Hey, so I'm new here and like the title says, I bought a 1996 LX 450 a little while back. I bought it from one of my dad's buddies that owned a couple and was looking to get rid of this one. It's got 295k on the odometer, and aside from a little surface rust underneath seems to be in pretty dang good shape.
I've got one main question. Do I NEED a suspension/lift kit if I'm going to start modding it? I don't plan on rock crawling this thing. All I want to do is add things like an ARB front bumper for protection against deer, maybe a rear bumper to relocate the spare tire and add some fuel carrying capacity, and maybe a couple of things like some skid plates and what not.
I guess it'd help if y'all knew my intended purpose for the vehicle. I just want a reliable 4WD vehicle for weekend adventures, getting to work in bad weather, and a get home vehicle incase shtf.
I originally jumped straight to the idea of putting 35s and an OME suspension/lift on it, but then it hit me I might not even need a lift.
Any help or advice anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated!
I've got one main question. Do I NEED a suspension/lift kit if I'm going to start modding it? I don't plan on rock crawling this thing. All I want to do is add things like an ARB front bumper for protection against deer, maybe a rear bumper to relocate the spare tire and add some fuel carrying capacity, and maybe a couple of things like some skid plates and what not.
I guess it'd help if y'all knew my intended purpose for the vehicle. I just want a reliable 4WD vehicle for weekend adventures, getting to work in bad weather, and a get home vehicle incase shtf.
I originally jumped straight to the idea of putting 35s and an OME suspension/lift on it, but then it hit me I might not even need a lift.
Any help or advice anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated!