add Bilstein shocks


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