MischiefMan
October 17th, 2008, 21:16
OK....soooooo....uummmm.....like yeah.
It appears that I'm gonna have to make the '86 trail worthy. Before anyone makes any cracks about the 2.8 V6, don't. The engine is staying put (for now)....and I have no desire to sell the rig and get a 4.0L. I'm weird and like to do things differently.
That being said, I have decided to only do minimal, necessary upgrades for now (i.e. small lift, better tires, tow hooks). The lift is taken care of. I need to do something about front tow hooks though. Midian has an interesting idea about mounting them, but my "research" has told me that's a good way to crack the "frame". I'm cheap, but not above spending money in order to keep the fun rolling (I'd much rather spend $75 to keep the rig moving than have a group of people pissed at me cuz I'm cheap [read: poor]).
I was thinking of sucking it up and spending the $75 on C4x4's brackets, but figured I'd seek the combined wisdom of those who have done this search already (or might have something to sell cheaper :))
I thought about stealing the front receiver off Jennifer's and seeing if she noticed, but decided that wouldn't be real cool of me. :yap:
I'm gonna keep the ugly Smitty nerf bars on there to take some of the damage from rocks until I rip them off. Other than that, what else do I need to worry about upgrading?
It appears that I'm gonna have to make the '86 trail worthy. Before anyone makes any cracks about the 2.8 V6, don't. The engine is staying put (for now)....and I have no desire to sell the rig and get a 4.0L. I'm weird and like to do things differently.
That being said, I have decided to only do minimal, necessary upgrades for now (i.e. small lift, better tires, tow hooks). The lift is taken care of. I need to do something about front tow hooks though. Midian has an interesting idea about mounting them, but my "research" has told me that's a good way to crack the "frame". I'm cheap, but not above spending money in order to keep the fun rolling (I'd much rather spend $75 to keep the rig moving than have a group of people pissed at me cuz I'm cheap [read: poor]).
I was thinking of sucking it up and spending the $75 on C4x4's brackets, but figured I'd seek the combined wisdom of those who have done this search already (or might have something to sell cheaper :))
I thought about stealing the front receiver off Jennifer's and seeing if she noticed, but decided that wouldn't be real cool of me. :yap:
I'm gonna keep the ugly Smitty nerf bars on there to take some of the damage from rocks until I rip them off. Other than that, what else do I need to worry about upgrading?