I too have been hung up a couple of times on my front diff. But then again I was not lifted at the time. Since lifting the truck 3.5 inches I have not had a problem yet with getting hung on the front diff. So as you did I am now skipping the idea of a front diff slider for the additional ground...
I'm not understanding why its so off. There's only four points the winch bolts into the winch plate. It was all centered for me. I have stock steel bumper with Warn winch plate, Warn Zeon 12-S winch.
Because a skid helps slide over rocks and protects the bottom of the diff, a diff cover only helps to protect a direct hit to the face of the diff cover.
I looking at putting a couple of cameras underneath, probably attached to the top of both diffs.
Also a couple of cameras for the sides of the truck. Not sure where yet.
If your wheeling your rig on a regular basis then 5 wheels would be best. If you get a puncture you can’t fix on the trail you can swap and Carry on. If you just drive around town or fire roads then you could get away with the stock spare until you can repair or replace the larger tire.
I agree.
My sights were on the diesel at one time, but now I think the hybrid is the way to go.
Instant torque, good gas mileage, Ok E range (25 miles) that errands around town wouldn’t use any gas. Also me coming from a performance turbo shop would tune the engine for more boost (power).