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Best Bang For Your Buck 4 Cylinder Mods

Discussion in '4 Cylinder' started by 4x4Banger, Nov 19, 2014.

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  1. Dec 9, 2014 at 2:21 PM
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    numbah57 GIVE THE MALL A BREAK...WHEEL THAT SHIT

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    URD ARB G2 PELFREY BAMF LCE AFE
    Yes. Correct.
     
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  2. Dec 10, 2014 at 10:41 AM
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    So coil spacers of about 2 inches are fine you just dont want a top plate spacer? And the preloading spring is fine? You just wont have anymore travel then stock.
     
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  3. Dec 10, 2014 at 10:52 AM
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    should be fine, like I said the bilsteins work by adding preload to the spring also so no difference. I have the top plate spacers on mine and have been good for the most part but I have blown a strut twice now, but I do tend to have a pretty agressive driving style while off roading and can tell you the exact hits that blew the struts so I dunno if they would have held up any better without the spacers.
     
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  4. Jan 8, 2015 at 1:15 PM
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    Does anyone have any good suggestions on off road tires for the 4bangers.... so they don't get weighed down to much but still have decent size aggressive tires
     
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  5. Jan 8, 2015 at 4:20 PM
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    I'm gonna be going with some 315/70/17's shortly but not sure what tire exactly yet
     
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  6. Jan 9, 2015 at 8:15 AM
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    Boom! That will be nice. When I upgrade I want to go with a larger more aggressive tire, but have read on hear that the weight of the tire plays a big role with these 4 bangers. Let me know what you end up doing please
     
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  7. Jan 9, 2015 at 8:39 AM
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    I went with a larger heavier tire, re geared to help this lil motor push them
     
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  8. Jan 9, 2015 at 9:07 AM
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    I put a set of treadwrights on mine, 5 31's for about 400 shipped. 2nd or third rig I've run them on. I haven't regeared yet, need to. The tires worked amazingly well in the snow and ice while elk hunting, crawled up things I really didn't expect to make even with momentum.
     
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  9. Jan 9, 2015 at 9:13 AM
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    But how much does the re-gearing cost

    They look good but how do retread tires work? Any complaint from anyone? Would they have as much structural integrity as a norm none retreaded tire?
     
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  10. Jan 9, 2015 at 9:42 AM
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    The re-gear is pretty costly unless you can do the work yourself, which I can't.
     
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  11. Jan 9, 2015 at 9:43 AM
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    Will do if I have to many issues I'll regear with some 4.88's detroit locker I seen trail gear has a full third member for right around a grand if I remember right
     
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  12. Jan 9, 2015 at 10:09 AM
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    Which tread wrights did you buy? And like I said are they just as strong as new tires?
     
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  13. Jan 9, 2015 at 10:40 AM
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    I didn't buy tread wrights that was him ^^^ but I myself wouldn't buy retreads I've ran on trailers and they didn't last very long
     
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  14. Jan 9, 2015 at 10:45 AM
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    hahahahaha my bad :anonymous: ! But thank you for your input on the the retreads! That must be why they are so cheap
     
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  15. Jan 9, 2015 at 10:48 AM
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    Not a problem
     
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  16. Jan 10, 2015 at 9:05 PM
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    So you can break the shock with a top plate spacer (full compression), nice. An extended bump stop would elevate this issue?

    And a coil spacer will over extend the shock (full droop). A limit strap would elevate this issue? (prolly not really needed unless your jumping your rig :eek:)
     
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  17. Jan 11, 2015 at 8:46 PM
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    I have a 2011 access cab. Im using 265/75/16 goodyear duratrac wranglers. They're an all season tire. Forget the weight of them, but they have a nice aggressive tread, with some teeth on the side wall too. Very happy with them. White writing out!!
     
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  18. Jan 12, 2015 at 9:56 AM
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    Cool, thanks for your input guys!
     
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    Did you also replace the cats as well? I know they are expensive so would it even be worth it? Thanks!
     
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  20. Mar 12, 2016 at 5:42 PM
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    That header looks good, albeit for a 2nd gen which should be included as there are many 1st gen guys looking to acquire gains.

    I can only speak of the shorty header for the 1st gen... nothing gained whatsoever except lower under hood temps... I've posted this many times, at least that's my experience.

    OP, stick with a FRAM for the stock air box, cheap, available everywhere and no MAF cleaning required.

    Hope this helps you.
     
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