[ymin214]

I have been hunting for a long time for the right jeep and it's finally sitting in the garage. All stock 2001, Sport, 4.0, 5spd, D44, hard doors, soft top, ravine wheels, clean inside and out. It also has power windows which i had never seen before. Now it's time to start the mods. I have a set of OEM rubicon springs that I plan to install with a r.e. bb. I will go with either 31 or 32 BFG ATs haven't decided yet. I also need to clean up or replace the fender flares.

[Rocky529]

Originally Posted by ymin214

I have been hunting for a long time for the right jeep and it's finally sitting in the garage. All stock 2001, Sport, 4.0, 5spd, D44, hard doors, soft top, ravine wheels, clean inside and out. It also has power windows which i had never seen before. Now it's time to start the mods. I have a set of OEM rubicon springs that I plan to install with a r.e. bb. I will go with either 31 or 32 BFG ATs haven't decided yet. I also need to clean up or replace the fender flares.

Congratulations!

Are you sure they are the Ravine wheels? The previous owner would have had to add them because they didn't come stock until 2004, where it replaced the retired Canyon rim.

Nice deal with the power windows... the lift and tires will also bring that baby up. Go with 32" tires

[ymin214]

Your right they are the canyon wheels.

[KaiserJeep]

There is one thing to remember before you dump a whole lot of money in mods. If you don't plan to own this Jeep for the rest of your life, if you think you might possibly want to sell it or trade it in someday, then when you do that it should be stock. That means two things: keep your stock parts and don't do things like longarm lifts that are difficult to reverse.

I know of one Jeep owner who had a good job and worked for three years and spent most of his money on his Jeep. It's pretty sad reading his ad on EBAY where he talks about "$56,000 invested, best offer". Now he's trying to get married and afford a house and he has no cash and no credit left and no prospects of ever recovering 1/4th of what he spent.

Most prospective Jeep owners, and all car/truck dealerships want unmodified vehicles. Even people who are planning to mod a Jeep are looking for a stock vehicle to start with. A good rule of thumb is to figure that once you have spent 1/4th the purchase price of the vehicle on mods, you either stop or you understand you will not be getting the money back.

[buddastrat]

Originally Posted by KaiserJeep

There is one thing to remember before you dump a whole lot of money in mods. If you don't plan to own this Jeep for the rest of your life, if you think you might possibly want to sell it or trade it in someday, then when you do that it should be stock. That means two things: keep your stock parts and don't do things like longarm lifts that are difficult to reverse.

I know of one Jeep owner who had a good job and worked for three years and spent most of his money on his Jeep. It's pretty sad reading his ad on EBAY where he talks about "$56,000 invested, best offer". Now he's trying to get married and afford a house and he has no cash and no credit left and no prospects of ever recovering 1/4th of what he spent.

Most prospective Jeep owners, and all car/truck dealerships want unmodified vehicles. Even people who are planning to mod a Jeep are looking for a stock vehicle to start with. A good rule of thumb is to figure that once you have spent 1/4th the purchase price of the vehicle on mods, you either stop or you understand you will not be getting the money back.

Excellent post. So true.