We had a green gem Explorer Limited and got compliments on the color everywhere we went. It helped that I kept it spotless. When it's dirty, it really kills the color.

 

heres a couple new pics of my gem

 

 

 

those wheels look nasty with the 2 tone truck.. What inch and brand is your leveling kit?

 

Thanks!

It's a 4" rough country lift.
I had 1.5" wheel spacers on that looked great, but took them off because the tires were throwing too many rocks down the side of my truck. Also couldn't keep my truck clean with all the dirt the tires threw when sticking out past the fenders.

 

Nice looking truck !!!

 

clean truck.. If The gas mileage wouldn't change after a lift kit, I would do the same to mine.. and yeah I know how hard it is to keep the darker colors clean.. Those wheels are off a STX, right? And what are you getting for mileage?

 

Those are the wheels that came on the truck.

Gas mileage is no different from my 2.5" level & my 4" lift.
I get 14.5 around town & 18 on the interstate. The change in mileage came after the tires and I lost about 2mpg
Tires are 305/55/20.
5.0 with 3.55 gears

 

that's not too bad, I may have to start considering a lift, or just a level in the front and a block in the back.. But I've heard bad things about the upper ball joints going bad frequently after people level out the front end..? I'd rather stay stock vs. changing ball joints every year. Have you heard anything like that or is it bull sh*t?