Mud Bogging in the 2001 Ford Explorer 5.0

[@justinleggett4769]

I have one of those and all I can say is thier badass at wheeling

[@hydernoori146]

by all measures..this was awesome. i'm buying a 98 5.0 AWD explorer tomorrow so i can do just that ..wish me luck :)

[@trucksandheavymetal]

Hyder Noori Have fun with your new truck. My advice is don't floor the gas when in reverse. 3/4 throttle at most when in reverse.

[@hydernoori146]

ChadWorthingham thanks for the tip man..but why not?

[@trucksandheavymetal]

Hyder Noori Because that's how I broke my tranny. I got it really stuck one day, and I was just flooring it in reverse for probably 5 minutes and a couple months later the tranny went out. I pulled the pan and there were metal chunks in there. I had to replace the tranny. You really shouldn't floor the gas in any vehicle while off-roading unless you want things to break.

[@TheBikemaster94]

trucks_and_heavy_metal I switch to Synthetic fluids for extra insurance

[@frankieguevara9807]

Just get a Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.7 ho AWD or just the 4.7 power tech.they are way faster more comfortable and better looking and actually would dust any 5.0 explorer. Hell the inline 6 would do these bad in mud or on the street.you pic the scenario.

[@Automage45]

Do you have a snorkel on that? I have a 5 liter V8 AWD 2000 explorer and that thing can drive through anything I feel like

[@trucksandheavymetal]

no snorkel

[@torrycole6477]

I just bought a 97 5 liter awd 137 k miles . Haven’t done any snow yet. 302 seems like it has plenty of power. For me anyway

[@barrya.6212]

@@trucksandheavymetal Is / was that just AWD or a conversion to true 4x4 ? ...not to dis AWD, it's pretty good / cool in and of itself...

[@trucksandheavymetal]

@@barrya.6212 It's AWD