Dumbest Mods on the Market

[AmosMoses]

Half doors look cool. Jeep should have made the jl/jt with frame less doors like the bronco. Tube doors for open air and more secure offroad experience without the worry of dents and scratches.

I think its weird when people name their trucks and post about it like its a living person.

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[HorsesRear]

I have nothing on my 25, but my choice is the Banks Pedal Monster and when I get my other things done that I deem more important, that will be the way I'll go.
After driving my wife's JLU 4xe with the t-case in 4HA, or either of my cars, it reminds me of just how lame the throttle mapping is on these.
It's really hard to get into the JT and have to deal with the lag that doesn't exist on anything else we own - and it's been a bit dangerous at times when you NEED it to go, expect it to go - anything else would have gone already, and it thinks about it first. By the time you just "push harder", then you are into a place you didn't really want to go.
I want it to match how I have my cars, and my wife's 4xe - EVEN pedal - when you push half-way down, you have half throttle, period.
The ass who set up the dual carbs on one of my cars originally had it so that you had almost nothing in the first 1/3 of travel, then at about half, suddenly it opened things up big-time and you went sideways. Stupid. I totally changed the throttle linkage geometry on that. Much smoother and predictable now.

That's interesting. I really never knew that one would make that much difference. I have heard that Banks has better safety features and I am familiar with Banks from my old Ram Diesel days. Thanks for the info and I will check into it.

 

[Hootbro]

Maybe more accessories/gear than a mod, and I'm not saying any of them are dumb on their own, but I don't understand people that daily their vehicle in a city/town and keep them kitted out like they're going on a 3 week excursion (roof top tent, rotopax, hi-lift Jack, traction boards, axes, shovels, propane, etc.). I get it if you go often or for large items if you're limited in storage space, but I'm guessing for a lot of people it's more decoration than anything else.

Jeeps are grown mans Barbie Doll for some.

 

[Sarge502]

I sold my Clear Lidz because I didn't like it, it was somewhat useful in the Ohio winters. It was nice to have the open air feel (and sun when it was out) during those awful months.

I'm generally asking....

How did you have an "open-air feel" though, if the top is on still (clear or not)? You mean, you simply let additional sunlight inside the cab when its already daylight? So that qualifies as "open-air"? So it's not the actual "feel" of air, breeze, humidity, etc against your body?

So if you opened your mini-blinds in your home on a sunny day, but the window itself is closed, would that be a "open-air"?

Heres your example of an open air feel. And in all reality is proably why you eventually sold it.

 

[Wheelin98TJ]

Carolina squat deserves a mention.

 

[drewoffroad]

Hinge covers?


In principle I agree, they typically look cheap…

however they do come in handy for protecting the hinges from rock chips…which is a very prevalent problem if you’re off-road at all.

the hard part is finding some that don’t look cheap AF. Most are crap.

 

[BlueScapegoat]

- People install offset wheels for two reasons. For clearance, or to look like the guy that did it for clearance. Ok, it's a bit more nuanced and there can be other reasons but most many people would prefer not to render their side mirrors completely useless the first time they hit mud or snow.

- Half doors I think look goofy on the JT just because they don't match up with the bed line or the rear of the cab, but they look good on the 4 doors and especially 2 doors. I run half doors on my TJ. I run a bestop trektop most of the summer with the side windows off, so it's essentially a safari style top. The upper soft doors fit behind the front seats. If it rains I can just throw them on and it keeps the seats-forward dry. Much more versatile than taking the doors off (and having to leave them at home) and more fun than full doors. Imo tube doors are the ones that really don't make sense. False sense of security, I guess. But no weather protection. You could just take the doors off or you could run more useful half doors. Tube doors provide nothing, imo.

- Maybe they've changed their marketing but I swear they used to advertise the Pedal Commander as improving acceleration. I used to argue with people about it when I owned a Raptor. They all insisted it made the truck faster and I just told them it feels faster because the pedal mapping is different. That's it. None of them would believe me. So if you're aware of what it's actually doing it's fine... if you think it's making your trucker faster...

- Ducks are ducks. I don't really get it but people are having fun and when I see one on my Jeep I know it's a compliment and I take it as such. That's all.

- What I don't like are these weird shitty paper-thin chinese steel bumpers that are all angles and oversized, have flat red-painted trim on them that don't match anything else on the Jeep, and integrated square led lights. And the square hoop tubes on them. They don't match anything and they're a downgrade from the factory bumpers.

Onto the sort of trend, machined faces on black wheels, usually 20s or larger. There are some tasteful ones but it's mostly the brands like Fuel that just scream the driver has a tribal tramp stamp.

Adding every piece of colored plastic 3m-taped all over your rig as an "accessory" color. Generally, imo, cars should have no more than two colors going on, and Jeeps have a lot of black on them. So from the factory they're mostly 2 tone vehicles already. Black and whatever your paint color is. If your Jeep is painted black, it's much easier to make a second accent color look good. But either way slapping the quadratec catalog on it doesn't look good.

