Next Upgrade Suggestions JLU

[J-Dog]

Stay safe out there. Heard this one is gonna be nasty.

I appreciate that, and like I said, I'll get some pics in here as soon as I can

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[J-Dog]

A stock Sport is more than enough for mild off road, especially if you're in Florida.

Lite Brite gets a lot of grief here, but she does a pretty damn good analysis of what you might be considering.

Yeah, I just watched the video start to finish and definitely don't want just a mall crawler lol. I like the jeep for its functionality and wanna take it off road a bit more here soon. I just wasn't sure if I should do a driveshaft or better shocks for my next mod besides the skids, which I will get for sure.

 

[Ratbert]

Yeah, I just watched the video start to finish and definitely don't want just a mall crawler lol. I like the jeep for its functionality and wanna take it off road a bit more here soon. I just wasn't sure if I should do a driveshaft or better shocks for my next mod besides the skids, which I will get for sure.

I'm not sure why you're talking about a new driveshaft. What size tires are you planning on running? How much of a lift?

Note that I'm running 37s with a 3" AEV lift. Even with the insane torque of my EcoDiesel there's no urgent need to beef up those components. And I do some fairly extreme rock crawling, primarily in Colorado and Utah.

 

[dragoneggs]

Have you taken it off road yet? Honestly, your Jeep is plenty modded for 99+% of Jeepers already. I would spend your money on something else fun.

 

[yokramer]

What are you trying to do with it where it's not performing well? Unless, of course, you're like a lot of us and are addicted to simply changing stuff.

The most obvious upgrade would be to stop calling it a car.

Dont listen to this guy @J-Dog it is a car

 

[TEAMSLO]

Guess it all depends on usage and purpose. I'd also recommend a few convenience items such as:
Dash mounts for phone/radio/gopro, etc
popular choice is bulletpoint but I prefer Tackform due to ease of changing mounts around, have run both in multiple rigs

twin onboard air and a multi hose setup for airing up
no more lugging around a heavy and hot compressor with duty cycle worries at the end of a long day

Apex quick deflators
super easy to use and reliable, just do some research on if these will be good for the type of wheels you have (angle and potential poke of the valve stem past or near the edge of wheel)

mobile radio
examples like a midland mxt 500/575, but keep a handheld handy in case you need to get out and need to maintain comms

 

[Ratbert]

Guess it all depends on usage and purpose. I'd also recommend a few convenience items such as:
Dash mounts for phone/radio/gopro, etc
popular choice is bulletpoint but I prefer Tackform due to ease of changing mounts around, have run both in multiple rigs

twin onboard air and a multi hose setup for airing up
no more lugging around a heavy and hot compressor with duty cycle worries at the end of a long day

Apex quick deflators
super easy to use and reliable, just do some research on if these will be good for the type of wheels you have (angle and potential poke of the valve stem past or near the edge of wheel)

mobile radio
examples like a midland mxt 500/575, but keep a handheld handy in case you need to get out and need to maintain comms

Good points. He's upgraded the Jeep itself sufficiently, but hasn't mentioned those types of mods. Epic Kraken definitely.

 

[dragoneggs]

Good points. He's upgraded the Jeep itself sufficiently, but hasn't mentioned those types of mods. Epic Kraken definitely.

I can vouch for the Kraken. Maybe my favorite mod.

 

[yokramer]

If you actually are going to do a lot of wheeling the 4 tire systems are well worth the money.I went with this one and really like it.

 

[Ratbert]

I'm guessing you've spent tens of thousands on stuff so you can do trails that could have easily been done stock. Now you're trying to figure out how to spend more.

I guess everyone needs something to do / something to spend their money on. Note that as you continue to "build it up" it'll likely become less and less usable on road.

 

[yokramer]

I'm guessing you've spent tens of thousands on stuff so you can do trails that could have easily been done stock. Now you're trying to figure out how to spend more.

I guess everyone needs something to do / something to spend their money on. Note that as you continue to "build it up" it'll likely become less and less usable on road.

Yea thats why I kinda stayed away from the start of this one lol Lots of money wasted in my eyes for a look rather than just using it.

 

[Ratbert]

Yea thats why I kinda stayed away from the start of this one lol Lots of money wasted in my eyes for a look rather than just using it.

But definitely, definitely not a mall crawler.

 

[J-Dog]

I'm not sure why you're talking about a new driveshaft. What size tires are you planning on running? How much of a lift?

Note that I'm running 37s with a 3" AEV lift. Even with the insane torque of my EcoDiesel there's no urgent need to beef up those components. And I do some fairly extreme rock crawling, primarily in Colorado and Utah.

I'm running 35s and plan on running 37s eventually. I have a 3.5" Teraflex lift.

 

[J-Dog]

Guess it all depends on usage and purpose. I'd also recommend a few convenience items such as:
Dash mounts for phone/radio/gopro, etc
popular choice is bulletpoint but I prefer Tackform due to ease of changing mounts around, have run both in multiple rigs

twin onboard air and a multi hose setup for airing up
no more lugging around a heavy and hot compressor with duty cycle worries at the end of a long day

Apex quick deflators
super easy to use and reliable, just do some research on if these will be good for the type of wheels you have (angle and potential poke of the valve stem past or near the edge of wheel)

mobile radio
examples like a midland mxt 500/575, but keep a handheld handy in case you need to get out and need to maintain comms

Thanks for this. I bought a bullet point mount yesterday and took you advice. Tired of holding my phone all the time so the mount should be a good fit. Prob will look into the comms system down the road.

 

[J-Dog]

I'm guessing you've spent tens of thousands on stuff so you can do trails that could have easily been done stock. Now you're trying to figure out how to spend more.

I guess everyone needs something to do / something to spend their money on. Note that as you continue to "build it up" it'll likely become less and less usable on road.

Totally hear where you're coming from. I do enjoy building and fabricating things as a hobby so I can get the most out of it when I'm on the trails. I'll definitely keep this in mind. Thanks for the feedback

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