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Went on a couple road trips last 2 days kids are already making a mess
Need to get drawer system built quick. Organized disaster back there.
heres a couple more led more shots of her. Just got off the phone with junior from ATS. Those guys have it all figured out! Thanks for the advise. Will definitely be getting parts from them. Too bad I’m in Nebraska and shipping will be $200! 😔 none the less I think it’ll be well worth it. Thanks for all the positive Feed back.
Went on a couple road trips last 2 days kids are already making a mess
Need to get drawer system built quick. Organized disaster back there.
heres a couple more led more shots of her. Just got off the phone with junior from ATS. Those guys have it all figured out! Thanks for the advise. Will definitely be getting parts from them. Too bad I’m in Nebraska and shipping will be $200! 😔 none the less I think it’ll be well worth it. Thanks for all the positive Feed back.
$1090 for front x codes and hardware, adjustable track bar, rear c codes modded and hardware. And another $82/ea for 5100’s they use a different number that works well on ex’s
Just got off the phone with junior from ATS. Those guys have it all figured out! Thanks for the advise. Will definitely be getting parts from them. Too bad I’m in Nebraska and shipping will be $200! �� none the less I think it’ll be well worth it. Thanks for all the positive Feed back.
They are great guys! I had about $300 in shipping just for my front x code springs, but shipping things to AK I expected it would cost a pretty penny. Also took them nearly 3 weeks to arrive after a boat ride from Seattle.
I posted earlier that I was concerned the ride on my 2004 excursion 6.0 4WD
would be too "harsh", whatever that means (I kept seeing that claimed for x and c codes on Excursion)
The tires, springs and shocks are perfect. Good height, and rides smooth, and the excursion doesn't sway like it did.
by the way the way this is what I’m looking for but with 35”s
Every once in a while everything works out! Drove the Ex to Florida due to Father in Law heart attack. On the way down started to run rough at idle and slight acceleration.Figured it was a coil, Used my tuner to tell me that error code Coil C. Picked one up at the local auto parts store and 5 minutes later all better. Now to see if I can find the vacuum leak for the heat / AC just working on the defrost. It's warm down here!
When my PVH solenoid was bad it caused the heater controls to not work properly intermittently. This is the solenoid that supplies vacuum yo the front hub when 4x4 is selected. It's mounted on the passenger side fender.
A V-10 with 35"s and the more common 3.73s will suffer if towing any real weight. The factory optional 4.30 gears were much better for towing and all around performance, I run 4.88 gears with my 35"s to get back to an effective 4.39 ratio, that combo handles the 11,300lb TT pretty well, our EX is our dedicated tow rig.
A V-10 with 35"s and the more common 3.73s will suffer if towing any real weight. The factory optional 4.30 gears were much better for towing and all around performance, I run 4.88 gears with my 35"s to get back to an effective 4.39 ratio, that combo handles the 11,300lb TT pretty well, our EX is our dedicated tow rig.
It is an overland project. Biggest thing it’ll tow is probably 7000 lbs car trailer. But it’ll have bumpers, roof rack, armor, etc. When I do the air lockers it’ll get 4.30ish gears. Not a dedicated tow rig but It’ll be a heavy girl. Right now with 3/4 tank of fuel and my tools in back it’s at 7800 lbs.
I would definitely go deeper than 4.30 on the gears, between the extra weight being added and the additional aerodynamic drag along with the intended overland running and 7k towing, getting back to that sweet spot 4.30 effective ratio makes a world of difference!
I would definitely go deeper than 4.30 on the gears, between the extra weight being added and the additional aerodynamic drag along with the intended overland running and 7k towing, getting back to that sweet spot 4.30 effective ratio makes a world of difference!
4.88 it is. I wasn’t set on the gears. The build is all still rolling around in my head.
I would definitely go deeper than 4.30 on the gears, between the extra weight being added and the additional aerodynamic drag along with the intended overland running and 7k towing, getting back to that sweet spot 4.30 effective ratio makes a world of difference!
right now mine is just a spare kid hauler, but hopefully some day i will tow. Am i going to notice much going from 4.30 to effective 4.10s with my new 275/70r18s?
I think the difference between "much" and "some" will be directly dependent on just how heavy and tall the trailer is. For a nice mid-sized TT that scales around 6/7k lbs then probably not much loss in performance, for a bigger TT like mine at 11+k lbs then I would expect more. The trailer height really does play a big roll in towing performance, the taller and wider the trailer the greater the wind drag will be, so a light but tall and wide TT will impact performance nearly as much as a much heavier trailer.
I think the difference between "much" and "some" will be directly dependent on just how heavy and tall the trailer is. For a nice mid-sized TT that scales around 6/7k lbs then probably not much loss in performance, for a bigger TT like mine at 11+k lbs then I would expect more. The trailer height really does play a big roll in towing performance, the taller and wider the trailer the greater the wind drag will be, so a light but tall and wide TT will impact performance nearly as much as a much heavier trailer.
do you have a reciever/hitch capable of more than 10k, could have sworn mine says 10k on it, but have to admit dont know much about towing rules
The early EXs came with receiver hitches that were rated at 1k tongue weight and 10k trailer weight (with WD). Larter models have same exact hitches but with larger hitch to frame bolts and are rated at 1250 tongue and 12,500 trailer weight (WD). I replaced my hitch with a Torklift SuperHitch 20K that is rated at 2000 tongue and 20,000 trailer with WD, my 11k+ TT has a very heavy 1800+ lb tongue weight.
04-02-2018, 04:25 PM
