Opinions and thoughts on limited budget upgrade priority.

[Caspien]

That is the Warn one to go with the Warn Winch.

I have that on mine. It holds my Evo 12K and fits perfect with the factory steel bumper and skid plate.

Excellent.. that's what I needed to know, thanks... means I can ignore the 'factory' ridiculously priced one

Did you need the fairlead adapter for that one?

~ Casp

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[DocMike]

I just used what they gave me. There is a plate for the fairlead that you can see. It allows the mounting of a front license plate below the fairlead if you so choose. Pro tip, put that plate and fairlead on when the bumper is off. They have it listed as the last step in the instructions. It should not be last.

Excellent.. that's what I needed to know, thanks... means I can ignore the 'factory' ridiculously priced one

Did you need the fairlead adapter for that one?

~ Casp

 

[Caspien]

I just used what they gave me. There is a plate for the fairlead that you can see. It allows the mounting of a front license plate below the fairlead if you so choose. Pro tip, put that plate and fairlead on when the bumper is off. They have it listed as the last step in the instructions. It should not be last.

Great tips, thank you


BTW, as much as the wife grumbled about it.. it appears I'll be doing everything at once, as it were.. lol... Winch, front bumper, and lift... The damage associated with my credit card may be a painful reminder for months to come.. *chuckling*


~ Casp

 

[DocMike]

Take lots of pictures! In reality, it is a sound decision to do it that way. You will enjoy the mods longer and get your money's worth. And look....you are SAVING money on this plate over the mopar one.

Great tips, thank you


BTW, as much as the wife grumbled about it.. it appears I'll be doing everything at once, as it were.. lol... Winch, front bumper, and lift... The damage associated with my credit card may be a painful reminder for months to come.. *chuckling*


~ Casp

 

[Caspien]

Take lots of pictures! In reality, it is a sound decision to do it that way. You will enjoy the mods longer and get your money's worth. And look....you are SAVING money on this plate over the mopar one.

Not to mention, you also saved me cash by pointing out the 12000lb evo for $900, vs $1500 for the 'Mopar' branded WARN, that only does 9k...





~ Casp

 

[DocMike]

$836 now.....price drop...

https://www.amazon.com/WARN-103253-Standard-Winch-Synthetic/dp/B07SGG81RR/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=warn+winch+cover+vr+evo+10&qid=1631713718&sr=8-6&th=1


Man, I would walk into 4wp that offers a price match and knock them down like I did.


https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/warn-vr-evo-12-s-winch-with-synthetic-rope-103255/_/R-BCSQ-103255

Not to mention, you also saved me cash by pointing out the 12000lb evo for $900, vs $1500 for the 'Mopar' branded WARN, that only does 9k...





~ Casp

 

[Caspien]

$836 now.....price drop...

https://www.amazon.com/WARN-103253-Standard-Winch-Synthetic/dp/B07SGG81RR/ref=sr_1_6?dchild=1&keywords=warn+winch+cover+vr+evo+10&qid=1631713718&sr=8-6&th=1


Man, I would walk into 4wp that offers a price match and knock them down like I did.


https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/warn-vr-evo-12-s-winch-with-synthetic-rope-103255/_/R-BCSQ-103255

LOL, closest place is other side of the state, no matter what direction I go

Naperville, IL (Up near Chicago) or Kansas City...with St Louis dead smack in the middle.

Next closest is like Louisville, KY.. lol


So.. Amazon will likely be the winner, here. Least if I have issues, I can return stuff to Kohls, egh?



~ Casp

 

[DocMike]

I know Naperville really well. Used to compete agains them.
Happy building. Take lots of pics!

LOL, closest place is other side of the state, no matter what direction I go

Naperville, IL (Up near Chicago) or Kansas City...with St Louis dead smack in the middle.

Next closest is like Louisville, KY.. lol


So.. Amazon will likely be the winner, here. Least if I have issues, I can return stuff to Kohls, egh?



~ Casp

 

[Caspien]

Welp.. pulled the trigger on the steel Mopar bumper, skid, and overrider.. as well as that warn winch plate on sale at quadratec.. and then ordered the evo 12k from Amazon...

My wallet hurts so badly, and the wife was glaring at me so badly, I couldn't bring myself to order the lift yet. Will wait to see what the added weight does to the rake on the truck, before deciding what to do.

Sadly, I imagine I'll be ordering the lift to offset the difference.. even if 35's aren't on the agenda for a while... And I'm sure the wife will glare at me the entire time.


Will see how it all goes, now I just need to order the shutoff or a solenoid... Blah.




~ Casp

 

[NewGladdyOWNR]

So you bought a 56K+ vehicle and you’re concerned about what budget friendly mods you can do???

 

[Jefe1018]

So you bought a 56K+ vehicle and you’re concerned about what budget friendly mods you can do???

I’m not OP but….. Yes. I have a family, a house and other responsibilities plus I would like to financially recover from this at one point.

 

[Caspien]

So you bought a 56K+ vehicle and you’re concerned about what budget friendly mods you can do???

Not what I said at all in the post.

But allow me to summarize, for those who don't want to read 2 pages:

"Hi, I'm a JTR owner, I have X amount of cash to spend on upgrades for Y amount of time. Does anyone have a preferred priority on which upgrades they like, if they had a little extra cash to spend."

Not everyone has 100k to toss at a vehicle they spent "56k+" on, and some of us like to prioritize where we spend our cash.


~ Casp

 

[Gvsukids]

Welp.. pulled the trigger on the steel Mopar bumper, skid, and overrider.. as well as that warn winch plate on sale at quadratec.. and then ordered the evo 12k from Amazon...

My wallet hurts so badly, and the wife was glaring at me so badly, I couldn't bring myself to order the lift yet. Will wait to see what the added weight does to the rake on the truck, before deciding what to do.

Sadly, I imagine I'll be ordering the lift to offset the difference.. even if 35's aren't on the agenda for a while... And I'm sure the wife will glare at me the entire time.


Will see how it all goes, now I just need to order the shutoff or a solenoid... Blah.




~ Casp

You've begun the journey down The rabbit hole. Once you modify from stock it's hard to stop the bleeding.

 

[Dryfly24]

So you bought a 56K+ vehicle and you’re concerned about what budget friendly mods you can do???

I’m confused by your question - or more to the point - by the seeming implication of it.

So because he spent X amount on a vehicle, that means he has an endless supply of cash on hand to spend on mods?

 

[DocMike]

Notice....I am divorced. Still have 4 boys though.
It's a Jeep. Very few keep them stock. I know all my hobbies are expensive.
Guitars
Guns
Cars.....

But shit....can't take it with you.

Welp.. pulled the trigger on the steel Mopar bumper, skid, and overrider.. as well as that warn winch plate on sale at quadratec.. and then ordered the evo 12k from Amazon...

My wallet hurts so badly, and the wife was glaring at me so badly, I couldn't bring myself to order the lift yet. Will wait to see what the added weight does to the rake on the truck, before deciding what to do.

Sadly, I imagine I'll be ordering the lift to offset the difference.. even if 35's aren't on the agenda for a while... And I'm sure the wife will glare at me the entire time.


Will see how it all goes, now I just need to order the shutoff or a solenoid... Blah.




~ Casp

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