Biggest Waste of Money?

[sunburned]

Buying a lifted XJ with aftermarket wheels and tires on it. I then realized the Rusty's 3" lift with AAL sucks for any type of ride quality, so I'm already planning to replace the Rusty's shocks and get new full leaf packs. It also came with BFG's on 16x8 wheels with too much backspacing, which are nice, but replacement 16" tires are about $50 more a piece than 15" tires, and the fake beadlock wheels are $40 more than 15" soft 8's.

I thought I was saving money, but in the end, I'm probably going to build the damn thing all over again.

 

[92greenmachine]

Cup holder mounted over the E-Brake

$900 to get my tansfer case serviced after I drove home in front wheel drive because i snapped the rear u-joint... never going back there again :flamemad:

And bushwacker fender flares... cracked like crazy after many contacts with rocks

 

[Harlee&Tahoe]

Wife...oops did say that? just kidding
Stock parts!
Motor mounts, track bar & mount, cheap exhaust clamps
It broke for a reason, but $$'s tight.

I'm in the AAL, lift block boat. I thought I was going to bastardize some S-10/RE AAL then learned about shackle angle, D'OH
Going to run AAL/Block and drop brackets w/stock arms for now.

 

[whitexj(99)]

i love my buchwacker flares and am glad i spent the money on them.

I agree. I spent the money for the Bushwhacker brand and love them. Anytime I have gone with the cheaper item, trying to save money I end up hating it, breaking it and replacing it with the nicer part in the end. To avoid slandering certain 4x4 accessory manufactures I will forego listing all my hated items. The companies I love would be R.E., thanks for making quality, Bushwhacker also quality, Mount Logan Off Road In Utah, nice Quality of labor, and prices. I could go on, but will stop here.

 

[OverTheHillsATTW]

I love my cupholder.
My can of chew gets stuck in it and hot coffee always wakes me up early..before I even drink it.

 

[sdryde]

buying wagoneer axels instead of 3/4 ton

building a cage out of seamed mild steel tubing then rolling it 2nd trip and bending the cage...should have at least used DOM

 

[sharq]

This is probably going to draw some heat,(although I dont know why, its my Jeep) but the biggest waste of money for me was lifting my XJ.
For the purposes I use it for (DD, forest roads, camping, ect.) it did just fine when it was stock. I dont really wheel anymore so theres no benefit to it being lifted.

at least it looks tougher.

 

[Alucard226]

Well it wasnt quite a waste bust on the subject of the cupholder i must say after seeing friends with the center console mounted cup holder i decided to "try" one of those smokeless ashtrays that hang from the window just took the lid off it & itl hold up to a 32oz cup without spilling it works pretty good for my couple bucks

 

[Blaine B.]

I have a 97 shift shaft to go in, the type that bends back. I'm wondering if it will allow more room between the dash and the shifter where maybe I can get some custom cup holders to fit over there

 

[buzzbombxj]

I think the biggest waste of money I ever spent on a Jeep was taking the doors off.

Seriously.


I dont own heeps anymore though.

How can somthing that's free be a waste of money?

 

[Blaine B.]

He probably had to spend money when he decided he wanted them back on.

Another waste of money?

Females in your Jeep! See, it relates somehow.

 

[alex22]

Don't forget that your time is worth money.

~Alex

 

[Blaine B.]

While we're at it, lets add living to the list of wastes of money

Without life we wouldn't waste money on anything, right?:wow:

 

[Ramsey]

Don't forget that your time is worth money.

~Alex

Not mine.

 

[jwtrapper]

Exide Orbital Battery, they suck

 

[JNickel101]

Exide Orbital Battery, they suck

What's it do, revolve around your engine? :eeks1:

 

[finn188]

http://rustysoffroad.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=rustys&Product_Code=RA-FLR1-XJ&Category_Code=

I would go with the flex flares if I went with another fender flare.

you wont be disapointed, they are great. easy install and virtually unbreakable. i pinned them against a rock the other day and they bounced right back. lots of room to trim too.

 

[finn188]

my supercharger was a waste of money. i only gote like 20 hp and 3 mpg increase. its one of those superchargers that is an electric fan that goes inline with your intake manifold and they promised 10 mpg increase and 50 hp.....i cant keep a straight face any more. im going to bed.

 

[Blaine B.]

Asshat.

 

[FoMoCo]

Exide Orbital Battery, they suck

yeah, my pops had one in his CJ at one point, that thing was seriously worse than a neverstart and cost over 2x more