nostatic
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- '20 JL Sport S PDN, '18 R1200GS Rallye
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So I’ve been slowly gearing up the Sport S to do some off-road, and have already done a few relatively easy trails. Decades ago I spent a fair chunk of time off-road so I know how to keep the rubber side up, but I also know that stuff happens, then you winch.
after 3 months and 5k miles, I can already tell that a Jeep will be in the household until I can’t drive no more. Luckily my wife loves them too, though only 2-door need reply. So a few years from now I could buy the Sport S at the end of the lease, or I could trade it in for a fairly stripped Rubicon. Whatever the ride, it will serve as a daily driver and once the virus slackens a bit I’ll likely being doing a 300 mile roundtrip commute once a week.
A couple of options:
1. Keep it as is (with recovery strap, shovel boards, and just don’t push it)
2. Add the Rock Hard winch plate that fits on the plastic bumper along with a warn evo8 or quadratic stealth (both synthetic line to help keep weight down). That’s about $800-900 out of pocket and looks a bit klunky. Easy to put back stock if I decided to turn it back in at the end of lease - unless they are interested in mods,
3. Add the rock hard aluminum midsize bumper with lowered winch mounting point along with one of the above mentioned winches. That’s about $2k all in
im trying to keep weight down as I don’t want to do a lift yet. Option three adds the least weight, adding the winch plate to the plastic bumper is easy because stuff stays in places but gains a bit more weight.
tihe other factors is how robust a Sport will be. I know it does not have the heavier axles and lockers but wondering if it still isi a platform that is deserving of some choice mods and return on the investment.
dont really want this to turn into a money pit project - trying to put away retirement funds that are more important over the long term. But I am willing to fund certain amounts of our fun in the dirt.
its always something...
after 3 months and 5k miles, I can already tell that a Jeep will be in the household until I can’t drive no more. Luckily my wife loves them too, though only 2-door need reply. So a few years from now I could buy the Sport S at the end of the lease, or I could trade it in for a fairly stripped Rubicon. Whatever the ride, it will serve as a daily driver and once the virus slackens a bit I’ll likely being doing a 300 mile roundtrip commute once a week.
A couple of options:
1. Keep it as is (with recovery strap, shovel boards, and just don’t push it)
2. Add the Rock Hard winch plate that fits on the plastic bumper along with a warn evo8 or quadratic stealth (both synthetic line to help keep weight down). That’s about $800-900 out of pocket and looks a bit klunky. Easy to put back stock if I decided to turn it back in at the end of lease - unless they are interested in mods,
3. Add the rock hard aluminum midsize bumper with lowered winch mounting point along with one of the above mentioned winches. That’s about $2k all in
im trying to keep weight down as I don’t want to do a lift yet. Option three adds the least weight, adding the winch plate to the plastic bumper is easy because stuff stays in places but gains a bit more weight.
tihe other factors is how robust a Sport will be. I know it does not have the heavier axles and lockers but wondering if it still isi a platform that is deserving of some choice mods and return on the investment.
dont really want this to turn into a money pit project - trying to put away retirement funds that are more important over the long term. But I am willing to fund certain amounts of our fun in the dirt.
its always something...
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