Gears, 35's, and then later on bumpers winch. Or Bumpers, winch and 33's, and gears and 35's later on when not my dd anymore. Building up till it's not my dd in about 3 yrs and can not make a decision which way to go.

 

I am about to go to 35's on stock rubi wheels.....so my thoughts are I have to get a rear bumper/tire carrier first, I don't want to do any harm to the rear door hanging a heavy tire on it. I have 4.10 gears and will roll with that unless I just find it unacceptable. Already have a winch mounted in the stock bumper, but will probably go to schrockwork bumper in near future. I really hate the thought of having to change gears.

 

35's, gears, then bumper within a year or less depending on how you use your vehicle.

 

I did wheels qnd tires first 315/70 R17, 2.5" next , then front bumper and winch. Granted it is a little sluggish without gears but they can wait.

 

Do a lift and tires first, then bumpers and a winch. Then re-gear

 

All ready have lift on!

 

With all the rolling hills in your locale, I would get the gears taken care of first. Even with your stock tires getting into 4.88s or 5.13s as mentioned in your profile it wouldn't be a stretch. You're likely to see a bump in efficiency at highway speeds with the changing elevations you need to deal with.