Third Gen Upgrades Recommendations

Looking at getting a bed rack(I think thats what they are), possibly a roof rack, sliders and some aftermarket bumpers(winch + lightbar preferred). Just wanting to see everyones recommended options as well as how they look on their trucks!

 

Spend some time looking through the Threads and you will find all kinds of upgrades. You may want to hide your wallet though as it gets kinda pricey.

 

Do you want them just for looks, if so, just pick the best looking.

If you actually need them for utility, such as hauling, carrying toys and gears, I suggest that you make some local friends who have such setup and buy them a coffee and see if they let you test the setup and if you actually find it appropriate for your use.

For example, to haul my 13 feet long paddle board and also associated gears, I've gone through so many setups from bed extender, bed racks, OEM cross bars, hood loops. Finally after wasting $$$, I found my perfect setup for my use case. You can skip that step and save money.

 

Hard to answer your question without knowing what your intended uses are for the truck. The more you dress it up for off-road the more you compromise from it being a daily driver. Bumpers, winch, racks, armor, all add weight and affect MPG. Suspension mods and beefier tires can change your ride characteristics. So, it really depends on what you want your truck to do.

 

50/50 on off roading/daily driving. I already did bilstein 5100s all around with 16" rims and some bigger tires. I think I will just search around and find what I like the looks of!

 

Bumper- C4 or Relentless. I personally like relentless summit bumper.
Roof Rack- Prinus or ARB. I personally like ARB.
Bed rack- you don't need one. You will remove it eventually.
Lightbar- ridged, kc, diod etc....
Slider- cali raised.


Keep in mind that all these upgrades will cost you a quarter of your yearly salary.