Ok folks. Wanted to create a faq, but this is the easy way.
Here's what I want you to post, first your model and year truck (if intl spec, then please let us know).
Then in order of your preference, what your top 5 or 10 mods were. This is bang for the buck. So something like expensive gears may be lower than LED's or a Tcase saver plate etc.
The idea here is to get a thread going where someone with a new rig, that wants to make some relatively cheap mods to the truck can start off knowing these are good suggestions.
Then your worst 3.
Here's mine. 1997 80 series, 40th anniv, US Spec, beater edition
Best
1. Georges LED's - inexpensive and do it yourself
2. Slee's Tcase skid plate - inexpensive, do it yourself
3. accessory plugs, both DC and AC - inexpensive and gets frequent use
4. GPS - somewhat expensive, but frequently used
5. ARB fridge - expensive, but gets a lot of important use
6. Second battery - expensive and may need someone to do it for you, but for accessories, well worth it
7. Onboard CO2 - it gets expensive, but used frequently and has saved bacon in an emergency
8. Better jack (cheap bottle jack and an air powered one - does not count the highlift which only see action when I'm going wheeling) - very cheap and should be done
9. electric brake controller (for trailer, would be higher, but haven't been using heavy loads lately) - had someone else do mine and I haul a trailer frequently - if you tow, do this
10. sliders, but would prefer some changes made to the ones I have - mandatory protection for wheeling, will save you big money, but make sure you get good ones. good ones are not cheap, but is anything good cheap?
Worst
1. Supercharger - expensive, had to have someone do it for me, complicates other repairs - I SO REGRET this
2. Snorkel - cheap do it yourself, but gets tiring answering questions every few hours
3. Sheepskin seat covers - these just plain suck
Here's what I want you to post, first your model and year truck (if intl spec, then please let us know).
Then in order of your preference, what your top 5 or 10 mods were. This is bang for the buck. So something like expensive gears may be lower than LED's or a Tcase saver plate etc.
The idea here is to get a thread going where someone with a new rig, that wants to make some relatively cheap mods to the truck can start off knowing these are good suggestions.
Then your worst 3.
Here's mine. 1997 80 series, 40th anniv, US Spec, beater edition
Best
1. Georges LED's - inexpensive and do it yourself
2. Slee's Tcase skid plate - inexpensive, do it yourself
3. accessory plugs, both DC and AC - inexpensive and gets frequent use
4. GPS - somewhat expensive, but frequently used
5. ARB fridge - expensive, but gets a lot of important use
6. Second battery - expensive and may need someone to do it for you, but for accessories, well worth it
7. Onboard CO2 - it gets expensive, but used frequently and has saved bacon in an emergency
8. Better jack (cheap bottle jack and an air powered one - does not count the highlift which only see action when I'm going wheeling) - very cheap and should be done
9. electric brake controller (for trailer, would be higher, but haven't been using heavy loads lately) - had someone else do mine and I haul a trailer frequently - if you tow, do this
10. sliders, but would prefer some changes made to the ones I have - mandatory protection for wheeling, will save you big money, but make sure you get good ones. good ones are not cheap, but is anything good cheap?
Worst
1. Supercharger - expensive, had to have someone do it for me, complicates other repairs - I SO REGRET this
2. Snorkel - cheap do it yourself, but gets tiring answering questions every few hours
3. Sheepskin seat covers - these just plain suck