Favorite Overland Mods

[Seanm26]

I am a tinkerer by trade and choice. Nothing I own is left stock.

But seriosuly, why did i have to get in to sailing? I need to replace the thru-hulls which is going to cost $1200 for bronze parts.

 

[Trail_pilot]

I'm blessed because my wife and all of our blended family love the camping and/or the outdoors... My wife and I are the only ones that seriously go rock crawling... On our honeymoon, she put that 80 Series on two wheels whilst pointing downhill at Cow Mountain in northern California

That's awesome! My wife loves camping but we do more hiking and backpacking together and shes really just isn't into the Jeep. Basically any time we go offroad she nearly has a heart attack because she is always worried I am going to break something. I go out on trips with "the boys" and have broke u-joints and shocks because for some reason the"buggy line" always ends up looking like a good idea at some point in the day. Luckily when I am camping in the Jeep the difficult line isn't the line I aim for because I am aimed at a destination and not an obstacle.

 

[Dustinfromohio]

James, Im basically in the exact same situation as you so I can totally sympathize. I have an 02 TJ with a GF, a 5 year old, a 2 month old, and 3 dogs lol. I thought long and hard about upgrading vehicles but eventually I decided to keep the TJ and add a small bantam trailer instead. If you’re worried about trailer size a bantam T3c takes up virtually no room, especially if you tip it up on its tailgate. I suggest you keep what you got for now because 1. Your new fam may not be as into the hobby in a couple years as you want them to be 2. No matter how big you go there will always be one more thing you want to fit 3. It may be cheaper in the long run to grab a second budget built tj/xj/yj than start all over 4. There’s just something about a TJ....

 

[Trail_pilot]

James, Im basically in the exact same situation as you so I can totally sympathize. I have an 02 TJ with a GF, a 5 year old, a 2 month old, and 3 dogs lol. I thought long and hard about upgrading vehicles but eventually I decided to keep the TJ and add a small bantam trailer instead. If you’re worried about trailer size a bantam T3c takes up virtually no room, especially if you tip it up on its tailgate. I suggest you keep what you got for now because 1. Your new fam may not be as into the hobby in a couple years as you want them to be 2. No matter how big you go there will always be one more thing you want to fit 3. It may be cheaper in the long run to grab a second budget built tj/xj/yj than start all over 4. There’s just something about a TJ....

This Jeep is a labour of love. I have been building it over time and the original plan was to be an "overland" style build but I got in with the rock crawler crowd and it got a little out of hand. I am hoping my son enjoys getting out in it once he is able, but I know my wife doesn't like it. Hoping to change that in the future but it hasn't changed in 8 years and it may never change. I think a trailer may be the best thing in the near future but I may still build a rocket rack for it to get at least some of our gear out of the back or to haul our kayaks.

 

[Billiebob]

Not sure which to choose. I love my OSB BOX teardrop that slides into a utility trailer but my best "mod" was a change of tires.
After years of ever bigger rubber, 33s mostly plus a few months with 35s, I went tall, skinny, light 7.50R16s.

They are the best change ever. 17mpg to 22mpg. Extending my range 95miles without carrying any extra gas.
WAY better driving thru rain, slush, snow. No longer does a puddle of standing water threaten to spin my TJR around.
Today was proof. Highway driving thru slush, compact and ruts I watched as a full size crewcab with monster rubber trying to keep up lost control coming back in after passing and ended up 200 feet off the road, snow over his hood.

Best mod ever, pizza cutters, for control and range.

 

[Trail_pilot]

Not sure which to choose. I love my OSB BOX teardrop that slides into a utility trailer but my best "mod" was a change of tires.
After years of ever bigger rubber, 33s mostly plus a few months with 35s, I went tall, skinny, light 7.50R16s.

They are the best change ever. 17mpg to 22mpg. Extending my range 95miles without carrying any extra gas.
WAY better driving thru rain, slush, snow. No longer does a puddle of standing water threaten to spin my TJR around.
Today was proof. Highway driving thru slush, compact and ruts I watched as a full size crewcab with monster rubber trying to keep up lost control coming back in after passing and ended up 200 feet off the road, snow over his hood.

Best mod ever, pizza cutters, for control and range.

I built everything on mine around a 35" then changed to a 37" and have been in the works of making them fit properly. I haven't been able to find a narrow tire since I had 33s but I agree that narrow works well.

 

[Lanlubber In Remembrance]

Not sure which to choose. I love my OSB BOX teardrop that slides into a utility trailer but my best "mod" was a change of tires.
After years of ever bigger rubber, 33s mostly plus a few months with 35s, I went tall, skinny, light 7.50R16s.

They are the best change ever. 17mpg to 22mpg. Extending my range 95miles without carrying any extra gas.
WAY better driving thru rain, slush, snow. No longer does a puddle of standing water threaten to spin my TJR around.
Today was proof. Highway driving thru slush, compact and ruts I watched as a full size crewcab with monster rubber trying to keep up lost control coming back in after passing and ended up 200 feet off the road, snow over his hood.

Best mod ever, pizza cutters, for control and range.

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Well Billybob, I like your tall skinnier tires on your rig. I don't consider them that skinny and proportionally they fit your jeep ! For where you go and what you do they are doing the job. Nothing worse than buying something that dosent do what you want it to do. :-)

 

[The other Sean]

I have one of those in my garage and I have never thought of using it for dishes. kind of an awesome idea really.

I'd like to claim I thought of it, but, I saw it somewhere on the interwebs.

 

[Trail_pilot]

Unlimited TJ's are my favorite jeeps. Even though I was a yj guy.

Lol I've had 2 YJs too and though I love them too, the LJ is my favorite.