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Justin C.

Vehicle Specs:

Year:

1989

Make:

Ford

Model:

Bronco XLT

Color :

Black and it had chrome bumpers front and back once!

Engine:

Ford 4.9L Inline Six 300

Transmission:

M5OD-R2 (Mazda 5 Speed with over drive)

Transfer Case:

Borg Warner 1356 for now until I have the doubler adapter ready for my NP205 and NP203 chilling in my garage.

Modifications:

Suspension Lift:

4" 76 F150 Superlift coils upfront, Skye shackle flip with stock F150 2wd leaves rear.

Rear Axle:

1995 Ford 10.25" Sterling Axle from a F250

Front Axle:

SAS 1976 D44 from a F150, with 8 lug 1984 Chevy 3/4 knuckle out and brakes.

Gears:

4.09,4.11

Lockers:

ARB lockers front and rear.

Wheels:

15" 8 lug with additional offset up front to clear calipers.

Tires:

35x15x15 TSL SX for off road.

Shocks:

Rough Country all around.

Accessories:

Tuffy Center console with radio insert, CB Radio with a busted ant, 200W Stereo that is too quiet with JBL speakers, Highlift and flipped rear tow hitch.

Miscellaneous:

My truck's name is simply "Lady"; because she cam be finicky and she likes to go topless...

Future modifications:

How about whats just in my garage? 3G 130 amp alternator, NP203 and NP205 for a doubler, Sag pump, etc...

Worst off-road incident:

UC4x4 Rubicon 2010: After sleeping in, driving by myself to catch up to the group, lost rear power from transfercase. While limping out on 2wd, blew driver hub. After taking the Wentworth Springs exit, mistakenly thinking it was easier to exit, broke a ujoint and subsequently sheared the driver side ball joints and dropping the truck on the tire. Repaired the truck through the night, sleeping in the middle of the trail and limped the 300+ miles home. Good times!

Funniest off-road incident:

Following a Samurai up Tank Trap at Hollister in another rig when the Samurai did a summersault and flipped. Guy never got out and sat there waiting for other people to right his rig while a fat line piled up! That thing smoked the place up once righted! That was more annoying then funny. The coolest though was watching Jopes from FSB snap his drive shaft on a rock, roll back to camp, weld it together, then run tank trap. That was after he did a stress test by unlocking the font with the rear in low and popping the clutch at 4000 RPM before slapping into second gear to make sure it would hold!