What does it take to make a mean Jeep?
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What is Mean/Tuff/Bad-ass etc for one individual may not be the same for everyone. Like some others have touched on here, if you want to lift it to the sky, armor it like a tank and be able to run flat-out in the MINT-400, yes, it will cost you a pile of cash. On the other hand, a well thought out budget conscious build with careful consideration of parts/performance along with researching which vendors are having sales/specials etc will stretch your dollars and can still yield a highly capable Jeep. The JK is already quite capable, so it might not take much to get it as mean as you need it. What type of off-roading will you do? Is this also your Daily Driver? What is your current skill behind the wheel off-road? If you have piles of cash and no skills, great. Build "Bigfoot" in Jeep guise and then wrap it around the first oak tree on the trail - what will you really have accomplished? Take your time - you have a computer and/or internet access; use it. Google the questions you have and look up the answers/responses. Search the JK-Forum, read the stickies, look at other posts and threads along similar lines - the JK has been around a while - chances are high that someone else has asked the same and/or a similar question before. Mild can be every bit as "fun/mean/bass-ass" as wild - it's all a matter of perspective. Find what works for YOU and go from there.
