I don't have much to contribute, other than being part of this shit show, but a have a similar philosophy as
@Mike_H. I don't particularly consider my jeep a build per say as much of it being small modifications to make it more reliable, capable for the off roading I'm comfortable with, and making it more comfortable to drive on long trips and daily driving to work and back home. I'm capable to do a bit of grinding, cutting, and welding, but I have no interest in reinventing the wheel to achieve how I want me jeep to handle. I don't see outboading or a mid arm in my future, and I don't see spending that kind of money to fix an occasional light front end on a climb, or an occasional wheel hop in the rear. Those two problems have not stopped me on any trail I've been on. I don't want to be "that guy" either, so I do try to pick and choose the trails I'm comfortable tackling. What I'm not seeing on this thread is a recipe for a TJ that can be improved on with shocks that the average puke can afford, in the stock locations, with a 4ish to 5ish up/down travel bias, on a lift can handle 33ish tires. Will the evil GC improve anything with all I've spewed out?