East Coast mods w/o lift suggestions

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Arya Ebrahimi said:
Alkaline, get some mud tires, a lunchbox locker, some sliders and go have fun. That's it. You don't need the rest of the stuff for URE.
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Exactly what I had thought. Though, I would like to do something about my fugly messed up front bumper (maybe schotts doesn't weigh much) to give me protection from the dumbasses in the school parking lot and make the truck prettier.

Arya, I was trying to use you as my basis for not needing lift yet, but it seems that the camping I plan to do will over-load my truck. I can get the roof box weighed, it is all aluminum, but might be close to 150lbs. All my gear would total 200 pounds. Right now that is 450-550 lbs of extra weight, 350 being from gear for camping (20 miles of road driving and some light wheeling to get to the site). I am just curious if I can get away with about 5 trips a year being 500 lbs heavy, and the rest of it being 150-200 heavier. Summer of '07 will mean stronger springs and bigger tires if I go that route.

If that is still unadvised, what am I gonna have to sacrafice? I can deal w/o the bumper, but it seems that sliders are advised requardless (maybe I can get some made cheaper?), then tires are a must, does that leave enough for J's? If not, would I be able to recoupe atleast 70% of what I paid for on the springs? I can tell it is hard for you guys to look at it in an EXTREMELY tight budget where the money only comes in durring part of the year, but I need help here. I want to do it right, but I don't have that much money for it yet.
 
If you don't need a lift you sure don't need a locker. OME and tires. If you are planning the kind of stuff in the future that requires a 6" lift, a few rocker dings are hardly the worst thing in the world, 'cause what you are saying with a '92 and that kind of lift = beater. :flipoff2:

My guess is you're gonna trade out of the '92 before you embark on a more serious project...or do you really want to add a bunch of silly weight with that engine and do a major lift? I'd OME it (2.5 medium) just because it's cool and run some 33x12.5x15's.

Remember, chicks dig lifts. Make sure your windows are tinted, and get some black rims. :grinpimp:

Nay
 
Nay said:
If you don't need a lift you sure don't need a locker. OME and tires. If you are planning the kind of stuff in the future that requires a 6" lift, a few rocker dings are hardly the worst thing in the world, 'cause what you are saying with a '92 and that kind of lift = beater. :flipoff2:

My guess is you're gonna trade out of the '92 before you embark on a more serious project...or do you really want to add a bunch of silly weight with that engine and do a major lift? I'd OME it (2.5 medium) just because it's cool and run some 33x12.5x15's.

Remember, chicks dig lifts. Make sure your windows are tinted, and get some black rims. :grinpimp:

Nay
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Well, some humor in the thread now...

I like knowing that I have the last year of the F engines, and I don't mind going slow. What you have wrong is my '92 being a beater. I want it to be home on the trails, but not mind streatching its legs on the highways.

Rocker dings don't bother me, but totally trashed rockers and doors that don't open do bother me. I do want major lift in the future with bigger tires (35-36.5s), but will regear and do what little tweaks to the 3FE I need to get enough umph to chug along.

Also, by the time I am worried about paying for the gas this thing will guzzle then (the only things the parents do help out on, but $50 a week runs thin), I should have a job and be able to have some other car for the highways.
 
Nay, you've never 'wheeled Uwharrie. I did it stock with my Up-Country cherokee for 2 years before I started building it up. Uwharrie is cool 'cause every trail has multiple lines, making it passable for stockers and challenging for rigs on 40s at the same time.

I really think that with sliders, a locker, and some tires he will be fine.

Worst case, throw a set of the stock height OME's in the rear, since that will be the end weighted down on your trips. Other than that, I'd call it good.

Ary
 
After re-thinking this a bit, you could probably go with sliders and no suspension modifications.

Sliders would protect the body, which you don't want damaged. If new front and rear bumpers are eventually in your plans, those can get dented up and hammered back out for the time being.

Heck, you could even remove the front bumper and rear bumperretes before you hit the trail and just run nekkid.
 
Dude, I roll around with 200lbs in the back of my cruiser on a regular basis. I made a 500 mile roundtrip trek with the rearend 1" from the bumpstops and it handled fine. Just make sure your bumpstops are in place and have at it. It's not that big a deal.

Ary
 
Everyone on here has been goin crazy about the weight. I thank you a whole lot for your advice and it looks like a game plan. $500 tires, $100-800 sliders, $300 locker. That puts me between $900 and $1600, which sounds fine for me.

I do thank everyone here for your input, and if I end up unhappy with the ride and am riding low like a caddy, I will let you know that you told me so. I hope all works out for me, and I once again thank everyone for his/her help.
 
shocker said:
After re-thinking this a bit, you could probably go with sliders and no suspension modifications.

Sliders would protect the body, which you don't want damaged. If new front and rear bumpers are eventually in your plans, those can get dented up and hammered back out for the time being.

Heck, you could even remove the front bumper and rear bumperretes before you hit the trail and just run nekkid.
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Agreed, and the route I took for local trails. Like I said though, I am now really ready to put a lift and bigger shoes on my rig.
 
Alkaline747trio,
Glad to see you have come to peace with an informed plan.
Phase 1 - Tires, sliders, lockers.
Phase 2 - Rear bumper, front bumper, lift
Phase 3 - Snorkle, turbo-diesel swap
Phase 4 - Child seats
Just thought I would scare you a little with #4
 
Nobody mentioned used, be patient and watch the for sale adds. I picked up the lift for my LX very resonable and my arb was used also. IMHO a lift will save you damage by getting you up and over most stuff.
 
Arya Ebrahimi said:
Nay, you've never 'wheeled Uwharrie. I did it stock with my Up-Country cherokee for 2 years before I started building it up. Uwharrie is cool 'cause every trail has multiple lines, making it passable for stockers and challenging for rigs on 40s at the same time.

I really think that with sliders, a locker, and some tires he will be fine.

Worst case, throw a set of the stock height OME's in the rear, since that will be the end weighted down on your trips. Other than that, I'd call it good.

Ary
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That doesn't matter. Looks are much more important than performance until you are married. :flipoff2:

You can't be this serious in HS. Anything that would satisfy the lil' bit 'o pimp in you must go first. Rubber and lift. Now is not the time to worry so much about performance...he's at the age of quantity :grinpimp:

Nay
 
Nay said:
That doesn't matter. Looks are much more important than performance until you are married. :flipoff2:

You can't be this serious in HS. Anything that would satisfy the lil' bit 'o pimp in you must go first. Rubber and lift. Now is not the time to worry so much about performance...he's at the age of quantity :grinpimp:

Nay
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LMAO, good point! :grinpimp:
 
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