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Originally Posted by octanejunkie
I'll chime in
If the seller can provide receipts and records then it might be worth it. For the reasons bad luck mentioned, I'm not a fan of the limited model transfer cases nor do I care for leather seats, but that's a personal preference
I'm not impressed with freedom off-road upper control arms, they don't do anything for suspension geometry other than change the angle of the ball joint and in all honesty a 2 inch lift doesn't require it.
I am a fan of 33 inch tires, 255/85 R16, and I don't mind e-rated tires considering I'll drop down to 8 PSI and ride the sidewalls, most folks not crawling don't have that requirement and can benefit from the weight savings of c rated tires
Like has been said, I would not go through the trouble of re-gearing unless you add a bunch of additional weight (armor, bumpers, winch) or have a use case, like rock crawling, to support the expense of changing gearing. If you were to pick up a factory e-locker with 4.30 gearing, it would be worth changing the front differential because that's a great ratio with 33s on a DD.
I would almost rather buy the lower mileage truck to perform all of my own mods and maintenance, that way I know it's done right. 300K miles doesn't scare me on these vehicles, however. Overall condition, does matter.
The last thing to consider are the things not easily changed, like interior color, equipment package, and rust. Buy the truck you like with the least amount of rust, damage or bs.
That's my take
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Agreed. Except on the E tire part . I like my C’s better in the rocks too. I do really wish I could get a 255/85R16 in a 3 ply sidewall C. That would be marvelous. Simply marvelous.
But I’m with octanejunkie. I like to put the mods on myself. That way I know they’re done, right.
You’re assuming it’ll take 7K to buy it. You might be able to get it priced lower.
I still don’t think I’ve seen it get talked about in the thread Are you looking to just drive it on the road, or are you looking to go adventuring with it out in the wild also?
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