Another vote for a look at the rugged treks. Put new ones on the gladiator after 80k on the cooper st maxx.... great tires but with the rugged treks they are lig
Any major truck use items, like a bed cover or liner etc... do them now as the miles and time goes quickly.
consider mud flaps or some 3m paint protection for the door hinges, they get a lot of stuff kicked up from the tires...
I got rear ended last year in my JT.... landscaping truck (Chevy 4500) and trailer. Low speed but a solid hit, only damage to my truck was the bumper. I think the snow plow plate on their truck matched up with the hitch on mine. My bumper looked fine but the clips that hold the trim pieces...
I really like cooper st maxx. They have a 33 that fits oem rims.
Positives: They look the part of a jeep tire, and are really good wet, snow... & quiet (ish). Good off-road, but also on road. I commute in them...I think they are technically an all terrain but look off road.
And I get VERY...
Here's my .02:
Some repeated from above but my priorities;
1. emergency road kit, spare breaker bar lug wrench, etc. I like to have a longer actual breaker bar and socket not just the oem kit.
2. First aid kit, include more serious stuff like clot and tourniquet if remote and or pew pew...
I have a Willy's, i put the terraflex 1.5" on the front first and measuring to the rock rail it was exactly level.... I actually wanted some rake and put the 3/4" daystar on the rear.
So 1.5" front should sit level.
I have a Willy's, and I also think they are sprung soft. I did a 1.5 leveling kit in the front and 3/4" in the rear and I think it's much better. I went heavier with the tires though.
My .02 it's the soft springs / shocks
I have a 21 Willy's, and I have what I believe is the limited slip differential / clutch pack / LSD / "trac lok"
I'm nearly certain from looking into it, that all of the above terms refer to the same thing on our jeeps. The current version of "limited slip" "posi" from back in the day. Imo...
I try to bring it down a few (2-3) times a year and I hit it with penetrating oil, check pressure with seasonal temps, etc. its tricky enough, I wouldn't want the first time I was figuring it out to be on the roadside in the dark
I live in Ohio, and we get winter storms. I grew up much more rural and we always kept a small winter kit, blankets, shovel, etc. I've never needed them, in a stranded situation but the stuff has been helpful in other situations: I carry blankets, shovel, ice scraper, flashlight, water...