Hello Everyone,
I've been combing all the forums, and I attended Expo East (amazing!). I seem to be more indecisive than ever on the order in which to make mods to my 14 JKU sport.
I'm not a rock crawler or mud seeker. Building the jeep for car camping and remote trips/camping. Likely nothing longer than a week to ten days in the back country.
We live in Louisville, KY.
It's also my daily driver.
I have an ARB front bumper,warn winch and Rubicon rock sliders.
I'll be getting all the requisite recovery gear I don't have- hi lift, snatch block, etc, so that's not part of my mod list. Same goes for tools and first aid. Have all of that.
Future mods may include:
Tires- currently running the stock sport all seasons (considering Cooper s/t maxx or duratrac- plan to get pizza cutters 33")
Rear ARB bumper (more hi-lift friendly)
CB radio
Aux lights
Roof rack( have a line on a used gobi stealth with two ladders for $1100- seems a bit high, thoughts?)
RTT - I have a great, and big ground tent, but I'm a sucker for cool gear
Rear organization- plan to fab a shelf and sliding floor in rear that still allows access to under floor storage
Small lift - all the extra weight is/will play havoc with the stock suspension. Front already noticeably sagging. (AEV 2.5 or OME 2"). Maybe just stiffer springs and more robust shocks. Don't want to compromise center of gravity too much, especially if I get the rack and RTT.
Water and fuel storage. - likely Gerry cans mounted on the rear- not on the rack.
Armor- replace and add to the underbelly armor. Your thoughts here are especially appreciated.
I realize these are all quite standard mods in "our" world. Just really struggling on where to begin. I keep circling back to the tires as #1, and then second guessing.
I look forward to your comments and advice.
Thanks so much. Love this forum.
Picture from Expo East is before I added the Rubicon rock rails.
I've been combing all the forums, and I attended Expo East (amazing!). I seem to be more indecisive than ever on the order in which to make mods to my 14 JKU sport.
I'm not a rock crawler or mud seeker. Building the jeep for car camping and remote trips/camping. Likely nothing longer than a week to ten days in the back country.
We live in Louisville, KY.
It's also my daily driver.
I have an ARB front bumper,warn winch and Rubicon rock sliders.
I'll be getting all the requisite recovery gear I don't have- hi lift, snatch block, etc, so that's not part of my mod list. Same goes for tools and first aid. Have all of that.
Future mods may include:
Tires- currently running the stock sport all seasons (considering Cooper s/t maxx or duratrac- plan to get pizza cutters 33")
Rear ARB bumper (more hi-lift friendly)
CB radio
Aux lights
Roof rack( have a line on a used gobi stealth with two ladders for $1100- seems a bit high, thoughts?)
RTT - I have a great, and big ground tent, but I'm a sucker for cool gear
Rear organization- plan to fab a shelf and sliding floor in rear that still allows access to under floor storage
Small lift - all the extra weight is/will play havoc with the stock suspension. Front already noticeably sagging. (AEV 2.5 or OME 2"). Maybe just stiffer springs and more robust shocks. Don't want to compromise center of gravity too much, especially if I get the rack and RTT.
Water and fuel storage. - likely Gerry cans mounted on the rear- not on the rack.
Armor- replace and add to the underbelly armor. Your thoughts here are especially appreciated.
I realize these are all quite standard mods in "our" world. Just really struggling on where to begin. I keep circling back to the tires as #1, and then second guessing.
I look forward to your comments and advice.
Thanks so much. Love this forum.
Picture from Expo East is before I added the Rubicon rock rails.
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