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Allright, I went out and crawled in the gravel for ya...bastard. You owe me. The yellow wire goes to the black/brown wire on the top sensor, and the black/brown wire from your incoming harness goes to the bottom sensor. The two sensors tie together via the black wires, evidently. You're welcome.

Check battery cables for corrosion, connections at the starter itself, and shoot any gremlins you might find.

Are those bad copies of Simex Centipedes or what?

Jeez Ryan, didn't yo momma ever teach you to take clear pics? *snic* Good work! Looks like the tranny on my first Impulse looked after I fragged it the same way.

Don't grease the belts, sheesh. You can try some belt dressing spray, see if that helps. Otherwise, it's time for new belts.

'Cos they either don't care or have worse things to worry about than tires sticking out 1.5" past the fenderwells on the road. You can still get a ticket for it, but if you put bigger flares on or mudflaps, they'll usually dismiss the ticket outright. Where I live, we have no emissions testing, safety testing, nothing. When you get a car, take it to the Department of Motor Vehicles and show them the paperwork, pay for the registration and you're done, drive it wherever you want.

The front and rear shocks are all electronically controlled if you have that option. You can simply unplug the wires and use normal shocks if you don't want to buy new electronically controlled ones.

I have a 5 lb CO2 tank for just that purpose.

Yes, that's a factory spoiler on the back. I scuffed the wheels with sandpaper and steel wool before priming them, after that the paint went on without a problem. Thanks, everybody. I'm happy with it too.

I see a pair of $250 lights and wiring. The rest is all cream cheese, man. You can replace popped bulbs and run new wiring real easy.

I'd buy these if I had $50 extra. They're about $250 new and they're darn bright. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...&category=33709

33 x 13.50 x 15" TSL Super Swamper LTB's. Aluminum mags, silver paint with clearcoat. Definite improvement over my old bald 33 x 10.50 Swamper radials. I'll be posting offroad pics after I get back from next weekend's BC/TSF offroading trip.

Heh! Nice.

They shouldn't, no. I guess if you put them in dry with no grease they'd be a bit tougher to move around(and squeek a lot), but other than that, they should work the same.

Wow, that sucks. Might just be a quality problem, like you said.

Exactly. They're different.

Just a thought, but I bet the hinges willl loosen up after you pull the pins and make it tough to shut the door properly after a while. I dunno, never tried it.

I dunno. Usually you'd replace 'em if you're taking the head off. Wierdness.

True. Lower BJ's are a PITA to change. WHen you do the job, get ones that have a lifetime warranty and SAVE the BOX AND RECIEPT. Just in case.

My auto runs about 2100 RPM's @ 70 MPH with 33's.

Silly idea, but perhaps it rusted through and fell off when you weren't looking.

Most Ford Rangers and Explorers came with a small plate-style cooler stock, and the ones with the towing package have a large one right in the center of the front grille. That's what I'm using, two of the large ones in parallel. Works great, never had a problem with it.

Dammn, dude. That's the most expensive Optima battery I've ever heard of someone buying.

Mmyep, and they can't be installed if your vehicle didn't have a tire carrier unless you figure out how to get nuts inside the body for those hinges.

Go to a Home Depot or home improvement place like that and look for rolls of vinyl flooring material. You can buy it cheap by the foot and it cuts up into fairly nice custom wheelwell flaps.