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<BR><B><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica">"Where the Pavement ends the adventure
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<TD><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"><FONT COLOR="#000000">I am currently stationed
in ND as per military and there is not alot of</FONT></FONT><A HREF="laney3.jpg"><IMG SRC="laney3sml.jpg" HSPACE=5 VSPACE=5 HEIGHT=142 WIDTH=232 ALIGN=LEFT></A>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"><FONT COLOR="#000000">places to wheel
in the frozen tundra but, here is my 1993 Explorer.</FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"><FONT COLOR="#000000">It is outfitted with
a 4' trailmaster suspension lift 3' body lift, 33' BFG</FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"><FONT COLOR="#000000">mud terrains on
8' American racing AR767 series wheels. The Dick Cepek</FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"><FONT COLOR="#000000">series 88 shocks
keep the ride smooth. The tranny is a stock 5 speed manual and the T-case
is stock (but I'm looking for a manual BW 1354) I really don't like to
trust a button during sticky situations.&nbsp;</FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"><FONT COLOR="#000000">The auto hubs were
replaced with Warn manual hubs, the gears were also<A HREF="laney1.jpg"><IMG SRC="laney1sml.jpg" HSPACE=5 VSPACE=5 HEIGHT=131 WIDTH=233 ALIGN=LEFT></A>
replaced with 4.10's front and rear along with ARB Air Lockers front and
rear.&nbsp;</FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"><FONT COLOR="#000000">The exhaust is custom
3" duals without a muffler to give it that S-10 eating</FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"><FONT COLOR="#000000">roar. The front
is protected by a Warn brushguard which will hold an</FONT></FONT>
<BR><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"><FONT COLOR="#000000">8,000 pound Warn
winch in the future.</FONT></FONT>
<P><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"><FONT COLOR="#000000">In the rear is a
custom tire carrier for my 33' Super Swamper wrapped&nbsp;<A HREF="laney2.jpg"><IMG SRC="laney2sml.jpg" HSPACE=5 VSPACE=5 HEIGHT=140 WIDTH=216 ALIGN=LEFT></A>around
another 8' American racing AR767 series (it used to ride on Swampers, but
what am I going to do, throw away a never touched the pavement 33" Swamper).
Although I can't take credit for the work I don't hold a grudge towards
the guy that did the job.&nbsp;</FONT></FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"><FONT COLOR="#000000">Mike Laney</FONT></FONT>
<BR><B><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"><FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="mailto:coltan@minot.com">coltan@minot.com</A></FONT></FONT></B></CENTER>
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