what to upgrade first?

already ordered it.. coming in friday..... NEXT!

 

I second

 

I have about 1300.00 in liquid cash... will have another $500 in 2 weeks.. I work LOTS of overtime.. worked 80 hours last week.. and another 50+hours this week (I can write my own paychecks with overtime. at least for the time being.).... so minus the mortgage, truck payment and bills/necessities I have roughly $500 a paycheck (bi-weekly) I can roll into the truck for mods. I want the truck to be capable offroad.

I live in Midcoast Maine. lots of snow, ice, mud, forrest trails, with soft bottoms, rocky hills but it sees a LOT of road time.. work ride is roughly 8-10 minutes... (8 miles). I bought the truck so I could mod it to see the US. when the mods are sufficient, and i've saved a bunch of cash i plan to take vacations, and drive cross country. so reliability is key. going lightweight with most of the mods.. it would be just me and my wife traveling. and to see the best scenic places, and save some dough.. camping off the beaten path would extend our trips.

so eventually looking for a RTT, and an enclosed bed for storing items/gear. I liked the idea of the gofastcampers.com setup but cants really justify $5700 plus the $1100 white glove service... and a drive to them (SD?), and back would cost just as much as the white glove service when all is said and done..

eventually all of the mods mentioned will be done.. its just a matter of time. this is my taco as it sits now.... minus the cali raised ditch lights (had not got them yet)

since then i had ordered the $140 pro grille (coming friday), and the pop n lock kit from members of TW.. I also forgot the mention I had the howqling lower control arm issue (TSB) taken care of at the dealer. as well as the transmission reflash TSB (hunting gears on an incline) done as well.. still some minor issues with it downshifting too late (forcing brakes to be applied, and then jerky stops when trans finally downshifts.)

 

this I know.. partially why I am waiting..... and they have a 5-8 week lead time...

 

If you want a GFC just do it and make the drive out to pick it up the start of a vacation. It’s only a two day drive from Maine taking it relatively easy and it’s a far superior setup for camping and long trips than a RTT.

 

Bed mat is a great thing to have if you don’t have one. Then sliders, lift, then tires. Those full skids are going to cause you to squat about an inch. When you do upgrade suspension go for the 700lb springs an a HD leaf or Dakar pack since you want to run a tent.

 

have you seen the lead times for them?? its into may of 2020!!

 

Oh yeah, you won’t have it in a hurry. Just gives you more time to get over the price and keep buying other stuff for the truck.

 

How about less work and take that truck on an adventure. It’s very capable in stock form and spending money on mods you have no time to use won’t do any good other than looking cool parked at your workplace

 

not to mention they raised the price from 5575 to 6450 on 2/28/19..... still a $500 deposit for a product i wouldnt have for close to 16 months..

 

Like others have said, your truck will go a lot of places no problem.
Probably once you do your suspension, going cheap the first time, you will get the bug and start looking at what other guys have. Then you will want something more than 5100s.

 

Yes sir just skip it and goes ADS off the bat lol

 

Whatever you do sick with 16 inch rims.

 

already looking at kings.... but I want a full suspension package... no half steps... meaning, lowers, uppers, full leaf replacements. hammer hangers.. etc.... I wont cheap out on suspension..

 

More options for 17” wheels

 

I hear that. My nephew is borrowing my garage right now to install a 7" lift and tires as tall as my chest on his Z71. I look over at my puny 3" lift and start jonesing.

 

More sidewall, very important if you actually wheel. I destroyed my 17’s on rocks

 

I did this with my CJ-5 that I still have... went 15" steelies with 32 mud king radials.. saves the rims from scuffing hard bounces....