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Old 03-07-2005, 09:32 PM
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Aluminum Hood?

I noticed that the hood of my 03 explorer is made of aluminum. Does anyone know why? (I woulndn't think that they would be worried about a little weight)
 
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Old 03-08-2005, 11:29 AM
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That's exactly it - weight!

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Speaking of weight cutting… I was watching C&D last week on Spike, they had a SUV off-road comparison test. I was surprised when they said the late model Explorers lack skid plates. I believe all older, pre-2002 explorers have skid plates, certainly my 97 does. In the end, it really doesn’t matter since most people are never going to take there $30,000+ independent rear suspension SUV off-road in the first place.

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