 

[jav_eee]

So I'm more curious than anything on what others think and wanted to bring up a discussion on this topic in the event maybe there are those out there who are like me.

I'll probably catch flack from some people who fall into this category. But oh well, flame me. I don't care. Maybe I'm biased for the sake of being adamant about my build being simple, sleek and tastefully done (which I get many compliments on specifically). I agree that Jeeps are arguably one of the most customizable vehicle platforms out there.

With that said, I feel like we as jeepers often do mods just for the sake of doing them without really considering; 1- Is it practical? Secondly, is it really needed or worth it. I totally get to each their own. That's the good thing about customizing, is that it brings out your personality among other aspects. But also I feel like that's why there's so many tacky looking and even overly built Jeeps out there too. Again maybe I'm biased in having practical quality mods that actually look nice without taking too much away from the stock sleekness of the vehicle but also serve a purpose.

And I'm not even really speaking on the sense of personal preference more than I am of practicality.

Examples: (solely my opinion)

- Clearlidz or anything of the equivalent... like really what is the purpose? So you don't want the open air feel, but you really need to see out the top when it's raining etc? Ooook. .

- Fender flare extensions. So we get aftermarket wheels with negative offset to poke outside the fenders...yet add flares to even it back out. (Then although slightly true, use the excuse that law enforcement in some states prohibit poke). Again although true, as a cop myself I can tell you 90% don't give a crap even in states that prohibit it. I guess if you're in area with nothing else to do, maybe but not quite in my neck of the woods anyway.

- Half doors; never never understood them personally. Tube doors I get, but half doors although they don't necessarily look bad to me, are kind of pointless unless you have it like that to just spend money. So I want a door on, but not the top half? Yeah. Ook.

What are some of the silliest mods out there in your opinion?

Slow day? So all of these you mention can be put under the “because it looks cool” tab. Add 95% of the lift/tire combos out there too because a lot of people don’t go off road. They lift for looks. And that’s ok.

 

[Sarge502]

Slow day? So all of these you mention can be put under the “because it looks cool” tab. Add 95% of the lift/tire combos out there too because a lot of people don’t go off road. They lift for looks. And that’s ok.

I think you missed the point about mods being practical or not "serving a purpose". You aint referring to me cause besides looks, I also wheel often. But even if I didnt and had my lift, wheels and tires. The purpose is there regardless of the intent to use.

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Well for starters, If you have on a tube door, its safe to say you are committing to the open-air, doorless feel. Having them on, besides the "look" you get added safety, while still accomplishing said open air feel. Great for those wheeling with passengers, or just having smaller children. Open air, added benefit of safety etc. Not a hard concept.

Half doors not so much. So you want a regular door on? (which is cool) But you want the top (window trim area) half, off? Ok, got it. (and again, in all fairness I kind of like the look of a half door, just don't see the point. Either take the door off or on. What are you accomplishing by only the top half of a hard door, off. What do you only want a "portion" of the open-air feel? (which is ridiculous in itself) But even if thats the case, just roll your window down with your regular door on.


Not sure why this is hard to understand.

And yet - look at the convertible car market - what's that? It's a HALF DOOR!
The half door has been around longer than some here have been alive.
It keeps mud and water off of you, allows your Jeep to be a "convertible" in the same respect as a car.

I've got a lot of pictures like this - no door or tube door, well............ and it's ONLY on the lower half - where a half-door would cover you.

Not sure why that's hard to understand

It's preferences.

The door handles in my SX4 are - GASP - Jeep half-door handles! Yikes? You mean they made those way back then? Really?

 

[Sarge502]

- People install offset wheels for two reasons. For clearance, or to look like the guy that did it for clearance. Ok, it's a bit more nuanced and there can be other reasons but most people would prefer not to render their side mirrors completely useless the first time they hit mud or snow.

I think a lot of people are just commenting without fully reading everything or seriously missing some of the key points made in here by some and picking out pieces..

Nobody is debating that. I too have negative offset. and prefer a slight bit of poke (although too much poke looks like a skateboard IMO). The comment I personally made about negative offset, is doing that with the intentions of having poke (for any of the aformentioned reasons)..Then to turn right around and ad fender flare extentions, which defeats the whole purpose of having poke n the first place.

So kind of counter-productive. Hence my mentioning. Wasnt the fact of negative offset. Was the fact of having it , just to get rid of it.

 

[BlueScapegoat]

The comment I personally made about negative offset, is doing that with the intentions of having poke (for any of the aformentioned reasons)..Then to turn right around and ad fender flare extentions, which defeats the whole purpose of having poke n the first place.

I'm not sure that demographic even exists

 

[Sarge502]

It keeps mud and water off of you, allows your Jeep to be a "convertible" in the same respect as a car.

Just roll down your window all the way on your regular door......No difference LOL

 

[Sarge502]

I'm not sure that demographic even exists

Pretty sure it does. See it often actually.

 

[Sarge502]

I'll probably catch flack from some people who fall into this category.

Looks like I hit that nail.

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