600$. Buy a winch. Search for a used Warn. Go out and actually use the Jeep off road and see what you like.
What should I do first with $600?
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ranger101
TJ Addict
2” lift and 31’s are almost ideal in places like Peters Mill, Flagpole, etc. I’d invest in a front locker and a winch. I’d buy the locker new and the winch used. Deals in our area are pretty easy to find. Majority of my parts on my TJ are used and from Facebook Marketplace. Find a used winch(Warn preferred, but would happily settle on a Smittybilt) and a winch plate and mount them to the stock front bumper. Swap a synthetic line onto the winch and clean it up in the process. Start there, get out and enjoy it and you’ll quickly see what your next mods should/will be. I think you’ll be impressed with the basics though.
I do. I did one of their first reviews years ago and have installed several of their combo lifts.
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Motor mount lift instead of dropping the t case for better driveline angles and to eliminate any vibes.
i see, i'll prolly drill new hole since its free mod haha ty all kindly for chiming in to get me set up.
My new plan for the ride is
1. winch and winch plate or winch and aluminum bumper
2. 2~2.5inch lift with MML drilled fan shroud
3. front and rear lockers, and buy some common sense when driving due to rear Dana 35 being weak.
4. keep and stay at 31s
if i really like it, 4.0 i6 engine swap ^____________^ thanks every one.
I see the opposite, with Dana 35 axles crapping out making U-turns in a Walmart parking lot. NOBODY wants you in front of them on a tight trail when you explode your turdy5. I would just flip you off for being a dumbass and keep
going. If I couldn't get around you I would drag you off the trail, even if you didn't ask me too.
EzPeezy
TJ Enthusiast
You sound like a guy that nobody needs to go wheeling with. Not everyone that bought a Jeep and goes offroad with it knows the weaknesses of the Dana 35 until it explodes. I'm pretty sure/hoping you were being hyperbolic when you say you'd flip them off and drag them off the trail wanted or not. The guys I go on trails with would stop to try to help.
I would never actually do that to a fellow Jeeper. That's what's in my mind at the time when I see it happen. Kind of like I carry a 9mm in the glove box and people who drive in the left lane going the speed limit piss me off. I've only actually shot one of them.
p.s. I wheel alone 99% of the time and prepare for an extremely long walk IF I FK UP. I depend on nobody for me being an idiot. The pandemic doesn't change much for me.
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You should know by now that color has nothing to do with the proper coolant, IF you actually change it. I use Prestone ALL makes and Models (GREEN) on EVERY ONE of my Jeeps. The HOAT BS was disproved years ago. I did it, 40,000 posts ago on another forum.
Oklahomacheapjeep
Member
I had an aussie in the front and one in the rear. now I have detroits. Not a thing wrong with an aussie in the front on the street. As long as you live where there is no snow and ice all the time a automatic locker is fine in the back as well.
ejay
TJ Addict
SEND the $600 to me, I will show you what your $600 did on my jeep & you can copy what I did if you like it !
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If you say so - this forum is full of people who can't seem to get more than 10 years out of a radiator - I'm wondering if the two are connected.You should know by now that color has nothing to do with the proper coolant, IF you actually change it. I use Prestone ALL makes and Models (GREEN) on EVERY ONE of my Jeeps. The HOAT BS was disproved years ago. I did it, 40,000 posts ago on another forum.
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