| Rexracer |
11-05-2023 05:49 AM |
First, thanks to Dirtman, and all the great info in this thread. Also, kudos to whoever made it a sticky. I have the great advantage of age and experience when it comes to modifying my first ever, and new to me wrangler. 2017 stock JKU sport. The good, it has the 3.73 axles. The bad, a very limited budget. I'm in Connecticut, so no public off roading anywhere in the state. There are clubs to get on private land. This will be a daily driver, so I'll live on 285/70-17 once the 255/75's are done. The only lift I need will be to get back what a winch bumper and armor weight takes up, plus maybe 2". Definitely coils, as spacers won't keep the weight off the bump stops. I see trimming or flat fenders, and maybe a bit longer shocks in the future. I'll build for the possibility of 35's if i take it that far. Though there aren't offroad trails, my town does have hundreds of miles of dirt roads, and many have no winter maintenance. I live for snowstorms. Eventually I'll take a trip back out west. I fondly remember living in Idaho as a kid, and you could drive for days up in the hills and mountains if you wanted. Anyways, I'm sure I'll be back here when I actually start collecting parts.
2nd edit. Yes, I'm reading through this thread again. For any interested, my first mod on this was a winch bumper, included fogs and 20' LED bar, and an Xbull 13.5k synthetic rope winch. Soft shackles, 20 ft 7/8" kinetic rope, 30' strap, tree saver, synthetic rope (ring style) snatch blocks. Not sure of the order, but next is rock rails, oil/trans skid ( those lines look exposed) and a rear Eaton truetrac. The last might be first to go on. When I move to 285's I'll get wheels and do fenders. From my experience with my stock, open diff 98 ZJ, I should be able to keep up to most on any terrain around here. I don't do mud holes.
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