A Sober Animal
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I have gotten the point in my build where there are no longer any smaller mods I can make to my vehicle, and new tires and a lift are absolutely the next step. This past weekend I was limited in my wheeling ability due to my stock 33s and lack of lift, so it's time to start planning this out. However, a new set of tires + wheels is about $3-5k, and the suspension plus install will most likely be between $4-6k. As much as I'd love to do it all at once, financially that isn't an option. I'm wondering if there is a way to slowly upgrade components of my suspension to be able to accommodate my eventual 37s.
I don't know which lift I ultimately plan on going (most likely Teraflex or MC), but I do know that I'll probably be going with a 3.5" lift - simply to give me the option, down the road in a couple of years, to go up to 40s should I choose to do so. Most likely I'll never have tires bigger than 37s as I really want to avoid regearing, but I prefer to install a lift that would give me that ability down the road versus having to spend that cash twice.
Ideally I'd like to be able to purchase the wheels and tires and maybe something along the lines of a bump stop (bear with me, I don't know much about suspension components) that would at least allow the tires to fit and still be able to wheel, albeit with some minor limitations. I currently have 1.75 spacers on all my wheels (simply for looks) that hopefully could help with articulation issues with the larger wheels but not full suspension upgrade. Then to slowly update components (add in new springs, new control arms, etc.) over the next several months to help spread out the cost. I do plan on doing actual wheeling, with the ultimate goal of running the Rubicon trail within the next 18 months. Also hoping that by adding in individual components I could do most of the installs myself versus having to shell out the cost of doing it. Is something like this possible, and if so, any recommendations on what the order of components would be?
I don't know which lift I ultimately plan on going (most likely Teraflex or MC), but I do know that I'll probably be going with a 3.5" lift - simply to give me the option, down the road in a couple of years, to go up to 40s should I choose to do so. Most likely I'll never have tires bigger than 37s as I really want to avoid regearing, but I prefer to install a lift that would give me that ability down the road versus having to spend that cash twice.
Ideally I'd like to be able to purchase the wheels and tires and maybe something along the lines of a bump stop (bear with me, I don't know much about suspension components) that would at least allow the tires to fit and still be able to wheel, albeit with some minor limitations. I currently have 1.75 spacers on all my wheels (simply for looks) that hopefully could help with articulation issues with the larger wheels but not full suspension upgrade. Then to slowly update components (add in new springs, new control arms, etc.) over the next several months to help spread out the cost. I do plan on doing actual wheeling, with the ultimate goal of running the Rubicon trail within the next 18 months. Also hoping that by adding in individual components I could do most of the installs myself versus having to shell out the cost of doing it. Is something like this possible, and if so, any recommendations on what the order of components would be?
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