Today i was thinking about how much i like the 4X4 Off road decals on these fords . infact i want them for my truck. But that also got me thinking, is it more than just stickers? what makes it a "off road" ??

 

It's mainly stickers, though there was an accessory package that included skidplates and AT tires.

 

I have a 96 OFF ROAD, and what I see different from the regular 4x4s is not just the decal, but quad shock front end (4 shocks on the front axle), a larger spacer on the rear axle springs (block that goes in between the springs and axle, Skid plates, and wider tires (Non off road 235/75/15 "off road" package has 265/75/15)

 

so basically 2 more shocks a small lift 31" A/T tires and some 1/8" skid plates...... and a pritty sticker on the sides lol...

 

my truck has the 4 factory shocks, and sway bars. but no pretty stickers, and no skid plates

 

usually a LS rear diff as well. mine has, front stabilizer/diff skid plate, transfer case skid plate, and a fuel tank skid plate. as well as the quad shocks. I took my transfer case plate off for now because it hangs down too low. its a couple inches below the transfer case and is always dragging (which I know is what it is for, but its going to get modified a bit before it goes back in so I have better clearance).

 

Forgot about the LS diff

You should have crushed your tranfer skid plate like I did to mine. Had the starter wire go bad while I was at work, so I pulled it into one of our bays, and racked just the front. I was only going to lift the front enough to fit under it with a roller stool, but I lifted it to far ( oops) and the lift crushed the skit plate. Now I can hear the t-case rattle on it when I give it some torque.

 

I've got a '96 Eddie Bauer 4x4 off-road, although there are no decals per the 4x4 decal delete that is part of the Eddie Bauer package. It has the full skid plates but doesn't have quad front shocks. I could be mistaken but I think the quad shocks were part of a snow-plow package. Also the limited slip and 265/75 tires are both listed as separate options from the off road package although they may always be included together.

 

how do i know if i have a limited slip rear end.

 

with the truck in park lift both rear tires off the ground and try to spin one of them, if it turns easy and the other one turns the other direction then it is standard
another way is to go to the snow and spin the tires, if only one tire spins then it is a standard.
Now assuming nobody has changed the diff and your door sticker is the right one you can look at the axle code on the bottom of the door sticker and post it hear. IF the code has a letter in it then it is a limmited slip, if it is just 2 numbers it is a standard diff.

 

Or you could also look at the diff, and see if it still has the factory tin ID tag bolted to the diff cover, It will have the ratio with the letters LS if it is an limited slip. Also, if you feel like changing the oil in the diff you could pop the back cover off and look to be sure. The ford LSs are quite weak and wore out the clutch packs quite quickly, so if it doesnt seem like you have a LS it could be its just not working.